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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Assessment of Management of Kennesaw Mountain Road and Bus Shuttle Service

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is located in Georgia, west of the city of Marietta and I-75 in central Cobb County, northwest of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The park encompasses an array of historic features related to some of the heaviest fighting of the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War but also operates as an important and popular recreational destination within the Atlanta metropolitan region. This study focused only on a small subsection of the park, Kennesaw Mountain and the Visitor Center, both located in the northeast corner of the park. The purpose of this study was to assess the management of the Kennesaw Mountain Road, which runs from the Visitor Center to the summit of Kennesaw Mountain and is used by pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles, and the future of the shuttle service that operates on the road during weekends, including the possibility of operating an electric or hybrid electric vehicle. As a basis for a strategy to manage user conflicts and increase safe operation of the road, this study recommended that private vehicles be excluded from Kennesaw Mountain Drive, that the bus shuttle be expanded to operate seven days a week, and that physical improvements be made to the road to improve safety. The study also found that electric and hybrid vehicles have some implementation challenges and recommended purchase of a clean diesel vehicle until, or unless, an alternative fuel vehicle could be tested on the route.

Kennesaw Mountain Road

Kennesaw Mountain Road (NPS photo)