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Meaning of "park and ride" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARK AND RIDE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARK AND RIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Park and ride is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARK AND RIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Park and ride

Park-and-ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people headed to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system, or carpool for the remainder of the journey. The vehicle is stored in the car park during the day and retrieved when the owner returns. Park-and-rides are generally located in the suburbs of metropolitan areas or on the outer edges of large cities. Park-and-ride is abbreviated as "P+R" on road signs, and is also mentioned as P&R in colloquial speech and writing.

Definition of park and ride in the English dictionary

The definition of park and ride in the dictionary is a transportation scheme in which travellers park their vehicles some distance away from a city centre, tourist attraction, etc and complete the journey by public transport.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARK AND RIDE

park
park bench
park keeper
park ranger
park savanna
park warden
park-and-ride
park-ride
parka
parkade
parked
parkee
Parker
Parker Bowles
Parker Morris standard
Parkes
parkette
parkie
parkier
parkiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARK AND RIDE

amusement ride
bike ride
boat ride
bride
chloride
cycle ride
donkey ride
fluoride
hydride
hydrochloride
McBride
musical ride
override
park-and-ride
pride
ride
sleigh ride
sodium chloride
stride
take for a ride

Synonyms and antonyms of park and ride in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «park and ride» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARK AND RIDE

Find out the translation of park and ride to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of park and ride from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «park and ride» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

停车换乘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aparcamientos disuasorios
570 millions of speakers

English

park and ride
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार्क और सवारी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحديقة و ركوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парк и ездить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

park and ride
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পার্ক এবং অশ্বারোহণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

park and ride
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Taman dan perjalanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Park /u0026 ​​Ride
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パーク&ライド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공원 타고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taman lan kulo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công viên và đi xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூங்கா மற்றும் சவாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पार्क आणि सवारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dur ve sür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

park and ride
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parkuj i jedź
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парк і їздити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de parc și plimbare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

park and ride
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

park en ry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infarts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

park and ride
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of park and ride

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARK AND RIDE»

The term «park and ride» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.546 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARK AND RIDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about park and ride

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARK AND RIDE»

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Incentives and Disincentives for Day Visitors to Park and ...
This service has seen a steady increase in annual ridership, and will further expand in the future with the completion of an off-island park-and-ride transit hub called the Acadia Gateway Center. The facility would serve as a place for day visitors ...
Frank Matthew Holly, 2009
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International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2007: ...
As an effective approach to alleviate traffic congestion, park and ride system becomes an important part of urban transportation system. Accurate forecasting for park and ride demand is the key and foundation of the planning and construction ...
China) International Conference on Transportation Engineering (2nd, Kelvin C. P. Wang, Xia Luo, Yanjun Qiu, Yun Pu, Qiyuan Peng, Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C. P. Wang, 2009
3
Transit-oriented Development in the United States: ...
Replacement parking policies have placed a higher value on the short- term ridership generated from park-and- ride than on the long-term benefits from creating viable communities around stations. The notion of generating riders from TOD to ...
‎2004
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Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes: Transit ...
It looks at park-and-ride's contribution to ridership in an overall context of stations with unconstrained, constrained, or no parking and with multiple means of station access besides driving and parking. Chapter 3, “Park-and-Ride/Pool,” ...
‎2007
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The Transit Metropolis: A Global Inquiry
Park-and-Ride Programs Another contributor to rising transit usage in the Munich region has been MW's aggressive campaign to expand park-and-ride facilities. Currently, there are more than 25,000 free park-and-ride spaces near rail ...
Robert Cervero, 1998
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Environmental Management Handbook
There are three areas where park and ride systems play an important role: • through their effects on town planning; • through their economic effects; and, • through their effects on changes in the modal split. The effects on town planning will ...
Sven-Olof Ryding, 1994
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Parking Policy and Enforcement: Seventh Report of Session ...
Park and Ride 24. Park and Ride schemes offer customers a suitable alternative to in-town parking. When managed effectively, Park and Ride schemes have the potential to alleviate congestion and car-parking pressures in town centres by ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, Parliament Transport Committee Great Britain House of Commons, 2006
8
Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes
Examples of the reductions in the AM peak-hour scheduled time for buses from park-and-ride lots to downtown Houston include from 45 to 24 minutes from the Addicks park-and-ride lot on the Katy HOV lane, from 40 to 25 minutes from the ...
National Research Council (É.-U.). Transportation Research Board, Richard H. Pratt, United States. Federal Transit Administration, 2003
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Congressional Record
750,000 Brazos Transit park and ride facility 400,000 Brownsville multimodal facility study 100,000 Capital Metro park and ride 500,000 City of Huntsville buses 500,000 Connection Capital Project for Community Transit Facilities 250,000 El ...
Congress, 2010
10
Mathematical Methods on Optimization in Transportation Systems
Chapter. 5. PARK-AND-RIDE. STATION. CATCHMENT. AREAS. IN. METROPOLITAN. RAPID. TRANSIT. SYSTEMS. Juan A. Mesa Departamento de Matemdtica Aplicada II. Universidad de Sevilla. Paseo de los Descubrimienlos s/ n.
Matti Pursula, Jarko Niittymäki, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARK AND RIDE»

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'No wonder Lincoln Castle park and ride failed – no one promoted it'
When I drove down the outer bypass I could only observe one sign informing me where the park-and-ride car park/bus intercharge was. «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
2
Proposed park and ride for North-east town could be delayed
A PROPOSED park and ride initiative to ease congestion in a North-east town could be delayed. Proposals to develop a transport interchange, ... «Aberdeen Evening Express, Jul 15»
3
Travellers set up on Ludlow park and ride site
Shropshire Council has previously admitted it is aware of the need for more gipsy and traveller sites in the county. Vivienne Parry, Shropshire ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
4
Park and ride for Exmouth?
A district councillor from Exmouth has thrown his support behind the idea of a park and ride facility being created for the town - if the Dinan Way ... «Exmouth Journal, Jul 15»
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Letter: More Park and Ride would be a disaster for City of Bath …
Letter: More Park and Ride would be a disaster for City of Bath World Heritage Site. By Bath Chronicle | Posted: July 23, 2015. Letter: More Park and Ride would ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Travellers back on Park and Ride at Henlade
A SMALL group of travellers have returned to the Henlade Park and Ride site just outside of Taunton. The group are said to have moved on to ... «Somerset County Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Arle Court Park and Ride could be used for driving lessons
ARLE Court Park and Ride car park could be used on Sundays as a driving school. Gloucestershire County Council has applied for 'change of ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
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More than one way to get to One Direction concert
Route 9 - Park & Ride Super Express - Southdale Red River Co-op Food Store (77 Vermillion Rd). The Park and Ride can accommodate up to ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
9
LTD opens park and ride lot at Springfield Walmart
SPRINGFIELD — Lane Transit District has opened a new park and ride lot at the Walmart store in Springfield. More than 50 spaces are ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
10
Houston Metro addressing Grand Parkway Park and Ride
The Grand Parkway Park and Ride has reached a point where demand exceeds capacity. They are currently in negotiations for additional ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»

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