Mobile device data for visitor research is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for understanding how people use parks and public lands. For decades, visitor surveys have been the primary way agencies gather information about who…
Nevada Outdoor Recreation Economic Impact: What the New Data Reveals
A new economic impact analysis conducted by Radbridge and RRC Associates, in partnership with the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation, takes a comprehensive look at the Nevada outdoor recreation economic impact and how outdoor activity…
Short-Term Rentals in Resort Communities: Lessons from Summit County
At the 2025 Greater Western Chapter of the Travel & Tourism Research Association (GWTTRA) One West Summit, RRC Associates’ Jeremy Sage presented new research on the role of short-term rentals (STRs) in resort communities. This…
Blaine County Housing Study Informs Future Planning Efforts
A recent Blaine County housing study conducted by RRC Associates is bringing fresh data to the conversation around the economic, housing market, and regulatory impacts of short-term rentals (STRs) in the Sun Valley region. Presented to local…
Outdoor Recreation Survey Guides Yellowstone Access Plans
A recent outdoor recreation survey conducted by RRC Associates is helping shape conversations around winter access to Yellowstone National Park’s Northeast Entrance. At the center of the discussion is a stretch of U.S. Highway 212…
RRC Study Shows Short-Term Rentals Help Summit County Mountain Towns
A new study by RRC Associates and Inntopia for the Western Mountain Resort Alliance found that short-term rentals (STRs) in Summit County (in Colorado) generate significant economic contributions and are unlikely to contribute to a…
Striking at Balance Between Progressivism and Public safety in Boulder
By Sean Maher, CEO Last summer, I wrote a column about the increasing crime and dangerous behavior on Pearl Street and throughout Boulder. Fast forward nine months, and things have not improved. If anything, they…
RRC Presents Results from 2023 Breckenridge Expectations Survey
Jake Jorgenson, RRC Associates’ chief operating officer, presented the recent results of RRC’s 2023 research, part of the larger multi-year Breckenridge Expectations Project, to the January 24th Breckenridge Town Council meeting. For the project, RRC…
Large Economic Impact of North Carolina Ski Areas Revealed by RRC Study
Jeremy Sage, director of economics and tourism research at RRC Associates, presented the findings of the 2022/23 Visitor Survey and Value Analysis study, commissioned by the North Carolina Ski Areas Association, at the association’s economic…
Changes at CU Boulder Go Beyond Football
By Sean Maher, CEO I have been a loyal CU football fan since I was a student back in the glory days of the late 1980s. Needless to say, I love the energy and optimism…
Telluride Short-Term Rentals Study
RRC Associates teamed up with Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) this year to conduct a study to evaluate the role of short-term rentals (STRs) in Telluride’s regional economy and potential impacts on the local…
Dealing with a Serious Problem
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO A few weeks ago, Pamela Dennis wrote a guest opinion in the Camera abo in the Camera about her friends visiting from abroad and their impressions of Boulder….
Gunnison-Crested Butte Airport Survey Shows More Affluent Visitors
David Becher, Director of Community and Travel Research at RRC Associates, recently shared the survey results from an RRC winter 2022-2023 study conducted at the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) at a meeting of the…
The Future of Downtown
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO America’s downtowns are in trouble. The COVID shutdown transformed many of them from bustling business districts to ghost towns almost overnight. The assumption was that once…
To Close or Not to Close the Streets
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO Some of my friends in Boulder were not happy last fall when city staff reopened West Pearl Street to traffic and parking. They miss the outdoor…
Short-Term Rental Regulations Study with Eagle County
The Eagle County Commissioners recently heard a presentation from Economic & Planning Systems and RRC Associates regarding current short-term rental data and shared ideas regarding establishing regulations. The two Front Range companies have conducted research…
RRC Study Helps Park City Chamber of Commerce Define Direction
RRC Associates recently completed a research project for the Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau. Over 300 surveys were completed throughout February by members, local business owners and employees, informing the organization with…
Change of Course in Progressive City
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO One silver lining of COVID-19 for me was learning to work remotely. Since 2020, I’ve been spending time in Palm Springs during the winter months and…
Time to Deal with the Mess on Broadway
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO There are exciting changes happening on the Hill. After years of frustrating decline, two new hotels and a major conference center are about to turn things…
RRC Study Determines Ideal Price for Keep Colorado Wild Pass
Colorado Parks and Wildlife hired RRC Associates to conduct a research study with Colorado residents to determine the interest and best price point of the new annual state park pass. The Keep Colorado Wild Pass…