PARK AND RIDE: LESSONS FROM THE UK EXPERIENCE

Abstract

Park and Ride schemes using dedicated bus services have become particularly popular\nover the last 40 years with UK policymakers. This popularity can largely be attributed\nto the UK policy context and the advocating of Park and Ride to tackle increasing car\nuse, congestion and traffic-related emissions. The aim of this paper is to use existing\nevidence on the degree to which this has been achieved and provide lessons on how\nbus-based Park and Ride can be used effectively. From this, lessons are provided that\nwill benefit stakeholders internationally on the use of dedicated link-mode Park and\nRide schemes operating at the edge of urban areas. It is found that although Park and\nRide has been popular amongst motorists, it has also attracted users of existing public\ntransport services and has generated additional trips, resulting in a counter-productive\neffect. It is concluded that for Park and Ride to be successful, it should be\nimplemented in tandem with other supply-side measures and alongside sufficiently\nrigorous restraint instruments. Also, despite the use of frequent and dedicated bus-link\nservices providing a key feature that attracts motorists who would not otherwise use\npublic transport, their use needs to be carefully monitored to avoid low load-factors\ndecreasing levels of efficiency.

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