ZION SCENIC BYWAY CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN “And so, fully prepared in mind and in spirit, awed and exultant, he enters Zion…” CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 PURPOSE OF CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 ZION SCENIC BYWAY DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ZION SCENIC BYWAY USER PROFILE .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 ZION SCENIC BYWAY PARTNERSHIPS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 ZION SCENIC BYWAY GROUP ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 2- PLANNING PROCESS ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 ZION SCENIC BYWAY PLANNING EVENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 TOWN MEETINGS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 CHAPTER 3- VISION AND GOALS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 VISION .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 GOALS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 CHAPTER 4- CORRIDOR BOUNDARY ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 ZION SCENIC BYWAY CORRIDOR ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 ZION SCENIC BYWAY AREA OF INFLUENCE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 CHAPTER 5- ARCHEOLOGICAL QUALITIES ................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 CHAPTER 6- CULTURAL QUALITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER 7- HISTORIC QUALITIES ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 CHAPTER 8- NATURAL QUALITIES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 41 CHAPTER 9- RECREATIONAL QUALITIES ................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER 10- SCENIC QUALITIES .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 57 CHAPTER 11- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 63 TRAFFIC COUNTS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63 GENERAL MAINTENANCE CONCERNS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 CRASH HISTORY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 64 Zion Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan Page ii Final Document February 17, 2011 SAFETY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 65 MEETING DESIGN STANDARDS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 INCREASED TOURISM AND TRAFFIC ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 EMERGENCY SERVICES .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 FUTURE TRANSIT SERVICES .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 CHAPTER 12- INTERPRETIVE PLAN ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 INTERPRETATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 67 INTERPRETIVE GOALS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 INTERPRETIVE GUIDELINES .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68 PROPOSED INTERPRETIVE ACTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68 INTERPRETIVE STRATEGY ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 CHAPTER 13- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 70 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................