Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge: Alternative Transportation Systems Study

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Central Federal Lands Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Feasibility Analysis No Build Parking Demand Transportation System Management Wildlife
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Central Federal Lands Highway Division
• Abstract:
  This Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (KPNWR) Alternative Transportation Systems (ATS) Study Final Report summarizes and builds upon the findings and key elements of work conducted to date in support of the ATS Study, including coordination with the Kilauea Town Plan and Kauai General Plan Amendment planning process. This Final Report evaluates the feasibility of five conceptual transportation alternatives, four of which represent “improvements” to the existing transportation system serving the Refuge as defined through this ATS Study, including possible creation of a dedicated transit shuttle system. The fifth alternative is the “No-Build” scenario; and, all five alternatives discussed are essentially the same as those presented to the public in February 2005, with refinement of some details. As part of the feasibility analysis, this Final Report also estimates future parking demand and/or the use of transit by anticipated visitors to KPNWR, under each transportation alternative. In doing so, this effort forecasts changes in Refuge visitation for each alternative under consideration. Implications of seasonal variability of parking and transit demand, visitor and community perceptions, and overall operational feasibility issues are addressed. The information herein supports the first level screening effort to determine the feasibility of each transportation alternative identified to date. Information and analysis from this Final Report will assist in narrowing or refining alternatives to those that will be analyzed in greater detail during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) phase of this project. Although all five alternatives currently under consideration will be carried forward into the NEPA phase of the ATS Study, it is anticipated that one or more will be screened out during the alternatives analysis process. The selection of a “preferred alternative” may be anticipated as part of the NEPA process, based on context and intensity of the social, economic, and environmental resource effects; subsequent to exploration of all identified and potentially viable alternatives, combination and/or phasing of alternatives. The preferred alternative may then be subject to further analyses, evaluations, and public scrutiny prior to potential confirmation under NEPA. The emerging preferred alternative shall be evaluated in context, relative to all identified alternatives, always including the No-Build scenario. It is anticipated that the proposed NEPA action for KPNWR would require the preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA). The type of NEPA document to be prepared, however, will depend on the nature and complexity of the impacts to the social, economic, and environmental issues, once determined.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71911/dot_71911_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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