Concepts

Park and Ride

Planning Concept

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General Reference

Transport Atlas. "Park and Ride." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/park-and-ride.

APA Style

Transport Atlas. (n.d.). Park and Ride. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/park-and-ride

BibTeX

@misc{transportatlas-park-and-ride,
  author = {Transport Atlas},
  title = {Park and Ride},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/park-and-ride},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A park and ride is a car park sited at the edge of a city or town with a direct connection to public transport, letting commuters leave their vehicle and finish the journey by bus, train or shared ride rather than driving into the center. The scheme originated in Oxford, England, which ran an experimental park and ride from a motel on the A34 in the 1960s before opening a full time service in 1973, and the model has since spread to metropolitan areas worldwide to ease inner city congestion and parking pressure.

Facts

Core Concern

A car park at the edge of a city with a direct transit connection into it 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Part Of

Urban Transit

Source Wikipedia: Park and Ride

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Park and Ride

WikipediaBenefits section

Quote, Benefits section

Park and ride facilities allow commuters to avoid a stressful drive along congested roads and a search for scarce, expensive city-centre parking.

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1. Wikipedia: Park and Ride

WikipediaPart Of: Urban TransitView the Source

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