Estimating visitors’ travel mode choices along the Bear Lake Road in Rocky Mountain National Park

Pettebone, David; Newman, Peter; Lawson, Steven R.; Hunt, Len M.; Monz, Chris; Zwiefka, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.05.002

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“…Moreover, our age-related results are consistent with those obtained by Moscardo et al [24], who found differences in activity preferences between older and younger individuals (older visitors tend to participate in sightseeing and interpretive activities, while younger visitors tend to participate in recreational activities such as hiking, mountain biking and camping). Studies addressing visitors' attitudes towards alternative transportation systems in national parks have found that older visitors are less likely to use them [9,24]. These differences in activity preferences between younger and older individuals could explain the influence of visitors' age on the willingness to use bicycles in the TNP.…”

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“…Other studies, more in line with our approach, have analysed visitors' preferences regarding alternative transportation systems. Using SP surveys, Pettebone et al found that visitors prefer to use their private vehicles but would be willing to change to ATS under certain conditions of trail crowding and road congestion [9]. Through qualitative and quantitative surveys, Holly identified frequency and waiting time as the most important factors in the use of a park-and-ride shuttle bus [10].…”

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Visitors’ Attitudes towards Bicycle Use in the Teide National Park

2018

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Few studies have examined visitor preferences with regard to public bike-sharing inside national parks. Here, we present a case study of the Teide National Park (TNP), the most visited national park in Spain. The TNP is a clear example of a natural site suffering the effects of mass tourism, largely due to the fact that 70% of visitors access the TNP by car. This puts the park’s sustainability under considerable pressure, may well affect visitor enjoyment, and highlights the need to implement alternative transportation systems. The main aim of this paper is to assess the attitudes of visitors to the TNP towards the implementation of a public bike-sharing system. To do so, we combine information on revealed and stated preferences and estimate ordered logit models to establish the determinants of the propensity to choose the bicycle to move around the park. Our findings suggest that the bicycle has potential as a means of transport in this setting. The results have implications for the design of mobility management measures aiming to increase visit quality and reduce the negative externalities associated with mobility patterns in national parks.

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Visitors’ Attitudes towards Bicycle Use in the Teide National Park

2018

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“…[3][4][5][6]. Other examples of transport practices in natural sites are Denali (USA) [7][8][9], Rocky Mountains (USA, Canada) [10][11][12][13], Acadia (USA, Canada) [14][15][16] and Zion (USA) [14,17].…”

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Values of Travel Time for Recreational Trips under Different Behavioural Rules

2021

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In this study, discrete choice models that combine different behavioural rules are estimated to study the visitors’ preferences in relation to their travel mode choices to access a national park. Using a revealed preference survey conducted on visitors of Teide National Park (Tenerife, Spain), we present a hybrid model specification—with random parameters—in which we assume that some attributes are evaluated by the individuals under conventional random utility maximization (RUM) rules, whereas others are evaluated under random regret minimization (RRM) rules. We then compare the results obtained using exclusively a conventional RUM approach to those obtained using both RUM and RRM approaches, derive monetary valuations of the different components of travel time and calculate direct elasticity measures. Our results provide useful instruments to evaluate policies that promote the use of more sustainable modes of transport in natural sites. Such policies should be considered as priorities in many national parks, where negative transport externalities such as traffic congestion, pollution, noise and accidents are causing problems that jeopardize not only the sustainability of the sites, but also the quality of the visit.

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“…Moreover, the surrounding transportation system requires attention to ascertain fast and easy access [2] [3]. An appropriately functioning transportation network can improve the tourists' experiences, where the occurrence of congestion, accidents, and pollution is lower [4]. Previous researches carried out to improve the transportation around PAs have focused on tourists' experiences, satisfaction, and visitors' mobility pattern [5] [6].…”

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Impact of Transport Network Changes on Tourism in Protected Areas: A Case Study of Ayubia National Park, Pakistan

Shaker¹,

Adnan²,

Hermans³

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The inflow caused by tourists in peak seasons exerts an uncontrollable pressure on the existing infrastructure. The Ayubia National Park in Pakistan faces traffic delays and capacity restraints on the connecting roads in peak season. The study focuses on the formulation of critical strategies by deploying amendments in the transport network. The methodology contains three parts: 1) a questionnaire was designed to inquire about several variables from the visitors; 2) the second part was traffic count data collection and analysis. Based on the response collected, the impact of multiple strategies on the network was analyzed using TransCad; 3) in the third part, the results obtained were shared with experts to gain their valuable opinions. It was observed that the time of the day based access restriction to heavy vehicles could lead to dropping the Volume to capacity ratio from 1.7 to 1.2. However, The experts were also of the view that network changes can enhance and improve the visitors' experience.

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Estimating visitors’ travel mode choices along the Bear Lake Road in Rocky Mountain National Park

Cited by 55 publications

References 30 publications

Visitors’ Attitudes towards Bicycle Use in the Teide National Park

Visitors’ Attitudes towards Bicycle Use in the Teide National Park

Values of Travel Time for Recreational Trips under Different Behavioural Rules

Impact of Transport Network Changes on Tourism in Protected Areas: A Case Study of Ayubia National Park, Pakistan

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