DEVELOPMENT OF EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR LOOP TOURS
In the past some historical and cultural heritage areas, wildlife areas, lakes, and areas of scenic beauty were not exposed to tourists in the United States. Realizing this fact, the FHWA, state departments of transportation, and tourism departments introduced scenic byways to expose these features to the public. In Wyoming, a loop tour program was developed in 1989 in conjunction with the already-existing scenic byways to enhance tourism and divert traffic from interstate to state routes. The University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Division of Tourism conducted a research project to determine the effectiveness of the Wyoming loop tours. As a part of this study, a nationwide survey was conducted to determine the national trends in loop programs. In this paper are summarized the findings from the Wyoming study and the nationwide survey.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1500, Geometric Design, Roadside Safety Features, Roadside Hardware Monitoring, and Scenic Loop Tours. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Ksaibati, Khaled
- Wilson, Eugene M
- Warder, Donald S
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 134-138
- Monograph Title: Geometric design, roadside safety features, roadside hardware monitoring, and scenic loop tours
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1500
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data collection; Measures of effectiveness; Scenic highways; State highways; Surveys; Tourism; Trend (Statistics)
- Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
- Geographic Terms: United States; Wyoming
- Old TRIS Terms: Loop tours
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00715000
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 26 1995 12:00AM