This study evaluates: 1) Connections to existing regional and local public transit systems. 2) Options for managing visitor traffic and parking to and at the site, including an option for providing an off-site staging area for visitor overflow and tour bus/recreational vehicle (RV) parking. A shuttle would operate between the staging area, train station and the park (and possibly other sites to serve the greater community). 3) An integrated visitor information infrastructure, including media and signage. 4) Visitor special event transportation operations.

This report investigates the feasibility of an alternative transportation system (ATS) to MVBNHS. Specifically, the report addresses the feasibility of a shuttle service that could connect visitors to several travel destinations in the region and provide car-free visitors with a connection from the Amtrak station in Hudson to MVBNHS in Kinderhook.

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Globalizing Cricket examines the global role of the sport - how it developed and spread around the world. The book explores the origins of cricket in the eighteenth century, its establishment as England's national game in the nineteenth, the successful (Caribbean) and unsuccessful (American) diffusion of cricket as part of the development of the British Empire and its role in structuring contemporary identities amongst and between the English, the British and postcolonial communities. Whilst empirically focused on the sport itself, the book addresses broader issues such as social development, imperialism, race, diaspora and national identities. Tracing the beginnings of cricket as a 'folk game' through to the present, it draws together these different strands to examine the meaning and social significance of the modern game. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the role of sport in both colonial and post-colonial periods; the history and peculiarities of English national identity; or simply intrigued by the game and its history.

The scope of work included the compilation and presentation of "a cultural overview of the City Point area that includes the placement of prehistoric and historic resources in the context of James River and Chesapeake archaeology." The following report presents this cultural overview of City Point, beginning with evidence for Paleo- Indian activity in the James River region and concluding with a consideration of the twentieth-century history and landscape of the City Point Unit of the Petersburg National Battlefield. Particular attention is paid to the role of the site as a protohistoric Appomattuck village; to the possibility that City Point is the location of the 1613-1622 English village of Charles City; and to the centrality of the African American experience at City Point from at least as early as 1635 through to the present. Specific recommendations incorporated in the cultural overview include the necessity for a comprehensive archaeological survey of the City Point property to ascertain the location and preservation of significant buried resources, which can be drawn upon for future research and interpretation into the whole of human history at the site. Another critical recommendation of the report is the need to address the maritime resources associated with City Point, and the ongoing threats to their integrity, which include extensive looting of shipwrecks and material culture in the James and Appomattox Rivers in territory administered by the National Park Service, as well as the ongoing impact of erosion of the bluffs at City Point.

In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in North America. At the time, their annual budget stood at less than $2 million. By 2006, net income from gaming had surpassed $600 million. This dramatic shift from poverty to relative economic security has created tangible benefits for tribal citizens, including employment, universal health insurance, and social services. Renewed political self-governance and economic strength have reversed decades of U.S. settler-state control. At the same time, gaming has brought new dilemmas to reservation communities and triggered outside accusations that Seminoles are sacrificing their culture by embracing capitalism. In "High Stakes," Jessica R. Cattelino tells the story of Seminoles' complex efforts to maintain politically and culturally distinct values in a time of new prosperity.

Cattelino presents a vivid ethnographic account of the history and consequences of Seminole gaming. Drawing on research conducted with tribal permission, she describes casino operations, chronicles the everyday life and history of the Seminole Tribe, and shares the insights of individual Seminoles. At the same time, she unravels the complex connections among cultural difference, economic power, and political rights. Through analyses of Seminole housing, museum and language programs, legal disputes, and everyday activities, she shows how Seminoles use gaming revenue to enact their sovereignty. They do so in part, she argues, through relations of interdependency with others. "High Stakes" compels rethinking of the conditions of indigeneity, the power of money, and the meaning of sovereignty.

This report focuses on identifying transportation information solutions to alert visitors approaching Shenandoah from the vicinity of Front royal about potential park closures due to weather and congestions issues.

The UCBN recognizes the need to raise overall awareness about the work of the inventory and monitoring (I&M) program, the network's role and activities in I&M, and sharing monitoring status and trend results. Effective communication and outreach is a critical link in dissemination of I&M results. The success of the I&M program ultimately depends on whether park managers find the information produced by the UCBN to be useful in the management of natural resources in their park. In addition, to achieve that success, it is critical that park staff make their needs known to the UCBN. This comprehensive science communications plan addresses the need to raise awareness and inform internal and external audiences of the UCBN's scientific findings. This plan also reiterates the importance of a two-way exchange of knowledge between the I&M program and the parks that they serve. Essentially, this plan details the why, where, how, and when of the UCBN's science communications program. We have included descriptions of UCBN communication products such as resource briefs, informational posters, and a copy of our biannual newsletter. Our hope is that this communication plan will enable park staff to gain an understanding of the depth and breadth of the UCBN commitment to science communication. The intent of this plan is to ensure that a seamless and credible story about UCBN inventory and monitoring efforts is told to park managers and visitors.

This report provides updated estimates of National Park Service (NPS) visitor spending for 2009 and estimates the economic impacts of visitor spending and the NPS payroll on local economies. Visitor spending and impacts are estimated using the Money Generation Model version 2 (MGM2) model based on calendar year 2009 park visits, spending averages from park visitor surveys, and local area economic multipliers. Impacts of the NPS payroll are estimated based on fiscal year (FY) 2009 payroll data for each park.

This report describes the results of a visitor study at Yellowstone National Park (NP) in Wyoming, conducted February 15-21, 2012 by the National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project (VSP), part of the Park Studies Unit (PSU) at the University of Idaho.

This report describes the results of a visitor study at Fort Scott National Historic Site (NHS) in Fort Scott, KS conducted July 15 - August 23, 2011 by the National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project (VSP), part of the Park Studies Unit (PSU) at the University of Idaho.

This report describes the results of a visitor study at Congaree National Park (NP) in Hopkins, SC, conducted January 27 - March 7, 2012 by the National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project (VSP), part of the Park Studies Unit (PSU) at the University of Idaho.

This report describes the results of a visitor study at Yellowstone National Park (NP) in Wyoming, conducted July 23-29, 2011 by the National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project (VSP), part of the Park Studies Unit (PSU) at the University of Idaho.

This report presents the results of a qualitative study of the recreational behaviors and preferences of the Hispanic/Latino community in the Tucson AZ area, and this community's potential barriers to and opportunities for visiting Saguaro National Park.

Since 2004, Colonial National Historical Park (Colonial NHP) has operated seasonal shuttle services to connect key visitor attractions in the area, including Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Jamestowne, and the Yorktown Battlefield. In August 2010, the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation System Center (Volpe Center) administered a survey to visitors not arriving by shuttle. The survey follows an earlier survey of shuttle riders, conducted in 2009, also by the Volpe Center. The 2010 survey asked visitors for basic demographic information, level of awareness of the shuttle, information sources used, and for their willingness to ride the shuttle in the future. This report presents the 2010 survey findings, comparison with the 2009 results, and recommendations for Colonial NHP and other parks operating alternative transportation systems.

The purpose of the study is to identify historic places that best represent the wartime mobilization that occurred in the United States and its territories and possessions between 1939 and 1945 to assist in identifying whether any of these places should be considered for potential inclusion in the National Park System.

This report provides park managers, planners, interpreters, and the interested public the information needed to better understand the cultural history and significance of Muir Woods. It is written as a Historic Resource Study (HRS) synthesizing all available cultural resource information from various disciplines and entails both documentary research and field investigation. This report is divided into three parts: Part I: Land Use History; Part II: Muir Woods, William Kent, and the American Conservation Movement; Part III: Recommendations and Appendices.

This report is intended to inform present and future National Park Service personnel concerning the history, challenges, and circumstances surrounding the development of the New River Gorge National River (NERI) and its sister units Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI) and Bluestone National Scenic River (BLUE). It provides background understanding of the natural and human histories of the area, of how these have related to administration of the park, and how park administration has developed in interaction with contemporary issues and concerns.

The "Top 25 Sport Club Management KPIs of 2011-2012" report provides insights into the state of sport club management performance measurement today by listing and analyzing the most visited KPIs for this functional area on smartKPIs.com in 2011. In addition to KPI names, it contains a detailed description of each KPI, in the standard smartKPIs.com KPI documentation format, that includes fields such as: definition, purpose, calculation, limitation, overall notes and additional resources. While dominated by KPIs reflecting cost performance and material handling, other popular KPIs come from categories such as transportation, time performance, delivery quality and warehousing. This product is part of the "Top KPIs of 2011-2012" series of reports and a result of the research program conducted by the analysts of smartKPIs.com in the area of integrated performance management and measurement. SmartKPIs.com hosts the largest catalogue of thoroughly documented KPI examples, representing an excellent platform for research and dissemination of insights on KPIs and related topics. The hundreds of thousands of visits to smartKPIs.com and the thousands of KPIs visited, bookmarked and rated by members of this online community in 2011 provided a rich data set, which combined with further analysis from the editorial team, formed the basis of these research reports.

The primary goal of the MNWR Alternative Transportation Study is to identify transportation intervention options that could improve alternative transportation access to MNWR. While this study focuses primarily on MNWR, it takes into account important relationships to transportation within Chatham as a whole, particularly related to the downtown area and access to the federally owned Lighthouse Beach. The study identifies interventions that: improve multi-modal access to MNWR and within Chatham, reduce traffic and parking congestion around MNWR and within Chatham, improve traveler safety, enhance the visitor experience and develop and enhance partnerships with governmental and non-governmental agencies.

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. The role of sport in development initiatives has grown dramatically over the last five years, now finding a place in the UN's millennium development goals. In Sport and Development for Peace, Simon Darnell outlines the most recent sociological research on the role of sport in development initiatives. The book analyses the relationship between sport and international development and looks at what this reveals about socio-political economy. It addresses a gap in the literature by focusing on issues of politics, power and culture, particularly looking at volunteer experience, mega-sporting events and sporting celebrity in the context of development. Darnell questions the belief that sport can offer a 'solution' to enduring development issues. Drawing on the latest empirical research, the book is a thorough and timely analysis of the social and political implications of tying sport to development.

In recent years the model of sport media communication has changed drastically, and it continues to evolve seemingly daily. The bywords of media communication are interconnectivity, interactivity, and mobility. This 4th Edition provides readers information on the current trends and emerging areas in the field of sport communication from technology to social media to how the global outreach of sport has affected the sports media profession. While the fourth edition rightly goes into emerging areas of the field, it also retains the focus of the first three editions, specifically on the basics and principles of sports media that remain its foundations. Any student interested in a career in sports media has to know certain essentials -- how to interview, how to effectively create and distribute content, and how to deal with communications problems that will invariably arise. All of these subjects and more are addressed, as are more specialised topics such as those dealing with event management, publicity campaigns, and ethics.