2007 SCENIC BYWAY AwARDS SHARING SUCCESS & HONORING EXCELLENCE Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore, Maryland 2007 SCeNiC BywAy AwARDS LOGOS: America's Byways Resource Center, AASHTO, U.S. Dept. of Transportation-FHA, 2007 Scenic Byway Awards. SHARING SUCCESS & HONORING EXCELLENCE Learning From Experience The America’s Byways Resource Center, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Federal Highway Administration are proud to sponsor the 2007 Scenic Byway Awards: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence. in the tradition of the Best Practices awards of 2001 and 2003, the 2007 awards showcase nine outstanding projects and share successful models that can be adapted to other corridors in the byway community. in addition, this year we recognize an outstanding leader who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to his byway and the National Scenic Byways Program. The National Scenic Byways Program recently celebrated its fifteenth birthday. Similarly, State byway programs are maturing, too. The applications received for this competition reflect a shift in focus from byway program structure and designation to the challenges of plan implementation and long-term sustainability. They also reflect a byway trend in solutions that are simultaneously homegrown and sophisticated. we received a total of 49 applications. The expert review panel members were impressed with the quality of the projects and accomplishments submitted, as well as the sheer tenacity of byway organizations to convert limited resources into innovative solutions. This year’s competition also draws attention to statewide efforts. Half of the projects honored recognize State programs for rising to new challenges and demonstrating their commitment to ensuring both the quality and long-term success of their byways. Perhaps the greatest challenge to the review panel was selecting the first Scenic Byway Leadership Award recipient. ultimately, we owe the success of the byway program to the individuals and organizations nominated in this category. we extend our congratulations to the 2007 Scenic Byway Award winners. Profiles of these exceptional projects and accomplishments follow here. we invite you to join us in celebrating and honoring this year’s award recipients, and we hope you are inspired to apply their successful approaches to your own special places. Michelle Johnson Director, America’s Byways Resource Center John Horsley Executive Director, AASHTO J. Richard Capka Administrator, Federal Highway Administration TABLE OF CONTENTS AWARD WINNERS 4 RESOURCE PROTECTION Context-Sensitive Solutions For Maryland Scenic Byways MARyLAND 6 MARKETING Arizona Scenic Roads Website ARizONA 8 PLANNING Ohio Historic National Road Design Handbook OHiO 10 INTERPRETATION “Journey’s end” Interpretive Project New MexiCO 12 INTERPRETATION Traveler Information Radio System KANSAS 14 INTERPRETATION The great washington State Birding Trail Map -– Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway WASHINGTON 16 VISITOR EXPERIENCE Colorado Grassroots Training Program COLORADO 18 SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS Illinois Alliance of Byways ILLINOIS 20 LEADERSHIP Monte Hurley LOuISIANA SUMMARY 22 Summary of Winning Projects 23 Acknowledgments LOGO: 2007 Scenic Byway Awards PAGE 4-5 RESOURCE PROTECTION CONTEXT-SENSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR MARYLAND SCENIC BYWAYS Maryland Scenic Byways MArylAnd 2 0 0 7 S C E N I C B Y W A Y A W A R D W IN N E R f o r R E S O U R C E P R O T E C T I O N As States gain experience managing their scenic byway programs, they realize that designation of a byway is only the starting point for a successful long-term plan. Maintaining the integrity of the resources for which the byway received its designated is among the critical hurdles still to be faced. STATE PARTNER SUPPORT The Maryland Scenic Byway program, administered by the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), has made great progress toward maintaining the distinctive qualities of the State’s byways. Recognizing the importance of the State’s byways, the Maryland SHA worked to ensure the completion of a professionally prepared document entitled, “Context-Sensitive Solutions for Work on Scenic Byways.” In addition, the Maryland SHA requested that State and local governments immediately begin implementing the guidelines presented in this publication, even while the publication was still in a draft form. INNOVATION IN DESIGN AND PLANNING TOOLS “Context-Sensitive Solutions for Work on Scenic Byways” is an informative and easy-to-use publication. It gives hands-on advice and illustrations, both of which have already been put to good use. Judith Kremen with the Maryland National Road Association noted in her letter of support, “Maryland’s byway guides...are easy to read and designed to stimulate thoughtful decision making without intimidating local citizens and community leaders by incorporating a lot of technical jargon or talking down to design and engineering professionals.” The guidelines cover a host of issues, including roadside barriers, utilities, landscaping, bridges, signs, lighting, bicycle access, and maintenance. Importantly, the workbook of solutions focuses first on identifying the byway’s character-defining features, then assists the user in applying context-sensitive design solutions to protect these features. PROCESS OF COOPERATION In crafting the documents, the Maryland SHA was committed to reaching common ground with a variety of partners who served on a working group of advisors. This group reached consensus on the publication guidelines and reviewed the draft documents. To ensure implementation of the guidelines, Maryland SHA also held critical meetings with SHA offices that are directly involved with road projects along designated byways. MODEL FOR STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP The Maryland SHA contribution to this publication offers a spectacular model for State departments of transportation nationwide, both in the specific guidelines and the process for establishing them. The project provides an excellent example of innovative leadership at the State level. The SHA has also developed a specific handbook, “Context-Sensitive Solutions for the Maryland Historic National Road Scenic Byway,” and has plans to develop individual handbooks for each of Maryland’s byways. PHOTO & LINE ART (3): Maryland Scenic Byways. MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence PAGE 6-7 MARKETING ARIZONA SCENIC ROADS WEBSITE Arizona Statewide Project ARIZONA 2 0 0 7 S C E N I C B Y W A Y A W A R D W I N N E R f o r M A R K E T I N G An internationally renowned magazine, a department of tourism and a department of transportation in a State known for its incredible scenic beauty created the right mix of talent, knowledge and skills to create an interactive, state-of-the-art website that highlights the State’s scenic byways in remarkable, new ways. Arizona’s image as a beautiful State is without question. Making that beauty more accessible to potential visitors was the challenge. Arizona Highways magazine, the Arizona Office of Tourism, and the Arizona Department of Transportation came together in a unique partnership to develop a website that delivers part of the solution. INNOVATION IN RESOURCE VISUALS The Arizona Scenic Roads website engages visitors with photo tours of each of the State’s byways and also shows unique images of dramatic canyons and archaeological sites. But it goes beyond these stunning visual images to include other assets: a description of each byway written by Arizona Highways magazine writers, an interactive map, an itinerary generator, and a place for visitors to add their own reflections on their travels. An innovative children’s page called the “Kid Zone” supports elementary education, too. ADDRESSING THE AUDIENCE Websites can sometimes be designed without the user in mind and wind up without an audience. This is very different for the Arizona Scenic Roads website. In fact, it was initiated because of potential user requests, and designed with user needs in mind. Specifically, the website project was developed in response to an economic impact study funded by a National Scenic Byways grant and completed by the Arizona Department of Tourism. The survey queried more than 1,500 respondents. The results helped confirm the need for a website and shape its content, including the itinerary generator and links to amenities. The website’s state-of-the art technology makes it heavily used by travel planners and potential byway visitors. The Travel Industry Association of America recognized its appeal to users, and presented the website development team with a national award. PHOTOS (4): Images from the website. MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence PAGE 8-9 PLANNING OHIO HISTORIC NATIONAL ROAD DESIGN HANDBOOK Ohio Historic Nationalo Road All-American Road Ohio 2 0 0 7 S C E N I C B Y W A Y A W A R D W I N N E R f o r P L A N N I N G In Ohio, the Historic National Road’s leadership has recognized the challenges that lie beyond the designation phase, and created a design handbook to help communities craft long-term planning solutions for their All-American Road. This effort is clearly meant to preserve, protect and enhance the byway’s qualities that led to its designation. In fact, the handbook development accomplished an important goal of the byway’s corridor management plan. INNOVATION FOR FUTURE PLANNING The innovative Ohio Historic National Road Design Handbook is designed for many types of local audiences, including regional planners, local government officials and staff, property owners, developers, and others with an interest in the road. It offers a variety of tools, resources, and design guidance to match an array of circumstances along the 227-mile corridor. The handbook first leads users through the process of defining their historic character and context. Next they see specific recommendations for directly protecting historic structures through planning, stewardship, maintenance, and rehabilitation. Similarly specific recommendations also help protect properties on either side of the road through community and transportation planning, zoning, development guidelines, and use of land conservation tools. Throughout the handbook, case studies show how all these concepts actually work in the real world. COMMITMENT TO REACHING CONSENSUS The handbook alone provides a solid model for future planning by byway stakeholders. The effective process of community involvement to develop the document is equally a model for replication. In Ohio, the process began with an electronic questionnaire sent to a database of State, county, municipal and township contacts. After identifying future plans for the road and potential future design issues, the handbook team set up a website to distribute this information and to gather more input. About 500 postcards were sent to individuals across the State, explaining the website and asking them to visit online for further information. From this site, the handbook team collected information and answered questions from the public. In addition, three workshops were held across the State to gather more face-to-face input. Through the process, the handbook team sought consensus on the information and recommendations to present in the publication. MODEL OF IMPLEMENTATION The result has been a well-received handbook frequently used by local byway communities. “This is a creative resource that pays credence to the significance of the Ohio National Road and uniqueness of the Road’s history, design, and landscape. This office is often consulted on design and planning concepts, and I am certain the Handbook will help … ensure our economic and community development projects will be sensitive to the design guidelines most compatible for projects in the National Road Corridor,” said Jeff Johnson, Executive Director of the Community Improvement Corporation of Springfield and Clark County, Ohio. PHOTOS: (1) Cover of the Ohio HIstoric National Road Design Handbook, (2) Shot of the Pennsylvania House Ohio National Marker, and (3) view of the Ohio Historic National Road All-American Road. MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence PAGE 10-11 INTERPRETATION “JOURNEY'S END” INTERPRETIVE PROJECT Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway NEw MExico 2 0 0 7 S C E N I C B Y W A Y A W A R D W I N N E R for I N T E R P R E T A T I O N Telling America’s story of westward expansion with its inherent physical movement is difficult because of the limited resources visitors can see. Many places struggle with how to interpret this story. The Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway has taken a major step toward providing an innovative example of how to interpret and also visualize this story with the “Journey’s End” project. INNOVATION IN VISUAL INTERPRETATION Through the “Journey’s End” Interpretive Project, a life-sized bronze sculpture stands near the end of the Santa Fe Trail, offering a dimensional visual anchor for both the trail itself and the story it tells. The sculpture depicts a covered wagon pulled by mules, bogged down as it nears the Santa Fe Plaza. This moment in time illustrates a diverse range of human experiences: riders helping each other and the mules, a boy and a dog greeting the wagon, and an American Indian woman observing from a distance. In addition to the monument itself, the interpretation includes embedded fiberglass signs, an audio recording, and a brochure. LEADERSHIP THROUGH PARTNERSHIP While this project offers an amazing example of innovation in byway interpretation, it also offers a major lesson in partnerships. The project was first conceived by the city of Santa Fe’s Art in Public Places Committee, and carried out together with the Santa Fe National Scenic Byway Alliance. This organizational and project connection between history and the arts ensured that scenic byway advocates could gain knowledge of public art experience (and vice versa). It also accessed a readymade process for citizen involvement. A citizens committee was appointed to identify the appropriate site. Then an artist selection committee was formed to review artists’ proposals. These committees included neighborhood and Santa Fe Trail representatives, along with art professionals and others. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DRIVES SUCCESS During the design phase, the project team hosted a public event to invite citizens to meet the artist, Reynaldo Rivera, and see preliminary sculpture proposals. With widespread public support in place, the artist finalized the project. This support continued once the sculpture and other interpretive materials were installed. Perhaps the best summary of the acceptance of this work is a quote from Santa Fe Mayor David Cross: “This sculpture is probably our most visited piece of public art. Even before the landscaping was completed, tour buses were stopping to show the sculpture and talk about Santa Fe Trail history. The popularity of the site required adding a city bus stop.” “Journey’s End” breaks new ground for historical interpretation, allowing the visitor to visualize a critical story in American history. It also provides an innovative model as a collaborative option for interpretation. PHOTOS (4): Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway, New Mexico. MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence. PAGE 12-13 INTERPRETATION TRAVELER INFORMATION RADIO SYSTEM Flint Hills National Scenic Byway KANSAS 2 0 0 7 S C E N I C B Y W A Y A W A R D W IN N E R f o r R E S O U R C E P R O T E C T I O N As visitors drive along many of the nation’s scenic byways, including the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway (NSB) in Kansas, the beauty of the landscape can be seen, but the details of the history, ecology, and geology cannot be “heard.” The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Flint Hills NSB conceived the Traveler Information Radio System to add a new interpretive element to the visitor experience. Constant information broadcasts over 1680 AM radio help local citizens and visitors alike tune into a deeper knowledge of the byway’s resources. This project is a great example of how the creative approach of radio broadcast interpretation generates far more awareness, and fun, than might be expected. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Federal Communications Commission regulations do not allow advertisements or music on systems such as the one used here, so the focus is on the byway and its assets. Broadcasts include background information on byway resources and information on amenities. Visitors have indicated at sites, shops, and restaurants along the byway that the broadcast information prompted their decision to stop. The project’s economic impact has fortified community interest in the byway. Local communities along the byway have taken full responsibility for maintenance and operation of the Traveler Information Radio System, too. With three systems that cover a radius of about five miles each, a major portion of the byway receives radio coverage. INNOVATION WITH INCENTIVES In addition to visitor information, the system can broadcast community announcements, such as emergency weather warnings. This feature of the project helps motivate local residents to get involved in the operation of the system. Another specific use of the system that stands out is the ability to warn visitors about any hazardous driving conditions during the intentional burning of the Tallgrass Prairie each spring. The radio broadcast blends the warnings with educational information about why prairie grasses need to be burned, enhancing safety awareness with interpretation. MODEL FOR TECHNOLOGY IN INTERPRETATION This innovative use of radio technology for interpretation was accomplished on a relatively short, newly designated National Scenic Byway. The communities of the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway stepped up to the challenge and have taken action to enhance both the visitor experience and their own quality of life. PHOTOS (4): Flint HIlls National Scenic Byway, Kansas. MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence PAGE 14-15 INTERPRETATION THE GREAT WASHINGTON STATE BIRDING TRAIL MAP -- COULEE CORRIDOR SCENIC BYWAY Coulee Corridor sCeniC ByWay wASHINGTON 2 0 0 7 S C E N I C B Y W A Y A W A R D W I N N E R f o r I N T E R P R T A T I o N Long scenic byway corridors with diverse resources wrestle with ways to tie the route together. The Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway found an innovative approach to connect resources while highlighting critical natural features: the basalt landscape and its internationally significant birding habitat. This partnership between the Coulee Corridor Consortium and Audubon Washington brings ornithological knowledge and birding experience together with tourism and community education. It is an impressive example of how a byway project can include a high degree of information integrity with volunteer implementation. PHOTO: The "Great Washinton Birding Trail Map". LEADERSHIP HTROUGH VOLUNTEERISM Of major importance to this excellent example is the fact that volunteers, coordinated by Audubon Washington, visited over 100 sites to document detailed information on bird habitats and species, as well as access and amenities. Volunteers then wrote the text for each site, including driving directions. This new addition to the “Great Washington Birding Trail Map” provides visitors with complete and “tested” interpretive information. INNOVATION IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION The map project simultaneously served roles in interpretation and community education. The brochure has been distributed at several local birding festivals, byway events, Audubon meetings statewide, as well at locations along the byway, including the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge. Response to the map has been outstanding, including over 1,500 requests for the publication before it was printed. In addition, the National Audubon Society’s staff selected it as the most attractive birding trail map nationwide in 2004. INTEGRITY OF INTERPRETATION The byway leaders noted the integrity and completeness of the interpretive information in their award application: “The Birding Trail Map is not just a brochure, but a comprehensive, systematic guide to 53 diverse sites that reflect the powerful Ice Age Floods story while bringing travelers to some of the best birding in the region.” MODEL FOR OUTDOOR TRAVELERS With this publication, Audubon Washington and the Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway have set a new standard and created a proven model for tourism efforts that aim to simultaneously meet the needs of the experienced outdoor traveler and the byway community. PHOTOS: Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway (1) © 2002 Sunny Walter, (2) © 2005 Teri J. pieper MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence PAGE 16-17 VISITOR EXPERIENCE COLORADO GRASSROOTS TRAINING PROGRAM Colorado Statewide Project COLORADO 2 0 0 7 S C E N I C B Y W A y A W A R d W i n n e R f o r V I S I T o R E X P E R I E N C E Think globally. Act locally. This slogan seems to be an overarching theme for the Colorado Grassroots Training Program initiated by the Colorado State Scenic Byways program. Business owner Roxie Morris wrote in her letter of support for the award that the project addressed a real need: “We have tried to provide needed information to our customers and visitors, but after reading some of the questions asked [at the training], we became sadly aware of how little we really knew about the area we have lived in all our lives. ...but we do now!” INNOVATIVE TRAINING CONTENT & DELIVERY The Colorado Grassroots Training Program was developed specifically to teach byway representatives how to train locals, including visitor center staff and volunteers; front-line hotel, restaurant and retail employees; and other members of the community who regularly interact with travelers. They are trained about all aspects of the local byway, from the byway’s interpretive message to current resource protection strategies. The training program’s strategic principle is that locals should teach locals, building on the foundation of existing local knowledge. The Colorado Grassroots Training Program includes creative learning tools, such as games, interactive activities, map making, and quizzes. Its innovative content is the heart of the program, generating a fun atmosphere that engages participants far beyond many similar training programs. The program strikes a balance between meaningful content and entertainment in a way that has made it incredibly well received by the local trainers and the employees and volunteers who participate. The program’s developers envisioned a learning experience that might actually help travel-related businesses keep their employees interested and employed for longer periods of time. MODEL FOR CREATING INTERPRETERS & LEADERS Colorado’s Scenic Byways’ highly successful program demonstrates that tourism training with an authentic and substantive core can be most effective when it’s also fun and engaging. This proactive program includes a thorough manual, too, intended for any byway in Colorado or any byway in the U.S. to use. Notably, several other State byway programs have already adapted and implemented the training. Its replicable approach will continue to create interpreters and leaders around the country. PHOTOS (4): Colorado State Scenic Byways. MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence PAGE 18-19 SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS ILLINOIS ALLIANCE OF BYWAYS Illinois Statewide Project IllINOIS 2007 A W A R D W I N N E R f o r S U S T A I N A B L E O R G A N I z A T I O N S Sustainability is more than a buzzword for the newly formed Illinois Alliance of Byways. The growing number of major corridors with National Scenic Byway designation convinced the State’s byway leaders to form an alliance, anticipating that byways as a collective force would have a better chance of gaining needed support at the State and Federal levels than individual byway groups. PARTNERS IN SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES After forming the Illinois Alliance of Byways in early 2006, the members issued a joint request for funding from the Illinois Bureau of Tourism that resulted in a $40,000 budget allocation for each byway for FY 2007. The byways then immediately developed two joint projects that applied a portion of their funds: six-foot banners that share a common design theme but highlight individual byways and a rack card promoting all seven byways. Both of these promotion tools were rolled out at the Illinois State Fair in August 2006. INNOVATION IN APPROACH The Illinois Alliance of Byways was a breakthrough approach for sustainability. The funds were the first ever received by the byways from the State. The Federal Highway Administration had issued all previous dollars. Expanding potential sources for funding enhances the members’ viability. The Alliance has also brought together the Illinois Bureau of Tourism and the Illinois Department of Transportation to discuss a future partnership to support byways. Through these efforts, the Alliance hopes to implement projects that will contribute to the long-term sustainability of Illinois’ byways. Model of cooperAtIve leAdershIp Bonnie Heimbach, Executive Director of the Northern Illinois Tourism Development Office, said in her letter of support for this award, “Thankfully, our State’s leadership understands the necessity for supporting these great byways and accepted the challenge made by the Illinois Alliance of Byways. This support is helping to ensure that they become and remain self-sustaining organizations, while they continue to increase economic development through tourism throughout the State.” This model of cooperation among byways clearly demonstrates that a unified approach can bring sustainability benefits for all members, and that joining together to support common efforts encourages future partnerships that can further fortify long-term sustainability. Photo courtesy of deverman Advertising Photo courtesy of cindy Patterson MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence PAGE 20-21 LEADERSHIP MONTE HURLEY Creole Nature Trail All-American Road LOUISIANA 2 0 0 7 B Y W A Y A w A R D w I N N E R f o r L E A d E R S H I P Southwest Louisiana’s bayous and marshland along the Gulf of Mexico include critically important natural and historic resources. Protecting these wilderness treasures comes with many challenges. A dedicated group of community volunteers and staff of State and Federal agencies have worked together to create a nature trail that goes far beyond the general “eco-tourism” term to meet these challenges. Today, the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road has become major national tourist attraction as well as a laudable conservation project. [PHOTO: Monte Hurley] DEDICATION TO ACTION Monte Hurley stands at the heart of this effort to simultaneously protect and promote the Creole Nature Trail. He has lived and breathed the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road for more than 30 years, beginning when its designation was only a dream for this locally and nationally significant place. Mr. Hurley’s foresight and perseverance, as well as his contribution of countless volunteer hours, make him truly deserving of the first Scenic Byway Leadership Award. SUCCESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS Mr. Hurley became involved with the Creole Nature Trail even before it was designated as a trail in 1975. He has remained active over the years, through its designation as a State scenic byway, a National Scenic Byway, and an All-American Road. As the chairman of the Creole Nature Trail District from 1995 to the present, he is responsible for creating and working to implement many of the relationships and partnerships that benefit not only the trail, but also the communities it includes. INNOVATION IN THE FACE OF DISASTER After years of volunteering for trail and byway activities, Mr. Hurley had already established a long list of accomplishments when he demonstrated strong leadership in the wake of Hurricane Rita in 2005. He made visits to Congress to ensure a consistent and correct message about recovery of the resources. He led the effort to ensure clean-up after the storm. He also led the effort to renew the idea of constructing a national learning center designed to study and interpret the impact of natural forces on land and people. In his letter of support for Mr. Hurley’s nomination for this award, Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu said, “Monte showed exceptional leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita when he worked with the Creole Nature Trail Board members, neighboring wildlife refuges, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, and the Federal Highway Administration [National] Scenic Byways program to implement recovery planS... Through these relationships, Monte and many others have been diligently working to create a National Hurricane and Science Center that will focus on the forces of nature and how they affect each and every one of us.” COMBINATION OF WINNING ELEMENTS Monte Hurley is truly an incredible example of strong, committed leadership that takes action to find solutions. There is no doubt that Southwest Louisiana, the byway community, and the nation, have benefited from his volunteer commitment. PHOTOS (3): Wildlife along the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road. MOTTO: Sharing Success and Honoring Excellence PAGE 22 S U M M A R Y O F W I N N E R S RESOURCE PROTECTION Context-Sensitive Solutions for Maryland Scenic Byways MARYLAND Maryland Scenic Byways contact info: Charles Adams Maryland State Highway Administration 707 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410-545-8640 fax: 410-209-5003 email: cadams@sha.state.md.us www.marylandroads.com MARKETING Arizona Scenic Roads Website ARIzONA Arizona Statewide Project contact info: Kathie Knapp Arizona Department of Transportation 1801 Milton Drive Flagstaff, Az 86001 Phone: 928-779-7595 fax: 928-774-0784 email: kknapp@azdot.gov www.arizonascenicroads.com PLANNING Ohio Historic National Road Design Handbook OHIO Ohio Historic National Road All-American Road contact info: Glenn Harper Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 E. Hudson St. Columbus, OH 43211 Phone: 614-298-2038 fax: 614-299-2037 email: gharper@ohiohistory.org www.ohiohistory.org INTERPRETATION “Journey’s End” Interpretive Project NEW MEXICO Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway contact info: Sabrina Pratt City of Santa Fe Arts Commission PO Box 909 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Phone: 505-955-6707 fax: 505-955-6671 email: svpratt@ci.santa-fe.nm.us www.santafetrailnm.org INTERPRETATION Traveler Information Radio System KANSAS Flint Hills National Scenic Byway contact info: Deborah Divine Kansas Scenic Byway Program 2335 E. Crawford St. Salina, KS 67401 Phone: 785-827-3603 fax: 785-827-3029 email: ddivine@bwrcorp.com www.ksbyways.org INTERPRETATION The Great Washington State Birding Trail Map--Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway WASHINGTON Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway contact info: Tim Alling Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway PO Box 760 Grand Coulee, WA 99133 Phone: 509-633-3655 fax: 509-633-3655 email: kingsco@bigdam.net www.couleecorridor.info VISITOR EXPERIENCE Colorado Grassroots Training Program COLORADO Colorado Statewide Project contact info: Sally Pearce Colorado Department of Transportation 4201 E. Arkansas Denver, CO 80222 Phone: 303-757-9786 fax: 303-757-9727 email: Sally.Pearce@dot.state.co.us www.coloradobyways.org SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS Illinois Alliance of Byways ILLINOIS Illinois Statewide Project contact info: Melissa Hendricks Illinois Department of Transportation 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Rm 307 Springfield, IL 62764 Phone: 217-785-1250 fax: 217-785-8140 email: Melissa.Hendricks@illinois.gov www.illinoisbyways.org LEADERSHIP Monte Hurley LOuISIANA Creole Nature Trail All-American Road contact info: Monte Hurley Creole Nature Trail PO Box 1912 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: 800-456-7952 fax: 337-494-7952 email: montemhurley@bellsouth.net www.creolenaturetrail.org PAGE 23 W I T H A P P R E C I A T I O N Special thanks to the members of the competition review panel for sharing their considerable expertise to help select the 2007 Byway Award recipients. Tim Alling Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway Brenda Barrett National Park Service –- National Heritage Areas Shawn Bible Tennessee Department of Transportation Nathan Caldwell US Fish & Wildlife Service Ken Francis San Juan Skyway All-American Road Bob Haynes Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway Melissa Hendricks Illinois Department of Transportation Patty Hubbard Travel Industry Association of America Janet Oakley AASHTO Kelly Russell USDA Forest Service Helen Sramek AAA Aneta c. synan Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities PHOTO: The 2007 review panelists: Tim Alling, Melissa Hendricks, Bob Haynes, Nathan Caldwell, Aneta Synan, Ken Francis, Janet Oakley, Helen Sramek, Brenda Barrett, Patty Hubbard, Shawn Bible and Kelly Russell. LOGO: 2007 Scenic Byway Awards For information on the projects highlighted in this program, or to request brochures, publications or maps, please contact Honoring Excellence America’s Byways Resource Center at 1-866-974-6403 or visit our website at www.BywaysResourceCenter.org. AmericA’s BywAys Resource Center 394 Lake Avenue South, Suite 600 Duluth, MN 55802 Toll-Free Number: 866-974-6403 www.BywaysResourceCenter.org LOGOS: America's Byways Resource Center, AASHTO, U.S. Dept. of Transportation-FHA.