Primary Guidance
- Planned facility size must reflect the anticipated regional growth and its impact to parking space demand, not to exceed 20 years.
- Evaluate the facility size and design based on factors such as: current space occupancy, design vehicle, transit service levels and ridership, appropriate amenities at the facility, and local area characteristics and issues.
- Should have good visibility and access, preferably within 0.5 mile of a major roadway.
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Discussion
- Park & Ride facilities are an integral component of the overall transportation system. They are used by local and regional transit riders as well as travelers participating in carpool and vanpool programs (travel demand management). Truck drivers also use designated Park & Ride facilities to rest.
Size Consideration
- The size of a Park & Ride is dependent on several factors including:
- Existence of improvised parking (e.g. utilization of shopping center lots or road shoulders).
- Forecasted:
- Regional growth and demand.
- Transit service levels.
- Proposed lot functions, such as: car pool needs, commuter bus, transit connectivity, freight parking, and community purposes (recreational field parking, fairgrounds parking, etc.).
- Demand for truck parking along a corridor.
- Additionally, existing facilties with occupancy of 75 percent should be considered for expansion using the above size consideration factors.
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