Parking meters coming to capital

Three districts in Beijing are rolling out electronic parking meters to improve order on the city's roadsides.

More than 13,000 electronic parking meters have been installed along the roads in Beijing's Dongcheng, Xicheng and Tongzhou districts, Rong Jun, deputy director of the city's municipal transport commission, said at a news conference during the second session of the 15th Beijing Municipal People's Congress on Jan 15.

Rong said 166 roads with 13,644 parking spaces in three pilot districts will be reorganized.