Incorporating Emerging Transportation and Ground Access Technologies at Airports

The objective of this research is to provide guidance to help airports of all types and sizes plan for the near and long-term integration of emerging, multimodal, ground access technologies to enhance landside operations and the customer experience of passenger terminal facilities.   The guidance should address the following elements, including but not limited to the following:  (1) Capacity (e.g., throughput, space constraints) and operational efficiency (e.g., congestion management and enforcement); (2) The balance of capital versus operational costs; (3) Revenue potential; (4) Legal and regulatory implications; (5) Safety and security concerns;  (6) Risks related to implementation; (7) Infrastructure requirements (e.g., utilities, charging capabilities, buildings); (8) Flexibility and reliability (i.e., adaptability to operational and technology changes); (9) Accessibility (e.g., modes, connecting routes, and loading zones); (10) Sustainability and resiliency (e.g., renewables, carbon emissions, energy efficiency); (11) Constructability; (12) Operational communications systems (e.g., wired and wireless networks); (13) Wayfinding and traveler information systems; (14) Equity (e.g., socioeconomic, environmental justice); and (15) Economic impacts. 

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5211

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $500,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 10-33

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  McDonald, Edward

• Performing Organizations:

  WSP USA

  One Penn Plaza
  250 W 34th Street
  New York, New York  United States  10119
• Principal Investigators:

  LeBris, Gael

• Start Date: 20220426
• Expected Completion Date: 20230508
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport access; Airport ground transportation; Airport planning; Airports; Autonomous vehicles; Electric vehicles; Infrastructure; Landside operations (Airports); Multimodal transportation; Taxi services
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01779163
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 10-33
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 17 2021 10:24PM