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Jasper Lawrence Greene Webster Laclede Pulaski Phelps Crawford Franklin St. Louis Missouri Route Corridor Management Plan Historic Byway Vol: IC MP Prepared for: Prepared by: Missouri Route Corridor Management PlanTable of Contents Preface 2 Acknowledgements 2 Definitions 3 Executive Summary 5 Introduction 14 History by Joe Sonderman 28 Public Involvement 44 Intrinsic Resources 50 Corridor Mapping 74 Analysis of Existing Conditions 82 Wayfinding 96 Education 106 Marketing & Promotional Branding 112 Economic Development 122 Toolbox 128 Appendix 214 i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. xii.Preface nical material and thoughtful comments on the many drafts and, most important- ly, their considerable practical experience in the creation of this Corridor Manage- ment Plan. Great River would like to rec- ognize the following staff for their par- ticular contributions: Ryan Evitts, Keith Belt, Josie Bock, and Malissa D. Nowack. Great River extends special thanks to Glenda, Tommy and Tonya Pike for their extraordinary efforts in supporting and encouraging the production of the docu- ment. Also, the Route 66 Association of Missouri should be commended and rec- ognized for their effort and enthusiasm in supporting the production of the docu- ment under tight deadlines. Route 66 Acknowledgements he development of this document, the Missouri Route 66 Corridor Management Plan, has been the under- taking of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, funded by the Federal High- way Administration, and administered by Missouri Department of Transportation. The document was prepared by Great River Associates under the direction of Spencer Jones, P.E. and Jerany Jackson, ASLA, MBA. Great River appreciates the time that many organizations and indi- viduals took to share ideas, discuss their experiences, and review many pieces of this document. Many of the ideas raised by these stakeholders have been incorpo- rated into this document. Great River Associates had the primary responsibility for developing the content and format of the document. Great River assembled the teams of contributors and reviewers, and provided direction and un- tiring support as the project came to frui- tion. Spencer Jones and Jerany Jackson served as the principal writers and editors. They brought to the task both consider- able writing skills and a basic understand- ing of the necessary pieces of a Corridor Management Plan that proved invaluable throughout the process of conceptualiz- ing and creating this document. Great River gratefully acknowledges the important contribution of their team of experts, who served as core technical advi- sors for this document. These individuals contributed a substantial amount of tech- “Route 66 holds many memories for me. I always have wonderful thoughts of family trips to California and to see relatives in Arizona. It was the road of dreams .” 2Plans are procedures used to achieve an objective. A plan is a set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. “Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) Corridor Management Plan refers to a written document that specifies the ac- tions, procedures, controls, operational practices, and administrative strategies to maintain the archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic qualities of the scenic byway. Federal Agency refers to the U.S. For- est Service, Bureau of Land Mangement, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and their scenic byways programs. Federal Agenices fall under the executive branch of the American government. These federal agencies are a part of an organizational scheme to divide government labor and expertise among a hierarchy of specialized offices. Legally, according to the Federal Administrative Procedure Act, which governs administra- tive law, an “agency” is any governmental authority besides Congress and the courts. Intrinsic Qualities refers to the archeo- logical, cultural, historic, natural, rec- reational, and scenic features that are considered representative, unique, irre- placeable, or distinctly characteristic of an area. Local Commitment refers to the assur- ance provided by communities along the scenic byway that they will undertake actions, such as zoning and/or other pro- tective measures, to preserve the archeo- logical, cultural, historic, natural, recre- ational, and scenic integrity of the scenic byway and the adjacent area as identified in the corridor management plan. Regional Significance means charac- teristics that are representative of a geo- graphic area. Scenic Byways are public roads having special archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic quali- ties that have been recognized as such through legislation or some other official dec- laration. The terms Definitions orridor is defined as the road or highway right-of-way and the adja- cent area that is visible from and extend- ing along the highway. The distance the corridor extends from the highway can vary, with the topography creating more or less available views. “… at the end of a corridor, a door opens and you see backward through time, you feel the flow of time, and realize you are only part of a great nameless procession.” John Huston (1906-1987) Management is the act of getting people together to accomplish goals and objec- tives. “Management is the art of getting things done through people.” Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) Lawrence County: Route 66 PavementJasper County: Residential Section ``road’’ and ``highway’’ are synonymous. They are not meant to define higher or lower functional classifications or wider or narrower cross-sections. Moreover, the term Scenic Byway, refers not only to the road or highway itself but also to the cor- ridor through which it passes. State Scenic Byway refers to a road or highway under State, Federal, or local ownership that has been designated by the State through legislation or some oth- er official declaration for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. An Official Declaration is an action tak- en by a Governor or that of an individual, board, committee, or political subdivision acting with granted authority on behalf of the State. 4plied.The grant was administered by Mis- souri Department of Transportation. Corridor management planning is a process by which communities gain a thorough understanding of a designated scenic or historic byway. A corridor man- agement plan (CMP) is a required ele- ment of a byway and outlines plans to involve the local communities to main- tain, improve and promote the byway. Generally, the Missouri Route 66 Cor- ridor Management Plan states the vision, strategies and theme for the byway as well as containing suggestions on ways to maintain, enhance or develop the intrin- sic qualities of the roadway corridor. The plan includes an assessment of Missouri Route 66’s cultural and historic resources of interest to byway visitors, the factors influencing past and future byway related economic and infrastructure development and recommendations for improving the efficiency of transpor- tation along this by- way to serve byway visitors. The Missouri Route 66 Corridor Management Plan has been developed to preserve, protect and promote the Route 66 corridor as it travels across the State of Missouri. The CMP develops a ten county corridor management plan for the Missouri Route 66 Byway. The plan identifies measures consistent with those previously imple- mented by neighboring states along the Route 66 corridor and necessary for Na- tional Byway and/or All American Road designation. For this CMP, it was neces- sary to collect and review data about the history, culture, and natural features of the byway, to develop a comprehensive long-range marketing and promotions plan and to discuss economic programs for the Missouri Route 66 communities to guide long-term economic sustainabil- ity. Structure of the document The Corridor Manage- ment Plan (CMP) Executive Summary Introduction This Corridor Management Plan (CMP) was prepared for the Missouri Route 66 Association in an effort to make appli- cation for the Missouri Route 66 to be recognized as a National Scenic Byway. Initiated by the Federal Scenic Byways Program, the National Scenic Byways (NSB) Program was established under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi- ciency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and reautho- rized in 1998 under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA21) and later in 2005 under the Safe, Ac- countable, Flexible, Efficient, Transpor- tation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Under these programs, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation rec- ognizes certain roads as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads based on their archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic qualities. The CMP project was funded by a Federal Highway Administration grant for which the Route 66 Association of Missouri ap- Webstie Banner Created For ProjectNext >