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Grand Canyon National Park
South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan Environmental Assessment
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Jump to: Description of Project - File Download - Decision Pending
May 29, 2008
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Description: Below you may download an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan. Grand Canyon National Park in cooperation with the Kaibab National Forest is proposing a transportation plan for Grand Canyon National Park to address the most pressing traffic, parking, and visitor access issues in Grand Canyon village.
The EA evaluates three alternatives for addressing the purpose and need for action and also evaluates taking no action (Alternative A, No Action).
The initiation of this planning effort was included in a March 2006 public scoping letter. Responses to this scoping effort were used during the preparation of the EA. |
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| Public Review Dates |
| Start Date: 02/15/2008 |
| End Date: 03/19/2008 |
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List of Files
1) (95.9 KB, PDF file)
2) (2.4 MB, PDF file)
3) (300.9 KB, PDF file)
4) (791.5 KB, PDF file)
5) (2.1 MB, PDF file)
6) (4.6 MB, PDF file)
7) (1.6 MB, PDF file)
8) (1.8 MB, PDF file)
9) (1.6 MB, PDF file)
10) (155.0 KB, PDF file)
11) (541.3 KB, PDF file)
12) (206.5 KB, PDF file)
13) (40 KB, PDF file)
14) (28 KB, PDF file)
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The comment period closed on 03/19/2008 at 11:59 PM. The documents remain posted here for reference.
Substantive comments submitted by the deadline will be addressed in a decision document, which is anticipated to be signed and released to the public by early summer, 2008.
May 29, 2008
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South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan |
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| Grand Canyon National Park has prepared a visitor transportation plan and environmental assessment (EA) for the South Rim area of Grand Canyon National Park. The EA analyzes environmental and related impacts that may result from actions proposed and alternatives developed to address the park's most pressing traffic and visitor access issues within the South Rim area. The purpose of the South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan is to provide a transportation system that addresses the park's most pressing transportation issues. Among these are: long waits at the South Entrance Station; visitor vehicle and tour bus parking demand that exceeds supply; traffic congestion on park roads and in parking lots; poor directional signage; and visitor access to Canyon View Information Plaza (CVIP) – the park's visitor orientation center. The plan would accommodate current and anticipated levels of visitation to the South Rim through 2020, facilitate enhanced visitor experiences, and protect park resources. The transportation system would be adaptively managed to respond to changes in visitation through the life of the plan and would not preclude other future transportation systems from being implemented, including those that may be required for substantial increases in visitation. A portion of the park's entrance fees would be used to fund the transportation system. The EA evaluates three alternatives for addressing the purpose and need for action and also evaluates taking no action (Alternative A, No Action). |
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| Contact Information |
Vicky Stinson, Project Manager
(928) 774-3026 |
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Did You Know?
Building a structure that provides the widest possible view of the Grand Canyon yet harmonizes with its setting was architect Mary Colter's goal when the Santa Fe Railroad hired her in 1930 to design a gift shop and rest area at Desert View Point. The Watchtower opened in May of 1933.
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Last Updated: May 29, 2008 at 20:54 EST |
