Transit Vehicles for National Parks: Selection Factors and Technologies

Increasingly, national parks are purchasing and operating buses and other alternative transportation vehicles to transport visitors to and from or within park boundaries. Selecting alternative transportation vehicles is a complex, multi-facetedMoreIncreasingly, national parks are purchasing and operating buses and other alternative transportation vehicles to transport visitors to and from or within park boundaries. Selecting alternative transportation vehicles is a complex, multi-faceted process that involves the careful analysis of numerous factors. This material in this report originally was developed as a primer to orient park superintendents and transportation managers who participated in an Alternative Transportation Vehicle Workshop held March, 2002 in Estes Park, CO. It provides useful information and supplements Volume 1 (Candidate Vehicle Technologies) of the Federal Lands Alternative Transportation Systems Study.1 This updated version contains the essentially the same material provided to the workshop participants.