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Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design, Volume 2: Spreadsheet Models and User’s Guide (2010) / Chapter Skim
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... Curb Vehicle Facilities The curbfront provides access to the terminal buildings for pedestrians by way of private vehicles, as well as commercial vehicles such as shuttle buses, taxis, etc. The innermost lane (closest to the terminals)
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... At the arrivals curbfront, vehicles will often stop to wait for arriving passengers if sufficient curbfront 24 Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design Figure 25. Terminal Curb Requirements model.
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... Process for Estimating Curb Length The Curb Requirements model uses the following approach in estimating frontage demand. Passenger survey data is used to find the modal splits and vehicle occupancies for passenger traffic to and from the airport.
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... 26 Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design Source: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., All rights reserved. Travel Classification Rental Car Shuttles (individual companies)
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... LengthTravel Classification 22FT / 7MPrivate Auto 22FT / 7MTaxis 50FT / 15MLimousines 50FT / 15MRental Car Shuttles 40FT / 12MHotel Shuttles variesOther Figure 30. Vehicle length by travel classification.
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Key Terms

  • estimating curb
  • curb length
  • travel classification
  • design hour
  • curb vehicle

  • minal planning


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