Draft General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement: Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania

United States. National Park Service

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1995 - Environmental impact analysis - 257 pages

Contents

• Introduction: 3
• Maps: 5
• Location and Park Boundary: 11
• Interpretation: 16
• Management Goals and Strategies: 24
• Introduction to the Alternatives: 43
• This plan is the product of remarkable involvement and dialogue between Independence National: 44
• No Action: 56
• Alternative A: 59
• Alternative B: 61
• Alternative BClass C Cost Estimate: 66
• Alternative C: 67
• Alternative CClass C Cost Estimate: 73
• Alternative D: 74
• Alternative D Class C Cost Estimate: 79
• Alternative E The Preferred Alternative: 80
• Alternative E Class C Cost Estimate: 88
• Alternative F: 89
• Alternative FClass C Cost Estimate: 96
• Alternatives Considered but Rejected: 97
• Overview of the Park: 111
• Visitor Experience: 118
• The park will play three roles to achieve the vision and to protect and communicate its significant: 123
• Natural Resources: 128
• Socioeconomic Environment: 134
• Population Trends in Center City 1980 and 1990: 136
• Economic Specialization Philadelphia County and MSA 1980 1994: 142
• Household Income Trends 19882000 Philadelphia County MSA and USA: 143
• Direct Visitor Economic Impact 1992 Philadelphia and Pennsylvania: 144
• Hotel Occupancy Philadelphia 19931994 Percent: 146
• Distribution of Visitors Percent by Month: 147
• Office Vacancy Rates December 1994: 148
• Local Educational Facilities: 151
• Local Emergency Services: 152
• Local Tax Rates: 153
• Operations and Administration of Independence National Historical Park: 154
• Transportation Overview: 159
• Assessment of Impacts: 167
• No Action: 174
• xii: 183
• Impacts of Alternative E: 192
• Planning Process: 203
• The parks third role is as an active partner in the life of the community While the park will: 204
• Key Elements of Alternatives 39: 213

Bibliographic information

• Title: Draft General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement: Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
• Author: United States. National Park Service
• Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1995
• Original from: Pennsylvania State University
• Digitized: Apr 13, 2011
• Length: 257 pages