Master Plan Personal Rapid Transit Analysis for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport by Peter Muller, P.E. President, PRT Consulting, Inc.

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Driverless vehicles on a guideway One to four seated passengers plus luggage Direct origin to destination service No need to transfer or stop Service on demand – not scheduled Very short headways (seconds) PRT definition by the Advanced Transit Association.

Open Guideway (ULTra) Captive Bogey (Postech) Suspended (Mister)

PRT Characteristics Level of Service Trip Time Safety & Security Viability Energy Use Emissions Costs

BWI Master Plan PRT Analysis Investigate conceptual feasibility of PRT for: Surface transport garages to terminals Secure inter-concourse travel Expansion to surface lots, Amtrak & CONRAC

Assumptions Speeds 15 mph 25 mph Minimum headway (seconds) 2 3 Peak period average occupancy 2.0 Maximum theoretical capacity (pphpd) 3,600 2,400 Average wait times < 1 minute 95% wait less than 3 minutes

Phases 1, 2 and 3 TERMINAL PARKING GARAGE PARKING GARAGE

All Four Phases HOTELS AMTRAK LIGHT RAIL PARKING PARKING GARAGES EMPLOYEE PARKING TERMINAL CONRAC

Phase Breakdown Phase Guideway Feet Stations T-Pods Peak Hour Passengers Cap Cost (MUS$) Ops Cost (MUS$) 1 10,000 15 152 1,784 94 7 2 5,500 6 30 NA 33 3 19,000 9 60 360 69 4 43,300 275 1,385 191 All 77,800 37 517 3,529 387 12

APM Comparison APM PRT Miles of dual-lane guideway 5.7 3.6 Miles of single-lane guideway - 7.7 Stations 15 37 In-terminal service Seated travel Minutes CONRAC to Term C 14 10 Daily ridership 61,400 58,817 Capital cost (MUS$) 1,194 387 Annual operating cost (MUS$) 13 12

Conclusions PRT could improve surface transportation Less waiting Less uncertainty Easier way-finding Improved travel times & comfort Roll-on, roll-off No on-site emissions Reduced energy use

Conclusions (cont.) Capital costs Operating costs Revenue About 32% APM Operating costs About 60% shuttle bus Revenue Could attract customers from off-site lots Could boost concession sales

Conclusions (cont.) PRT - low cost, direct and on-demand travel BWI - low cost carriers, “Easy Come- Easy Go” A Good Fit?

Contact Information Peter Muller PRT Consulting, Inc. 1340 Deerpath Trail, Ste 200 Franktown, CO 80116 Ph: 303-532-1855 Cell: 720-318-4795 Fax: (303) 309-1913 www.prtconsulting.com