2022 : Transportation
Highway “Branding” Efforts Stepped Up
After years of neglect, there is now renewed investment in distinctive signage, guardrails, informational stops, and rest areas within the Park. This cohesiveness makes it clear to visitors that they have crossed the Blue Line. Officials have come to an agreement with the US Dept of Transportation with respect to signage.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
Blueway Guide Online
The Lake Champlain Blueway guide for recreational boating is now online. It is the first of the boating guides to be online.
First Wilderness Heritage Corridor Wins $425k to Implement Plan
Years in the planning, the route connects Corinth in the south to Johnsburg/North Creek in the north. Here is the master plan they are implementing with this funding.
Guide to 102 Adk Towns
A new guide to encourage people to visit all 102 towns, like the 46 high peaks, has been published.
Read about the new driving tour book here.
Read about the new driving tour book here.
One Scenic Byway Turning to a Phone App
The "Lakes-to-Locks" scenic byway runs from Albany to Rouses Point. It has developed from a paper map to a web site and, soon, a phone app. There are numerous routes like this in the region to develop further. A $153k REDC grant will fund the development
Read the news story here.
Check out their website here.
See page 67 of the 2014 REDC Awards Booklet.
Read the news story here.
Check out their website here.
See page 67 of the 2014 REDC Awards Booklet.
New Washington Cty Tourism Map Online
The map is intended to guide tourists to numerous small sites the county has to offer. The county includes the eastern shore of Lake George.
Check out the map here.
Read the news story here.
Check out the map here.
Read the news story here.
State Spends $12m to Rebuild Whiteface Mtn Highway
The project will rebuild the road and also the toll house, the castle on top and the elevator.
Read the news here.
Read the news here.
Scenic Byways, Bikeways and Blueways growing
The old scenic byway maps are being moved to the cloud and becoming smart phone apps. Some routes are scenic, others are about history, or farms and so on. Work on bike ways and also canoe routes (blue ways) is coming along as well.
Look at some byways here.For Highway “Branding” Efforts Stepped Up
For Highway “Branding” Efforts Stepped Up