City to increase parking fees in busy areas

Beijing authorities are considering increasing parking fees in busy areas to discourage people from driving and to clear up key arterial roads.

Among those areas likely to be targeted are busy commercial districts like the CBD and Zhongguancun, and congested areas like Yansha and Beijing Western Station, according to the Beijing municipal development and reform commission.

An official surnamed Wang with the Beijing municipal bureau of transportation's parking administration said the price increases could push people towards using public transportation.