| Title | Transit Vehicles for National Parks : Selection Factors and Technologies. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 44352 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Chernicoff, William P. |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. National Park Service |
| Publication Date | 20030331 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Increasingly, national parks are purchasing and operating buses and other alternative transportation vehicles to transport visitors to and from or within park boundaries. Selecting alternative transportation vehicles is a complex, multi-faceted process that involves the careful analysis of numerous factors. This material in this report originally was developed as a primer to orient park superintendents and transportation managers who participated in an Alternative Transportation Vehicle Workshop held March, 2002 in Estes Park, CO. It provides useful information and supplements Volume 1 (Candidate Vehicle Technologies) of the Federal Lands Alternative Transportation Systems Study.1 This updated version contains the essentially the same material provided to the workshop participants. This primer addresses fundamental considerations for evaluating and choosing buses, including: vehicle technologies, vehicle types, fuels, infrastructure and associated costs. These should not be viewed as independent topics, but as parts of a system in which each part may be affected by, and may affect, the other parts. Alternative transportation systems will be unique based on the differences and the particular needs of individual parks. Therefore, rather than provide extensive details about specific parks, the sections herein outline basic system considerations that should be investigated further in relation to the specific conditions at a given park. |
| Rosap ID | dot:9583 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9583 |
| TRT Terms | Buses; Shuttle buses; Alternate fuels; Environmental impacts; Needs assessment; Transportation planning; National parks; Alternatives analysis; Costs |
| Classification | AGR - PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS - PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/44000/44300/44352/Transit_Vehicle_Selection_Factors_and_Technologies.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |