Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway
Corridor Management Plan

The Rangeley Lakes are an historic year-round recreational area in Maine's Western Mountains Region. Two state routes meeting in the town of Rangeley had been designated as state scenic highways, but no specific action had been taken to manage or promote the scenic and historic resources along these routes.

Working with a landscape architecture firm and a regional nonprofit organization, Taintor & Associates assisted the Maine Department of Transportation and several area communities to craft a Corridor Management Plan for the combined routes, leading to their designation as the Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway.

Find out more about the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, from the National Scenic Byways web site.

Corridor Management Plan Documents

The Corridor Management Plan for the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway is presented in following documents:

Table of Contents   [2 pp.; 24K]

Introduction, Setting, Route Description, Vision, Goals, Objectives, Strategies
The beginning sections of the Corridor Management Plan describe the route and its context, outline a vision for the future of the Scenic Byway, and set forth goals, objectives and strategies.   [pp. 1-16; 1.7MB]

Intrinsic Qualities
This is the core of the Corridor Management Plan, and includes the Intrinsic Quality Assessment, Intrinsic Quality Management Strategy, Interpretation Plan, and Development Plan by Management Area.   [pp. 17-46; 4.2MB]

Visitor Accommodation, Marketing and Promotion, Implementation Plan, and Management Techniques
This section of the Corridor Management Plan addresses visitor needs and expectations, marketing and promotion, responsibilities and timetables for implementation, and resource protection techniques.   [pp. 47-54; 192K]

Appendices
Appendix 1 presents photographs of scenic vistas and accompanying maps.
Appendix 2 describes the relationship of the Corridor Management Plan to existing local planning efforts in the Towns of Rangeley, Byron and Roxbury, as well as the Land Use Regulations Commission which is responsible for land use management in the unincorporated townships and plantations along the route.
Appendix 3 lists the participants in the planning process.   [pp. 55-78; 1.6MB]

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