News
2012
January 30, 2012 -
Byway Resources For The Asking!
With the Resource Center closing this summer, NOW is the time to avail yourself and your byway of the many tools, publications and aids designed to help byway organizations with governance, management and sustainability.
On February 23, 2012, the Resource Center will host a webinar, The Resource Center is Closing: Get What You Need Now!, on how to make the best use of the bywaysresourcecenter.org website, where to locate resources and documents and how to request them.
The list below is just a sample of the many of the tools and aids you can find or request online at www.bywaysresourcecenter.org, as well as services, resources and publications available for the asking.
Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance - Curt, Duane, Rob or Wayne
Tribal Liaison - Cheryl Cloud
Training
• Byways 101
• Webinars
Upcoming webinars - Click to see learning opportunities
Recordings of previous webinars - Click to see the full range of topics
• Events Calendar - Upcoming training, conferences and learning opportunities
• National Scenic Byways Program Coordinator Orientation - Guide created specifically for statewide & tribal program coordinators
Tools
• Economic Impact Tool
• Byway Assessment Tool
• Byway Project Database
Marketing Opportunity
Rand McNally “Best of the Road®” - Submit brief travel itineraries to be eligible to be featured on the blog, Best of the Road®, and possibly other media; deadline extended!
Publications - Books, Newsletters, Brochures
• Vistas - Newsletter, from 2012 back to 1997
• Journal for America’s Byways - Periodical
• Wayshowing For Byways: A Reference Manual
• Conserving Our Treasured Places: Managing Visual Quality on Scenic Byways - Book
• From Milestones to Mile-markers: Understanding Historic Roads - Book
• Making the Grassroots Grow: Building and Maintaining Effective Byway Organizations - Downloadable book
• An Introduction to Online Strategies for Leveraging your National Scenic Byway Designation - Downloadable book
• Universal Design for Byways
• Teleworkshop Fact Sheets - Downloadable 4-page primers on 24 separate topics
E-mail List
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Contact your Byways Specialist for a list of many documents and brochures not listed above: www.bywaysresourcecenter.org/about/people/states/