Increasing passenger travel has led to growing congestion in the nation's air transportation system, and projections suggest that this trend is likely to continue. The integration of air and intercity passenger rail service, which is provided in the United States by Amtrak, has been suggested by some transportation experts as a strategy to increase mobility and reduce congestion in the United States. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 mandated that GAO review issues related to air-rail connectivity. This report discusses (1) the nature and scope of air-rail connectivity, (2) the benefits and costs of air-rail connectivity, (3) factors affecting the development and use of air-rail connectivity, and (4) potential strategies to improve air-rail connectivity. GAO reviewed laws, strategic plans, and academic studies. GAO analyzed data to determine distances between Amtrak stations and large and medium hub airports and interviewed officials from DOT, and representatives from Amtrak, the airlines, and aviation and rail industry associations. GAO interviewed stakeholders at eight large and medium hub airports, which were selected based on geographic location and extent of connectivity with Amtrak. In addition, GAO surveyed experts from the aviation industry, rail industry, state and local governments, academia and the private sector about air-rail connectivity issues.
Intermodal Transportation: A Variety of Factors Influence Airport-Intercity Passenger Rail Connectivity
2013
54 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Air Transportation , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Intermodal transportation systems , Airports , Rail transportation , Air transportation , Benefits , Costs , Geographic areas , Mobility , Passengers , Traffic congestion , Transportation planning , Trends , Intercity passenger rail connectvity
Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2016
|Intercity Passenger Rail Access to Airports
Transportation Research Record | 2012
|