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https://doi.org/10.3141/2300-03

http://scholar.google.com...rgan&publication_year=2012

The increased demand for air travel and diminishing airport capacity, coupled with a new role for passenger rail in intercity corridors across the United States, have renewed interest in the development of intermodal connections between airports and intercity passenger rail among transportation planners and policy makers. As a result, there is a need for a better understanding of who might be using such connections and how the connections might support intermodal travel activities. This paper examines the characteristics of passengers using the airport–intercity passenger rail interface at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, airport—one of only four such direct connections currently in existence in the United States. In addition to providing a sustainable alternative to automobile ground access trips to the airport, intercity passenger rail at the Milwaukee airport has expanded the airport’s market area well into the Chicago, Illinois, region, approximately 80 mi to the south. The findings indicate that passengers value the convenience and reliability of the service in choosing intercity passenger rail to access the airport. Airport and intercity passenger rail planners are encouraged to consider the findings of this paper in planning activities for future airport–intercity passenger rail interfaces.

01453667

12-1486

English

pp 22–30

2012

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309262972

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Photos; References; Tables

Airport access; Case studies; Intercity transportation; Intermodal transportation; Mode choice; Passenger trains; Travel behavior; Travel demand

Milwaukee (Wisconsin)

Aviation; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 8 2012 5:02PM

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