Partnering for success : techniques for working with partners to plan for alternative transportation in National Park Service units

Details

• Alternative Title:
  National Park Service Alternative Transportation Program
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Park Service
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • National parks
  • Public private partnerships
  • Stakeholders
  • Transportation planning
  • Tourism
  • Pedestrians
  • Cyclists
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Environmental quality
  • Alternatives analysis
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Maine ; Massachusetts ; California ; Arizona ; North Carolina ; Tennessee ; Utah ; Washington
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Park Service
• Abstract:
  America’s national parks are among the most popular tourist destinations in the country, with more than 424 million visits in 2001 alone. But this very popularity, along with the fact that most visitors arrive by private passenger car, has led to a variety of transportation-related challenges: congestion, overflow parking, air and noise pollution, hazardous conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists, and damage to natural and cultural resources. In an effort to reduce the impact of vehicles and better manage the flow of visitors to and throughout a park, many park units are trying alternative transportation solutions, such as transit systems. To plan and implement effective alternative transportation systems (ATS), parks have found it helpful to work in partnership with a range of stakeholders, including park staff and visitors, gateway community residents, area businesses, municipal governments, regional and state planning agencies, and more. This report summarizes the techniques of and lessons learned by some of the National Parks that have been particularly successful in forming partnerships to support planning and implementation of ATS.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10079/dot_10079_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 651.54 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4cdb14c726fc36f6ecf233d9e107ed5fa4a8af8df04c79de46eebb08efe79359