HomeMy WebLinkAboutSD-18-32 - Supplemental - 1200 Airport Drive (19)Memo
To: John Leinwohl From: David DeBaie
File: Burlington Airport – 195311029 Date: March 22, 2016
Reference: BTV - Car Rental Quick Turnaround Facility Traffic Impact Assessment
At Burlington International Airport on Airport Drive in South Burlington Vermont, rental cars are
brought to and from the airport from multiple offsite locations for prepping in advance of the next
rental of each vehicle. Some vehicles remain on site where the facilities are limited. A new Quick
Turn Around (QTA) facility is proposed which will enable the prepping of all rental vehicles on site.
This facility will increase the efficiency of rental car prepping and is expected to reduce the need for
shuttling vehicles from offsite facilities to meet car rental demands at the airport.
Considering the proximity of offsite car rental facilities to the airport, the potential traffic impact of
this facility can be generally assessed by the resultant number of shuttle trips through the Airport
Drive/ Williston Road intersection during the evening peak hour when traffic conditions are worse
than other times of the day. An increase in shuttle trips through the intersection during the evening
peak hour may negatively impact the operations and a net decrease would likely indicate no
negative impact. The actual number of trips may be higher but the total trips will be proportional to
the number of vehicles shuttled.
The information contained in this memorandum has been provided by the existing car rental
companies which include: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty. Of
these, Dollar only operates from the airport and has no local facility off the airport to or from which
rental cars might be shuttled. The operation of these car rental companies will not contribute to an
increase or decrease in evening peak hour trips through the Airport Drive and Williston Road
Intersection.
Avis operates an offsite facility at 1890 Williston Road which is just east of the Airport Drive and
Williston Road intersection. Driving to and from this offsite location and the airport involves passing
through the Airport Drive and Williston Road intersection. Under existing conditions as many as 20
vehicles are shuttled to and/or from the airport during the evening peak hour. With the QTA only
vehicles that require repair and general maintenance would be shuttled to and from the offsite
location; a maximum of 5 vehicles are expected to be shuttled offsite. The net change is 15 fewer
Avis evening peak hour trips shuttled through the Airport Drive and Williston Road intersection.
Budget shares the local offsite car rental facility at 1890 Williston Road which is just east of the Airport
Drive and Williston Road intersection. ….NO INFO
Enterprise, National and Alamo use the existing facilities for prepping rental cars while sharing two
offsite locations. One is located at 700 Airport Parkway and the other at 1891Williston Road.
Raveling to and from 700 Airport Parkway does not involve a trip through the Airport Drive and
Williston Road intersection. Trips to and from 1891 Williston Road does involve a trip through the
Airport Drive and Williston Road intersection. No peak hour trips between the airport and 1891
Williston Road regularly occur under the current operations. With the QTA, combined as many as 5
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John Leinwohl
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Reference: BTV - Car Rental
vehicles are expected to be moved to this location during the evening peak hour. These 5 trips
would have a negative traffic impact.
Hertz operates onsite and at 228 Aviation Drive offers rental vehicles for those who are using the
general aviation facilities. The QTA is not expected to change this operation and therefore no
additional trips are expected.
Thrifty operates an offsite facility at 1710 Williston Road. Trips between the airport and this facility do
not pass through the Airport Drive and Williston Road intersection because there is easier access to
the back via Airport Road. No traffic impact is expected due to Thrifty rental car trips.
PM Peak Hour Trips Through Airport Drive and Williston Road
Rental Car Companies
at BTV
PM Peak Hour Rental
Vehicle Offsite Shuttle
Trips Net Change Note
Current With QTA
Alamo 0 5 5 Combined with
Enterprise and Thrifty
Avis 20 5 -15 Fewer shuttle trips
Budget No info
Dollar 0 0 0 No offsite facility
Enterprise * * * Combined with Alamo
Hertz 0 0 0 No change due to QTA
National * * * Combined with Alamo
Thrifty 0 0 0 Access via Airport Road
TOTAL 20 10 -10 No Negative Traffic Impact
Conclusion: With information from 7 of the 8 rental car companies at BTV, Stantec concludes that
there will be fewer Evening peak hour shuttle trips through the Airport Drive and Williston Road
intersection and therefore the proposed QTA will not have a negative traffic impact.
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