Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in most cities in China.
停车问题长期以来一直困扰着中国大多数城市的驾驶员。
The Transportation Department is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system.
交通部门正在为城市停车系统制定新计划。
There are about 100 thousand cars on the road in a medium-sized city but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles.
在一个中等规模的城市，道路上约有10万辆汽车，但停车位仅能容纳其中15%的车辆。
It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
难怪当地司机在寻找停车位时如此焦虑。
The number of the private car owners is becoming larger and larger.
私家车车主的数量正变得越来越多。
A medium-sized city sometimes sends out about 1,000 private car licenses in a month.
一个中等规模的城市有时一个月内会发放约1000个私家车牌照。
Industry experts say this suggests that people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.
行业专家表示，这表明人们对购车有强烈而积极的兴趣。
By the year 2016, the number of private cars in China reached about 150 million.
到2016年，中国的私家车数量已达到约1.5亿辆。
If one parking lot is for one car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles.
如果一个停车位对应一辆车，那么就需要为这些车辆建设大量停车空间。
The center of most cities is short of parking space.
大多数城市的中心区域缺乏停车位。
However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesn’t solve the problem.
然而，专家指出，在这些区域简单地增建更多停车场并不切实际，也无法解决问题。
The idea of a “Park & Ride” system has been suggested.
有人提出了“停车换乘”系统的构想。
This means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly.
这意味着应加快地铁和城市轨道交通的发展。
Drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center.
驾驶员可将车辆停放在地铁站或公交站附近的停车场，然后乘坐公共交通工具前往市中心。
Based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and charge higher parking fees.
基于这一理念，城市将减少市中心的停车位数量并提高停车费用。
But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.
但会在主要地铁站和公交站点附近建设更多的停车区域。
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