Letters of Support:
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A-E (10MB PDF) F-K (6.8MB PDF) |
L-R (22.5MB PDF) S-Z (30.9MB PDF) |
All Letters (77.7MB PDF) |
-Corridor Management
Plan (12.2MB PDF)
-Corridor Management Corridor
Interpretive Master Plan (27MB PDF)
-Scenic Highway Map (1.1MB PDF)
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The Florida Keys Overseas Highway named an All-American Road
The Florida Keys Overseas Highway, from north of Key Largo to Key West, is
now an All-American Road.
The designation was announced Friday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
and a plaque was presented by Victor Mendez, administrator of the Federal Highway
Administration, during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Keys highway is the
only All-American Road in Florida. It's the highest recognition possible under
the National Scenic Byways program established by the U.S. Congress in 1991.
Only 30 other roadways in the nation have earned the prestigious title. More>>
Mission Statement: To enhance the scenic image, preserve our heritage and diversity, and promote the natural beauty of the Florida Keys Scenic Corridor.
In 1996, Clean Florida Keys, Inc., a local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. and Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc., established the Florida Keys Scenic Highway Corridor Advocacy Group (CAG) in order to undertake the task of completing the documentation required to establish US 1 from MM 0 to MM 106.5 — Key West to Key Largo — as a Florida Scenic Highway. Through numerous public meetings and workshops, the CAG completed the Corridor Management Plan, which describes the corridor vision, along with the goals, objectives and strategies required to implement the vision. The Florida Department of Transportation approved the designation of the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on June 22, 2001.
Once designation had been awarded, the CAG evolved into the Corridor Management Entity (CME), which was responsible for implementing, monitoring, and updating the Corridor Management Plan. Although Clean Florida Keys, Inc. dissolved a few years later, several citizens and community leaders continued to serve as the CME holding public meetings with the staff support of a Florida Keys Scenic Highway Coordinator within the county's Planning and Environmental Resources Department.
In January, 2007, the CME elected a board of directors to establish a non-profit organization to serve as both the CME of the Florida Keys Scenic Highway and the Citizens Support Organization of the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail. Hence, the newly formed Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Alliance encompasses the scenic highway, the bicycle/pedestrian trail, and the paddling trail.
You are invited to become a member of this organization, and provide your support and influence in the stewardship and development of our unique transportation corridor.
