Kenai Fjords National Park: Exit Glacier Area Summary Transportation Feasibility Study

The purpose of the Exit Glacier Area summer transportation feasibility study for Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ) is to understand the current transportation conditions at the Exit Glacier Area and evaluate the feasibility of a range of potential actions to improve transportation conditions. This study is not a plan and will not result in a decision or project without further planning and community engagement. However, this study will provide KEFJ and the National Park Service (NPS) Alaska Region (AKR) with information and analysis to better understand the current state of transportation access to the Exit Glacier Area and the feasibility of potential enhanced access. NPS and KEFJ are not considering an NPS-owned or operated transit system to provide park access, and are instead interested in identifying options for the park to support business opportunities for private entities. The specific goals of this study are to understand current conditions and demand for transit service to the Exit Glacier Area; identify short-term strategies to improve transportation access for visitors; and consider visitation and transportation trends and anticipate future needs.

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42560
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Transportation Planning Division
  55 Broadway
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142-1093

  Federal Highway Administration

  Western Federal Lands Highway Division
  610 East 5th Street
  Vancouver, WA  United States  98661

  National Park Service

  Alaska Regional Office
  240 W 5th Avenue
  Anchorage, AK  United States  99501
• Authors:
  • Newton, Quinn
  • Simmons, Erica
  • Vinella-Brusher, Emma
  • Galton, Rachel
  • Lian, Scott
  • Van Fossen, Kirsten
• Publication Date: 2019-10-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 76p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Bicycle travel; Congestion management systems; Feasibility analysis; Multimodal transportation; National parks; Parking; Pedestrians; Public transit; Strategic planning; Tourism; Travel demand
• Geographic Terms: Kenai (Alaska); Kenai Fjords National Park
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01722045
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-NPS-19-02, NPS PMIS No. 220697A
• Contract Numbers: VXU7A1/SE293; VXU7A1/SE294
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 12 2019 12:31PM