SCHOODIC SCENIC BYWAY CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared for the Corridor Advisory Group and the Maine Department of Transportation By The Route 1 and Route 186 Corridor Planning Group and The Hancock County Planning Commission With financial assistance from the National Park Service and the Maine Department of Transportation (Printed: 10/04/2000) jhf c:\my documents\transportation\byway\rt1\doc\rt1cmp04.doc CONTENTS SCHOODIC SCENIC BYWAY - CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................ 4 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................. 4 WHY A BYWAY? WHY THIS BYWAY? ............................................................................................. 5 WHAT’S IT LIKE? TRAVELING THE SCHOODIC HARBOR BYWAY ....................................... 6 A BRIEF HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................. 6 OUR LIGHTHOUSES AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS .............................................................................................. 8 A GUIDED TOUR .................................................................................................................................................. 10 WHERE ARE WE GOING? A VISION AND GOALS ....................................................................... 23 VISION ................................................................................................................................................................... 23 GOAL 1: MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC AND HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE SCENIC BYWAY .......................... 24 GOAL 2: PROVIDE SAFE TRAVELING LANES FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES AND MOTOR VEHICLES ......................... 25 GOAL 3: FOSTER PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE SCENIC BYWAY ...................................... 26 GOAL 4: PROMOTE EDUCATION ON THE NEED FOR RESOURCE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION....................... 27 GOAL 5: SUPPORT YEAR-ROUND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SEASONAL TOURISM ............................................... 28 INCREASES IN TOURISM DURING THE SHOULDER AND OFF-SEASONS................................... 28 INCREASE IN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION MODES IN THE REGION, SUCH AS BUS, TRAIN AND FERRY TRANSPORTATION. ........................................................................................... 28 WHO IS COMING WITH US? BYWAY PARTNERSHIPS ............................................................. 29 CORRIDOR ADVOCACY GROUP ...................................................................................................................... 29 Community Participation Program .................................................................................................................... 30 Stakeholders and Partners ................................................................................................................................. 30 Public Relations / Marketing in the Communities .............................................................................................. 32 ONGOING MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION ........................................................................................ 34 THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ............................................................................................. 34 Affiliations and Responsibilities ......................................................................................................................... 34 THE ROLE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES ............................................................................................................. 36 Board of Selectmen ............................................................................................................................................ 36 Planning Board .................................................................................................................................................. 36 THE ROLE OF PUBLIC AGENCIES / INSTITUTIONS ...................................................................................... 36 Federal ............................................................................................................................................................... 36 State ................................................................................................................................................................... 37 County ................................................................................................................................................................ 37 THE ROLE OF PRIVATE BUSINESS .................................................................................................................. 38 THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ............................................................................................. 38 HOW DO WE GET THERE? ................................................................................................................. 39 PROTECTION TECHNIQUES FOR LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT ................................................................ 39 Zoning, Reviews, Incentives and Voluntary Agreements ................................................................................... 39 Plans and Ordinances ........................................................................................................................................ 40 Sullivan .............................................................................................................................................................. 40 Gouldsboro ........................................................................................................................................................ 44 Winter Harbor .................................................................................................................................................... 49 Future Byway Protection Techniques ................................................................................................................ 53 2 MARKETING THE SCHOODIC SCENIC BYWAY ............................................................................................ 55 ARE WE ALMOST THERE YET? A SIX YEAR ACTION PLAN .................................................. 56 GOAL 1: MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC AND HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE SCENIC BYWAY .......................... 56 GOAL 2: PROVIDE SAFE TRAVELING LANES FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES AND MOTOR VEHICLES ........................... 58 GOAL 3: FOSTER PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE SCENIC BYWAY ...................................... 59 GOAL 4: PROMOTE EDUCATION ON THE NEED FOR RESOURCE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION....................... 60 GOAL 5: SUPPORT YEAR-ROUND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SEASONAL TOURISM ................................................ 62 SUMMARY OF ACTION PLAN .................................................................................................................................... 64 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 67 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1SCHOODIC SCENIC BYWAY MAP ......................................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 2 TRAILS MAP OF TUNK MOUNTAIN AND DONNELL POND PUBLIC LANDS ..................................... 14 FIGURE 3 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK MAP .............................................................................................................. 17 FIGURE 4 HISTORIC RESOURCES ALONG THE SCHOODIC BYWAY ................................................................. 22 FIGURE 5 SULLIVAN LAND USE MAP .................................................................................................................... 42 FIGURE 6 GOULDSBORO LAND USE- FIRST SECTION ....................................................................................... 47 FIGURE 7 GOULDSBORO LAND USE - SECOND SECTION ................................................................................. 48 FIGURE 8 WINTER HARBOR ZONING MAP ........................................................................................................... 52 FIGURE 9 SCENIC BYWAY PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS .................................................................................. 66 LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTO 1 ROUTE 1 GATEWAY LOGO ..................................................................................................................... 5 PHOTO 2 REVERSING FALLS.................................................................................................................................. 11 PHOTO 3 SULLIVAN HARBOR................................................................................................................................. 11 PHOTO 4 SIMPSON HOUSE .................................................................................................................................... 12 PHOTO 5 STONE STORE ......................................................................................................................................... 12 PHOTO 6 LONG COVE ............................................................................................................................................. 13 PHOTO 7 AUTUMN BLUEBERRIES AND BLACK MOUNTAIN ...............................................................................