BergerWorld: 2nd Quarter 2005

Multimodal transportation centers provide cost-effective and efficient transportation interchanges between trains, busses, airplanes, subways and highways. By linking many different transportation systems, travelers have a wider variety of choices and are more likely to use public transport. As a result, many nations are introducing multimodal transport centers. The Berger Group and the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI), Korea's leading transportation research institution, teamed together to prepare a comprehensive review of multimodal transportation options around the world.

To assist KOTI in evaluating multimodal transportation centers, Berger collected data and information from multimodal centers in the United States, Europe, South America and Asia. The Team identified the type of facility, role the multimodal center played in regional transportation, number of passengers and the planning and design of the facility. Berger also identified facilities which made efficient use of public-private partnerships and other financing measures to build the multimodal centers.

Berger has also undertaken multimodal transportation facilities studies in Argentina, Egypt, Guatemala, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.