Consolidated Rental Car Bus Operation George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston

Lea+Elliott provided program design support for a bus system to transport passengers between the terminal area and a new consolidated rental car facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston. Key elements of the busing study included a review of the existing data, a field survey of the existing bus operations, development of key assumptions and criteria, determination of the ridership, and development of bus route alternatives. We also identified appropriate bus technologies, identified key requirements for facilities, estimated bus delivery schedule, and provided capital and O&M cost estimates. A major part of this project was observation of existing rental car busing operations, discussion of numerous miscellaneous issues including low-floor vs. standard-floor buses, alternative fuels, bus maintenance manpower plan, bus electronics, comparative busing characteristics/operations for consolidated rental car facilities at other airports, and competitive procurement approaches. Lea+Elliott also developed procurement specifications for the new buses and provided testing and operation and maintenance support for the project.

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