• Front Matter R1-R9

• Executive Summary 1-18

• 1.1 Introduction 19-20

• 1.2 Understanding the Scale of the Mega-regions and Their Airports 21-22

• 1.3 Scale of Air Travel within the Two Study Areas 23-23

• 1.4 The Problem of Airport Congestion in the Mega-regions 24-26

• 1.5 Costs to Travelers of Airport Congestion and Delays 27-29

• 1.6 The Costs of Doing Nothing 30-31

• 1.7 Conclusion 32-33

• 2.0 Introduction 34-34

• 2.1 Demand for HSR in Travel from City Center to City Center 35-35

• 2.2 Rail Services in the Western Mega-regions that Could Influence Aviation Capacity Issues 36-41

• 2.3 Rail Services in the Eastern Mega-region that Could Influence Aviation Capacity Issues 42-47

• 2.4 What Happens at the Airports When Air Passengers Are Diverted to Other Modes? 48-48

• 2.5 Rail as a Complementary Mode to the Aviation System 49-54

• 2.6 Additional Capacity from Highways in the Mega-regions to Accommodate Excess Aviation Demand 55-56

• 3.2 Background 57-57

• 3.3 Examples of Existing Multijurisdictional Airport Planning Processes 58-60

• 3.4 Mega-region Framework Approach to Airport Planning 61-62

• 3.5 Underused Airports in the East Coast Mega-region: Examples 63-65

• 3.6 Reviewing the Potential Roles of the MPOs and the Need for Larger Geographic Coverage 66-69

• 3.7 Summary Observations 70-71

• 4.1 Major Themes of the Report for Airport-Specific Application 72-72

• 4.2 Strategic Implications for the Major Airports in the West Coast Study Area 73-77

• 4.4 Strategic Implications for the Major Airports in the East Coast Study Area 78-87

• 4.5 Understanding the Role of Smaller Airports in the East Coast Study Area 88-88

• 4.7 Implications of the Airport-by-Airport Review for a Comprehensive Strategy to Deal with Aviation Capacity in the Coastal Mega-regions 89-89

• 5.2 The Promise of Demand Management: A Case Study 90-100

• 5.4 The Role of Airport Managers in Increasing Capacity 101-102

• 5.5 Guiding Principles for Demand Management 103-104

• 5.6 Guidance and Accountability 105-108

• 5.7 Flexibility 109-112

• 6.0 Introduction 113-113

• 6.2 Concerning Theme No. 2: Making the Process Multimodal 114-116

• 6.3 Concerning Theme No. 3: Making the Process Multijurisdictional 117-117

• 6.4 Concerning Theme No. 4: The Potential for Demand Management 118-119

• References 120-121

• Appendix A - Airport Interviews and Technology Issues 122-134

• Appendix B - Highway Congestion and the Aviation System 135-141

• Appendix C - ACRP 3-10 Airport Activity Summary Sheetsand Tables 142-169

• Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 170-170

Coogan, Matthew A, Last, Joerg, Marchi, Richard F, Hansen, Mark, Ryerson, Megan Smirti, Kiernan, Larry, Yatzeck, Robert, Transportation Research Board " 1.1 Introduction ." ACRP Report 31: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Aviation Capacity Issues in Coastal Mega-regions . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010 .

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