National parks of New York harbor waterborne transportation plan

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Cambridge Systematics
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transportation planning
  • National parks
  • Ferries
  • Ferry service
  • Harbors
  • National Parks of New York Harbor
  • Alternative Transportation Program
  • Waterborne Transportation/Ferry Service
  • Shuttle Access to Ferries
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-NPS-01-02 ; PMIS 55897 ; NPS TIC No. D-17
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Park Service
• Abstract:
  This Waterborne Transportation Study assesses the viability of water transportation as an access mode serving Gateway and other assets of the National Parks of New York Harbor, and develops a preliminary ferry service concept plan to serve the needs of park visitors. The study consisted of the following principal tasks: (1) identification of opportunities to implement ferry services; (2) analysis of advantages and disadvantages of different service options; (3) identification of required improvements and investments associated with different service concepts; (4) feasibility assessment of alternatives; and (5) development of a ferry service concept plan.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8538/dot_8538_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.80 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cf063014d26ecee9363ea45a8fa2e261848ff07c0476931fbb0c65ebd2495933