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Electric Shuttle Buses Rolling At Zion National Park

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By Compiled From N... - September 27th, 2023

One of the new electric shuttle bus in front of The Watchman in Zion National Park/NPS, Colton Johnston

Five battery-electric shuttle buses are on the road in Zion National Park in Utah, the first of an entirely new fleet of electric buses Zion will acquire using a $33 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

“The Zion Canyon Shuttle System has a bright future," Zion Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh. "We are building on past successes that were enabled by the perspective and resources provided by partners like Zion Forever, the National Park Foundation, U.S. Department of Transportation, the Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Clean Cities, the town of Springdale, and our neighbors in Washington, Kane, and Iron counties.”

These battery-electric buses will replace the park's propane-powered vehicles, some of which have been in service for more than 20 years.  

In 2000, the National Park Service began providing free shuttle service in Zion Canyon and the town of Springdale. The Park Service developed this system in consultation with the town of Springdale, engineers at the Federal Highway Administration and Utah Department of Transportation, and with state, county, and municipal partners’ input. Shuttle buses provide service for millions of riders a year and have successfully reduced traffic congestion and crowding so that visitors can enjoy Zion Canyon.

Since the shuttle system began operation, the number of visits recorded at Zion has risen from about 2.4 million in 2000 to a record 5 million in 2021. With the number of visits still consistently exceeding those recorded before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zion is making other improvements that will sustain the system’s success into the future. 

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