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Corridor Management Plans a National Scenic Byway. Presently, the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway is preparing for
are designed to: National Scenic Byway designation.
beNefITS of NaTIoNaL SCeNIC byWay deSIGNaTIoN
● Identify the important byway resources,
called “intrinsic qualities.” For designation as a National Scenic Byway, the road corridor must be situated in
● Articulate local desires and issues for the communities committed to its designation and management. Additionally, the Byway
Byway� must possess at least two attributes that are nationally significant. The Scenic Byways
Program calls these attributes “intrinsic qualities.” The intrinsic quality categories are
● Lay out community-based byway goals.
archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. Finally, the Byway
● Provide implementation strategies toward must have a corridor management plan that addresses the 14 Federal Points.
achieving those goals.
National Scenic Byway designation holds many benefits for visitors and for the local
● Explore visitor needs.
residential and business community.
● Review the roadway’s current condition and
maintenance plans� NATIONAL RECOGNITION
● Guide the users through balanced Travelers recognize that National Scenic Byways are the premier scenic routes in the
preservation and promotion of the Byway.
country. There may be a concern that disproportionate growth can occur with byway
● Provide a plan to solicit funding for corridor- designation. Thoughtful planning can avert these concerns by focusing tourism on
wide projects. areas the community wishes to economically develop and away from sensitive areas.
● Fulfill requirements for designation as a COMMUNITY PRIDE AND PARTNERShIPS
National Scenic Byway.
● Be reviewed and updated on a regular National Scenic Byway designation provides an opportunity for locals to showcase their
basis. region and to decide what features to highlight. Connections between stakeholders in
the Byway communities build relationships where they might not otherwise exist.
Corridor Management Plans The number and types of partnerships that are formed to protect and promote the
DO NOT: Byway expands with National Scenic Byway designation. Partnerships may extend
outside the local area, to the state, regional, national, and international level.
● Impose any regulations on a county, city or
town along the route. fUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTION
● Prohibit new construction or developments. Under the National Scenic Byways Program, the Federal Highway Administration
● Require the adoption of any new local promotes these significant roads as America’s Byways®. This designation provides
ordinances� funding opportunities for heritage-based tourism development, especially preservation
and enhancement projects. The National designation will assist in higher priority
● Require participation in corridor-wide
projects or programs. ranking for potential FHWA grant funds.
