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Assessment of Intermodal Strategies for Airport Access (FHWA/TX-02 Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. FHWA/TX-02/1849-3 4. Title and Subtitle: 5. Report Date ASSESSMENT OF INTERMODAL STRATEGIES FOR April 2002 AIRPORT ACCESS 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Hani S. Mahmassani, Hussein Chebli, Keisha Slaughter, 1849-3 and F. Jordan Ludders 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Center for Transportation Research The University of Texas at Austin 11. Contract or Grant No. 3208 Red River, Suite 200 0-1849 Austin, TX 78705-2650 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Texas Department of Transportation Covered: Final Report Research and Technology Implementation office September 1, 1999-April 2002 P.O. Box 5080 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Austin, TX 78763-5080 15. Supplementary Notes Project conducted in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration. 16. Abstract Air transportation plays a vital role in the Texas economy. Air passenger and air cargo traffic is projected to continue to increase considerably at many of the State's large airports. Ground access to airports is an important function which must be provided for at the regional level as well as in the immediate vicinity of the facility itself. Congestion problems affecting airport access are in some instances reaching unacceptable proportions, with negative impacts on air quality and other environmental considerations, and hence require concerted action to meet project needs. To address the above challenges and current gaps, this study will take a comprehensive look at the land- side access issues associated with the major airports in the State. It will seek to improve on existing planning procedures and processes to meet the unique needs of airport traffic demand, for both people and goods. To be effective, planning for airport ground access must be multimodal and intermodal, consider both operational, regulatory and capital-intensive infrastructure provision issues, consider multiple levels of scale/resolution, and recognize the unique dynamic aspects of air traffic demand, i.e. its temporal patterns. This report presents an overview and synthesis of the literature reviewed under the first task. The study team concludes that the motivation and the need for the ground access study is high and that existing approaches and documents are insufficient to meet the needs for strategic ground access planning of major airports in Texas. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Airport Ground Access, Air Quality, Congestion, No restrictions. This document is available to the Multimodal, Intermodal. And ITS Technologies public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161. 19. Security Classif. (of report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 146 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized Assessment of Intermodal Strategies for Airport Access by Hani S. Mahmassani, Hussein Chebli, Keisha Slaughter, and F. Jordan Ludders Research Report Number 1849-3 Research Project 0-1849 Airport Access: Intermodal Strategies to Address Congestion at Airport/Highway Interfaces Conducted for the Texas Department of Transportation in cooperation with U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration by the Center for Transportation Research Bureau of Engineering Research The University of Texas at Austin April 2002 Disclaimers The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) or the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. There was no invention or discovery conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the course of or under this contract, including any art, method, process, machine, manufacture, design or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, or any variety of plant, which is or may be patentable under the patent laws of the United States of America or any foreign country. NOT INTENDED FOR CONSTRUCTION, BIDDING, OR PERMIT PURPOSES Hani S. Mahmassani, P.E. (Texas No. 57545 ) Research Supervisor Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge the support provided by Linda Howard (AVN), TxDOT project director. Also appreciated is the assistance provided by Jay Nelson (DAL). Research performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Table of Contents Executive Summary..................................................................................................................xv Chapter 1. Introduction.............................................................................................................1 Chapter 2. Background Review................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................3 AIRPORT LANDSIDE ACCESS....................................................................................................4 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCESS TO AIRPORTS ....................................................................5 Rubber-Tired Ground Transportation...............................................................................6 Rail Transit Access to Airports.........................................................................................7 OFF-AIRPORT TERMINALS .......................................................................................................9 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRPORT ACCESS.................................................................12 ATIS for Airport Access.................................................................................................12 Advanced Parking Information Systems at Airports ......................................................14 AIR TRAVEL DECISION MAKING...........................................................................................15 Airport Access Mode Choice..........................................................................................16 Airport Choice ................................................................................................................18 Departure Time Choice and Preferred Arrival Time ......................................................18 SUMMARY..............................................................................................................................19 Chapter 3. Review of Best Practice Case Studies..................................................................21 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................21 DOMESTIC AIRPORTS .............................................................................................................21 FOREIGN AIRPORTS................................................................................................................23 AIRPORT RAIL........................................................................................................................26 When and Why Rail Works ............................................................................................27 What the Case Project Airports Are Doing.....................................................................28 OFF-AIRPORT TERMINALS .....................................................................................................30 Issues To Be Considered in Developing Off-Airport Terminals....................................30 IMPLICATIONS FOR TEXAS AIRPORTS.....................................................................................32 Chapter 4. Framework for Analysis of Airport Access........................................................35 vii INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................35 FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEMAND FOR AIRPORT ACCESS .........................................................35 Classes of Users and Their Attributes.............................................................................37 Geographic Distribution of Ground Access Trips ..........................................................40 Temporal Characteristics of Airport Demand.................................................................41 NETWORK ASSESSMENT OF AIRPORT ACCESS SCENARIOS ....................................................43 Methodological Structure................................................................................................44 Modeling Considerations Specific to Airport Access.....................................................49 SUMMARY..............................................................................................................................50 Chapter 5. Survey Administration and Exploratory Analysis ............................................51 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................51 ADMINISTRATION OF THE SURVEY.........................................................................................51
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