China’s first “5G + New Energy” three-dimensional bus parking garage has been unveiled in Huizhou.

Recently, China’s first … based on… The 5G‑powered new‑energy bus multi‑storey parking garage has officially debuted in Huizhou, offering a promising solution to future urban challenges such as parking shortages and inefficient parking information management. At the China Construction Steel Structure event held that day At the launch event for the “5G+ Smart Industrial Demonstration Park,” multiple 5G‑based application scenarios were showcased, including integrated park operations and park‑wide transportation services. The most closely watched feature was a smart, three‑dimensional bus parking facility—25 meters high and spanning 250 square meters—dedicated to new‑energy vehicles.

This automated bus storage facility occupies roughly the same footprint as a flat piece of land. Three bus parking spaces can actually accommodate six vehicles. During the parking process, after the driver has positioned the vehicle, the next steps are to verify the parking and connect the charging gun. At the same time, the vehicle’s video data is uploaded to the cloud via a 5G network; once the system receives the image signals, it performs recognition, enabling real-time monitoring of the vehicle’s energy status, tire pressure, and other parameters.

Shenyang’s central urban area has approximately 1.6 million parking spaces, a stark contrast to the 227,700 commercially registered parking spaces.

According to the latest data from the Traffic Police Detachment of the Shenyang Municipal Public Security Bureau, In 2018, Shenyang’s total number of registered civilian vehicles reached 2.312 million, up 10.3% from the end of 2017; private vehicle ownership stood at 1.999 million, an increase of 11.4%. Including transit vehicles and government‑owned vehicles, Shenyang’s total motor vehicle stock has now surpassed 2.4 million, with the central urban area accounting for 1.65 million vehicles.

Meanwhile, as of By the end of 2018, the central urban area of Shenyang had approximately 1.6 million parking spaces, with an estimated shortfall of about 300,000. Assuming a vehicle length of 6 meters and a width of 2 meters, each parking space requires 12 square meters; thus, 300,000 parking spaces would occupy 3.6 million square meters.

Tianjin Airport has completed the renovation and upgrade of its parking lot ETC lanes and put them into operation.

As With the development and widespread adoption of ETC technology, an increasing number of motorists are choosing to use ETC to access the airport parking facilities. To meet passenger needs, Tianjin Airport partnered with the Tianjin Highway Network Toll Management Center as early as 2017 to introduce and upgrade its ETC system, initially implementing an ETC‑only configuration with one entry and two exits.

To continuously enhance the efficiency of airport parking and provide more convenient parking services for travelers arriving by car, Tianjin Airport began preparations earlier this year. Following preliminary research and consultations, the ETC lane renovation and upgrade project was launched in June. After progressing through civil‑works foundation, equipment installation, comprehensive commissioning, and trial operations, the work was completed and put into service on July 23. With the upgrade, the parking lot now features three inbound and three outbound ETC lanes, making it even more convenient for travelers to enter and exit the facility.

Yantai City, Shandong Province, plans to build at least five public parking lots, adding 2,000 off-street parking spaces.

According to the Yantai Municipal Parking Lot Construction and Management Office, Yantai plans to build at least… this year. Five public parking lots have been added, providing an additional 2,000 off-street parking spaces. Among them, the parking guidance service system features navigation capabilities, which are expected to be operational by the end of this year. Once completed, citizens will be able to download it. The app provides real-time updates on parking availability and other dynamic information at various parking lots, quickly guiding drivers to parking facilities with available spaces.

Going forward, the Yantai Municipal Parking Administration will continue to advance the development of its parking management platform, gradually rolling out online registration and filing for parking facilities, unified payment processing, and contactless parking fee collection. It will also progressively collect baseline data from all citywide parking lots and integrate this information into existing systems, thereby providing citizens with more comprehensive and convenient parking guidance services.

Currently, Huainan City in Anhui Province has 413,000 registered motor vehicles in its urban area, yet the city’s built-up districts have only about 45,000 parking spaces, making the construction of additional parking facilities urgently needed.

Current number of motor vehicles in Huainan urban area 413,000 vehicles; in central districts such as Tianjia’an, the number of registered motor vehicles has already exceeded 100,000. Meanwhile, the city’s urban areas have only about 45,000 parking spaces, which fall far short of meeting the demand for vehicle parking.

In accordance with the principle of balancing regulation with facilitation, the Huainan Municipal Bureau of Urban and Rural Construction has been steadily expanding parking capacity. Specifically, it has added temporary parking spaces for both motorized and non-motorized vehicles along both sides of main and secondary arterial roads, and has repainted existing markings that had become indistinct. In recent years, additional temporary parking spaces have been introduced. 39,000. Secondly, we have actively encouraged government and Party organs, enterprises and public institutions, shopping malls and hotels, schools and hospitals, securities firms and banks, as well as residential communities, to open their internal parking spaces to the public, thereby alleviating the parking shortage to a certain extent.

Qingdao plans to promote an integrated “construction + operation” model for parking facilities at key hospitals.

The Qingdao Municipal Party Committee recently issued the “Qingdao City Urban Quality Improvement and Enhancement Offensive Action Plan.” From 2019 to 2022, six major measures were introduced to alleviate the parking shortage.

First, the special plan for parking facilities in the central urban area has been revised and updated, fully tapping into existing parking resources and rationally controlling the land allocated to parking, thereby providing spatial support for the development of parking infrastructure. Second, we will remain problem-oriented and adopt targeted supply‑side measures. In 2019, the seven‑district plan added 8,000 public parking spaces; from 2020 to 2022, an additional 15,000 public parking spaces are slated for development. Third, we will vigorously promote multi‑level parking: in 2019, we formulated regulations governing the construction of mechanical, multi‑storey parking facilities and advanced the conversion of surface parking into multi‑level systems to increase parking capacity. Fourth, we will develop smart parking solutions and advance networked management of parking facilities. Fifth, we will address the challenge of parking shortages at hospitals. Sixth, we will alleviate parking difficulties in historic districts and older residential areas.