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Suggested Citation:"Chapter 1 - Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24770.
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Suggested Citation:"Chapter 1 - Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24770.
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Suggested Citation:"Chapter 1 - Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24770.
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Suggested Citation:"Chapter 1 - Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24770.
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Suggested Citation:"Chapter 1 - Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24770.
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7 C h a p t e r 1 Guidebook Purpose TCRP Research Report 192 is a resource for transit staff seeking to better plan and manage park-and-ride facilities for public transportation by incorporating improved strategies and best practices. This guidebook is a route map for planning and managing park-and-ride facilities— from concept to day-to-day management. Guidebook Organization This chapter introduces readers to the guidebook. Figure 1 presents the structure of the guidebook. The guidebook describes the life cycle of park-and-ride facilities and highlights the key topics to consider at each stage. Each chapter concludes with a brief summary and a list of any relevant auxiliary information, which may include important reference documents, tools for the toolbox, or emerging practices. The guidebook contains the following chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction introduces readers to the guidebook (organization, research process, terminology, and resources) and explores basic concepts of park-and-ride. Introduction P h ot og ra ph c ou rt es y of D al la s A re a R ap id T ra n si t.

8 Decision-Making toolbox to plan and Manage park-and-ride Facilities • Chapter 2: Park-and-Ride Overview helps readers delve into the guidebook by addressing the basic concepts of park-and-ride facilities and related public transportation services. • Chapter 3: Strategic Planning for Park-and-Ride describes the role of both long-term and site-specific planning in the development of park-and-ride facilities and public transportation services. • Chapter 4: Financial Planning for Park-and-Ride helps readers understand the cost to develop park-and-ride facilities, typical ongoing costs, and potential sources of revenue. • Chapter 5: Design and Implementation provides information about the decision to lease or build/own, as well as design, permitting, and future expansion or conversion considerations. • Chapter 6: Operating Park-and-Ride discusses ongoing operational needs, management requirements, parking demand management, first- and last-mile access, and performance metric monitoring. • Chapter 7: Charging for Parking highlights key aspects of a transit agency’s decision to offer free park-and-ride parking (included in the fare) or charge for parking separately from the fare. Topics covered include parking fees, cost recovery, enforcement, fee collection, and management of rider demand. • Chapter 8: Park-and-Ride and the Community explores the role of the park-and-ride facility (pre- and post-development) in the community, with focus on interactions with adjacent land uses, community engagement, and potential impacts on the community. • Chapter 9: State of Good Repair and Asset Management discusses how to incorporate park- and-ride facility maintenance into asset management practices and plans. • Chapter 10: Transit-Oriented Development offers information about the potential for park- and-ride facilities to maximize the use of the land and complement public transportation services by enhancing station locations with other uses, such as residential, retail, and office space. Figure 1. Guidebook organization.

Introduction 9 How to Use This Guidebook This guidebook is organized around the life cycle of park-and-ride facilities. The guide- book provides information that will be needed at specific points in the process of planning, designing, constructing, and operating park-and-ride facilities. Although it is not necessary for users to read this guidebook from cover to cover, many users will benefit from the life- cycle discussion. How This Guidebook Was Developed This guidebook was developed under TCRP Project H-52, “Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation.” The project included a comprehensive literature review and assessment of the state of the practice, and mini–case studies to document current practices and trends in park-and-ride facility planning and management. Researchers also conducted 16 full or targeted-interest case studies of transit agencies in the United States and Canada to compile park-and-ride planning and management trends, best practices, and strategies. The literature review, state-of-the-practice scan, and case studies are documented in a companion report, TCRP Web-Only Document 69. This guidebook cites findings, examples, and best practices from the 16 full or targeted-subject case studies. Table 1 lists the case study transit agencies in alphabetical order by the transit agency abbreviation or popular name. Transit Agency Popular Name Transit Agency Full or Targeted Interest BART San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Parking charges Calgary Transit Calgary Transit Full case study ConnDOT Connecticut Department of Transportation Demand estimation, bus rapid transit CTA Chicago Transit Authority Parking charges, management DART Dallas Area Rapid Transit Full case study Denver RTD Regional Transportation District Full case study GCRTA Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Community involvement in design Houston METRO Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Full case study LA Metro Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit-oriented development, public– private partnerships, design Metra Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. Full case study NJ TRANSIT New Jersey Transit Full case study Port Authority of Allegheny County Port Authority of Allegheny County Full case study Sound Transit Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority and King County Metro* Full case study TriMet Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon Full case study UTA Utah Transit Authority Full case study WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Full case study * King County Metro was added to the Sound Transit full case study due to the integrated nature of park-and-ride services in the Puget Sound region. Table 1. Full or targeted-interest case study transit agencies.

10 Decision-Making toolbox to plan and Manage park-and-ride Facilities Terminology This guidebook avoids the use of technical terminology as much as possible. Figures and tables enhance a concise narrative. When use of a transit-specific term is unavoidable, the term is defined the first time it is used in the text. A glossary at the end of the guidebook covers acronyms, abbreviations, and transit terms referenced in the guidebook. Transit industry terminology suffers from a lack of standardization. Therefore, although the guidebook selects particular terms to use consistently throughout (e.g., shared use), alter- native terminology that may be more familiar to some readers is also provided when applicable (e.g., joint use). Key terms used in this guidebook are: • Contract: An agreement between a transit agency and other entity, public or private, for providing services related to operations and maintenance (O&M) of a park-and-ride facility. • Lease: An agreement between a transit agency and another entity to govern shared use of a park-and-ride facility. Leases can range from simple, such as a lease for a voluntary shared-use facility with little or no compensation, to complex lease agreements that may include payment and contract provisions to cover operations of the parking facility. • Own: A facility that is built and owned by the transit agency. • Shared use: A parking facility that is owned by an entity other than the transit agency. Terms of the shared-use facility are governed by a lease or intergovernmental agreement. Transit-oriented development (TOD) creates many scenarios in which leases and contracts vary depending on ownership of the land, development, parking agreements, and other factors. Chapter 10 uses terminology that reflects the ownership and leasing options for this type of development. Additional Resources This guidebook focuses on planning and managing park-and-ride facilities. It is designed to be used in conjunction with other reference documents. These documents describe specific design or operational details for park-and-ride facilities or provide methods for analyzing the potential merits of a park-and-ride in the unique context of a particular transit agency or facility site. This guidebook complements and leverages existing resources. Each chapter refers to addi- tional resources relevant to information presented in the chapter. The following lists identify key additional resources generally complementary to information presented in this guidebook: • Key resources related to planning and managing park-and-ride programs: – TCRP Report 167: Making Effective Fixed-Guideway Transit Investments: Indicators of Success (Chatman et al. 2014). – TCRP Report 153: Guidelines for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations (Coffel et al. 2012). – TCRP Report 102: Transit-Oriented Development in the United States: Experiences, Challenges, and Prospects (Cervero et al. 2004). – Guide for Park-and-Ride Facilities, 2nd Edition (AASHTO 2004). • Key resources with information about park-and-ride services: – National Transit Database: An annual dataset maintained by the FTA that lists the financial, operating, and asset conditions of transit agencies in the United States.

Introduction 11 – Public Transportation Infrastructure Database: A biennial dataset maintained by APTA that lists major transit infrastructure in the United States and Canada, including rail line data and station, stop, and parking data for all modes. In addition, a companion report, TCRP Web-Only Document 69, documents the literature review, state-of-the-practice scan, mini–case studies (36 transit agencies), and full or targeted- interest case studies (16 case studies). Case study findings may contain information of interest to other transit agencies that operate park-and-ride facilities or are considering developing new facilities.

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 192: Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride provides approaches to managing park-and-ride facilities, from developing the park-and-ride concept for a community to day-to-day management. Key themes include design, implementation, operations, and maintenance of these facilities. Supplementing the report is TCRP Web-Only Document 69: Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Research Report and Transit Agency Case Studies.

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