After one year of implementation, Guangzhou’s shared parking program has brought 210,000 parking spaces into the system.

Currently, the number of motor vehicles nationwide continues to rise, yet parking shortages remain a pressing issue in many cities. To address this challenge, Beijing has introduced measures that… “Guiding Opinions on Paid, Time-Shifted Shared Parking Facilities.” To enhance the utilization of parking spaces, Guangzhou City issued the “Parking Lot Regulations” last year to promote shared parking. Over the past year and more, how effective has shared parking been?

Encouraging shared parking for over a year 210,000 parking spaces have been added.

　　Last year In October, Guangzhou City’s Parking Regulations explicitly stipulated that government agencies, enterprises, and public institutions meeting the relevant conditions are encouraged to open their privately-owned parking facilities to the public and implement time‑shared parking. Individuals may entrust parking spaces they are authorized to use to parking facility operators or reservation‑based parking service providers, thereby enabling time‑shared parking.

　　Ms. Luo, a local resident, now frequently uses shared parking spaces provided by others. Meanwhile, she has also made her own parking spot available on the shared‑parking platform: during the day, when she’s at work and not using it, she rents it out through an online marketplace.

　　Guangzhou resident Ms. Luo: Monthly rent There are options ranging from just over 300 yuan to 400 yuan—this makes things easier for others and for yourself as well.

　　According to statistics from the Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau, shared parking has been implemented in recent… Over the past 14 months, approximately 2,000 parking facilities in Guangzhou have adopted shared‑parking initiatives, providing around 210,000 parking spaces.

　　As of this year, the number of motor vehicles in Guangzhou is approximately… With 2.8 million vehicles, the number of parking spaces currently participating in shared parking has reached 210,000, which has helped alleviate the parking shortage to some extent. However, during the experience of using shared parking, a few minor issues have also emerged.

More than ten shared parking apps Data is not interconnected.

　　According to preliminary statistics from the Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau, there are currently a total of… active shared parking platform apps in Guangzhou. There are 12 platforms, each operating in a competitive environment, and their data remains siloed. As a result, residents must download multiple mobile apps if they want to find shared parking spaces across different locations.

　　Deputy Director of the Traffic Regulation Division, Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau Zhou Guangwu: There isn’t a parking app that’s widely adopted, which makes it difficult for users like us to make effective use of one. We aim to build a city‑wide integrated parking information service platform, enabling drivers to search for, reserve, and navigate to available parking spaces, thus facilitating convenient, nearby parking.

　　Meanwhile, during their experience, reporters also encountered minor issues such as inaccurate map-based navigation in shared parking apps and parking spaces being occupied by others. Additionally, behaviors like users parking in reserved spots without following the reservation or exceeding the allotted parking time have to some extent dampened the enthusiasm of space owners to participate in shared parking.

Encourage enterprises, institutions, and government agencies to join.

　　In addition, at present, Guangzhou has joined the shared parking program. There are 210,000 parking spaces, the vast majority of which are located in residential neighborhoods and shopping malls. Relevant authorities are actively exploring ways to encourage enterprises, institutions, and government agencies to participate in a car‑sharing program during periods when their parking spaces remain underutilized.

　　Deputy Director of the Traffic Regulation Division, Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau Zhou Guangwu: If parking spaces are opened to the public, it could disrupt our normal office operations, and there are many concerns to consider. Currently, the city is conducting a study on this issue, and we are hopeful that, during off‑peak hours and outside working hours, parking spaces at government agencies and public institutions can be made available to the public, thereby helping to alleviate the difficulties residents face in finding parking.