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1. Marketing efforts should be combined so as to reach the broadest possible audience. 2. An incentive program should encourage resort owners and operators to provide joint recreational access to all Pass visitors. 3. Physical access should be improved between recreational facilities and areas, including joint easements, crossover trails, access for disabled persons, etc. V.9 Goal: Work with public and private historical/cultural groups to identify events and locales of significance in the evolution of the Pass area, and recognize the importance of history and culture as a recreational asset . 6. Transportation and Circulation Some of the most important issues to the Pass community entail transportation issues . Two of the most important are: Restriction of Trucks/Truck Parking on SR 906 Trucks and truck parking on SR 906 were identified as the most pressing transportation issues by respondents to the community survey. There is a very strong sentiment among Pass residents that trucks should be prohibited completely from SR 906 between Exit 52 and Exit 54 and that no alternative sites for truck parking should be provided. Safety for pedestrians and local traffic, as well as the aesthetic detriment, were among the reasons that the community wants truck parking removed from the highway. Even though the community perceives SR 906 as a year-round recreational highway, WSDOT does not feel it should restrict "commercial combinations" from SR 906 in the same manner as they currently do in the summer on SR821 (Canyon Road) in Yakima County, as truckers are coming to destinations on SR906 , not just passing through as they do on SR821. Truck drivers stop at the summit for a variety of reasons: the need to sleep or rest; restroom stops; stops for meals. Some drivers prefer the Pass in the summer because it is cooler than down in the lower areas. Fewer drivers stop in the winter, because of the possibility of getting stuck at the Pass. However, trucks do stop in the winter, and some get boxed in by private vehicles. If trucks cannot be prohibited from SR906, providing an alternative location, or an actual rest area, for trucks is a must. Truck parking on the shoulders of SR906, as currently exists, is intolerable to the community because of past accidents and recurring near misses, as well as the very disrupting effect on the scenic mountain environment. WSDOT should continue to work with the community to identify means to reduce or eliminate truck parking on SR906. If, notwithstanding the community's wishes, trucks cannot be prohibited from SR 906, cooperative planning efforts among WSDOT, the Forest Service and the community towards selecting an alternative truck parking site and developing an implementation plan would be a significant step towards the elimination of the serious problem of truck parking on SR-906. Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan December 2016