The Feds’ Scenic Byways Program Has Given a Lift to Small Businesses Across the U.S.
Apr 20, 2021
Photo: Ragged Point along Highway 1 in northern San Luis Obispo County, California; this is one of several scenic byways that the Federal Highway Administration has marked as an “All-American Road.” (Photo credit: Leon Kaye)
As the U.S. embarks on a fitful reopening this summer, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently dangled its own economic stimulus package to many small businesses, just in time for the spring and summer.
The gift from the FHWA comes in the form of the designation of dozens of scenic byways as “America’s Byways” across the country. Announced in February, the news first came in the dead of winter and while the future of mass vaccination was still in doubt. But as the numbers of citizens who are partially or fully vaccinated keep climbing, more Americans are ready to break free of their cabin fever – they may just not quite be ready to fly w
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Old King’s Highway joins America s Byways®
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The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration recently added 34 new National Scenic Byways and 15 All-American Roads to America s Byways collection, including The Old King’s Highway (Route 6A).
America s Byways are a distinctive collection of American roads, their stories, and treasured places. Under the National Scenic Byways Program, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads based on their archaeological, cultural, historical, natural, recreational, and scenic qualities. America s Byways are roads to the very heart and soul of America, said Chris Sieverdes, National Scenic Byway Foundation (NSBF) president. Byways connect us to this country s beauty, history, and culture. As the National Voice of Scenic Byways and Roads, NSBF is excited to welcome these new designees, and we look forward to working with them, as we
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