Zhejiang Wenlv Observation： The congestion in the West Lake Scenic Area has become the norm. Should we resume the restriction？

Zhongxin. com, Hangzhou, March 25 th: Zhejiang Wenlv Observation: The congestion in the West Lake Scenic Area has become the normal state. Do you want to resume the restrictions?

　　Reporter Wang Titi

　　Recently, the West Lake Scenic Area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province has been blocked again. Not only holidays, but also working days.

　　Driving is blocked to "no temper", parking spaces in scenic spots are "taking chances", public transportation is "dizzy", it takes more than 20 minutes to drive for 2 kilometers, and it takes only 10 minutes to walk a few hundred meters … …

　　The reporter learned that since June last year, the West Lake Scenic Area has suspended the odd and even number restrictions on weekends, and the recovery time will be announced separately. In December of the same year, Hangzhou suspended the off-peak travel measures on ground roads (the off-peak travel on expressways remained unchanged).

　　Both Hangzhou and West Lake scenic spots are unrestricted, which means that whether it is local (including Zhejiang A-area number plate vehicles) or foreign minibuses, the traffic on the ground roads in Hangzhou will be free to come and go.

　　The red punching place of Hangzhou Tourism Network in West Lake Scenic Area. With the recovery of the cultural tourism market, the West Lake Scenic Area is even more popular. Especially, driven by the policy of "free tour" in the scenic spot, a large number of passengers and traffic flow into the scenic spot. Therefore, traffic jams have become a normal state in the West Lake Scenic Area.

　　On an online social platform, the reporter noticed that there were many posts about traffic jams in the West Lake. Some netizens shouted, "How much does the West Lake step on thunder? I didn’t know the traffic jam until I went there! People are crowded! " There are also netizens who spit out "Hangzhou West Lake, really don’t want to come, all people, can’t get a car, super traffic jam, very helpless!" Some netizens called for the restoration of the West Lake Scenic Area.

　　If we say that the West Lake Scenic Area suspended the measures to restrict the odd and even numbers on weekends, it was to provide tourists with a better travel experience, thus stimulating the recovery of the cultural tourism market. Then, under the background that congestion in the West Lake Scenic Area has become the norm, do you need to restore the restrictions on scenic spots?

　　In this regard, Wu Weiqiang, a professor and transportation expert at Zhejiang University of Technology, bluntly opposed the continued restrictions and licensing.

　　In his view, the unlimited ground roads in Hangzhou only increased the number of vehicles by 10%, which would not be blocked like this.

　　So how to improve the traffic congestion in Hangzhou? He believes that the key point is not to restore restrictions, but how to do a good job in traffic management in Hangzhou after the suspension of restrictions.

　　At the same time, Wu Weiqiang also reminded that traffic is a huge system. If any factor goes wrong, it may have a butterfly effect. There is no "one trick" to control traffic jams, and it is necessary to attach importance to scientific management.

　　In fact, not only the West Lake Scenic Area, but also other popular scenic spots in Hangzhou often encounter traffic jams. Then, how to alleviate the traffic pressure in scenic spots and improve the quality of tourism in Hangzhou has become a topic of concern to all sectors of society.

　　Li Hongliang, secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of Hangzhou Chengtou Group, said in an interview with the media that there are some scenic spots in Hangzhou where the integration of rail transit, public transport and slow traffic is not high, especially in the West Lake scenic spot. Because the subway line cannot directly reach the core scenic spots in the scenic spot, more tourists choose to travel by car. In holidays and tourist season, the parking lots around the lake are almost saturated, and the existing parking lots can’t meet the needs of tourists.

　　Faced with this situation, he believes that the traffic pressure in and out of the scenic spot can be alleviated by the way of "subway+bus", and the direct line of "subway+bus" can be further added and normalized to expand the service scope. At the same time, consider adding connecting routes between scenic spots, improve the connectivity between scenic spots and create characteristic tourist routes.

　　In addition, he also revealed that, next, Hangzhou City Investment Group will strive to achieve a seamless connection between the subway and the bus through measures such as shortening the length of the line and changing the size of the vehicle. For example, this year, we will focus on adding new energy buses with a length of about eight meters to enhance the flexibility of scenic spot connection. At the same time, we will break the data barrier, make good use of the bus cloud big data platform, accurately improve the punctuality rate of public transportation, adhere to the convenience concept of less transfer and quick connection, accelerate the promotion of "two networks integration" and "two networks cooperation", improve the joint mechanism to strengthen communication, and actively provide more empowerment for the subway. From alleviating the traffic pressure in scenic spots, it will empower Hangzhou to improve its tourism quality.