Airport Curbside and Terminal Area Roadway Operations (2010) / Chapter Skim
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with respect to roadway operations is a key step in the analysis and evaluation process. The relevant objectives may include such broad categories as • Providing safe and secure operations for airport users; • Providing desired levels of customer service for airline passengers, visitors, employees, and other airport users; • Accommodating existing and future requirements; • Accommodating regional mobility needs/encouraging the use of public transportation; • Supporting regional air quality goals; • Supporting the airport's ability to maintain or enhance airfield capacity by ensuring that changes to roadways and curbsides do not negatively affect airfield operations or capacities; and • Maintaining and enhancing the net revenues generated by the airport.
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Table 6-2. Typical curbside roadway problems and improvement measures.
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slower speeds and flow rates. Factors influencing required weaving distances are operating speeds, traffic volumes (merging, weaving, and flowing through the segment)
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Often, the volumes are not constant, as some traffic exits for non-terminal area destinations, such as parking and rental car facilities. Missing Movements Missing movements are defined as a desired travel path or traffic movement that is not provided on an airport roadway network.
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For example, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, traffic operations on a return-to-terminal roadway were improved by directing recirculating traffic toward the airport exit and then to a path that leads back to the terminal, thereby extending the length of the weaving area. At Los Angeles International Airport, a movable gate arm is used to close a roadway to traffic on the busiest days of the year, requiring vehicles to follow a slightly longer path, but extending the length of the weaving area.
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measures are used to discourage single-occupant, private vehicle trips by promoting ridesharing or the use of public transit, and to encourage motorists to drive outside peak hours. At airports, the most productive application of TDM is to encourage airport employees to share rides or use public transit to reduce the number of vehicle trips.
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Encourage Consolidated Rental Car Buses or Courtesy Shuttles Consolidated rental car shuttle buses used at airports that have consolidated rental car centers replace the courtesy vehicles operated by individual rental car companies and thereby reduce the number of vehicle trips on airport roadways. The consolidated rental car shuttle buses can be operated by a rental car industry consortium or by the airport operator (using a third-party contractor)
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Inefficient Allocation of Curb Space Inefficient allocation of curb space results where the total available space is adequate to accommodate demand, but the available space has been divided into (or allocated among) many categories of ground transportation services such that some categories are allocated more curb space than required while others are not allocated enough.
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Construct Additional Curbside Level At airports with a single-level curbside roadway serving a multilevel terminal building, additional capacity can be provided by constructing a new elevated curbside roadway. For example, in 1984, a second-level curbside roadway was constructed above the then single-level curbside roadway at Los Angeles International Airport.
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A commercial vehicle courtyard is a parking area adjacent to or near the terminal building reserved for use by commercial vehicles picking up or dropping off airline passengers. These areas are referred to by various terms, such as "ground transportation center" or "intermodal center." Courtyards and dedicated curbside roadways can augment the capacity of a curbside area (or relieve congestion)
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As described in the previous section on Potential Airport Policies to Enhance Roadway Operations, by encouraging airline passengers to use public transit, airport operators can reduce airport roadway and curbside traffic. Numerous methods are available to encourage the use of public transit, including allocating preferential curb space to publicly or privately operated public transit services.
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Potential Airport Policies to Improve Curbside Operations Airport operators can require commercial vehicle operators picking up airline passengers to abide by airport rules and regulations governing (1) the roadways each operator may use, (2)
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These fees include those charged on an annual or monthly basis per company or per vehicle, and cost-recovery fees typically calculated based on the ground transportation operator's volume of vehicle trips or volume of airport-related business. Demand management fees include fees penalizing operators that remain in the curbside area in excess of a specified maximum dwell time, exceed a daily or monthly limit on the number of courtesy vehicle trips, and violate established minimum time intervals between successive courtesy vehicles they control.
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