United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-07-26 monographic deposited born digital 104 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-727 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-727 P0b002ee1803a550a f:d05727 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-727 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-727 GAO-05-727 Airports Cost analysis Federal aid for transportation Federal regulations Financial analysis Ground transportation Intergovernmental relations Policy evaluation Strategic planning Transportation costs Transportation industry Transportation law Transportation terminals Intermodal transportation Other Written Product A31363 With the number of airplane passengers using U.S. airports expected to grow to almost 1 billion by the year 2015, ground access to U.S. airports has become an important factor in the development of our nation's transportation networks. Increases in the number of passengers traveling to and from airports will place greater strains on our nation's airport access roads and airport capacity, which can have a number of negative economic and social effects. U.S. transportation policy has generally addressed these negative economic and social effects from the standpoint of individual transportation modes and local government involvement. However, European transportation policy is increasingly focusing on intermodal transportation as a possible means to address congestion without sacrificing economic growth. This report addresses the development of intermodal capabilities at U.S. airports, including (1) the roles of different levels of government and the private sector; (2) the extent such facilities have been developed; (3) benefits, costs, and barriers to such development; and (4) strategies to improve these capabilities. GAO provided a draft of this report to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Amtrak. DOT generally concurred with the report, and Amtrak had no comments. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-727/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-727.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-727/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-727.pdf GAO-05-727 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-727 Other Written Product GAO-05-727; Intermodal Transportation: Potential Strategies Would Redefine Federal Role in Developing Airport Intermodal Capabilities; Airports Cost analysis Federal aid for transportation Federal regulations Financial analysis Ground transportation Intergovernmental relations Policy evaluation Strategic planning Transportation costs Transportation industry Transportation law Transportation terminals Intermodal transportation