Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Taken together, these challenges can affect employee mode choice. Factors That Influence Employee Use of Public Transportation Although data on employee transit use are limited, four factors are believed to influence the mode choice of airport employees: • The availability of transit service at the employee residences.
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Improving Public Transportation Mode Share for Employees 169 Airport Size (a) Estimated 1998 average daily employees New York JFK L 41,000 (1987)
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Non-flight crew airline employees reported the lowest 170 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation Ai rport No. of Transit Routes Bus Frequenc y per Route Rail Frequenc y per Route Number of Stops Other Size (a)
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SOURCE: TCRP Report 83, Jacobs Consultancy Table 8-3. Airport employee public transportation mode shares.
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172 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation Airport Size (a) Estimated number of employees on-site, typical day Estimated percentage of employees working in terminal area Estimated percentage of employees traveling during commute peaks Estimated percentage of employee residences served by transit Other major employment centers Number of centers Number of centers with transit Birmingham (AL)
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The noted automobile-oriented culture of the region is likely a contributing factor. While it is difficult for transit to compete with the comfort that automobiles provide, passengers also perceive the need to transfer and wait as a significant "discomfort." Thus, the closer a Improving Public Transportation Mode Share for Employees 173 Airport Size (a)
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Availability, Cost, and Convenience of Parking at the Work Site The availability, cost, and convenience of parking play a significant role in the choice or consideration between transit and automobile modes of access. While an increasing number of 174 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation
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Some airport operators offer transit subsidies to selected groups of employees. While this can help provide comparable costs between driving and public transportation, subsidies can become expensive and require continuous monitoring to prevent abuse.
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Low-wage employees at an airport would be very sensitive to the cost of an airport access trip; this underscores the need for a pricing system differentiating between air passengers and airport employees. 176 Ground Access to Major Airports by Public Transportation
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