Shanghai optimizes on-street parking charging policy

On November 11, 2026, the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission issued the "Notice on Optimizing Our City's On-Street Parking Charging Policy," proposing that on-street parking be free for a limited number of periods of 15 minutes or less. The notice specifies that the policy will take effect from November 18, 2026; a single vehicle parked in an on-street parking lot for a single period of 15 minutes (inclusive) or less shall be exempt from parking fees, and if the period exceeds 15 minutes, charges are calculated from the time of entry; the free policy does not apply to temporary on-street parking lots charged per entry, and may be used 2 times per day on weekdays and 3 times per day on Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays. The policy has currently been published, and the effective date has not yet arrived.