Integration of Transit Systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Increasingly, large-hub airports in the United States are becoming intermodal terminals connecting people to a diverse range of transportation modes. In most U.S. large-hub airports, the percentage of passengers accessing airports by mass transit is relatively small as these systems are primarily used by employees. This will likely change in the next 10 to 20 years at airports located in urban areas due to regional roadway congestion, emissions concerns, and rise in fuel prices. Over the last decade, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has prepared several studies for integration of transit systems for light rail, automated transit using PRT (personal rapid transit) technology and people mover (APM), and bus transit. This paper is a case study on the challenges of integrating these transit systems into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shown in Figure 1. It explores issues related to: various types of transit systems, facility requirements, existing airport constraints, security, and environment.
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- Copyright © 2011 ASCE
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Authors:
- Tomber, Dave
- Griebenow, Bob
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Conference:
- Thirteenth International Conference on Automated People Movers and Transit Systems 2011: From People Movers to Fully Automated Urban Mass Transit
- Location: Paris , France
- Date: 2011-5-22 to 2011-5-25
- Publication Date: 2011
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Automated People Movers and Transit Systems, 2011
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airports; Bus transit operations; Multimodal transportation; People movers; Personal rapid transit; Public transit
- Identifier Terms: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
- Old TRIS Terms: Rapid transit systems
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Passenger Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01365065
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784411933
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Mar 14 2012 12:55PM