Corridor
management
plan

(Draft Version)

D R A F T

Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Byway
Corridor Management Plan

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Introduction and Vision

1-1) Statement of Purpose and Vision

1-2) Goals of the Byway

Chapter 2 – Description of the Byway

Chapter 3 – Intrinsic Quality Resources

3-1) Brief History of Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike

3-2) Overview of Resources

Chapter 4 – Preservation of Resources

4-1) Preservation issues

4-2) Preservation tools and strategies

4-3) Stakeholder education, involvement, stewardship

4.4) Roadway improvements, upgrades, new construction possibilities

Chapter 5 -- Development of Resource Destinations

5-1) Management of resources and sites

5-2) Development of resource-based experiences

Chapter 6 – Interpretation

6-1) Visitors

6-2) Interpretive themes

6-3) Interpretation challenges

6-4) Interpretive strategies and products

Chapter 7 -- The Visitors’ Experience

7-1) Tourism in West Virginia

7-2) Users of the Byway

7-3) Visitor Services along the Byway

7-4) Development of the visitor destination

7-5) Signage

Chapter 8 -- Administration and Management

8-1) Stakeholders and public participation

8-2) Management Structure and Functions

8-3) Funding Sources

Chapter 9 -- Expanding the Byway

9-1) Extending along the Turnpike

9-2) Creating partnership with Virginia section of the Corridor

9-3) Expanding thematically

9-4) Networking Statewide

Chapter 10 – Marketing the Byway

10-1) Identifying Markets

10-2) Reaching the Markets

10-3) Elements of Marketing Communications

10-4) Marketing plan and budget

10-5) Internal marketing

Chapter 11 -- Economic Impact

Chapter 12 – Putting It All Together

12-1) Goals, Objectives, and Strategies for Implementing the CMP

12-2) The Action Plan

 Appendix 1 - Assets

 

 (Other material suggested, not included in this draft)

Route description of Byway and Backways

Historic Context of Turnpike

C. Intrinsic Quality Resources of Byway and Backways

D. Visitor Services

E. Visitor profiles

F. Visitor spending and economic impact

G. Partners and potential partners

H. Tools and resources

I. Bibliography