Conserving our treasured places
Subtitle: managing visual quality on scenic byways
By: prepared by Scenic America for America's Byways Resource Center ; contributors, Nancy Brunswick ... [et al.]
Contributors: Scenic America (Organization); National Scenic Byways Program (U.S.)
Publisher: Scenic America; America's Byways Resource Center
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Duluth, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Scenic byways; Roadside improvement; Scenic highways
Other titles: Managing visual quality on scenic byways
Description: The result of a collaboration with Scenic America, Conserving Our Treasured Places: Managing Visual Quality on Scenic Byways is an easy-to-use manual and two-day workshop program that helps guide communities through the scenic conservation planning process. Conserving Our Treasured Places prepares byway groups for scenic conservation planning, including how to engage key partners; assess, inventory and map visual resources along the byway; identify and prioritize scenic issues; and develop a scenic conservation strategy.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. What is scenic conservation? Why should byways initiate scenic conservation? ; Who should be involved in scenic conservation? ; How wide is a corridor? ; Initial steps for enhancing your byway's visual quality; title: Part 2. Conducting a visual assessment of the byway. Getting started on a visual assessment ; Conducting a visual assessment ; Case studies : visual assessments ; Resources; title: Part 3. Scenic conservation issues and strategies. What is a scenic conservation issue? ; strategies for addressing scenic conservation issues ; Scenic conservation issue #1: Design in towns, historic districts, commercial areas and neighborhoods ; Scenic conservation issue #2: Tree and vegetation management ; Scenic conservation issue #3: Natural, working, and designed landscapes ; Scenic conservation Issue #4: Context-sensitive highway, street and bridge solutions ; Scenic conservation strategy #5: On-premise, off-premise and roadway signs ; Scenic conservation isssue #6: Wireless telecommunications towers and overhead utility wires ; Scenic conservation issue #7: Night lighting ; Scenic conservation issue #8: Views, vistas and open spaces; title: Part 4. The scenic conservation training workshop overview; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A: Scenic conservation training workshop resources; title: Appendix B: Scenic conservation self-assessment; title: Appendix C: Byway intrinsic resources grid; title: Appendix D: Funding sources for scenic conservation; title: Appendix E: Siting guidelines for windpower projects in Kansas; title: Appendix F: Responses from the Federal Highway Administration to questions about property rights and the national scenic byways program.