# Presentation: 190299

## Patrick Sullivan
Northwest Mountain Airports Conference
April 2005

**Northwest Mountain Airports Conference**
**April 2005**

**INTERMODAL PLANNING AND FUNDING**

## GOALS & OBJECTIVES

- Provide an understanding of intermodal planning and financing for airports
- Present legislative background
- Present AIP and PFC eligibility rules
- Discuss types of intermodal facilities
- Compare FAA, FHWA, FTA processes
- Receive input from you

## WHAT DO WE MEAN BY INTERMODAL?

- For Airports
- Airport + Surface Access
- the connection between these
- Air Carrier and GA Airports
- Passenger and Freight

## LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND 1

- It is the policy of the United States to encourage the development of intermodal connections on airport property between aeronautical and other transportation modes and systems to serve air transportation passengers and cargo efficiently and effectively and promote economic development.   49 USC 47101(a)(5)

## LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND 2

- US DOT to cooperate with state/local officials in development of airport plans and programs based on overall needs 49 USC 47101(g)(1)
- US DOT (47101 (g)(2)) to encourage officials to develop airport master and system plans that:
- Foster coordination between aviation and metropolitan planning
- Include an evaluation of aviation needs within context of multimodal planning
- Integrate with metro plans to ensure adequate consideration of land use and surface access

## LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND 3

- US DOT to encourage MPOs to establish membership positions for airport operators 47101(g)
- Vision 100 requires large and medium hub airports make available to MPOs, if requested, ALPs and planning documents for projects that involve new airports, new runways, runway extensions

## INTERMODAL PLANNING

- Balance airspace, airfield, terminal and surface access
- Consider passenger and freight needs
- FAA Order 5000.3C (March 1997) Object Clearance
- FAA advises FHWA of plans for: new airports, change in airport property line, runway extensions, new runways
- FHWA advises FAA of its plans-highway improvements within 2 statute miles of an airport

## DOT FREIGHT ACTION PLAN

- In November 2003, U.S. DOT requested that FAA identify one or more major airport ground access projects for joint funding (FAA, surface access agencies)
- FAA identified a runway project (at a reliever airport) that requires road and railroad relocation

## AIP/PFC ELIGIBILITY

- Surface access planning is eligible under aviation system planning and airport master planning.  AIP Handbook paragraphs 405f, 405r, 406e and 406u.

## AIP/PFC ELIGIBILITY

- Facility must be airport-dedicated
- Facility must be on airport controlled property (owned, leased, or easement)
- Facility must be airport owned, but can be leased to transit authority for O&M
- For PFC above $3.00 level, all airfield needs must be provided for
- PFC decisions for intermodal (other than roads) issued by FAA headquarters (not regions)

##  AIP/PFC ELIGIBILITYExamples

- ADO/RO use judgment in addressing  eligibility of most surface access projects.  Consult FAA HQs (APP-500) otherwise.
- Road access whose sole purpose is for ineligible areas, is ineligible. However, incidental parts of a larger, eligible project, can be eligible
- PFC must have viable financial plan (i.e. highway or transit agency) if PFC is not a stand alone project
- Facility must be adequately justified (including timing) based on passenger and/or freight demand
- We rely on FTA to review ridership projections and FHWA to review benefits to road users

##  AIP/PFC ELIGIBILITYExamples

- Additional guidance on eligibility & justification available at:
- _[http://www.faa.gov/arp/financial/pfc/index.cfm](http://www.faa.gov/arp/financial/pfc/index.cfm)__.  Look for the link to Federal Register Notices._
- Notice contains comprehensive guidance on eligibility and justification requirements for ground access projects for PFC funding.
- Much of this guidance applies to AIP.

## TYPES OF INTERMODAL FACILITIES

- Access and circulation roads
- Railways, people movers, and monorails
- Transit stations and intermodal stations
- Parking facilities
- Terminal curb space
- Pedestrian walkways
- Freight Terminals and warehouses
- Bus shelters (local and intercity)
- Staging areas for cabs, vans, and buses
- Marine terminals, ferry boats

## COMPARISON OF FHWA AND FAA GRANT PROGRAMS

- Important Similarities
- Programs are funded through user fees
- Federal share is matched by sponsor share
- Agencies identify eligible work, allowable costs and design and construction standards
- Important differences
- State DOT and MPO are significant players in transit/highway planning and environmental
- Highway grant program is top down, AIP bottom up
- Highway/bridge discretionary accounts are limited

## INTERMODAL CONNECTION PROBLEMS

- Connection between surface vehicle and airport (ticketing or bag claim) is an information and customer service issue
- Ease of connection
- Ease of baggage handling
- Locating parking facility, transit station or cabs
- Transit schedule, fare, and service information: Which bus do I use? How do I get train tickets?
- Is surface access information on the web?
- Will it take me where I want to go?

## FOCUS AREAS

- Two airport intermodal issues to address
- Efficiency and convenience of the on-airport connection (freight and passenger) between air and surface transportation
- Effectiveness of the coordination of airport access needs with surface transportation planning agencies

## QUESTION #1Impediments

- What are the impediments to effective intermodal planning and financing at airports?
- Which of these impediments should FAA address?

## QUESTION #2 Surveys

- Has anyone recently compiled a passenger survey that included a surface access element?
- What did you learn from the survey?

## QUESTION #3 Economic Changes

- Does anyone foresee changes in the regional economy or demographics that may cause a change in the way people access your airport?

## QUESTION #4 Personal Experience 

- As an air traveler, are there any surface access or surface vehicle/airport connection experiences that you would like to discuss?
- What have you learned from managing projects with intermodal elements?

## QUESTION #5Intermodal Examples

- Are there any examples of actions taken by airport management to make the passenger and/or freight intermodal connection more efficient?
-  SFO Courtesy Buses

## DOT MODAL CONTACTS

- Know the contacts for the following DOT offices for your area
- Federal Highway Administration-(office in 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico).  See FHWA Division Offices: _[www.fhwa.dot.gov/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/field.html#fieldsites](http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/field.html#fieldsites)_
- Federal Transit Administration-FTA (10 regional offices).  See FTA Regional Offices:  _[http://www.fta.dot.gov/about/offices/4978 ENG HTML.htm](http://www.fta.dot.gov/about/offices/4978%20ENG%20HTML.htm)_
- Know your contacts with State DOT, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Transit Agencies

## ACTION ITEMS 

- Where do we go from here?
- Document your comments and recommendations
- Make presentations at other airport conferences, at FAA recurrent planning conference (5/05) and at FHWA/FTA joint planning seminar (5/06)
- Develop action plan for FY 2006. Plan may include:
- Use of National Travel Survey to obtain data on intermodal access and connectivity at airports
- Study of U.S. airports to determine where and when it makes sense to consider various inter-modal facilities and practices
- Recommendations to reduce impediments to intermodal development at airports
- Best practice paper for airport surface access planning

## QUESTIONS

- Barry Molar
- Phone: 202-267-8827
- Email: _[barry.molar@faa.gov](mailto:barry.molar@faa.gov)_
- Patrick Sullivan
- Phone: 202-267-3707
- Email: _[patrick.sullivan@faa.gov](mailto:patrick.sullivan@faa.gov)_