Current Research in Airport Ground Transportation Prepared by Peter B. Mandle Jacobs Consultancy Prepared for Airport Ground Transportation Association Fall Conference Fort Worth, Texas September 11, 2007

2 JCI Outline  Airport Cooperative Research Program  Current ACRP projects related to:  Airport terminals  People movers/walkways  Parking and roadways  Synthesis—GT Rules  Other research  Opportunities for you  Questions

3 JCI What Is the ACRP?  Airport Cooperative Research Program  Created in December 2003 as part of the Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Act  Program is run by representatives of airport operating agencies  Purpose: collaborate on airport research taking insight and direction from various disciplines

4 JCI How Does It Work?  Funded annually by FAA—about $12 million in 2007  Administered by National Academies / TRB on behalf of FAA (like NCHRP and TCRP)  Research projects can be suggested by anyone (e.g., AGTA)  ACRP Oversight Committee evaluates all submitted problem statements and selects those best meeting its objectives  Project Panels formed to oversee each selected project  Competitive selection of Research Teams by Project Panels  Research Teams conduct and publish guidelines, reports, etc.

5 JCI ACRP Research Fields 1.Administration 2.Environment 3.Policy and Planning 4.Safety 5.Security 6.Human Resources 7. Design 8. Construction 9. Maintenance 10. Operations 11. Special Projects 12. Synthesis

6 JCI ACRP Terminal Building Research Project Completion Date Research Team U.S. Airport Passenger- Related Processing Rates 1/15/08HNTB Guidebook for Airport-User Survey Methodology 6/15/08 Jacobs Consultancy Spreadsheet Models for Airport Terminal Planning and Design 12/5/08 Landrum & Brown

7 JCI ACRP Terminal Building Research Project Completion Date Research Team Airport Passenger Terminal Planning Guidebook 2/28/09 Landrum & Brown New Concepts for Airport Terminal Landside Facilities 6/08/08 Corgan Associates Passenger Space Allocation Guidelines for Planning and Design of Airport Terminals 9/01/08 Trans Solutions

8 JCI ACRP People Mover Research Project Completion Date Research Team Guidebook for Planning and Implementing Automated People Mover Systems 6/01/08L + E A Guidebook for Measuring Performance of Automated People Mover Systems 6/01/08L + E Airport Passenger Conveyance System Usage / Throughput Not yet started ---

9 JCI ACRP Road and Remote Terminal Project Completion Date Research Team Airport Curbside and Terminal- Area Roadway Operations 3/05/08 Jacobs Consultancy Planning Guide for Off-Site Terminals Active Market Sense

10 JCI ACRP Parking Research Project Completion Date Research Team Evaluating Airport Parking Strategies and Supporting Technologies 06/05/08 Jacobs Consultancy Effects of Constrained Public and Employee Parking on Airport Access Not Yet Started --

11 JCI Legal Aspects of Airport Programs Synthesis Project Completion Date Research Team Survey of Airport Laws and Regulations of Commercial Ground Transportation 04/05/08 Smith Amundsen, LLC (Lewis Bricker) Survey of Airport Laws and Regulations of Commercial Ground Transportation—Synthesis

12 JCI Survey of Airport Laws and Regulations of Commercial Ground Transportation  Purpose: Summarize all Federal, state, and local regulations for airport ground transportation operations  Goals:  Understand regulation in various locals  Compare government policies  Centralize all operations policies to enable knowledge sharing

13 JCI Survey of Airport Laws (cont.)  Study Areas:  For-hire personal transportation –Taxi cab open / closed systems –Tax and fee schemes –Operation procedures  Other personal transportation –Share-ride / shuttle services –Courtesy / charter vans –Rental cars

14 JCI Survey of Laws (cont.)  Research Plan:  Contact airport administrations  Search published municipal codes  Review state regulations dealing with CGT  Review state regulations dealing with airports  Review published airport regulations  Review and summarize Federal laws  Synthesize into a preliminary report  Conduct follow-up research as necessary

15 JCI How To Participate In Future Projects  Submit a problem statement  What does your airport need?  What will you Airport director find useful and immediately beneficial  Volunteer for a Project Panel  Lead/participate in a Research Team  Encourage others in your agency to do so

16 JCI Other Research  Amount of other on-going research related to airport ground transportation is limited  Often more theoretical or international in nature  ACRP research projects intended to be more practical in nature and of immediate value

17 JCI To Learn More:    Also see Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)  Or contact:  Peter Mandle