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ACRP Report 4:

Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation
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Size: 215 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2008
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Authors:
Matthew A Coogan; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 4: Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation examines key elements associated with the creation of a six-step market-based strategy for improving the quality of public mode services at U.S. airports. The ...
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Front Matter i-xii  
Summary 1-14 (skim)
Chapter 1 - Six Steps in a Market-Based Strategy for Improving Airport Ground Access 15-15 (skim)
Coordinate with the Regional Planning Process 16-17 (skim)
Data Collection for the Airport Ground Access Survey 18-19 (skim)
Data Collection to Monitor the Performance of the System 20-20 (skim)
Geographic Scale of the Airport Ground Access Markets 21-21 (skim)
Density and Market Support Associated with Specific Modes 22-23 (skim)
Best Practices in the United States: Examples of Market Types at U.S. Airports 24-24 (skim)
Lessons Learned from Successful Systems 25-26 (skim)
Summary: Designing to Deal with Revealed Attributes 27-27 (skim)
Best Practices in the United States: Service Based on Markets 28-28 (skim)
Encouraging the Use of High-Occupancy Service 29-29 (skim)
Learning from Recent U.S. Airport Designs 30-30 (skim)
Step 6: Present Information about Ground Access Services to the Traveler 31-31 (skim)
Conclusion 32-33 (skim)
Understanding the Scale of Airport Ground Access 34-34 (skim)
The Scale of the Public Mode Volumes at These Airports 35-35 (skim)
What Has Happened over the Last Decade? 36-38 (skim)
Trip Purpose: Why Do Airline Passengers Travel? 41-43 (skim)
National Patterns of Access to Airports and Terminals 44-44 (skim)
Daily Public Mode Volumes to Airports 45-45 (skim)
Implications for Choice of Ground Access Mode 46-47 (skim)
Ground Access Issues and the Regional Planning Process 48-49 (skim)
Environmental Approvals in Europe 50-50 (skim)
What's Next? 51-51 (skim)
Understanding Successful Airport Ground Access Systems 52-52 (skim)
Does Airport Size Explain Ridership? 53-53 (skim)
Does the Quality of the Airport Connection Explain Ridership? 54-54 (skim)
Does Line-Haul Speed Explain High Ridership? 55-57 (skim)
Is Higher Speed or Directness of Service More Important? 58-60 (skim)
The Implications of Dedicated Premium Service 61-61 (skim)
Berlin Brandenburg Airport 62-62 (skim)
Chicago Midway and O'Hare Airports 63-63 (skim)
Summing It Up 64-64 (skim)
Desired Attributes of Van and Bus Service to U.S. Airports 65-66 (skim)
What's Next? 67-67 (skim)
Part 1: Best Practices at U.S. Airports 68-68 (skim)
Tier 1 69-69 (skim)
San Francisco (23% Market Share) 70-70 (skim)
Boston (18% Market Share) 71-72 (skim)
Oakland (15% Market Share) 73-73 (skim)
New Orleans (15% Market Share) 74-74 (skim)
Atlanta (14% Market Share) 75-75 (skim)
Denver (14% Market Share) 76-76 (skim)
Los Angeles (13% Market Share) 77-77 (skim)
Baltimore/Washington (12% Market Share) 78-78 (skim)
Chicago O'Hare (12% Market Share) 79-79 (skim)
Tier 2 80-80 (skim)
Seattle (11% Market Share) 81-81 (skim)
Chicago Midway (9% Market Share) 82-82 (skim)
San Diego (9% Market Share) 83-83 (skim)
Washington Dulles (8% Market Share) 84-84 (skim)
New York LaGuardia (8% Market Share) 85-85 (skim)
Philadelphia (7% Market Share) 86-86 (skim)
Dallas/Fort Worth (6% Market Share) 87-87 (skim)
Cleveland (6% Market Share) 88-88 (skim)
Part 2: Best Practices at European and Asian Airports 89-90 (skim)
Oslo (64% Market Share) 91-91 (skim)
Hong Kong (63% Market Share) 92-92 (skim)
Narita (59% Market Share) 93-93 (skim)
Zurich (47% Market Share) 94-94 (skim)
Vienna (41% Market Share) 95-95 (skim)
London Stansted (40% Market Share) 96-96 (skim)
Paris Charles de Gaulle (40% Market Share) 97-97 (skim)
Amsterdam (37% Market Share) 98-98 (skim)
Munich (36% Market Share) 99-99 (skim)
London Heathrow (36% Market Share) 100-100 (skim)
Stockholm (34% Market Share) 101-101 (skim)
Frankfurt (33% Market Share) 102-102 (skim)
Geneva (28% Market Share) 103-103 (skim)
Brussels (26% Market Share) 104-104 (skim)
Dsseldorf (22% Market Share) 105-106 (skim)
Part 1: Baggage Strategies for Local Originating Passengers 107-107 (skim)
The Importance of Baggage-Handling Strategies 108-108 (skim)
A Case Study in Baggage Check-in at a Downtown Terminal 109-111 (skim)
Status of Other Downtown Check-in Terminals 112-116 (skim)
Near-Airport Check-in Locations 117-118 (skim)
Part 2: Integration of Ticketing and Baggage with Longer Distance Systems 119-119 (skim)
Integration with National Systems: The GAO Study 120-121 (skim)
Why Integrate an Airport with Longer Distance Ground Services? 122-124 (skim)
Part 3: Evolving Strategies for Integrated Ticketing and Baggage 125-125 (skim)
Las Vegas Strategies for Integration of Modal Services 126-126 (skim)
Los Angeles International Airport to Union Station 127-127 (skim)
Newark Liberty International Airport Rail Station: A Case Study 128-130 (skim)
Lessons Learned: Integration with National Systems 131-131 (skim)
Documentation of Examples of Integrated Services 132-134 (skim)
Characteristics of the Airport Ground Access Market 135-135 (skim)
Demographic Characteristics of Air Travelers 136-137 (skim)
Step 1: Decide What Information to Collect 138-138 (skim)
Step 2: Select a Data Collection Method 139-140 (skim)
Step 3: Determine the Sampling Frame and Sampling Method 141-141 (skim)
Step 5: Summarize and Analyze the Results 142-142 (skim)
Air Traveler Trip-End Densities Associated with Ground Transportation Markets 143-144 (skim)
The Geography of Public Ground Transportation to Airports 145-146 (skim)
A Hierarchy of Markets for Public Ground Transportation Services 147-147 (skim)
Variation by Demographic Segment: Total Airport Market 148-148 (skim)
Variation by Demographic Segment: Washington, D.C. 149-150 (skim)
Applying the Four Market Segments: Looking for the Factor of Familiarity 151-151 (skim)
Conclusion 152-152 (skim)
The Need to Manage Services 153-153 (skim)
Measures to Encourage Use of Public Transportation 154-155 (skim)
Automated Traffic Monitoring and Management Programs 156-156 (skim)
Open Access 157-157 (skim)
Balancing Supply and Demand 158-158 (skim)
Challenges of Introducing New Services 159-159 (skim)
Competition and Enforcement 160-160 (skim)
Bond Indenture 161-161 (skim)
Airline Agreement 162-162 (skim)
Sources of Funding 163-163 (skim)
Federal Funding and Financial Oversight of Airports and Airport Access Projects 164-166 (skim)
Environmental Implications of Federal Funding for Airport Access Projects 167-167 (skim)
Factors That Influence Employee Use of Public Transportation 168-168 (skim)
Transit Service Characteristics 169-170 (skim)
Employee Characteristics 171-172 (skim)
Comparative Comfort of Transit and Automobile 173-173 (skim)
Availability, Cost, and Convenience of Parking at the Work Site 174-174 (skim)
Extent and Adequacy of Transit Service Hours 175-175 (skim)
Non-Flight Crew 176-176 (skim)
Getting Information about Ground Access 177-177 (skim)
Ground Access Information on the San Francisco Airport Website 178-180 (skim)
Ground Access Information on the Portland (Oregon) Airport Website 181-181 (skim)
Ground Access Information on the Boston Airport Website 182-182 (skim)
Ground Access Information on the New York JFK Airport Website 183-184 (skim)
Ground Access Information on the Atlanta Airport Website 185-185 (skim)
Ground Access Information on the Amsterdam Airport Website 186-187 (skim)
Ground Access Planning on the Narita Airport Website 188-189 (skim)
Ground Access Information on the London Heathrow Airport Website 190-190 (skim)
Ground Access Information on the Zurich Airport Website 191-191 (skim)
The Baltimore/Washington International Airport Prototype Ground Access Module 192-192 (skim)
Passenger Information Provided by Other Agencies 193-194 (skim)
Conclusions 195-195 (skim)
Step 2: Undertake the Program for Data Gathering and System Monitoring 196-196 (skim)
Step 5: Manage the Airport to Encourage Higher Occupancy 197-197 (skim)
Step 6: Present the Ground Access Services to the Traveler 198-198 (skim)
References 199-200 (skim)
Appendix - Abbreviations and Acronyms 201-202 (skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 203-203 (skim)
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 4: Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation examines key elements associated with the creation of a six-step market-based strategy for improving the quality of public mode services at U.S. airports. The report also addresses the context for public transportation to major airports, explores the attributes of successful airport ground access systems, presents an airport by airport summary of air traveler ground access mode-share by public transportation services, and more.

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