Beijingplanstobuildhugefreeorlow-costparkinglots（停车场）beyondtheFourthandFifthRingRoadstoencouragemorecarownerstotakebusesorsubwaystothedowntownarea.

Theplanisjustoneofthemanymeasuresthecityplanstotaketoreduceitstrafficjams.Lowornoparkingfeeswouldbeusedaseconomicleverage（杠杆作用）toreducegrowingparkingdemandsfromurbanareas.

Carownerslivinginthesuburbs（郊区）willbeencouragedtoparktheircarsbeyondtheFourthandFifthRingRoadsandtakebusesorsubwaystothedowntownarea.Statisticsshowthatnearlyonequarterofthecity’strafficflowisconcentratedinthe62-square-kilometredowntownareawithintheSecondRingRoadwhichmakesuponly12percentofthecity’stotalarea.

TheBeijingTrafficManagementBureaureceivesbetween400and500callsreportingtrafficjamseverydayandmorethan90percentoftheroadsarefilledtocapacityduringrushhoureverymorningandevening.Partoftheproblemisthelackofeasylinksbetweenbusroutessubwaysandcars.

Accordingtothecommunicationcommissionhalfofthecity’sinvestmentintransportationwillgotowardspublictransit（公共交通）constructioninthenextfewyearsmakingajumpfromthecurrentonly20percent.MoreoverBeijingplanstochangeitslayout（布局）bybuildingnewcitycenterssuchasatYizhuangTongzhouShunyiandChangpinginabidtoreducethetrafficflowtothedowntown.

ThecurrentlayoutofBeijing-expandedringroadsaroundthesamecenteroftheForbiddenCityisseenastherootcauseoftheendlesstrafficjams.Thedowntownareaiscrowdedwiththreebusinesscentersandonefinancialcentreaswellasnearly400governmentorgansandinstitutions.

TrafficexpertssaybuildingmoreurbancentersaroundBeijingmayreducethenumberofresidentslivinginthesuburbsandtravelinglongdistancestoworkdowntowneverydaythusreducingtrafficflow.

1.InthecomingyearsifamanbeyondtheFourthRingRoadgoestoworkinthedowntownofBeijingheisencouragedto____.

A.takebusesorsubways B．takeataxi

C.drivethecarquickly D．parkhiscarinaplacewhichasksfornofees

2.AccordingtothispassagewhilemoreandmorepeopledrivetoworkinrushhourinBeijingitislik