Higher parking fees will not solve congestion issues

The Beijing municipal commission of development and reform has made public a new scheme on car-parking fees in some commercial areas, including Wangfujing and Yansha. According to the plan, to become effective in April, the current 2.5 yuan car-parking fee for half an hour will be doubled. Fees longer than one hour will be raised to 15 yuan per hour.

The municipal government apparently hopes the new regulation will serve as a leverage to tune up traffic flow, ease traffic congestion in key areas, and encourage citizens to use public transport.

However, I don't think it's reasonable to increase parking fees. There are some questions we need to answer first.