This year, Hangzhou’s urban areas will add 55,000 new parking spaces.

Recently, the Hangzhou Municipal Construction Commission announced that this year, the city’s ten central districts will add 55,000 parking spaces, including 5,000 public spaces. Among the projects scheduled for completion within the year, six are underground public parking facilities located in park and green space areas, which will provide 3,288 public parking spaces.

　　“Going forward, we will focus on unlocking the potential of urban parks, green spaces, and underground resources, while strengthening coordinated funding at both the municipal and district levels, with the goal of adding more than 50,000 parking spaces each year,” said a responsible official from the Municipal Construction Commission. “We will fully integrate this effort with projects such as new‑area development, renovation of older residential neighborhoods, and construction of supporting facilities for resettlement housing, continuously exploring multi‑use spatial solutions and tapping the latent capacity of underground areas. We will also advance the development of public parking facilities in the underground spaces beneath parks, green spaces, plazas, and schools, thereby steadily enhancing the city’s livability and making it easier for residents to find parking right at their doorsteps.”

　　According to reports, the city plans to complete six underground‑space projects for parks and green spaces this year, located at sites such as the Riverside Park in Binjiang District and Jinshahu in the Qiantang New Area. A relevant official from the Municipal Construction Commission stated, “Parks, green spaces, and plazas are typically situated near residential or commercial areas, where parking demand is high. By tapping into this land to build underground public parking facilities, we can significantly enhance the comprehensive utilization efficiency of each unit of land and improve the overall parking environment.”

　　In addition to parkland and green spaces, underground parking facilities beneath school playgrounds will also help alleviate the parking shortage. “Currently, nearly 20 primary and secondary schools under construction in Hangzhou’s urban areas are all being equipped with underground public parking garages beneath their playgrounds,” said a responsible official from the Municipal Construction Commission. These parking structures feature separate entrances and exits located outside the school’s perimeter walls, minimizing disruption to normal school operations. Once operational, they will not only meet parents’ needs for picking up and dropping off students but also significantly address the shortage of parking spaces in nearby residential neighborhoods—and can even serve as transfer parking at subway stations, offering multiple benefits in one go.

　　Notably, Hangzhou is actively exploring the use of cutting-edge technologies such as “Internet Plus Parking” and “Robotics Plus Parking,” while also developing large-scale, underground smart parking facilities integrated into mixed-use complexes. “Currently, the city’s first ‘Future Parking Garage’ is under construction,” said a spokesperson from the Municipal Construction Commission. The project, dubbed “Future Parking Garage • Dragonfly Park,” is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Qiutao Road and Qingchun Road in Hangzhou, covering a total site area of 6,122.18 square meters. Designed with spatial optimization, the facility features a four‑level underground parking structure offering 420 public spaces, while the above‑ground portion comprises ten doubly curved, circular, perforated towers—one of which serves as a multi‑storey automated parking garage with 80 public parking spots. Construction began at the end of 2018, and the project has now entered the earthworks phase. Scheduled for completion by the end of 2021, it will provide residents with a futuristic parking experience.