Beijingplanstobuildhugefreeorlow-costparkinglotsbeyondtheFourthandFifthRingRoadstoencouragemorecarownerstotakebusesorsubwaystothedowntownarea.
Theplanisjustoneofthemanymeasuresthecityplanstotaketoreduceitstrafficjams.Lowornoparkingfeeswouldbeusedaseconomicleverage（杠杆作用）toreducegrowingparkingdemandsfromurbanareas.
CarownerslivinginthesuburbswillbeencouragedtoparktheircarsbeyondtheFourthandFifthRingRoadsandtakebusesorsubwaystothedowntownarea.Statisticsshowthatnearlyonequarterofthecity’strafficflowisconcentratedinthe62-square-kilometredowntownareawithintheSecondRingRoadwhichmakesuponly12percentofthecity’stotalarea.
TheBeijingTrafficManagementBureaureceivesbetween400and500callsreportingtrafficjamseverydayandmorethan90percentoftheroadsarefilledtocapacityduringrushhoureverymorningandevening.Partoftheproblemisthelackofeasylinksbetweenbusroutessubwaysandcars.
Accordingtothecommunicationcommissionhalfofthecity’sinvestmentintransportationwillgotowardspublictransit（公共交通）constructioninthenextfewyearsmakingajumpfromthecurrentonly20percent.MoreoverBeijingplanstochangeitslayout（布局）bybuildingnewcitycenterssuchasatYizhuangTongzhouShunyiandChangpinginabidtoreducethetrafficflowtothedowntown.
ThecurrentlayoutofBeijing-expandedringroadsaroundthesamecenteroftheForbiddenCityisseenastherootcauseoftheendlesstrafficjams.Thedowntownareaiscrowdedwiththreebusinesscentersandonefinancialcentreaswellasnearly400governmentorgansandinstitutions.
TrafficexpertssaybuildingmoreurbancentersaroundBeijingmayreducethenumberofresidentslivinginthesuburbsandtravelinglongdistancestoworkdowntowneverydaythusreducingtrafficflow.
1.InthecomingyearsifamanbeyondtheFourthRingRoadgoestoworkinthe
downtownofBeijingheisencouragedto_______.
A.takebusesorsubways
B.takeataxi
C.drivethecarquickly
D.parkhiscarinaplacewhichasksfornofees
2.AccordingtothispassagewhenmoreandmorepeopledrivetoworkinrushhourinBeij