Nowadays, an increasing number of residents have their own private cars. However, with the large increase in the number of private cars, the number of parking lots in the urban area is far from meeting residents' demand for parking space. The appeal to increase the number of parking lots in the urban area is getting stronger and stronger. But, is the problem simply due to a lack of parking lots? Narration: The first day of the year is the first day of the new year. Many residents chose to drive their own private cars to go shopping on the streets. They thought that driving would make their shopping more convenient. However, many residents found that there was nowhere to park their cars. Especially on the street of Jianjun Zhonglu, out of desperation, many residents had to park their cars on the motor vehicle lane. (The traffic police issued penalty tickets) Narration: What are the reasons for residents having nowhere to park their cars? Through investigation, the reporter discovered that the main reason was the small number of parking lots.同期声：Traffic Police There are very few parking lots from Datongma to Yushi Kou. There is probably only enough space to park more than one hundred vehicles. Parking lot manager (Can about 30 cars be parked here?) Hmm, around thirty or forty cars can be parked here. Narration: It turns out that, apart from large shopping malls such as Times Square, Commercial Building, and Wenfeng Dashi Jie which have parking lots, it is basically difficult to find places to park in the urban area without violating regulations. However, this area happens to be the commercial hub of our urban area, where there are large numbers of people and vehicles. Since the planning pattern of the old city area has already been formed, it is not an easy task to build public parking lots based on the existing situation. Therefore, this requires the designers of our City Planning Bureau to help solve the problems for private car owners. Chief designer of the Planning Office of the Municipal Planning Bureau: We are preparing to do a comprehensive transportation plan regarding the issue of parking. But there is one thing: you cannot blindly satisfy the demand for parking, otherwise, the gap will become larger and larger immediately. Narration: Indeed, the parking difficulties encountered by residents nowadays seem to be due to the small number of parking lots on the surface, but this is actually only one aspect of the problem. Looking at our city as a whole, compared to before, many new parking lots have been established, especially the rise of some underground parking lots, which have largely met the parking needs of many residents. However, with the rapid economic development, the development of parking lots has fallen far behind the development speed of private cars. Then, why not limit the development speed of private cars to release limited urban space? Chief designer of the Planning Office of the Municipal Planning Bureau: Now, our country's policy is to restrict the development of small cars. If all aspects of conditions are made better now, then the development of small cars will be faster. The scale of your city is just so big. You need to meet basic parking requirements but cannot develop too much. Narration: Whether it is planning and constructing more parking lots or restricting the development of private cars, neither can be completed overnight. Moreover, with the Spring Festival approaching, another parking peak is about to come. How should we deal with it? People with cars might as well take public buses once, which could bring you more convenience. Tonight's commentary: Improve urban planning and advocate green travel. Since urban planning and construction cannot be completed overnight, the problem of "difficulty in parking" will still exist in the short term. However, with the southward shift of the urban center, the increasingly reasonable urban planning, and the migration of population living outside the city, the problem of difficulty in parking will be alleviated to a certain extent. At the same time, with the continuous improvement of our city's public transport system, we also advocate that residents take more public transport tools when going out, practice green travel, not only alleviate the traffic pressure in the urban area, but also contribute their part to the urban environment. Related thematic articles: Hard to get property certificates, hard for residents to feel at ease; When will "difficulty in parking" be alleviated? Local dialect story session - the love road of an old model worker; The report is inspiring, citizens express their feelings.