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

2. 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.

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Phases 1, 2 and 3
TERMINAL
PARKING GARAGE
PARKING GARAGE

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. Contact Information
Peter Muller
PRT Consulting, Inc.
1340 Deerpath Trail, Ste 200
Franktown, CO 80116
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