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Acadia All American Road Corridor Management Plan ACADIA BYWAY CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared for the Corridor Advisory Group and the Maine Department of Transportation By The Hancock County Planning Commission (Revised: April 12, 2000) jhf c:\my documents\byway\sb3\doc\sb3cmpl5.doc TABLE OF CONTENTS WHY A BYWAY? WHY THIS BYWAY?................................................................................................................... 5 INTRINSIC VALUES................................................................................................................................................... 5 IMPORTANCE OF THE PROPOSED ACADIA BYWAY ........................................................................................ 6 WHAT’S IT LIKE? TRAVELING THE ACADIA BYWAY..................................................................................... 8 ACADIA BYWAY RESOURCES................................................................................................................................ 8 THE PARK LOOP ROAD............................................................................................................................................. 8 SCENERY................................................................................................................................................................... 11 NATURAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................................... 13 ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................................... 14 CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 16 RECREATION............................................................................................................................................................ 28 WHERE ARE WE GOING? OUR VISION AND GOALS ...................................................................................... 30 VISION........................................................................................................................................................................ 30 GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES ........................................................................................................... 31 Goal 1. Protect and Enhance Scenic, Historical, and Natural Resources. ............................................................ 31 Goal 2. Insure Health and Safety for Movement Along the Byway ........................................................................ 32 Goal 3: Promote Community Support and Participation in the Acadia Byway ..................................................... 34 Goal 4: Promote Education on the Need for Resource Protection and Preservation ............................................ 35 Goal 5: Promote Sustainable Economic Development and Tourism Management................................................ 37 WHO IS COMING WITH US? PARTNERSHIPS, AGREEMENTS ..................................................................... 39 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PROGRAM ....................................................................................................................... 39 Public Relations / Marketing in the Communities .................................................................................................. 40 ONGOING MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................ 42 THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.................................................................................................. 43 Responsibilities ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 THE ROLE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES ................................................................................................................. 44 Town Council (Bar Harbor) and Board of Selectmen (Trenton) and Acadia National Park................................. 44 Planning Boards ..................................................................................................................................................... 44 THE ROLE OF PUBLIC AGENCIES / INSTITUTIONS........................................................................................... 45 Federal.................................................................................................................................................................... 45 State ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45 County..................................................................................................................................................................... 46 THE ROLE OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ......................................................................................................... 47 THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................................. 47 HOW DO WE GET THERE? OUR BYWAY ROAD MAP..................................................................................... 49 PROTECTION TECHNIQUES .................................................................................................................................. 49 Bar Harbor ............................................................................................................................................................. 50 Acadia National Park ............................................................................................................................................. 55 Future Protection Techniques................................................................................................................................. 55 ADOPTION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN...................................................................................................... 57 Bar Harbor ............................................................................................................................................................. 57 ACADIA BYWAY MARKETING - A QUIET APPROACH.................................................................................... 58 MARKETING RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................................... 58 COMMUNICATION AND INTERVENTION ......................................................................................................................... 58 2 ARE WE ALMOST THERE YET? A SIX-YEAR ACTION PLAN........................................................................ 59 PRIORITIES FOR ACTION PLAN ...................................................................................................................................... 59 Goal 1. Protect and Enhance Scenic, Historical, and Natural Resources. ............................................................ 59 Goal 2. Insure Health and Safety for Movement Along the Byway ........................................................................ 60 Goal 3: Promote Community Support and Participation in the Acadia Byway ..................................................... 61 Goal 4: Promote Education on the Need for Resource Protection and Preservation ............................................ 61 Goal 5: Promote Sustainable Economic Development and Tourism Management................................................ 62 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.............................................................................................................................................. 65 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Acadia Scenic Byway Points of Interest .............................................................................................................. 7 Figure 2 Historic and Cultural Inventory ........................................................................................................................ 27 Figure 3 Bar Harbor Zoning Map ................................................................................................................................... 51 Figure 4 Land Under Acadia National Park Protection.................................................................................................. 55 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Outstanding Scenic Resources ........................................................................................................................... 12 Table 2 Natural Features ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Table 3 Registered Critical Areas .................................................................................................................................. 14 Table 4 Cultural and Historic Inventory.......................................................................................................................... 18 Table 5 National Register Information For Bar Harbor.................................................................................................. 26 Table 6 Acadia Hiking Trails - Distances are in Miles and Kilometers and round trip .................................................. 29 Table 7 Participants
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