Most visitors experience national parks using their personal automobiles, but what is the capacity of park roads to accommodate this use? A simulation model of a national park scenic road was built to explore the road's social carrying capacity and service quality. Current and potential future vehicle use levels were compared in the simulation against visitor-reported standards for congestion. Social carrying capacities for the road were derived from the simulation model results - both with and without an alternative management approach applied. These social carrying capacities suggest that traditional transportation planning concepts need to be reevaluated when applied to scenic or experiential roads.
Analysis of the Social Carrying Capacity of a National Park Scenic Road
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation ; 4 , 2 ; 75-94
2010-03-01
20 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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