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9 chapter two Airport CAse studies This chapter begins with a summary of the highlights of the ECO programs being provided at each airport, and is followed by comparison tables. Detailed case studies are then presented for each of the five airports.
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BOS LAX PDX SFO STN Employees1 Total Airport operator 13,950 825 47,000 3,500 10,000 759 19,300 1,500 10,200 Unavailable Percentage of Total Employees Airport operator Ten largest employers Largest employer 5.9% 44.2% 9.5% 7.5% Unavailable Unavailable 5.4% 50.5% 18.6% 7.8% 39.5% 13.0% Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Prepared by DMR Consulting (Oct.
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Scheduled HOV Services and Vanpool Programs BOS LAX PDX SFO STN At or Adjacent to Airport Terminal Area Rail, Rapid Transit or BRT Station Adjacent to Airport Terminal Area √ √ √ √ Express Bus Service Sponsored by Airport Operator √ √ Public Transportation Service (buses) √ √ √ Privately Operated Scheduled Bus and Van Service √ √ √ √ Employee Bus Service Sponsored by Airport Operator √ Employee Vanpool Program √ √ Shuttle Service Provided to Access Terminal Area Shuttle Bus to Off-Airport Rail, Rapid Transit or BRT Station √ √ Shuttle Bus to Public Transportation Service (buses)
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12 Boston LogAn internAtionAL Airport (Bos) Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
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13 The off-airport employee parking garage is served by a roundthe-clock Massport shuttle bus that travels to the terminal area and other airport employment areas. On-airport employee parking is used by employees who work within walking distance of the parking areas.
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14 The public transportation system serving the greater Boston area is operated by MBTA. It includes a subway system, BRT routes, local and express bus routes, a commuter rail system, and water transportation.
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15 6:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and between 6:15 a.m.
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16 • Massport founded the Logan TMA in 1997 as a way to strengthen and formalize its efforts to reduce the singleoccupant employee commute, encourage public transportation use, improve transportation options, reduce the need for employee parking, and provide a forum for employers to work together to address common employee transportation concerns. The Logan TMA is administered by MassRides, which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT)
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17 program elements that Have Been offered in the past In 2007, the Logan TMA offered participants who shifted from driving alone to work to commuting by carpool, public transportation, walking, or bicycling, a commuter cash incentive of $3 per day for up to 90 days. This was in addition to any transit subsidy or other incentives offered by their employer.
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18 At one point the TMA had collected membership dues. It was problematic, and perhaps would work better if dues were simply incorporated as part of lease/contract agreements with tenants and employers.
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19 improve ground transportation to and from Stansted in a region-wide context. Members include various public sector entities, public transportation operators, airport tenants, local businesses, and other interested parties.
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20 rail stations, referred to as the Public Transport Interchange (PTI) , are located there.
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21 FIGURE 3 Rail network serving STN. Source: Planning the Way Forward: Travel Plan Strategy for Stansted 2008–2015 (n.d.)
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22 of the 1,700 participating bicycle shops, and leases it to the employee through payroll deduction until the price of the bicycle, less sales tax, is paid off. The employer is eligible to apply for the tax rebate on the bicycle.
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23 natives to the single-occupant vehicle commute. Marketing campaigns provide information on billboards near employee parking facilities, and in employee restaurant and lounges.
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24 to the SOV commute; however, LAWA does not have detailed information on all employers offering such programs, or the extent of their benefits. It is known that the TSA offers a $50 monthly transit subsidy, Delta Airlines offers a $15 monthly transit subsidy and parking cash-out, and Federal Express has seven vanpools operated by independent employee drivers.
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25 stop at the bus depot area of one of the remote passenger parking lots owned by LAWA, which is approximately one mile from the first terminal at LAX. Passengers then board a free shuttle service provided by LAWA to travel to the terminal area.
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FIGURE 4 Map of LAX. Source: Calvin Lew, Los Angeles World Airports [accessed Nov.
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27 FIGURE 5 Los Angeles Metrorail and Metrolink Map. Source: www.metro.net [accessed Nov.
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28 LAX Employee Population LAX employees are offered incentives to consider alternatives to the SOV commute through the following program elements: • Trip planning assistance is provided to help current and prospective employees determine what transit options are available to them. • Carpool and vanpool matching is provided in the Rideshare office.
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29 LAWA has considered offering more of the incentives it offers exclusively to LAWA employees to all LAX employees, but is unable to for budgetary reasons. information dissemination LAWA informs LAWA employees about the Rideshare program through a new employee orientation, employee fairs, and a newsletter.
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30 constantly looks for opportunities to improve the Rideshare program by stretching existing resources or by working with outside organizations. Staff actively participates in the planning of regional transportation initiatives, such as the proposed Metro green Line Extension to LAX, the proposed Crenshaw/LAX light rail line, the Los Angeles Bicycle Master Plan, and the ExpressLanes congestion pricing demonstration project.
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31 employee vehicle trip generation rate. It was comprised of four elements: 1.
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32 • Introduce a car-sharing service that would allow Port employees and potentially other employees who commute in modes other than the SOV to rent or borrow a car on an hourly basis for occasional personal trips during the workday. regulatory environment Under the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
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33 Parking Inventory As of September 2011, the Port of Portland provided 2,826 dedicated employee parking spaces for the approximately 8,600 PDX employees that have parking permits. The resulting parking utilization rate is three employees per space or 0.33 spaces per employee.
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34 program details The Port of Portland offers the following benefits to its employees to encourage alternatives to the SOV, and to reduce the employee vehicle trip generation rate. • Promotes ridesharing by: – Encouraging employees to utilize CarPoolMatch nW.org, a ride-matching website available to Oregon residents.
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FIGURE 7 TriMet rail system. Source: TriMet website, http://trimet.org/maps/railsystem.htm [accessed Nov.
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36 can be accessed through an underground tunnel with moving sidewalks. • A parking pricing structure that makes the use of public transportation more attractive.
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37 ber of employee trips in all modes over a one-week period. Beginning in June 1998, survey results indicated that a 10% or greater reduction in the baseline automobile trip rate was achieved annually through June 2008.
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38 6 a.m., to ensure around-the-clock transit access for SFO employees. regulatory environment As a result of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Regulation 13, a Trip Reduction Rule was added to the SFO Rules and Regulations in 1993 that includes an employee trip generation reduction goal compared with 1994 trip levels.
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39 Since BART, Caltrain, and the other two SamTrans bus routes serving SFO did not provide sufficient service hours to serve the commuting needs of SFO employees, the Airport Commission worked with SamTrans to provide a bus route offering service to SFO between midnight and 6 a.m. Initially the route traveled only between downtown San Francisco and SFO.
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40 Sunday, approximately 46% of employees commuted to SFO between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m., and approximately 18% commuted between 2:00 p.m.
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41 spend time working on program elements and working with airport tenants to monitor progress on their plans. SFO Employee Population The following program elements are offered to all SFO employees to encourage them to commute by ridesharing, public transportation, and other privately operated HOV services.
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42 SFO employers and employees have access to the benefits offered by the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance, the TDM agency for San Mateo County. Its mission is to reduce the number of SOV trips traveling within, to, and through San Mateo County.
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43 Rule, and it applies to commission employees and airport tenants. It calls for continuous attainment of a reduction in average weekday trips per employee of 0.005 per year compared with 1994 baseline levels.
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44 Advice provided by the Airport operator to other Airports Beginning a new program or enhancing an existing program to reduce single-occupant employee Commute trips SFO staff advised airport operators to assign at least one fulltime person to be responsible for all programs and policy development related to TDM. This person might also be the airport operator's contact with the local transit agencies, since TDM and transit services are linked.
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