2010 April’s Fool Day will see a not so funny law becoming effective in Beijing: the city’s downtown daytime parking fees will be doubled starting April 1, in an effort to ease the traffic, as China Daily reports.
The municipal committee of development and reform published the announcement on its website: the highest parking fees will be $1.46 per hour in 13 key interest zones, such as shopping districts and railway stations. In addition to this, drivers who park their cars on the side of the… (read more)