Multiple places announced a reduction in parking fees: lowering the starting price, extending the free parking period, making short-term parking more cost-effective.

Since 2026, many places have successively announced a reduction in public parking lot and road parking fees. One change is the reduction in the fee standards: for the first type of government-invested public parking lot, the starting price for the first hour has been reduced from 5 yuan for the first 2 hours to 3 yuan for the first hour; for the core second class and peripheral area of the fifth type of road temporary parking spaces, the starting price for the first hour has been reduced by 1 yuan. In terms of renewal duration, the billing duration has been shortened, from 1 hour to 30 minutes and from 30 minutes to 15 minutes, making the billing method more precise and reasonable. Another change is the expansion of the free range: first, extending the free duration. The one-year trial promotion has been solidified as a policy outcome, specifying that all public interest institutions in the third category can park for free for up to 2 hours in supporting parking lots. Second, expanding the free range. Roadside parking is free at night; during major holidays such as the Spring Festival, May Day, and National Day, the first type of public parking lots and the fifth type of road temporary parking spaces are open for free.