Park & ride facility planning

Abstract

Park and ride facilities are places where passengers transfer from passenger cars to public transport vehicles (railways, light urban railways, buses). Although park & ride systems have been developing for many years in a number of cities, there are still many communities in which a much smaller significance is accorded to such systems. As the construction of R&R facilities is financially demanding, these systems should be planned in a rational manner. Principal criteria to be used in planning development of P&R facilities are presented in the paper, based on critical analysis of past experience and original research conducted by the authors.