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purple_mountains_majesty_case_study_9.pptxPurple Mountains Majesty
Case Study #9
Alessandra Scorcioni
Joshua Willett
Introduction
Town of Road’s End
Population of 350
Isolated Town
Single road access - Road is susceptible to closure due to inclimate weather
Town is adjacent to Purple Mountains Majesty
One of the oldest National Parks
Town has been asking for a 2nd road access to be opened for over 20 years
Lack of available transportation lines has resulted in the death of a Road’s End citizen, and citizens have been stranded up to 4 days at a time.
Sawyer Lane
Former logging road that connected Road’s End and Mountain Top(nearby city)
Runs through Purple Mountains Majesty National Park
Upkeep ceased in 1930s, road was deemed unfit for vehicles in 1960
Road is on a high plateau that is not affected by snow storms
Road travels through wildlife habitat that has flourished since the road closed
Road would open up new hiking trails through the park
Road would have minimal travel
Purple Mountains Majesty
Treasured National Park - Pulls in over 1,000,000 visitors every year
Separates Road’s end from Mountain Top
Home to historic logging road which has been closed since the 60s
Home to various forms of Wildlife
Special Interest Group “Purple Mountains Forever” advocates on preserving the park as it currently stands
The Issue
Should the Purple Mountains Majesty Park Service reopen Sawyer Lane to connect Road’s End with Mountain Top?
Stakeholders
Mayor Justin Case - Spent a night with his granddaughter suffering from respiratory problems and unable to have her transported to Mountain Top Hospital
Residents of Road’s End - Have been lobbying for second road for 20 years, 300/350 residents have signed petition for Sawyer Lane reopening
Park Service - Want to maintain the Park and provide quality services for those seeking to enjoy the beauty of Purple Mountains Majesty
Supporters of Sawyer Lane - Echo Road’s End - human life is too valuable to jeopardize, 4 day isolation is undue hardship, reopening road will lead to new hiking trails
Stakeholders Continued...
Hikers and Annual Visitors - Enjoy the park as it is currently run, but would also receive new hiking access and areas for recreational vehicles
Purple Mountains Forever - Watchdog group, monitors activity in the park, want to keep the park intact as it is.
Other Opponents - Argue that Road’s End citizens have a choice in where to live and can always move
Whittier, Alaska
Population - 222
Single Road Access through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel
Whittier is approximately 47 air miles, 62 miles by road or rail, southeast of Anchorage.
The 2010 census reported 220 people living in the City of Whittier; a gain of 36 people since the 2000 census.
Of the apartments and condominiums available for residential purposes, many are vacant in the winter. While Whittier’s housing occupancy rate is high in the summer, transient workers occupy most vacant housing.
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Whittier, Alaska
Distinctive community with strong ties to our natural setting.
Full-time access.
Preserving unspoiled environment.
http://www.whittieralaska.gov/docs/Whittier-Comprehensive-Plan-Update-2012.pdf
“We are a distinctive community with strong ties to our natural setting. Uniquely positioned as a gateway to the wonders of Prince William Sound and strategically located for multi-modal transportation of people and cargo, our location drives our economy and provides outstanding recreational opportunities for our residents and visitors”
“Our vision for Whittier includes preserving our unspoiled environment, while improving amenities for all those who live and visit here. We see a Whittier with full-time access and ample, first-rate facilities to attract visitors and improve the quality of life for residents of all ages. We see a beautiful, clean Whittier with a self-sufficient economy and opportunity for local ownership of land, homes and businesses.”
Curiosity: The Sound was named in 1778 to honour George III's third son Prince William Henry, then aged 13 and serving as a midshipman in the Royal Navy.
Our Recommendation
Supporting the extension of Sawyer Lane Rd. 12-mile, two-lane road.
The project has national, state, regional, and local significance.
Nearly 1,000,000 U.S. and international visitors per year.
The road project has received a broad base of support.
The project has national, state, regional, and local significance. The town of Road’s End , contains major rail. These rail road connections bring and attract nearly 750,000 U.S. and international visitors per year seeking access to and use of thePurple Mountains Majesty Forest. The project significantly improves public access to the National Forest, the nation’s second largest.
The road project has received a broad base of support during public meeting.
Objections and Compromises
Sawyer Lane is an existing road.
Preparation of environmental studies, design the extension development of the road.
This project benefits the community by supporting feasible, sustainable, and market-based economic and community development.
Construction of the first segment of Phase I could be accomplished over two seasons beginning in 2017.
The development of the Sawyer Lane will increase access to Purple Mountains Majesty National Forest resources in the area for national and international visitors. It will present opportunities to develop additional tourism, allow Road’s End Town to develop a traditional and safer town center, allow Road’s End residents to build conventional housing (at the present time most Road’s End residents live in a single apartment building built between 1948 and 1960, which also houses most City offices), and allow tourism developers the opportunity to build new visitor facilities to support the visitation possible through the new tunnel and the rail.
Objections and Compromises
Low impact infrastructures:
Wildlife crossing structures
Safe passage for both humans and animals on and across our roads
Wildlife crossings offer new opportunities for innovative research and educational outreach, such as infrared web-cameras that feed real-time visual data to handheld applications for scientists and the public alike.
Animal Road Crossings
Integrating science and design, new designs is changing the way people and animals see and understand our landscapes.
Questions
Any?
