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ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

L Bobinchock

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the challenges facing the National Park Service, in general, and Acadia National Park (ANP) in the state of Maine, specifically. ANP is the only U.S. National Park in the New England region and is rather small by National Park Service standards, containing about 46,000 acres spread over 3 geographic units. Because ANP is an older park, a lot of the facilities are not designed to accommodate the requirements of today's park visitations, especially in the form of motor vehicles. In 1987, a planning process was begun to deal with parking and other ANP transport-related issues. This process involved a great deal of public input, as well as a transportation feasibility study. In 1992, the Park adopted a final general management plan (GMP). The GMP recommended a 3-phase transportation system to deal with congestion and other local ANP-related concerns. Several lessons learned are provided.

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This paper focuses on the challenges facing the National Park Service, in general, and Acadia National Park (ANP) in the state of Maine, specifically. ANP is the only U.S. National Park in the New England region and is rather small by National Park Service standards, containing about 46,000 acres spread over 3 geographic units. Because ANP is an older park, a lot of the facilities are not designed to accommodate the requirements of today's park visitations, especially in the form of motor vehicles. In 1987, a planning process was begun to deal with parking and other ANP transport-related issues. This process involved a great deal of public input, as well as a transportation feasibility study. In 1992, the Park adopted a final general management plan (GMP). The GMP recommended a 3-phase transportation system to deal with congestion and other local ANP-related concerns. Several lessons learned are provided.

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This paper focuses on the challenges facing the National Park Service, in general, and Acadia National Park (ANP) in the state of Maine, specifically. ANP is the only U.S. National Park in the New England region and is rather small by National Park Service standards, containing about 46,000 acres spread over 3 geographic units. Because ANP is an older park, a lot of the facilities are not designed to accommodate the requirements of today's park visitations, especially in the form of motor vehicles. In 1987, a planning process was begun to deal with parking and other ANP transport-related issues. This process involved a great deal of public input, as well as a transportation feasibility study. In 1992, the Park adopted a final general management plan (GMP). The GMP recommended a 3-phase transportation system to deal with congestion and other local ANP-related concerns. Several lessons learned are provided.

Key concepts: National park, Plan (archaeology), Service (business), Process (computing), State (computer science), Business, Environmental planning, Geography

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