TCRP Report 62, “Improving Public Transportation Access to Large Airports,” provides a wealth of information about the current status of public transportation services and their use at large airports in the United States and around the world. Chapters 1and 2 lay the foundation for the report by providing key definitions and by describing the market segments that presently use public transportation to airports. Chapter 1 defines large airports and public transportation services, as a subset of the ground transportation services providing access to airports. Chapter 2 describes travel mode choice patterns and other data for passengers and employees at selected large U.S. and international airports. Key factors affecting passenger and employee use of public transportation for airport access are also presented. Market trends and factors affecting ridership at nine U.S. airports with direct rail service are presented as well as trends and factors at U.S. airports with rubber-tired access systems such as prearranged limousines, shared-ride vans, express buses, and multistop buses. Chapter 3 presents a market research approach to planning public transportation to airports. This chapter defines the airport ground access market; presents characteristics of the market (including air travellers and airport employees); describes a methodology for airport ground access market research; and presents an application of market research using Boston-Logan International Airport’s ground access program as a case study. Chapter 4 describes 14 of the most successful airport access systems in the world. The combination of bus and rail services at each of these airports serves more than 20 percent of the air passenger market share. Chapter 5 assimilates the findings from Chapter 4 and presents lessons learned from the successful rail systems. The intent of this chapter is to provide insights for U.S. communities considering improvement in public transportation access to their airports, in particular rail transit services. Chapter 6 summarises recent transit industry developments in the following six areas that could affect ground access to airports: advanced traveller information systems, technology for ridesharing, emerging bus technology, emerging rail technology, automated people mover technology, and alternative strategies for off-site airport check-in. Chapter 7 provides an overview of the key legal, financial, institutional, and jurisdictional factors affecting public transportation to airports. Three major institutional factors affecting financing for airport access projects are described: (1) federal funding and oversight, especially Federal Aviation Administration policies; (2) funding for surface transportation projects by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, and state governments; and (3) contractual agreements between airport operators and airlines. Chapter 8 examines implications for further research. The report includes two unpublished technical appendixes. Appendix A includes data for 38 of the top 40 large U.S. airports, and Appendix B provides descriptions of access systems at selected U.S. airports. The information in both appendices (which is current as of March 1999 and is summarised in TCRP Report 62) is available upon request from TCRP. Following completion of TCRP Project B-18, the research team was retained to conduct TCRP Project B-18A, “Improving Public Transportation Access to Large Airports: Phase II.” This project will present additional information on rubber-tired public transportation services to airports and will integrate the findings from Phases I and II to provide guidance for planning improved public transportation access to large airports. The results of the Phase II research will be published in the TCRP report series upon completion of the project. (A)
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