By Matthew A Coogan;Leigh Fisher Associates.;United States. Federal Transit Administration.;Transit Cooperative Research Program.;Transit Development Corporation.;All authors
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Experience. For each of these services, the transportation planner must match the characteristics of the supporting market with the characteristics of the candidate mode. In many cases, the capacity of a given mode, such as express bus service, has been considered a limiting factor in a long-term role of airport ground transportation. However, in virtually all cases under consideration, the capacity of bus, light rail, rapid transit, or commuter rail is vastly higher than that required for airport-related services.
The primary market for Metrorail in Washington (92 square miles) is almost twice the size of the MBTA subway market in Boston (59 square miles); yet, the trip-end densities for rail are very similar in Airports with rail service primary geographic markets Market Size Ground Trans. Trip Ends Area in by All Square Modes Miles Rail Service Mode Share Metrorail MBTA Subway 13% 11,500 16% 14% Amtrak Trip Ends per Square Mile Total Resident NonResident 92 125 30 95 8,900 59 151 79 72 1,400 57 25 9 16 SOURCE: MarketSense, based on the 1999 Logan Air Passenger Survey and the 1998 BaltimoreWashington Regional Air Passenger Survey.
Airport operates on 30-min headways while a taxicab ride downtown at the same airport requires only 15 to 30 min. The availability of late-night and weekend service is also important. • Availability of parking at transit stations. Many transit agencies prohibit overnight parking at stations, discouraging passengers who may wish to leave their cars at the rail station for their duration of their trips. 23 The upper values for the use of public transportation are higher at European and Asian airports.