Photo copyright 2006 Jonathan Upchurch. BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: IMPLEMENTING PARKING IMPROVEMENTS AT GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK JONATHAN UPCHURCH.

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Photo copyright 2006 Jonathan Upchurch

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: IMPLEMENTING PARKING IMPROVEMENTS AT GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK JONATHAN UPCHURCH TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING CONSULTANT PRESENTED TO ITE WESTERN DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING JUNE, 2012

“If you build it, he will come”

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: IMPLEMENTING PARKING IMPROVEMENTS AT GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK JONATHAN UPCHURCH TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING CONSULTANT PRESENTED TO ITE WESTERN DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING JUNE, 2012

Crossing Rio Puerco River, New Mexico on way to Grand Canyon

First Passenger Train – September 17, 1901

First Automobile, Grandview Point, January 12, 1902

1914

4.4 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR RANKS SECOND AMONG 58 NATIONAL PARKS

90% of visitors travel to the South Rim –80% arrive through the South Entrance –14% arrive through East Entrance –6% arrive by train Nearly all go to the Grand Canyon Village

New Mather Point parking area In 1955 …

GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM MAY 26, 2002

Improper parking along roadsides results in safety risks, resource damage, and poor visitor experience

Parking demand exceeds supply –Improper parking along roadsides

Canyon View Information Plaza (CVIP) is underutilized –Less than half of visitors access CVIP –Visitor frustration –No visitor parking What are the issues?

What are the Issues? Crowding; waiting lines; traffic, parking, and Shuttle Bus congestion Poor visitor experience

DESIGN DAY

3 NEW PARKING LOTS OPENED FOR THANKSGIVING, 2009

DESIGN DAY

3 NEW PARKING LOTS OPENED FOR THANKSGIVING, 2009 VISITATION 9 PERCENT BELOW AVERAGE SUMMER DAY

DAY BEFORE EASTER, 2010

PARKING DURATION HOUR 3 MINUTES

PARKING DURATION HOUR 3 MINUTES MODEL1 HOUR 50 MINUTES

PARKING DURATION HOUR 3 MINUTES MODEL1 HOUR 50 MINUTES OBSERVED – 20102:15 TO 2:30

PERCENT OF THOSE PARKING WHO RIDE SHUTTLE BUS MODEL5 PERCENT

PERCENT OF THOSE PARKING WHO RIDE SHUTTLE BUS MODEL5 PERCENT OBSERVED – 20101/4 TO 1/2

VISITOR BEHAVIOR HAS CHANGED

265 MORE PARKING SPACES ADDED

ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT WILL INCREASE PARKING DURATION

ITE Journal, January, 2011

Photo copyright 2006 Jonathan Upchurch Historic photos courtesy of the Grand Canyon Museum Collection