In 1989 the Peak-to-Peak Scenic and Historic Byway was officially designated by the state Scenic and Historic Roads Commission. In that same year, the Tourism and Recreation Program of Boulder County (TARP) was formed to provide a vehicle for public investments to flow to the Peak-to-Peak area. In response to the byway designation, citizens and organizations along the byway formed the Scenic Byway Interest Group (SBIG). SBIG consists of representatives from Larimer, Boulder and Gilpin counties and multiple communities along the byway, as well as representatives from TARP, Rocky Mountain National Park and the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The group discussed issues related to economic development, the environment, planning and design, intergovernmental concerns, and historic preservation. SBIG's primary goal was to establish a vision and eventually develop a realistic corridor management plan.
In June of 1993, the SBIG participants signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a management framework. In January of 1997, SBIG and TARP initiated a project to develop the corridor management plan. During the course of preparing this plan, it became clear there was no uniform agreement for how the byway should be managed, and the management plan needed a flexible approach. The experience of TARP over the years indicated that the time had passed when tourism promotion was the most important objective. SBIG is now focused primarily on a direct effort to protect the byway (Whiteman & Taintor 1998).
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