Promoting intermodal connectivity at California’s high-speed rail stations.

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• Creators:
  Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia ; Peters, Deike ; Wei, Wenbin
• Corporate Creators:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intermodal transportation
  • Multimodal transportation
  • High speed rail
  • Connectivity
  • Literature reviews
  • Surveys
  • Recommendations
  • Case studies
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CA-MTI-15-1209;MTI Report 12-47
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  High-speed rail (HSR) has emerged as one of the most revolutionary and transformative transportation technologies, having a ; profound impact on urban-regional accessibility and inter-city travel across Europe, Japan, and more recently China and other ; Asian countries. One of HSR’s biggest advantages over air travel is that it offers passengers a one-seat ride into the center ; of major cities, eliminating time-consuming airport transfers and wait times, and providing ample opportunities for intermodal ; transfers at these locales. Thus, HSR passengers are typically able to arrive at stations that are only a short walk away from ; central business districts and major tourist attractions, without experiencing any of the stress that car drivers often experience ; in negotiating such highly congested environments. Such an approach requires a high level of coordination and planning of the ; infrastructural and spatial aspects of the HSR service, and a high degree of intermodal connectivity. But what key elements can ; help the US high-speed rail system blend successfully with other existing rail and transit services? That question is critically ; important now that high-speed rail is under construction in California. The study seeks to understand the requirements for high ; levels of connectivity and spatial and operational integration of HSR stations and offer recommendations for seamless, and ; convenient integrated service in California intercity rail/HSR stations. The study draws data from a review of the literature on ; the connectivity, intermodality, and spatial and operational integration of transit systems; a survey of 26 high-speed rail experts ; from six different European countries; and an in-depth look of the German and Spanish HSR systems and some of their stations, ; which are deemed as exemplary models of station connectivity. The study offers recommendations on how to enhance both the ; spatial and the operational connectivity of high-speed rail systems giving emphasis on four spatial zones: the station, the station ; neighborhood, the municipality at large, and the region.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC21
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29107/dot_29107_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.99 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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