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  Enhancement Activities    
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Establishment of Transportation Related Museums

Objective:
This activity includes the funding of capital improvements for surface transportation-related museums.   Transportation museums must meet the following definition of a museum:
  • Be a legally organized non-profit institution or part of a non-profit institution or governmental entity.
  • Be essentially educational in nature.
  • Have a formally-stated mission.
  • Have one full-time paid professional staff member who has museum knowledge and experience and is delegated authority and allocated financial resources sufficient to operate the museum effectively.
  • Present regularly scheduled programs and exhibits that use and interpret objects for the public according to accepted standards.
  • Have a formal and appropriate program of documentation, care, and use of collections and /or tangible objects.
  • Have a formal and appropriate program of presentations and maintenance of exhibits.
The museum must be open to the public and operated by a public or non-profit organization meeting the definition of museums stated above in this section. If entrance fees are charged for the museum, a portion of the fee should be provided for the long-term maintenance and operation of the facility.

EXAMPLES: 

Allowable Uses:
  • Construction of a new facility for use as a transportation museum.
  • Addition to an existing facility for use as a transportation museum.
  • Purchase of artifacts, displays, etc. relating to surface transportation.
  • Preservation of a historic transportation-related or non-transportation-related building for use as a transportation museum.
  • Cost associated with the stabilization and restoration of the historic elements of the structure, both interior and exterior.
  • Cost associated with contemporary upgrades of water, electric, heating, air conditioning, etc., when appropriate, to make building viable for public use.
Unallowable Uses:
  • Aviation-related museum facilities, displays, artifacts, etc.
  • Operating and maintenance costs

BUDGET ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION:

  • architectural and engineering fees
  • project management
  • environmental documentation
  • construction costs
  • permits
  • parking (spaces)
  • landscaping
  • furnishings and equipment
  • exhibits

Notes: Contingency amounts more than 10 % over a two-year period must be accompanied by a detailed explanation.

CONTACTS

Transportation Related Museum Contact:
Craig Newton, NCDOT
cnewton@dot.state.nc.us
(919)733-7245 ext. 253
Transportation Enhancement Project Consultant:
Debbie Oliver Vick (NCDOT)
dovick@dot.state.nc.us
(919) 733-2039
Transportation Enhancement Project Consultant:
Ed Davis (NCDOT)
edavis@dot.state.nc.us
(919) 733-2039

Enhancement Administration:
Denese D. Lavender (NCDOT)

dlavender@dot.state.nc.us
(919) 733-2039
Transportation Museum Environmental
Mitigation
Landscaping and
other Beautification
Archaeological Preservation of Abandoned
Rail Corridors
Bicycle and
Pedestrian Safety
Renovation/Restoration
of Historic Structures
Historic Preservation Acquisition of Scenic
Easement
Control of
Outdoor Ads
Scenic or Historic
Highway
Bicycle and
Pedestrian Facilities
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North Carolina Department of Transportation
Program Development Branch - Enhancement Unit
Mail Service Center #1534
Raleigh, NC 27699-1534
Phone: (919) 733-2039
Fax: (919) 733-3585
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