Park and ride (or incentive parking) facilities are public transport stations that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their personal vehicles in a car park and transfer to a bus, rail system (rapid transit, light rail or commuter rail) or carpool for the rest of their trip. bus station is a structure where city or intercity Buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Parking lot (called a car park in Australia and the UK) is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for Parking vehicles "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. Various terms are used for Passenger rail lines and equipment Carpooling (also known as car-sharing, ride-sharing, lift-sharing) is the shared use of a car by the driver and one or more passengers usually The vehicle is stored in the car park during the day and retrieved when the commuter returns. Park and rides are generally located in the suburbs of metropolitan areas or on the outer edges of large cities. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central
Partly because of the concentration of riders, these terminals often have express transit service, with a limited number of stops and often taking a faster route if available, such as a high-occupancy vehicle lane. In Transportation engineering and Transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane (or HOV lane) is a lane reserved for Vehicles with The service may only take passengers in one direction in the morning (typically toward a central business district) and in the opposite direction in the evening, with no or a limited number of trips available in the middle of the day. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city It is often not allowed to park at these locations overnight. Overall, these attributes vary from region to region.
Park and ride schemes are often marketed as a way to avoid the difficulties and cost of parking within the city centre. Park and ride lots allow commuters to avoid the stress of driving a congested part their journey and/or facing scarce, expensive downtown parking. It is hoped that the lots will reduce both of these problems by making it easier for people to take the bus or train into town. Sometimes, even these lots become too busy, and people sometimes organise to carpool to the station to combat crowding.
Park and Ride facilities, with dedicated car parks and bus services, started in the 1960s. Oxford operated the first such scheme in the UK, initially with an experimental service operating part-time from a motel on the A34 in the 1960s and then on a full-time basis from 1973. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Oxford now operates Park and Ride from 5 dedicated car parks around the city[1]. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, As of 2005, Norwich has the biggest Park & Ride in the UK, operating from six separate sites around the city. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund [2]
Some railway stations are promoted as a park and ride facility for a distant town, for instance Liskeard railway station for Looe, and Lelant Saltings railway station for St Ives, both in Cornwall, England. Liskeard station serves the town of Liskeard in Cornwall, England. Looe (Logh is a small coastal town and fishing port in the Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, UK, with a population Lelant Saltings railway station was opened on 27 May 1978 to provide a Park and ride facility for visitors to St Ives. St Ives (Porth Ia is a seaside town, Civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland These train services are generally less frequent than would be expected of a Park and ride bus service. Train stations in the UK that are situated outside of the main urban area are often suffixed with Parkway, such as Bristol Parkway, Tiverton Parkway, and Didcot Parkway. Bristol Parkway railway station is a Railway station on the northern edge of Bristol, England, at Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire Tiverton Parkway railway station is on the London to Penzance Line, from London Paddington station; it is operated by First Great Western. Didcot Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Didcot in Oxfordshire in England.
In the United States it is common for outlying rail stations to include automobile parking, often hundreds of spaces. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Boston, for example, has built several large parking facilities at its commuter rail and metro stations near major highways and large arterial surface roads around the periphery of the city: Alewife, Braintree, Forest Hills, Hyde Park, Quincy Adams, Riverside, Route 128, Wellington, Woburn. A metro station is a railway station for a Rapid transit system often known by names such as "metro" "underground" and "subway" Alewife Station, located at the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Cambridgepark Drive in Cambridge Massachusetts, is a local intermodal transportation Braintree Station, located at Ivory and Union Streets in Braintree Massachusetts, is the southernmost station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 's Forest Hills Station is a station on the MBTA Orange Line, located in Forest Hills in the southern part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood Hyde Park is a station along the MBTA Commuter Rail 's Providence/Stoughton line from Providence Rhode Island to Boston Massachusetts and the Quincy Adams Station, located at Burgin Parkway and Centre Street in Quincy Massachusetts, is the next to last station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Riverside is the western terminus of the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch (Highland Branch Light rail line Route 128 Station is a stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Attleboro/Providence MBTA Commuter Rail line with inbound service to Back Bay Wellington Station is a MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in Medford, Massachusetts, USA on the Revere Beach Parkway Anderson Regional Transportation Center (RTC is located at 100 Atlantic Ave The local transit operator, the MBTA, has almost 46000 park and ride spaces. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( MBTA) is "a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In Sweden, a tax has been introduced on the benefit of free or cheap parking paid by an employer. This tax has reduced the number of workers driving into the inner city, and increased the usage of park and ride areas, especially in Stockholm.
Park and rides are ideally suited for alternative fuel vehicles, which often have reduced range. Alternative Fuel Vehicle refers to a vehicle that runs on a fuel other than "traditional" Gasoline or Diesel; any method of powering an engine that does In addition, some transit operators use park and ride facilities to encourage more efficient driving practices by reserving parking spaces for low emission designs, high occupancy vehicles, or carsharing. In Transportation engineering and Transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane (or HOV lane) is a lane reserved for Vehicles with This article deals with the use of shared cars for Public transport purposes
Kiss and ride
Many train stations and airports feature an area in which cars can discharge and pick up passengers. These "kiss and ride" facilities allow drivers to stop and park temporarily, instead of the longer-term parking associated with "park and ride" facilities.
Some high-speed railway stations in Taiwan have signs outside stations reading Kiss and Ride in English, with Chinese characters above the words that read "temporary pick up and drop off zone". The Taiwan High Speed Rail ( also known as the THSR) is a High-speed rail network that runs along the west coast of Taiwan. Most people in Taiwan have no idea what the colloquialism means. [3]
The term first appeared in a January 20, 1956, Associated Press report published in the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed
References
- ^ Oxford Bus Company history
- ^ Norfolk County Council (2005-04-04). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. "Coming soon - new look Norwich Park & Ride". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2007-11-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi
- ^ ""Kiss and ride" signs stump Taiwan rail passengers", Reuters, 2007-02-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Retrieved on 2007-09-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
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