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Best Practices in Airport Ground Transportation—Accent on the
Positive
Two Curbside Allocation Case Studies
Presented to
Airport Ground Transportation Association
September 11, 2007
By
Gloria Bender
OutlineOutline
• Introduction• Matching System to Operational
Demand• DFW Curbside Allocation Study• LAS Curbside Allocation Study
Our Collective ChallengeOur Collective Challenge
IntroductionIntroduction• Getting from airport entrance to terminal
entrance is frequently one of the most
confusing segments of an airport passenger’s
travel
• Airport access/egress has become one of the
most constrained elements of airport capacity
• Critical that we allocate limited curbside
roadway space efficiently to support the
operational requirements that must be
transacted there
Matching System to Matching System to Operational DemandOperational Demand
• Document/quantify system elements
• Roadway and curbside configuration
• Information system capabilities to enhance
capacity
• Airport business agreements
• Document/quantify operational demand
• Ground transportation service providers’
operations requirements
• Passenger demand
• Identify and remedy gaps
DFW Curbside Allocation DFW Curbside Allocation StudyStudy
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BackgroundBackground• Significant upper level roadway congestion
• Passenger drop-off on upper level due to limited
use of lower level
• Second lane drop-off lengthens delay of both
passengers and drivers
• Curbside capacity available on lower level curb
• Long delays and queues affect all modes• Private auto delays in excess of 7.3 minutes
• Taxi delays in excess of 3.6 minutes
Technical ApproachTechnical Approach• Evaluate size and location of curbside drop off
areas relative to demand
• Achieve airport operational objectives
• Quantify demand by mode
• Use math model to evaluate curbside
assignments based on
• Vehicle queues
• Vehicle delays
• Passenger walk distance
Fully loaded terminals
+4500 O/D pax
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Quantified Curbside Quantified Curbside DemandDemand
• Planning day schedule to identify O/D
passengers
• Transportation mode splits to develop estimates
of trip by ground transportation mode
• Validated with traffic counts
• Quantified active load/unload times
• Macro simulation technique to quantify vehicle
queues and delays
• Compared various curbside allocations
Terminal C Lower Level LayoutTerminal C Lower Level Layout
The SolutionThe Solution• Allow taxis/limos drop-off upper level if requested
• Taxis/limos pick-up at lower level
• Supports significantly expanded taxi pick-up areas
• Reduces delays for all modes
• Private autos from 7.3 to 0.7 minutes
• Taxis from 3.6 to 0.3 minutes
• Reduced queues and second-lane drop-offs
• Passenger walk distance remains the same
• Adequate existing elevator/escalator capacity
LAS Curbside Allocation StudyLAS Curbside Allocation Study
BackgroundBackground• Significant roadway congestion today and no
additional capacity until Terminal 3
commissioned
• Taxi demand exceeds available capacity
significantly during peak hour
• Under-utilized areas at north side of baggage
claim building, C-Bus Plaza and on the zero
level
• Objective: Identify any additional incremental
changes to increase capacity
Technical ApproachTechnical Approach• Develop simulation model to evaluate capacity
benefit of
• ConRAC
• Reduced crosswalks
• Two lanes at roadway exit
• Move decision point for 2-curbside roadways
• Creation of new taxi dispatch operation on north
side of baggage claim building
• Reallocation of C-Bus Plaza to WN pax taxi drop-
off
Model ElementsModel Elements
• Virtual operation• Physical configuration• Operational rules
• Realistic demand• 24-hour• Airport-specific behavior
• Model outputs• Animation• Operational performance data
Las Vegas McCarran Int’l Las Vegas McCarran Int’l AirportAirport
TransSolutions, LLC
14600 Trinity Blvd., Suite 200P.O. Box 155486
Fort Worth, TX 76155
Tel: (817) 359-2950
Fax: (817) 359-2959
Company Information:
www.transsolutions.com
A Women-Owned Business