TRANSPORTATION FEASIBILITY STUDY IN KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA

• Sponsoring Institution: Other Cooperating Institutions
• Project Status: COMPLETE
• Funding Source: STATE
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0194162
• Project Start Date: Sep 1, 2002
• Project End Date: Oct 30, 2003
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE
SEATTLE,WA 98195

Performing Department
MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING

Non Technical Summary
High traffic is having an negative environmental impact on the Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. This project will help park managers consider the best way to remediate these negative environmental impacts.

Animal Health Component

100%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

(N/A)

Applied

100%

Developmental

(N/A)

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
610	0530	3100	100%

Knowledge Area
610 - Domestic Policy Analysis;

Subject Of Investigation
0530 - Parks and urban green space;

Field Of Science
3100 - Management;

Keywords

alaska

national parks

transportation

feasibility

resource management

policy analysis

demand

tourism

outdoor recreation

recreational use

economic analysis

economic feasibility

consumer surveys

data collection

environmental impact

transportation systems

Goals / Objectives
This task agreement is for the purpose of quantifying the demand for shuttle bus system to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, and analyzing the economic feasibility of establishing such a transportation system.

Project Methods
The work will involve the analysis of data collected in the 2001 survey pertinent to the shuttle bus qustion and the collection of limited new data to assist in making informed judgments about the relevance of these analyses for groups not included on the 2001 survey.

Progress 09/01/02 to 10/30/03

Outputs
Data collected during the summer of 2001 were cleaned, analyzed, and a draft report prepared. The draft report is being revised based on review by the PNW CESU prior to a technical review and final review by the park.

Impacts
Management will use these findings when evaluating different types of shuttle bus programs that are being considered to reduce the negative environmental impacts of high vehicle traffic to the Exit Glacier fee area.

Publications

• No publications reported this period

Progress 10/01/02 to 09/30/03

Outputs
Data collected during the summer of 2001 were cleaned, analyzed, and a draft report prepared. The draft report is being revised based on review by the PNW CESU prior to a technical review and final review by the park.

Impacts
Management will use these findings when evaluating different types of shuttle bus programs that are being considered to reduce the negative environmental impacts of high vehicle traffic to the Exit Glacier fee area.

Publications

• No publications reported this period

Progress 10/01/01 to 09/30/02

Outputs
Data collected during the summer of 2001 were cleaned, analyzed, and a draft report is being prepared.

Impacts
Management will use these findings when evaluating different types of shuttle bus programs that are being considered to reduce the negative environmental impacts of high vehicle traffic to the Exit Glacier fee area.

Publications

• No publications reported this period