Corridor Management Plan

 

View the sample outline of a Corridor Management Plan

 

Objectives for Corridor Plan Objectives: Roadway Objectives: Management and Regulations Objectives: Intrinsic Qualities, Views, and Backgrounds Tourism and Economic Development.

Existing Condition Requirements Existing Conditions: Roadway Existing Conditions: Management and Regulations Existing Conditions: Intrinsic Qualities, Views, and Backgrounds Tourism and Economic Development.

 

 

Objectives – Roadway

 

What roadway improvements do we need?

How are roadside conditions? Consider the byways’ shoulders, drainage, medians, guard rails, landscaping, vegetation, clearing for vistas and views, etc.

How do right of way and easements need to be modified? Is there a need for scenic easements, screening to block views that disrupt the traveler experience, byway maintenance facilities, etc?

How can different kinds of users (campers, trucks, bicyclists, etc) be accommodated? Should certain vehicles be prohibited, restricted, or offered special access?

How should the byway relate to other transportation services in the corridor? Should there be more linkages? Are there opportunities for linkages to other scenic byways or attractions?

Is there a signage plan for official and directional signs? Do we need to address the issue in regard to view and vista points, interpretive information, traveler services, and tourism destinations within the area of our corridor?

 

Objectives - Management and Regulations

 

Which existing programs, laws and regulations are working well and should be continued? Which ones are good but not fully implemented or enforced? Which ones need to be modified to work better?

Which agencies and organizations are strong supporters? What are the opportunities for new partnerships? Who would the partners be and what activities could they manage? What are the benefits for all parties involved?

Which agencies and organizations need to be better brought into the process? What exactly is needed to earn, keep or increase their interest and support?

Which agencies are essential for successful management of the byway? Which organizations have other important but less critical roles?

What are the most efficient uses of policy and regulatory tools available at township, municipal, county and regional levels?

 

 

Objectives – Intrinsic Qualities, Views, and Backgrounds

 

Of the existing views, which are good and merely need to be maintained and which need active improvement? Are any in danger of being significantly degraded in the foreseeable future?

How can current problems be corrected?

How can we reinforce and improve visual continuity and integrity of the byway corridor?

What kinds of development are desired and what types are not? How can negative impacts of new development be avoided?

How and where can new growth be accommodated? What guidelines or suggestions will direct how growth should occur? Are regulations appropriate? What types: land use, performance standards, zoning, and/or design guidelines?

Tourism and Economic Development

 

What level and types of tourism activities would be appropriate for our community? Should the current mix of activities change? Should any be expanded, reduced, added, or dropped?

What should be done about marketing and publicity programs for the byway? What kind of information should be collected along the byway to help with that process? How can our efforts be coordinated with other communities, agencies, or organizations?

What changes are needed to the services that travelers find along the road in our community? How and by whom?

What kinds of new or existing special events are appropriate for what we want t see in the corridor? Can these events be coordinated with complementary events in nearby communities?

How can existing businesses be more profitable as a result of byway opportunities?

What financing is available? Do we qualify for any grants, loans, or other programs?

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Existing Conditions-The Roadway

 

Provide a map to define the location and length of your proposed scenic byway.

Provide data about the road as relevant: number and width of lanes, functional classification, types of traffic and vehicles, current traffic volumes and capacity, seasonal patterns, shoulder width and type, drainage type, median.

Describe the basic character of the roadway and roadside conditions; straight, curing, steep, rolling, flat, mountainous, forested, riverside, urban, rural, Photos must be included.

Does the history or use of the road contribute to the intrinsic resources of the byway? Are there features of the roadway that may be significant?

What are the traveler facilities currently available along the byway: information center, restrooms, service areas, picnic areas, pull-offs scenic overlooks, interpretive areas, etc.?

What are the problem areas of the roadway: repairs needed problems with maintenance, safety hazards, congestion, lack of compliance with transportation design or clean air standards, erosion, trash, signage and billboards, etc.?

 

 

Existing Conditions – Management and Regulations

 

This addresses the issue of the current legal, political, and fiscal responsibility for the road and the land along it.  If your byways, is a stretch of a federal highway that runs primarily through land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, your approach will be quite a bit different than it would be with a county road that is lined on either side with privately owned properties.

 

Include maps to illustrate the boundaries of property holdings and governmental jurisdictions. Who or what is responsible for management of the road, the corridor, and the particular resources that make the byway scenic? Are any likely to be potential sources of assistance in the form of funding, staffing, technical expertise, or other resources?

List partnerships and cooperative efforts already in place to manage the byway and its resources. Include partnerships between governmental agencies, public-private agreements, and volunteer or community groups (for example, adopt a highway programs) Evaluate the potential for expanded cooperative efforts.

Describe any particular strengths of – or existing problems with these groups. Evaluate the potential for them to assist with future management actions.

is the road or corridor currently under any plans or programs that would affect byway designation?

Identify expectations or attitudes that would affect the development of a management plan. Look for both positive and negative expectations that will be assets or barriers to future actions.

Consider the effectiveness of current agency and organization activities. Identify, gaps, or conflicts between group

 

 

Existing Conditions – Intrinsic Qualities, View, and Backgrounds

This part of the plan is more than just the evaluation of specific scenic resources; it includes the overall visual character of the entire corridor. A traveler will mostly experience your byway by moving along it so the quality, variety, pattern, and sequence of views should be considered s well as the individual tableaus. Travelers like to see a consistent rhythm of community and countryside, neighborhood and district. Not every element within the corridor is equally important.

 

Include a map or aerial photo that defines the boundaries of you corridor.

Describe the visual character of the byways and its variety or consistency, illustrated with photos from your site visits, including the patterns and concentrations of land uses by type, appearance, and density.

Are there distinct visual, land use, or other obvious changes at the boundaries of cities or towns along the way?

What are the intrinsic resources that occur within the corridor? What is the relationship between the management of the corridor and these activities? Does the presence of intrinsic resources influence land use patterns. Should they?

Evaluate the signs in the corridor. Do on-premise signs create clutter? Do billboards intrude or block views? Are facilities well marked and easy to identify? What controls are already in place?

What is the nature of the architecture in the corridor? Does the architecture support the intrinsic resources or detract from them? What elements are representative throughout the corridor and contribute to its continuity?

What are the types and pace of land development? What is the impact for potential management of the scenic byway

Summarize any conditions in the corridor that have a negative effect on the integrity of the scenic byway, for example: over-development of commercial areas approaching a park or forest; incompatible uses of historic districts; road widening or design standards that threaten a traditional main street; etc.

 

Existing Conditions-Tourism and Economic Development

 

Which intrinsic resources are currently used by tourists in the corridor? For Example: Recreational, scenic, historic, cultural, archeological, natural

What tourist services are there in the corridor; restaurants, lodging, camping, shopping

What local business and tourism associations are there? What current promotions are there for activities in the corridor? List active participants and what kind of activities they perform.

Are there any special events in conjunction with the byway or the intrinsic resources: festivals, races, parades, fairs, sporting events, seasonal attractions?

What kinds of activities are working well that should continue?

What interpretive and educational activities take place in the corridor

 

 

Summarize any current problems with tourism and economic development activities in the corridor: congestion, appearance problems, overuse or under use, seasonal peaks