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Visitor assessment of the mandatory alternative transportation system at Zion National Park (Record no. 162529)

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Personal name MACE, Britton L
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Title Visitor assessment of the mandatory alternative transportation system at Zion National Park
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Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture New York
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Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2013
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Title Environmental Management
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Summary, etc. Transportation infrastructure in national parks has historically been designed for the automobile. With more vehicles in the parks, visitors found themselves in circumstances more reminiscent of a city than a park. Traffic jams, overcrowding, illegal parking, horn honking, and idling vehicles became common, creating stress and contributing to air and noise pollution, the very things visitors were hoping to get away from. Park managers began searching for alternatives, including shuttle systems. Many national parks have implemented optional shuttle systems, but relatively few have completely closed roads to vehicles, transporting visitors on mandatory shuttles. Zion National Park instituted a mandatory shuttle system in May 2000 to relieve crowding and congestion in the main canyon and to protect natural resources. Taking a longitudinal approach, attributes of the shuttle (e.g., crowding, accessibility, freedom, efficiency, preference, and success) were assessed with experiential park factors (e.g., scenic beauty, naturalness, solitude, tranquility, air quality, and soundscape) in 2000, 2003, and 2010 by surveying shuttle-riding park visitors. While visitors initially reported a few reservations about the shuttle system, by 2003, the majority rated the system successful. Ratings of all shuttle-related variables, except crowding, improved over the decade. Improvements were greatest for freedom, accessibility, and efficiency. Multiple regression found overall shuttle success to be mediated by preference, freedom, accessibility, efficiency, and comfort. Experiential variables assessing park conditions followed a similar pattern, with improved ratings as the decade progressed. Results provide important insights into the visitor experience with mandatory alternative shuttle systems in national parks.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element visitor experience
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Topical term or geographic name entry element alternative transportation systems
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Topical term or geographic name entry element national parks
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Personal name MARQUIT, Joshua D
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Personal name BATES, Scott C
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Uniform Resource Identifier https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-013-0164-z
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    Library of Congress Classification     Main Library Main Library Journal Article 06/06/2023 Vol.52 , No.5 (Nov 2013)   GE300 ENV 06/06/2023 06/06/2023 Journal Article For In House Use Only