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Introduction to the Corridor Management Plan, Statement 1 of Purpose, and Corridor Story CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN 1.1 - Statement of Purpose CMP began. Th ere has been an actively engaged group of corridor residents that began meeting in 2009 / 2010 Th e Nanticoke Heritage Byway (NHB) Corridor to discuss ways to enhance and promote the corridor’s Management Plan (CMP) is intended to provide a tremendous sites and resources. Th e current CMP detailed collection of information that will assist in process, which began offi cially in August 2013, has meeting the corridor Mission and Vision Statement also engaged a diverse group of vested stakeholders, (see Chapter 2.0) developed for the corridor. Th is including many of the original stakeholders. Th ese CMP will attempt to foster economic development, stakeholders include citizens, business owners, continued research, and set a clear course for future government and other public agencies, religious actions (projects) within the Nanticoke Heritage entities, and private entities. In an eff ort to include Byway region. In addition, the CMP will provide and coordinate with as many entities as possible the direction and foresight as to the proper course of following groups (which we call Stakeholder groups) promotion, use, and preservation of the corridor’s were coordinated with throughout the development resources. of the CMP. Th e CMP is a product of extensive coordination and 1.3.1 Steering Committee input from the NHB communities and stakeholders. Th e Steering Committee, which was formally Th is CMP is an extension of the people – the people of identifi ed in the early stages of this CMP the NHB. Th e varied interests and goals of the diverse development, acts as an advisory committee to assist communities and vested interests along the corridor in research, implementation, review and approval of have been assembled and unifi ed in this CMP, to all documents and deliverables related to this CMP. give the corridor a cohesive voice to be heard and Th e Steering Committee is comprised of a variety of understood by many. Th is CMP will be the promoter individuals including concerned citizens, business and the protector of the NHB corridor for many owners, government agency staff , college/university generations in the future. professors and students, neighborhood organizations, DelDOT staff , and other vested interests. Th roughout this CMP are colored boxes (see National 1.3.2 General Public Scenic Byway Point #1 in Section 1.2 below) that Th e general public was aff orded the opportunity to highlight the respective section of the CMP that review all CMP related materials to ensure that the addresses one of the 17 points or criteria required CMP was a byproduct of the communities and those by the National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP) for with a vested interest in the corridor. Th e general a CMP to be eligible for All-American Road (AAR) public was provided multiple opportunities to provide nomination. input pertaining to their vision, goals, actions, and 1.2 - Corridor Limits wishes for the future of the NHB. Two (2) series of Public Workshops were held in communities along the Th e NHB corridor is approximately 40 miles Byway to ensure adequate public input in November travelling through the southwestern portion of the 2013 and April 2014. State of Delaware. Th e corridor is divided into fi ve (5) segments for ease of analysis and identifi cation. Th e NHB travels west from Trap Pond State Park in NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY Laurel, passes through Bethel, then heads north across CMP POINT #1 the Nanticoke River in Woodland into Seaford to the intersection of Bridgeville Road and U.S. 13 north of A map identifying the corridor boundaries, location, Seaford. Th e corridor limits are displayed on Figures intrinsic qualities, and land uses along the corridor. 1 through 6. 1.3 - Stakeholders Th e development of the NHB began many years ago – well before the current process for the development CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN 5 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Figure 1-1: Corridor Limits LEGEND Bridgeville Nanticoke Heritage Byway Segment 1 (8.0 Miles) Segment 2 (12.3 Miles) Segment 3 (3.0 Miles) Corridor Length Segment 4 (7.2 Miles) 39.8 Miles Segment 5 (9.3 Miles) Byway Limit Hea Source: Western Sussex Scenic and Historic Highway Nomination Application rns Route, July 2009, and Context Sensitive Solutions for Delaware Byways Pon R d R Western Sussex Byway, December 2009, DelDOT, 2012 o d s s S ta t io n R d Middleford Seaford Concord Blades Concord Rd d R d n a l d o o W W o od la nd -F er ry F R i d r Woodland e t T S o n w 010.75 .5 i ³ a e Miles r M P Bethel R hil d lip s Landing Rd lle Rd Po vi rt s Laurel La ur el Rd Byway Limit 6 NANTICOKE HERITAGE BYWAY CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Figure 1-2: Corridor Segment 1 LAUREL INSET ³ Byway Limit 010.5 Miles SEE LAUREL INSET Laurel Byway Limit Trap Pond State Park LEGEND Nanticoke Heritage Byway Segment 1 (8.0 Miles) Segment 2 (12.3 Miles) Corridor Segment 3 (3.0 Miles) Length Segment 4 (7.2 Miles) 39.8 Miles Segment 5 (9.3 Miles) Source: Western Sussex Scenic and Historic Highway Nomination Application Route, July 2009, and Context Sensitive Solutions for Delaware Byways Western Sussex Byway, December 2009, DelDOT, 2012 CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN 7 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Figure 1-3: Corridor Segment 2 LEGEND Nanticoke Heritage Byway Segment 1 (8.0 Miles) ³ Segment 2 (12.3 Miles) Corridor 000.325 .65 Length Miles Segment 3 (3.0 Miles) Segment 4 (7.2 Miles) 39.8 Miles Segment 5 (9.3 Miles) Source: Western Sussex Scenic and Historic Highway Nomination Application Route, July 2009, and Context Sensitive Solutions for Delaware Byways Western Sussex Byway, December 2009, DelDOT, 2012 BETHEL INSET SEE BETHEL INSET Woodland Byway Limit Bethel Laurel 8 NANTICOKE HERITAGE BYWAY CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Figure 1-4: Corridor Segment 3 Seaford Blades LEGEND Nanticoke Heritage Byway Segment 1 (8.0 Miles) Segment 2 (12.3 Miles) Corridor Segment 3 (3.0 Miles) Length Segment 4 (7.2 Miles) 39.8 Miles Segment 5 (9.3 Miles) ³ Source: Western Sussex Scenic and Historic Highway Nomination Application 000.125 .25 Route, July 2009, and Context Sensitive Solutions for Delaware Byways Miles Western Sussex Byway, December 2009, DelDOT, 2012 CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN 9 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Figure 1-5: Corridor Segment 4 Byway Limit ³ 000.175 .35 Miles LEGEND Nanticoke Heritage Byway Segment 1 (8.0 Miles) Segment 2 (12.3 Miles) Corridor Segment 3 (3.0 Miles) Length Segment 4 (7.2 Miles) 39.8 Miles Seaford Segment 5 (9.3 Miles) Source: Western Sussex Scenic and Historic Highway Nomination Application Route, July 2009, and Context Sensitive Solutions for Delaware Byways Western Sussex Byway, December 2009, DelDOT, 2012 10 NANTICOKE HERITAGE BYWAY CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Figure 1-6: Corridor Segment 5 Seaford SEE CONCORD ³ INSET 000.45 .9 Miles CONCORD INSET Concor Pond Rdd ­ Byway Limit LEGEND Nanticoke Heritage Byway Segment 1 (8.0 Miles) Segment 2 (12.3 Miles) Corridor Segment 3 (3.0 Miles) Length Segment 4 (7.2 Miles) 39.8 Miles Segment 5 (9.3 Miles) Laurel Source: Western Sussex Scenic and Historic Highway Nomination Application Route, July 2009, and Context Sensitive Solutions for Delaware Byways Western Sussex Byway, December 2009, DelDOT, 2012 CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN 11 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN 1.4 - The Delaware Byways and the natural, recreational and scenic qualities. (Source: National Scenic Byways Programs http://www.byways.org) The Delaware Byways Program was developed during Scenic Highways/Byways may be designated as either the 2000 legislative session after the State of Delaware a National Scenic Byway (those that represent one General Assembly passed Senate Bill 320, authorizing resource category significantly at a national level) the Delaware Department of Transportation or an All-American Road (those that significantly (DelDOT) to develop and manage the program. represent two or more resource categories). All- Its purpose is to provide recognition to Delaware American Roads are the top tier of Scenic Highways in roadways possessing certain intrinsic qualities that the United States, with National Scenic Byways falling create special visual experience to people traveling the under them, and the State Scenic Byways falling next roadways. in line, in order of significance. To date (January 2014), Delaware has six (6) state The National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP) requires designated Scenic Byways: that a Corridor Management Plan (CMP) meet the • Brandywine Valley (also a National Scenic Byway) following fourteen (14) points, plus an additional • Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway three (3) points for those Scenic Highways that are • Lewes Byway seeking All-American Road designations, which • Red Clay Valley requires a total of seventeen (17) points. Throughout • Delaware’s Bayshore Byway (formerly Coastal 9 this CMP the colored boxes seen below will be utilized Heritage Byway) to denote the referencing of one (1) or more of the • Nanticoke Heritage Byway (formerly the Western required NSBP points. Sussex Byway) A Scenic Byway in the State of Delaware is a SAMPLE - NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY transportation route, which is adjacent to, or travels CMP POINT #X through an area that has particular intrinsic scenic, historic, natural, cultural, recreational or archeological This box displays the section of the CMP where one of qualities.
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