Route Nine Planning & Management

CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN

This section is primarily meant for participants assisting Delaware Greenways in developing the Corridor Management Plan for the State Route Nine Coastal Heritage Scenic Byway. All visitors are welcome however, and we would love to hear any comments you may have about Route Nine and any experiences you may have had in your travels up and down. Contact us at greenways@delawaregreenways.org.

Summary:

This site is being used not just by travelers but by everyone interested in working on the Corridor Management Plan (CMP) of State Route Nine (2010-2011). It functions as a source of information for those not able to attend meetings, and as a supplementary way to give notice of meetings in the future, on various topics. The following topics serve to show the format, timing and results of events that will allow the greatest public participation in this process. This is a Byway for the people and businesses that live on or near the Corridor, as well as for travelers enjoying it for the first or fiftieth time.

CMP Work Schedule - Timeline (2010-2011) for managing the unfolding of Corridor Management Development Process and the many events, meetings and workshops that will give us the information we need to make helpful decisions. View Document

Nomination Document - The National and State Designation procedure to become a National or State Designated Scenic and Historic Byway is a two part process. The first step is the production of the Nomination Application Document, which lays out the justification for accepting the road under consideration into the program. It first describes the Route overall, then illustrates the Intrinsic Qualities found there segment by segment (there are thirteen), relating their significance regionally and nationally. Route Nine was designated by DelDOT as a State Scenic Byway in 2006. This Nomination Application Document provided the basis for this designation. The document contains many excellent photos of interesting buildings, places and natural phenomena. View Document (contains photos)

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CMP Advisory Committee Minutes - The Advisory Committee is the largest public body actively involved in providing information and comment on the preparation of the CMP document. There are five Advisory Committee meetings scheduled - March 2010; May 2010; October 2010, January 2011, and mid-February 2011. This heading contains minutes from those meetings and some photos of participants. Click to view complete minutes.

CMP Sub-Committee Minutes - The Byway is 63 miles long and changes in character and "feel" as the traveler progresses from New Castle to the John Dickinson Plantation. The representatives from the Route have been divided into two groups, each representing a different segment. These are referred to as Sub Committees and each is considering the same topics concerned with future treatment of the Byway from the point of view of their part of the Byway, in a series of three meetings.