Beijing’s first parking autonomy only operates ＂dividends＂ for 800 households in unprofitable communities.

In May 2018, the Regulations on Motor Vehicle Parking in Beijing came into effect, allowing residential communities to set up parking autonomous organizations under the guidance of residents’ committees and villagers’ committees. The Xiaonanzhuang Community Neighborhood Committee in Haidian District took the lead in organizing the autonomous management committee, and the community residents acted as volunteers, taking on the tasks of home visits, parking space planning and charge management, and became the "water tester" and the first non-profit innovative parking autonomy model community in the city. Over the past year, parking and the overall living environment in the residential area have been improved, and neighborhood conflicts have been reduced.

　

On the morning of May 29th, the Self-management Committee distributed the annual income balance to 811 households in the whole community, and each household received a large barrel of cooking oil. However, behind the residents’ applause and fruitful results, many difficulties encountered in the implementation were not expected by the self-management Committee.

　

Associate Professor Chen Youhong from School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China believes that since the grass-roots power has been given from the system, the government should also pay close attention to supporting the hardware, so that the practice of parking autonomy in Xiaonanzhuang community can be effective for a long time and can be popularized.

　

On-site: self-parking for one year "dividends" for community residents

　　　

At 9: 30 a.m. on May 29th, in the Cultural Square on the north side of Building 16 in Xiaonanzhuang Community, Haidian Street, the community party committee and parking self-management committee held a "dividend meeting". Liu Chunying, secretary of the Party Committee, introduced the situation of parking self-management in the community for one year, and thanked the parking self-management Committee members and administrators for their efforts and the cooperation of residents.

　

At the scene, boxes of bottled edible oil were piled up, which was the dividend-paying materials purchased by the self-management Committee for 811 households in the community with the surplus funds from parking autonomy for one year, fulfilling the promise of "sharing benefits" for all residents in the community at the time of preparation.

　

The volunteers at the conference were divided into six groups, and the residents lined up to sign the cooking oil according to the building number. "We inform everyone to bring their household registration books or real estate licenses, but the volunteers are also old neighborhoods, and people who are familiar with them can just’ brush their faces’."

　

In a short time, residents in Little Square lined up. "I didn’t expect to get something without stopping to pay." Aunt Zheng, 83, and her wife have lived in the community for almost 50 years. "This is a good thing. Obviously, the order in the community has been much better this year. Everyone is happy, not to mention giving such a big barrel of oil, that is, giving a catty. Everyone is also very enthusiastic. We are satisfied with this intention."

　

Boxes of bottled edible oil on site are dividend-paying materials purchased by the Self-management Committee for 811 households in the community with surplus funds, which fulfilled the promise of "sharing benefits" for all residents in the community at the time of preparation, and residents registered in line to receive them according to the building number. Beijing News reporter Zhang Jingyu photo

In the past: it was difficult to park in the community. Neighbors did not talk when they met.

　

Although residents are satisfied with parking management now, a year ago, residents were still nervous about their neighborhood because of parking problems.

　

Xiaonanzhuang Community in Haidian District is located on the west side of Suzhou Bridge in the North Third Ring Road. It was built in the early 1970s. More than 400 households shared less than 200 parking spaces in the courtyard. The contradiction has become increasingly prominent with the increase in the number of private cars in recent years.

　

At 8: 30 in the morning of May 9, the reporter came to visit around the community. Both sides of the road that was not wide were still full of cars, and parking spaces were hard to find. A thick layer of soil has fallen on the rain cover wrapped around some vehicles, which is obviously rooted here for a long time. According to the residents nearby, there is no charge for parking on both sides of Xiaonanzhuang Road, but because there are old communities around, the parking spaces are tight, so roadside parking spaces are also scarce resources. "Don’t think about stopping here when you come back at six or seven in the evening. It’s impossible." A lady said.

　

The shortage of parking spaces not only brings inconvenience, but also makes the neighborhood more difficult to get along with. Before March 2018, Xiaonanzhuang Community hired a professional company to manage the parking spaces in the community, and charged 60 yuan every month. "But some residents feel that the parking space is in the community. Why do you collect money from an’ outsider’? So if you don’t pay, the car won’t get in, and you are stuck at the door, and people who pay the fees normally will not be at peace. Others, after paying the money, feel that they can park wherever they want. For convenience, they lock the parking space at their door, even if the parking space is empty, others can’t use it. " Resident Ms. Liu told reporters that over time, because of the problem of occupying parking spaces, neighbors who had a good relationship stopped talking when they met, which was very embarrassing. "Others who can’t find a parking space simply block the road, leaving no phone number, and knocking at the door at home will move the car."

　

Change: If foreign companies do badly, it is better to take care of themselves.

　

The problem is getting more and more prominent and the contradiction is getting more and more serious. Liu Chunying, secretary of the Party Committee and director of the neighborhood committee of Xiaonanzhuang Community, has been trying to find a way. "It is a fact that there are not enough parking spaces. We can only find ways to open source and intercept, increase parking spaces, and strictly control foreign cars." Liu Chunying said that in the past, outsourcing companies managed parking spaces, because the other party aimed at making profits, the restrictions on foreign vehicles were not strict enough. "Residents in the community charged 60 yuan money every month, and foreign vehicles paid 300 yuan money every month, which made considerable profits, but this infringed on the interests of residents in the community." So Liu Chunying thought, it would be nice if the parking spaces could be managed by themselves. Public resources are shared and controlled by everyone, which can maximize the benefits.

　

In 2017, when expressing condolences to the injured community resident Liu Hui, Liu Chunying learned that Liu Hui had done parking management before. "I said this idea, and Liu Hui also supported it. I think it will improve the parking chaos at that time, but how to do it is still unclear."

　

At the end of 2017, Liu Chunying learned that the upcoming Beijing Motor Vehicle Parking Regulations stipulates that "under the guidance of residents’ committees and villagers’ committees, residential communities can set up parking autonomous organizations to implement self-management and self-service for parking in residential communities. Self-management services can charge a certain fee for parking autonomy costs, parking facilities construction, etc., and the use and collection of fees should be regularly publicized in residential areas. "

　

"This is great good news for us. With laws to follow, we are more confident." Liu Chunying found Liu Hui again and set out to try to set up an autonomous committee.

　

Results: Autonomous increase in parking spaces has improved parking order.

　

Liu Chunying said that in fact, the parking management company has been unprofitable in recent years, because more and more residents don’t pay the money, and their opinions are quite big, and they can’t do it in the community. According to the contract, the service of the parking management company expires in March 2018. "At the end of 2017, we went door-to-door to visit more than 400 households with all households, asking for your opinions and wanting to see if the road of autonomy can work."

　

The "we" in Liu Chunying’s mouth refers to the members of the community party committee and the community policing team. "The community policing group is a resident service group, all of which are old residents and have a clear understanding of the community situation. Seven representatives with prestige, experience and ability were selected from the police team to start the preparations for the self-management committee, and 413 households were visited for comments, of which 356 households agreed, 5 disagreed, 1 abstained, and 51 households were home when they entered the house. We have held more than 20 consultation meetings to study solutions and management methods, and formulated the Work Responsibilities of Xiaonanzhuang Community Parking Autonomous Management Committee and the Regulations on Vehicle Driving and Parking Management in Xiaonanzhuang Community, which were unanimously signed by 33 resident representatives. "

　

On March 20, 2018, Xiaonanzhuang Community Parking Autonomy Management Committee was formally established. After officially taking office, the Self-management Committee has counted the parking spaces in the community and redrawn the lines. The number of parking spaces has increased from less than 200 to 230, and the monthly parking fee is still 60 yuan. Vehicle access fees and daily inspections are borne by volunteers from the self-management Committee in turn, 24 hours a day.

　

In addition, the community party committee fully coordinated the property of Jinzhou Building, one of the members of the Party Building Coordination Committee, and proposed to form a sharing model with jinzhou area Building, and found more than a dozen available parking spaces for the residents of the community by parking at peak hours during the day and at night. Finally, according to the principle of first come, first served, 230 households have parking spaces, and residents without parking spaces seek to solve the parking demand through roadside parking outside the community.

　

Liu Hui said that according to household statistics, there are more than 340 vehicles in the community. Although there is still a gap of nearly 100 parking spaces, the parking order has obviously improved. "A very important reason is that the vehicles managed from outside have been strengthened. Whose children come to see the elderly, our toll collectors can recognize them at a glance. They are all old neighborhoods. I can’t say that they are 100%, but at least they can achieve the’ face recognition’ with an accuracy rate of more than 90%. It is determined that the children come to see their parents and can park for 4 hours for free."

　

Vehicle access fees and daily inspections are borne by volunteers from the self-management Committee in turn for 24 hours. Beijing News reporter Ning Wu photo

Difficulties: volunteers were wronged and refused to buy parking lot insurance.

　

Every month, Xiaonanzhuang Community Parking Autonomy Management Committee posts this month’s surplus at the door of each unit to inform residents. Liu Hui feels that this is the basis for gaining everyone’s trust, and it is also a guarantee for the self-management committee to run normally. This time, the distribution of edible oil to community residents was purchased with the surplus of one year.

　

The parking environment of residents in the community has improved, and all the year round, regardless of whether they have a car or not, they still "pay dividends", which is in line with Liu Chunying’s vision, but the bumps are unexpected.

　

Since the establishment of the CMC, Liu Hui and six other members have received 400 yuan’s living allowance every month, and volunteers get 10 yuan’s "salary" for each hour. But I have an endless heart. "In the first four months, I was almost depressed. I was sick and rested at home. I wanted to do something for the community, but I didn’t expect it to be so difficult." Liu Hui said that the self-management committee could not get everyone’s approval at first, but after painstakingly explaining it, it would still be criticized. "Everyone thought we were profitable in doing this, and we left a parking company, so we continued to make money here.". It is also based on this concern that the living allowance standard of Liu Hui and other members of the self-management committee is not proportional to their workload.

　

"Some people think that since it is for the residents of the community, it should be free. I can stop in front of our house as I want." Liu Chunying said that they have made great efforts just to persuade residents who have such ideas.

　

Liu Hui is worried that, under such circumstances, it is difficult for the members of the self-management committee to maintain their enthusiasm, and they are "hard to please, and their hearts can be wronged".

　

In addition, some practical problems have also caused Liu Chunying a headache. "There are parking spaces. In the next step, we want to make parking safe. We wanted to find an insurance company for’ parking field insurance’, but this kind of insurance can only be obtained by industrial and commercial registration Company, and we can’t buy it."

　

Liu Chunying is optimistic about the future. "Perhaps we have taken the step of autonomous management earlier. In the future, more communities will gradually join, and many difficulties at present will no longer be a problem."

　

Industry: The first unprofitable parking autonomy model is worth popularizing.

　

Yesterday, Chen Yuanyuan, Secretary-General of Beijing Static Traffic Chamber of Commerce, said in an interview with the Beijing News that parking autonomy in old communities is the most difficult of all kinds of parking management, and it is also an important research topic of static traffic chamber of commerce in recent years. Xiaonanzhuang community is the first community in which the research results are piloted, and it is the first innovative parking autonomy model in the city that only operates and is not profitable. Considering that the research results may encounter some practical problems in practical application, there is no rush to promote them in other communities. At present, this model works well with the full cooperation and active promotion of community neighborhood committees, which is recognized by residents. Although there were some minor problems, they were all adjusted and solved in time. The next step is to hope that this model suitable for parking autonomy in old communities can be promoted in more communities and solve the problem of disorderly and unattended parking in hospitals for more residents.

　

Chen Yuanyuan believes that the Beijing Motor Vehicle Parking Regulations issued last year provided legal protection for parking autonomy in old residential areas, but how to implement parking autonomy in the Regulations to the practical level is always a subject that needs to be solved. It is hoped that the relevant departments will investigate the successful experience of parking autonomy in Xiaonanzhuang as soon as possible and formulate policies and rules to promote parking autonomy in the old residential areas of the city.

　

Although there is still a gap of nearly 100 parking spaces in the community, the parking order has obviously improved. A very important reason is that the vehicles managed from outside have been strengthened. Beijing News reporter Ning Wu photo

Expert: Supporting measures should be kept up in time.

　

According to Associate Professor Chen Youhong of School of Public Administration of Renmin University of China, it is very difficult to solve the parking problem. "Especially in Beijing, parking resources in many old communities are very scarce, and some people in a community don’t have cars, some people have cars and are not a car, and some people want to park and don’t want to pay. All problems are very difficult to coordinate."

　

There are many "opportunities" for Xiaonanzhuang community to successfully solve the problem. Chen Youhong said, "First of all, it is a very important factor to have the participation of the community and the person in charge to take the lead in doing things. Secondly, there must be a legal basis, and the promulgation of the Beijing Motor Vehicle Parking Regulations clarifies the legal subject. In addition, although Xiaonanzhuang has limited resources, the actual gap is not too big, which is also a very important factor. Otherwise, there will still be many contradictions after the solution. " In addition, the residents of the community can reach a consensus through home visits, talk about good cooperation with the adjacent office buildings, and get the guidance of Haidian Sub-district Office and District Parking Association, which have contributed to the solution of the parking problem in this old community.

　

Regarding the difficulties faced by Xiaonanzhuang community, Chen Youhong suggested that since the "Regulations" have been promulgated, the supporting measures should also be kept up in time, and the relevant government departments should help the community formulate institutional and regular measures to deal with risks. What kind of license should the self-management Committee have, what kind of signs should be set up in the residential parking lot, and how to buy insurance should all be detailed.

　

In addition, Chen Youhong thinks that the government should give the lowest guidance price for self-management parking to ensure the orderly progress of self-management "I think the parking charge price in Xiaonanzhuang community is low at present. If the money is collected less, the staff’s subsidies will be very small. In the long run, the community will be under great pressure. "

　

According to Chen Youhong, it is a typical "neighborhood problem" that residents’ interests cannot be reconciled. "Every social problem is difficult to solve, and someone needs to invest energy and time to do it, and there must be coordinated technology, such as whose door the three-dimensional parking space is built in, which affects the lighting and gives some economic compensation."

　

Beijing News reporter Zhang Jingyu Wen Ning Wu photo

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