NTL Record

Title Pitkin County Maroon Bells Survey Report
Record ID 69019
Personal Name
Creator
Calley, Chris; Petrella, Margaret; Crayton, Travis; Rasmussen, Ben
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
Pitkin County
Publisher John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publication Date 20191101
Language English
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.
Rosap ID dot:43834
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43834
TRT Terms Trails; Travelers; Tourists; Transportation planning; Surveys; Hiking; Wilderness areas; Congestion management systems
General Subjects High use; visitation; transportation management; transportation survey; visitor use
Geographical
Coverage
Colorado
TRIS Online
Accession No
1733356
Contract Number VPN6
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-PITKIN-19-01
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/69000/69000/69019/Maroon_Bells_Survey_Report_FINAL.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository