A parking lot sharing mobile application is gaining popularity among white-collar workers in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, amid China's sharing economy boom.

 

浙江杭州的白领工作者对一款共享车位软件颇为青睐。

 

Searching for parking spaces has long been a headache for many office workers in metropolises¹ across China. Especially for those working in central business districts in first- and second-tier cities, parking near their companies for five days a week could cost them a fortune.

 

Meanwhile, even with prices for parking lots in residential² areas soaring, most of their spaces remain unoccupied during workdays.

 

There lies the business opportunity for "Searching for Parking Spaces", or in Chinese "Zhao Che Wei", an application developed by a science and technology company. The company, named "Cloud Butler," has upgraded the barrier gates for the residential areas, to enable them to be linked to its database.

 

By inputting³ one's cellphone number, license⁴ plates number and periods of time needed, an app user will be able to find a shareable parking space in a residential area close to his or her working place.

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