The initial Management Planning Process for the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad New York Corridor includes four components:

1. Proposed Corridor Inventory and Assessment
2. Stakeholder Identification & Engagement
3. Development of Corridor Vision, Goals, and Guiding Principles, Intrinsic Qualities/Themes
4. Recommendations for Specific Corridor Management Components:
   1. Stewardship Plan
   2. Interpretive Plan
   3. Tourism Plan
   4. Marketing & Promotion Plan
   5. Transportation Safety Plan
   6. Byway Organization and Management
   7. Public Participation Plan.

The outcomes of this initial planning process will serve as the foundation for creating the necessary documents for submission to the New York State Department of Transportation for approval as a designated state byway.

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