Light Rail Rapid Transit systems for more sustainable ground accessibility of airports

This paper investigates the potential of light rail rapid transit (LRRT) to mitigate the environmental and social burden of ground access systems of an airport. This implies, on the one hand, LRRT's capability in mitigating externalities in terms of noise, air pollution/climate change, traffic incidents/accidents and congestion of airport ground access systems and, on the other, the provision of sufficient capacity to accommodate generally increasing volumes of both air passenger and airport employee demand by connecting the airport to its core catchment area. A methodology for assessing the capability of LRRT operating as an airport ground access system is developed. This methodology consists of models to analyze and predict demand and capacity for an LRRT system and models to quantify the externalities of particular airport ground access systems as well as assessing their prospective savings thanks to the introduction of an LRRT system. The methodology is applied to a large European airport -- Amsterdam Schiphol (the Netherlands) -- using a "what-if" scenario approach.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2011.600073
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1767712
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor and Francis
• Authors:
  • Janic, Milan
• Publication Date: 2011-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 569-592
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport access; Airport ground transportation; Airports; Case studies; Environmental impacts; Externalities; Light rail transit; Methodology; Rapid transit; Social impacts; Sustainable transportation; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transit capacity
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01353968
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 19 2011 12:52PM