Transit and Scenic Byways Acadia and Schoodic Presentation by Jim Fisher, PhD, AICP Hancock County Planning Commission Maine January 12, 2011.

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Transit and Scenic Byways Acadia and Schoodic Presentation by Jim Fisher, PhD, AICP Hancock County Planning Commission Maine January 12, 2011

Downeast Maine

A Trail of Two Byways

Hancock County Scenic Byways

Customers: RV Operators

Customers: Overnight Tourists

Customers: Commuters

Customers: Car Free Visitors

Customers: Day Users

Promotion – on the Web

Promotion: Island Explorer Takes Partners

Price: Island Explorer

Placement – Intelligent Transportation Systems

Ridership: 2010 This 12th season was a record setting year for the Island Explorer project. Island Explorer buses carried 412,132 riders in This is 13% higher than 2009, and 2% higher than An increase in fall cruise ship riders during the past two seasons is what pushed 2010 higher than Fall ridership in 2010 was 4% higher than fall ridership in 2009, and 31% higher than fall ridership in For the summer of 2010, the Island Explorer total was 338,223, the daily average was 4,832, and the one-day peak was 8,010. For the fall of 2010, the total was 73,909, the daily average was 1,895, and the one-day peak was 3,139. Use of the Bicycle Express in 2010 increased 9% over Use of the summer-only Schoodic bus increased 65%.

Placement: Schoodic Shuttle

Promotion: Regional Transit System Broad but Shallow

Promotion: Regional Bus Service

Placement: Ellsworth STAR Center

Contact Information James Fisher, PhD, AICP Hancock County Planning Commission 395 State Street Ellsworth, ME ( / (207) (fax) Transportation Services Byways Tourism Planning