Denali National Park: Bus Shuttle System Analysis

This is the first in a series of briefs exploring best practices in the various ways to provide transit service in national parks. While Denali operates in a unique environment, the Visitor Transportation Service experience offers many lessons related to managing natural resources, using performance measures, working effectively with concessioners, and operating shuttle systems. Lessons learned include: strong park leadership and visionary thinking is essential to the success of a shuttle system; flexibility to use franchise fees to fund comprehensive data gathering yields beneficial analysis; limited access for private vehicles to the majority of the park raises the profile of the shuttle system; flexibility of operating agreement leads to sustained improvement in service; and outcome-based approaches foster creativity in operational service planning.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11983
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  National Park Service

  1201 I Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Biton, Anna
  • Kay, Michael
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; National parks; Performance measurement; Public transit; Shuttle buses; Shuttle service
• Geographic Terms: Denali National Park and Preserve
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01502087
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-NPS-14-01, 184/122750
• Contract Numbers: P12PG20506; Project VU62; Task MJ658
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 23 2013 7:53AM