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Urban Transit to Trails: Mt. Wilson Express Shuttle

        

Project Details                

Agency/Division: U.S. Forest Service
Location: Pacific Southwest Research Station and Angeles National Forest

Contact Information          

Project Manager: José Sánchez, PhD, Research Economist and Ricardo Lopez, Forest Engineer
Email: jose.sanchez2@usda.gov

Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSWRS)
800 Buchanan Street
Albany, CA 94710-0011

Phone: 510-559-5600        

Description

The Mt. Wilson Express is a collaboration between the City of Pasadena, Nature for All, and the U.S. Forest Service. This pilot express service will provide Los Angeles County’s first public transportation to the Angeles National Forest between Spring-Fall 2025. Understanding the impacts of urban transit on public lands is crucial for this nationally significant shuttle infrastructure pilot to adequately service passengers who need it most. The research team will collect pre/post data to evaluate the impacts of implementing the shuttle service. Data collection will include surveys to understand visitors’ transportation mode shift, stewardship, experience, and perceptions; parking counts; trail counters, and mapping of trash, human waste, vandalism to guide adaptive management.

Status

In Progress

Deliverable

Impact Report on the Mt. Wilson Express: pending

For More Information

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 
Currently unavailable

ORCID for the Principal Investigator
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3152-5913