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There is great parking problem in the center of the town. Hence it is essential of providing parking facilities at the periphery of the town and induces the motorists to park there and travel to the busy town center by some other mode such as
Park and walk: In such case, the motorists are induced to park the vehicle at the periphery or outskirt of the town and walk down to the town centre.
Park and ride: In such case, the motorists are induced to park the vehicle at the peripheral parking facilities and travel by the public transport side to the destinations in the busy town centre. This is an attractive scheme or mode and has been tried with great successes in the town or city.
Kiss and ride : This name is found from the good-bye kiss in which a wife drop her husband by the car near a bus stop in the morning and from this bus stop he goes to the work in a bus and reverse operation is done in evening.
ADVANTAGES
• The central area of the town is not get blocked by the parking the vehicles and remain vacant for proper circulation of people at the centre of town..
• There is sufficient place to park at the periphery or outskirt of the town and hence vehicles traffic is very less at the centre of town.
• Due to such parking facilities, there is sufficient place for easy movement of goods, shopping and for other purpose.