Parking for 2 days costs 348 yuan! Citizens question: Has the parking lot on this road in Pudong become a "price assassin"? Standard | Fee | Pudong
After scanning the QR code below the parking space, Ms. Zhang, a citizen, was startled by the pop-up bill. "Why are there so many?" The bill showed that she had parked for 2 days at 3:41 am and needed to pay a parking fee of 348 yuan.
The Qixia Road in Pudong New Area where Ms. Zhang stops is exactly the smart road parking lot that Shencheng has vigorously promoted in recent years. The reporter conducted an investigation into whether road parking lots are overcharged.
Road parking fees are generally not low
Mr. Residential Building also lives on Qixia Road. Not long ago, a large-scale renovation was carried out in the community, and the number of parking spaces was reduced. He had to temporarily park his car in the parking lot on the roadside. "I used to stop charging for manual labor before, and I was very familiar with the management. If I stopped for a long time, there would be a discounted price. However, to his surprise, this time I entered the venue around 18:30 on Friday and left around 12:00 noon on Sunday, resulting in a fee of 226 yuan." I can almost catch up with the monthly fee in the community. ".
On the morning of June 13th, the reporter arrived at the parking lot on the south side of Qixia Road, which was known to residents, and saw that almost all 23 parking spaces on the south side of the road were fully occupied. On both sides of the road, facing Meiyuan Three Villages, three signs were erected, indicating the charging rules for the area: 3 yuan for 0-15 minutes, 3 yuan for 15-30 minutes, 4 yuan for 30-60 minutes, 6 yuan for every 30 minutes after 1 hour, and 8 yuan per night. If the parking time is less than one billing unit, it will be charged according to one billing unit.
△ Qixia Road parking lot toll announcement.
This night price clearly meets the parking needs of residents in the community. However, due to the absence of a cap price, if the parking is stopped for a full day, the cumulative cost will reach 150 yuan, which makes Mr. Lou feel a bit overwhelmed. A community security guard told reporters that similar charging standards are not uncommon on surrounding roads. The parking fees for the roads on both sides of Qixia Road and the west side of Laoshan Road are not cheap. However, according to the information released by the official official account of the Pudong Development and Reform Commission in 2016, the charging rules of relevant roads are in line with the road parking charging standards of Pudong.
The toll announcement for another section of Qixia Road.
The official WeChat account of Pudong Development and Reform Commission released the road parking fee standards in 2016.
The "essential needs" of surrounding residents should be distinguished
The severe shortage of parking spaces has always been a persistent problem in Shanghai, a super large city. In order to solve this contradiction, Shanghai has been making every effort in recent years to promote the construction of application scenarios such as information inquiry, convenient payment, staggered sharing, and precise reservation, striving to provide the public with digital and diversified convenient parking services. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, Shanghai will focus on building more than 100 demonstration smart road parking lots and more than 100 demonstration smart public parking lots. It has also issued the "Shanghai Road Parking Lot Management Regulations" to standardize and strengthen the management of road parking lots in this city.
However, the original intention of the design of road parking lots was to alleviate short-term parking conflicts in commercial and office areas, street restaurants, and other areas, as well as the nighttime parking needs of the community. As for long-term parking needs, they were not included. Many scholars also believe that high parking costs are one of the important means for big cities to manage urban congestion through market-oriented means. The government hopes to reduce the use of cars by the public in central urban areas and other places through the high cost of parking, and choose more public transportation.
However, in practical operation, citizens also have different opinions. In the interview, several residents of the community stated that according to this charging standard, Monday to Friday is not a big problem, but there is a "mandatory need" for 24-hour parking on weekends. If charged by the hour, some cannot afford it. They proposed to combine multiple factors such as traffic congestion and parking spaces in the entire area, adopt refined management measures, and give certain discounts to the parking prices of roads around the community.
This idea is not without basis. In the official WeChat account of the Pudong Development and Reform Commission's introduction to the charging standards for motor vehicle parking on roads, in addition to the daytime and nighttime charging methods, it clearly stipulates the monthly charging standards for different regions, with prices ranging from 200 yuan to 400 yuan. Obviously, the densely populated Qixia Road in the surrounding communities has not opened this function.
△ Qixia Road Parking Lot.
In addition, many residential areas in Shanghai are undergoing renovation and renovation, highlighting parking conflicts. Mr. Wang, a citizen, proposed that while vigorously adding temporary road parking lots, the temporary parking needs of this group of people should also be fully considered, and prices should be tilted to avoid excessive fees causing inconvenience to the lives of citizens, truly delivering services to the hearts of the people.
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