White River National Forest Hanging Lake transportation and operations study

Final report; Apr 2016 - May2017PDFTech ReportDOT-VNTSC-USDA-17-06VXP8/B402TrailsCrowdsEnvironmental protectionParking lotsTouristsPublic landTransportation planningLand use planningCost estimatingShuttle serviceBicyclesColoradoUnited States. Forest ServiceRasmussen, BenjaminDeaderick, LaurenJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Forest ServiceAGR-OTHER TOPICS-TourismAGR-OTHER TOPICS-PlanningAGR-PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS-PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDSNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYNTL-PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES-PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLESVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterHanging Lake is a recreation site located on land managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) under the jurisdiction of the White River National Forest\u2019s Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District. Due to its increasing popularity over the past few years, the USFS is working with the U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) to develop transportation options that will assist in mitigating parking lot congestion, visitor dissatisfaction, trail crowding, and environmental degradation at the site. This Transportation and Operations Study, which analyzes four transportation and operations management options for Hanging Lake, is part of a series of reports thatwill assist the USFS and its stakeholders in finding a long-term, sustainable solution for these and other issues at Hanging Lake