2008 Nomination Guide

To be considered for national designation, your byway must have completed and adopted a Corridor Management Plan in accordance with Section 9 of the Interim Policy. In the nomination application, you will be asked to:

• Plan Adopted. Provide the date your CMP was adopted. Draft CMPs that have not been adopted will not be considered.

• Plan Update. Indicate whether your State/Indian tribe/Federal land management agency requires that CMPs be regularly updated to reflect current priorities and if so, how often.

• Priorities for the Next Five (5) Years. If your State/Indian tribe/Federal land management agency does not require that CMPs be regularly updated to reflect current priorities, you will be asked to describe in ten concise bullet points or less your priorities for the byway for the next five (5) years.

Your byway’s Corridor Management Plan must address each of the following points. In the nomination application, you will be asked to identify the principal pages in your document(s) that discuss this point and summarize the key findings or objectives from your plan.

1. A map identifying the corridor boundaries, location, intrinsic qualities, and land uses in the corridor.

2. An assessment of the intrinsic qualities and their “context” (the areas surrounding them).

3. A strategy for maintaining and enhancing each of those intrinsic qualities.

4. The agencies, groups, and individuals who are part of the team that will carry out the plan, including a list of their specific, individual responsibilities. Also, a schedule of when and how you’ll review the degree to which those responsibilities are being met.

5. A strategy of how existing development might be enhanced and new development accommodated to preserve the intrinsic qualities of your byway.

6. A plan for on-going public participation.

7. A general review of the road’s safety record to locate hazards and poor design, and identify possible corrections.

8. A plan to accommodate commercial traffic while ensuring the safety of sightseers in smaller vehicles, as well as bicyclists, joggers, and pedestrians.

9. A listing and discussion of efforts to minimize anomalous intrusions on the visitor’s experience of the byway.

10. Documentation of compliance with all existing local, state, and federal laws about the control of outdoor advertising.

11. A plan to make sure that the number and placement of highway signs will not get in the way of the scenery, but still be sufficient to help tourists find their way. This includes, where appropriate, signs for international tourists who may not speak English fluently.

12. Plans of how the byway will be marketed and publicized.

13. Any proposals for modifying the roadway, including an evaluation about design standards and how proposed changes may affect the byway’s intrinsic qualities.

14. A description of what you plan to do to explain and interpret your byway’s significant resources to visitors.

Additional Requirements for All-American Road Nomination Submissions

In addition to the information requested above, All-American Road nominees will be asked to provide:

1. A narrative on how the All-American Road would be promoted, interpreted, and marketed in order to attract travelers, especially those from other countries. The agencies responsible for these activities should be identified.

2. A plan to encourage the accommodation of increased tourism, if this is projected. Some demonstration that the roadway, lodging and dining facilities, roadside rest areas, and other tourist necessities will be adequate for the number of visitors induced by the byway’s designation as an All-American Road.

3. A plan for addressing multi-lingual information needs.

4. A demonstration of the extent to which enforcement mechanisms are being implemented in accordance with the corridor management plan.