LHV TO LAUNCH SIGNAGE AND GUIDEBOOK PROJECT
The Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area (LHV) is partnering with the Rail-Trail Council of NEPA (RTC) to implement a signage and guidebook project. The project will brand and promote the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail and the Delaware and Hudson Rail-Trail, as well as the natural, recreational, cultural, and historic resources in the 70+ mile Lackawanna Greenway from the New York State border to Pittston, PA.
The project has three components. First, a set of standards for the graphic design, fabrication, and installation of signs will be developed for use throughout the Lackawanna Greenway. These standards will be compiled into a manual that LHV, RTC, and local communities can use to develop directional, wayfinding, and interpretive signs.
Second, a guidebook to the LRHT system will be compiled developed that will include maps, as well as information on visitor amenities and interpretive sites. The guidebook will be available in hard copy and as a pdf on the LHV and RTC websites.
Third, LHV will construct and install signs on improved sections of the LRHT and D&H Rail-Trail. This signage system will be expanded as additional funding becomes available.
Dawson Associates of Scituate, Massachusetts, has been selected as the project consultant. The project is expected to begin in December, 2011, and it will continue with various stages of implementation through 2012.
The project has been made possible with funding from the National Park Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
For More Information
Stephanie Milewski, RLA
Trail Manager and Environmental Program Officer
(570) 963-6730 ext. 8203
smilewski@LHVA.org
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