Pitkin County Maroon Bells Survey Report

Details

• Creators:
  Calley, Chris ; Petrella, Margaret ; Crayton, Travis ; Rasmussen, Ben
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Pitkin County
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Trails
  • Travelers
  • Tourists
  • Transportation planning
  • Surveys
  • Hiking
  • Wilderness areas
  • Congestion management systems High use
  • visitation
  • transportation management
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-PITKIN-19-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Colorado
• Edition:
  Final report; Sep 2018- Nov 2019
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The Maroon Bells Scenic Area is a popular wilderness destination, and in recent years, has experienced significant visitor growth, resulting in high levels of traffic congestion and related transportation challenges. To better understand visitor characteristics and attitudes toward transportation management strategies, the Volpe Center, in partnership with the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and Pitkin County, conducted a visitor survey at Maroon Bells from September 8 to September 17, 2018. This report outlines the results from that survey effort. Key findings include that respondents were evenly divided on a potential shuttle ticket reservation system, with about one-third of respondents in favor, one-third opposed, and another one-third neither favoring nor opposing.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  VPN6
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43834/dot_43834_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 503.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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