park-and-ride

[ pahrk-uhn-rahyd ]

noun

1. a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.

adjective

1. of or relating to such a system:

   park-and-ride lots.

park and ride

noun

1. 1. 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
   2. ( as modifier )

      a park-and-ride bus

Word History and Origins

Origin of park-and-ride¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Additionally, it accommodates electric micro transit and regional park-and-ride shuttles — a free service provided by the Intuit Dome from five designated locations.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a park-and-ride station in Bellevue after crossing the Interstate 90 bridge.

From Seattle Times

Drivers can bypass congestion by taking East Marginal Way South just before Boeing Field; by exiting into northbound Highway 599 back at Tukwila; or boarding light rail at the Tukwila International Boulevard or Angle Lake park-and-ride stations.

From Seattle Times

The proposed site, between two railway lines off Bourne Valley Road, was previously used as a park-and-ride for employees of LV.

From BBC

After her district’s boundaries were redrawn in 2021, Raman focused on encampments that had spilled onto residential streets near a Studio City park-and-ride lot.

From Los Angeles Times