| Title | An Assessment of Visitor Surveys: Research Needs and Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 44163 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Lappin, Jane; Petrella, Margaret; Ritter, Gary |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Alternative Transportation Program; United States. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Transportation Management Program; U.S. Department of Transportation |
| Publisher | United States. National Park Service |
| Publication Date | 20030705 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The National Park Service (NPS) Alternative Transportation Program (ATP) requested assessment on existing survey research on visitor response to alternative transportation systems (ATS) at the national parks. This report attempts to provide recommendations for how NPS can improve its data collection efforts, which involved gathering and reviewing survey data from NPS sources as well as non-NPS sources. The report recommends changes to enhance NPS ATP data collection, such as reformatting the visitor survey card; developing a standardized, core set of questions on demographics, visit characteristics, sources of travel information and mobility; and developing a standardized approach to visitor studies that are used to a) develop and test ATS prototypes, and b) evaluate existing ATS at the parks. |
| Rosap ID | dot:9537 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9537 |
| TRT Terms | Surveys; Data collection; Transportation planning; Tourists; Questionnaires; National parks; Evaluation and assessment; Studies |
| General Subjects | Alternative transportation program; Alternative transportation systems; Visitors |
| Classification | AGR - PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS - PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS; AGR - PASSENGERS - Tourism; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Surveys |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-NPS-03-03; NPS TIC No. D-1673 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/44000/44100/44163/DOT-VNTSC-NPS-03-03.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |