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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2011 CONTACT Cate Magennis Wyatt President, The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership P.O. Box 77 Waterford, Virginia 20197 Phone: (540) 882-4929 E-mail: [email protected]
Local Byway Project Wins National Scenic Byway Award
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway’s “Corridor Management Plan” project receives prestigious award during the 2011 National Scenic
Byways Conference.
Minneapolis, MN – The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway in
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia received a 2011 Scenic Byway Award for its
“Corridor Management Plan (CMP)” project in the Planning category on August 24 at the
National Scenic Byways 2011 Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
To include stakeholders from the three states within the historically significant
Journey Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG) National Heritage Area, an advisory
committee invited each community to contribute toward developing the JTHG Corridor
Management Plan. The completed plan outlined specific goals, identified responsible
parties and targeted potential funding sources for ongoing stewardship.
The plan, prepared by a multi-discplinary team of advisors led by Lardner/Klein
Landscape Architects of Alexandria, Virginia, has led to its designation as a National
Scenic Byway as well as for new funding for a visual and graphic identity plan
($270,000), wayfinding implementation ($1,300,000), master landscape plan for a
sesquicentennial commemorative effort ($300,000) in its first two years since completion.
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Sponsored by the America’s Byways Resource Center, Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), and the American Association of State Highway Transportation
Officials (AASHTO), the prestigious Scenic Byway Awards recognize eight projects of
excellence from byway nominations across the country. Selection by a panel of byway-
community experts is based on four criteria, including community involvement and
public outreach; partnerships; advancing the goals of the byway’s corridor management
plan; and, innovation. The winning projects must also serve as successful models for
other byway organizations and corridors.
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway is part of the
America’s Byways® collection of 150 distinctive routes designated by the U.S. Secretary
of Transportation.
“We hope these winning projects will inspire new efforts to preserve, protect,
interpret, and promote the intrinsic qualities along America’s Byways,” commented
Michelle Johnson, Director of America’s Byways Resource Center. For more information
about the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway and America’s
Byways, visit www.byways.org.
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Editor’s note: Photo available
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America’s Byways Resource Center is a division of the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This material is based upon work supported by the FHWA and ARDC under cooperative agreement No. DTH61-08H-00007. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the FHWA and/or ARDC. The ARDC is an equal opportunity employer.
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