facilities renewal master plan - National Zoo - Smithsonian Institution

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FACILITIES MASTER PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT visitor use and experience. As individual projects are initiated, more detailed mitigation measures will be identified as part of the design process. C.8 Traffic/Transportation/Parking Plans were outlined in the 1986 Revised Master Plan for a completed parking garage over Parking Lot C, the removal of Parking Lot B, and a centralized Bus Drop-off Area at Panda Plaza with the widening of North Road to prevent congestion. None of these plans have been carried through to completion. Access by vehicle to the National Zoo is provided by three main points. These are located at the Connecticut Avenue and North Road intersection, the intersection of Harvard Street and North Road, and by way of Beach Drive. Transportation around the National Zoo is provided for primarily by North Road. This road is a two lane, undivided route that provides access to all five of the National Zoo’s parking locations. Throughout the National Zoo, Olmsted Walk is the primary pedestrian pathway. This curvilinear designed pathway meanders from the Connecticut Avenue pedestrian entrance east to the Rock Creek Parkway entrance. Secondary footpaths link various animal exhibits and visitor services to Olmsted Walk (see Figure 22). Figure 22: Internal Transportation Map SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION – NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 102 | P a g e
FACILITIES MASTER PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Based on surveys conducted by Rummel, Klepper, & Kahl, LLP (RK&K, 2006), 65 percent of National Zoo Visitors arrive by automobile. In this same survey it was estimated that 22 percent of visitors arrive by Metrorail, while 12 percent or visitors walked. There are 868 parking spaces available on-site. These are distributed through 5 separate parking locations, as illustrated in Figure 23. Twenty of these spaces are designated as handicapped parking. These spaces must be shared by visitors, National Zoo staff, and volunteers. Presently, when demand for parking exceeds what is available visitors are forced to find parking in the adjacent neighborhoods (RK&K, 2006). It was determined that in 2007, there were 87 days in which the National Zoo closed its access gates during peak attendance hours due to lack of available parking. Figure 23. Parking Areas for the National Zoo The location of Parking Lots A, C, D, and E require visitors to cross North Road. Access to the National Zoo from Parking Lot B does not require visitors to cross public roads (RK&K, 2006). SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION – NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 103 | P a g e
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