Policy GESP27: Park and Ride around Exeter
Park and ride (and park and change) facilities will be allocated and delivered along the following corridors, as identified on the relevant policies map and to be detailed in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan [policies map and Infrastructure Delivery Plan to be published with the next version of the GESP]:
- B3181 Pinhoe Road corridor
- A30 / Heavitree Road corridor
- A376 / A3052 Clyst St Mary corridor
- A38 – A379 – Matford corridor
- A30 – A377 Alphington Road corridor
- A377 Cowley Bridge Road corridor
All facilities will include sufficient car parking, cycle storage and electric vehicle charging facilities.
8.27 Park and ride (including park and change) services are proposed in draft policy GESP27 because a significant proportion of Greater Exeter residents live in rural areas that are distant from a railway station, where frequent bus services cannot be Park and ride facilities give an opportunity for rural residents to switch from car to bus at the edge of the city, helping to maximise public transport travel within the more congested urban area.
8.28 Since park and ride buses can also be boarded by people along their route, they help to supplement other bus services by providing high frequency radial routes to the city Running bus services between new and existing facilities will open up new cross-city travel opportunities and increase sustainable access to major employment areas on the edge of Exeter.
8.29 Exeter currently has four park and ride facilities at Matford, Digby, Sowton and Honiton Road which operate at close to full We propose to double the Exeter park and ride capacity and widen its geographic coverage by providing services from all the main routes into the city.
8.30 New facilities and services will be required to ensure a good customer experience with high quality waiting facilities. They will need to provide a quick and reliable alternative to driving into the city centre and be accompanied by investment in bus priority measures to allow bus services to be faster than travelling by private car. They should be sympathetic to their surroundings and consider the use of trees and planting, landscaping and appropriate lighting strategies. New facilities will also need to demonstrate how they will accommodate electric vehicle charging.