This report presents a selection of methods for preliminary design, location, and evaluation of intermodal passenger transfer facilities. Methods were selected or adapted from previous station, terminal or airport studies, or from multimodal transportation plans. Issues to be considered include safety/security, effective transfers, terminal access and efficiency, passenger concerns, modal enhancement, and architecture/building considerations. Specific topics discussed include establishing project objectives, principles of facility location, evaluation of site design and and access, evaluation of internal design, and user benefits. The document also includes a review of previous research on the topic, and a glossary of terms and abbreviations.

This compendium of Intermodal Transportation Passenger Terminal Facilities provides a descriptive overview of cooperative approaches to offer improved transportation choices and connections. It includes a representative snapshot of Federally funded, proposed Federally funded, public and privately financed, and privately financed intermodal facilities. The information in the descriptions was provided primarily by local sponsors or interested parties of the terminal facilities and enhanced with U.S. Department of Transportation data. The compendium was compiled in response to general public interest in terminal facility developmental activities.

Presents the status of on-going projects, evaluation of completed projects and actions the California Dept. of Transportation has undertaken to improve the intermodal passenger transfer facilities program.

Offers user information on a variety of transit agencies' approaches to transfer programs. Policy and operational issues, service design, and transfer automation are discussed, based on the experience of transit agencies in the United States and in Europe.

A proposed rail stop on Amtrak's main line opposite the Harrisburg International Airport terminal has been under consideration for a number of years. Intermodal transportation facilities are designed to accommodate various modes of transportation and to allow for the transfer of passengers and/or cargo from one travel mode to another. Modern intermodalism involves the systematic, integrated use of two or more modes in order to maximize the efficiency of the total movement. With the growing concerns over congestion and pollution air quality levels, there is an increasing interest in providing these types of facilities. Airports are a natural location for strong intermodal connections. By their nature, airports require passengers and freight to access facilities in a mode other than the airplane, thus creating great opportunities for intermodal efficiencies. The objectives of providing an intermodal rail facility in this area are to: 1) provide an option of access and higher quality of service and flexibility to passengers, 2) develop a rail terminal that is accessible to persons with disabilities, 3) offer a more environmentally compatible and cost-effective mode that may attract passengers who would otherwise travel by automobile, 4) provide a means for reducing congestion on airport roadways and access routes, 5) enhance the area's image as a modern city that may attract businesses and tourism, and 6) improve safety. The purpose of this paper is to incorporate these objectives while identifying a specific site location, or alternate locations of the rail terminal, preparing conceptual alternative designs, providing cost estimates, recommending a final design, and discussing conceptual commercial opportunities (i.e., possible hotel/convention center) which might arise as a result of a new rail station.

Describes available tools--studies, conferences, courses, reports, data, and quantitative models--that can help planners and policymakers respond to the requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). This report is presented in three major sections: Categorized Listings - technical assistance products sorted by principal subject category; Resource Centers - a list of DOT-sponsored sources of information and assistance on intermodal transportation; and Indices - by title, by lead agency, and by product.

This Transportation Research Record contains 13 papers on public transit. Specific topics discussed include intermodal transfer facilities, rail transit and commuter rail, light rail, and personal rapid transit.