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