Parking Development | Location Confirmed! Zibo Will Build Four Public Parking Lots with a Total of 1,122 Spaces.

Recently, reporters learned from the Linzi District Housing and Urban–Rural Development Bureau that in 2019, Linzi District plans to build four new public parking facilities: at the Kangyuecheng Agricultural Market, the District Administrative Approval Service Center, the Qidu Hospital Logistics Building, and the Yigao E‑Commerce Industrial Park. The total investment for these projects amounts to RMB 26.55 million, with a planned provision of 1,122 parking spaces. Specifically, the Kangyuecheng Agricultural Market project will be financed through a PPP model, while the District Administrative Approval Service Center, Qidu Hospital, and Yigao E‑Commerce Industrial Park parking projects will be funded entirely by the respective enterprises.

To date, the parking lot at Kangyuecheng Agricultural Trade Market has been completed and put into operation; part of the parking facility at the Yigao International E‑Commerce Industrial Park has also been finished and opened to users, with the remainder to be developed once the main commercial buildings along the street are fully completed; the parking garage serving the logistics building of Qidu Hospital is complete but remains unused due to ongoing construction‑related site occupation. At the District Administrative Approval Service Center, 78 parking spaces on the south side of the building have been completed, while the 60 spaces on the north side are expected to be finished by the end of September. Moving forward, priority will be given to addressing parking shortages in key areas such as hospitals, schools, commercial districts, and densely populated residential zones. This will involve maximizing internal potential and leveraging adjacent underutilized plots to develop public parking facilities, encouraging the construction of multi‑level structures—including mechanical parking systems and public parking garages—to enhance space utilization and amplify project impact. In addition, incentive and subsidy policies will be promptly introduced to support streets, communities, hospitals, and other entities in developing public parking infrastructure, including one‑off construction subsidies and operational‑cost allowances. At the same time, private enterprises and individuals will be actively encouraged to invest in and build public parking facilities, with vigorous promotion of the Public‑Private Partnership (PPP) model for such projects.

For public‑building projects developed by social entities, policy support is provided in areas such as land‑use approval, reductions or exemptions of ancillary fees, and tax incentives. In conjunction with urban road construction and renovation, and in coordination with traffic police, urban management enforcement, and other relevant authorities, efforts are underway to build smart parking systems, including the pre‑installation of low‑voltage and power conduits to ensure system compatibility. These measures aim to increase on‑street parking spaces and alleviate the supply‑demand imbalance caused by insufficient parking capacity. Post‑implementation operations and management will be strengthened, and parking‑fee policies will be refined. By fully leveraging price‑based incentives, the scope of government‑set pricing will be gradually narrowed. For newly built parking facilities jointly invested in by private capital and the government, fee structures will be determined through negotiation in line with market principles and reasonable profit margins, with oversight by relevant government agencies to safeguard the public interest. Government pricing rules will be improved to implement differentiated parking charges based on location, facility conditions, and other factors; illegal parking will be rigorously addressed, with the city’s comprehensive law‑enforcement and management mechanisms playing a pivotal role. Enforcement in key urban areas will be intensified, effectively eliminating illegal parking in areas where rigid supply‑demand imbalances do not exist, thereby ensuring adequate demand for public parking and enhancing revenue levels.