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In 1993, the Corridor Commission oversaw the completion of the Corridor Visitors Center at Two Rivers Landing in Easton. This facility provided just the right impetus for Binney and Smith to place their Crayola Factory in the downtown and pushed through a local decision to develop the National Canal Museum in the same building. Within the first year, more than 100 new businesses opened in the community and preservation of the downtown continues with enthusiasm.

The success of the National Heritage Corridor concept has prompted national heritage area designation of two other state parks: the Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area and Schuylkill River Heritage Area.

Heritage area designation has directly or indirectly helped the Delaware & Lehigh attract almost $54 million to the corridor over thirteen years. This includes more than $13 million from the Transportation Enhancement Act, $9 million from private sources, $9.9 million from local governments, $4.9 million from the Pennsylvania Heritage Park Program, $3.8 million from the National Park Service, and $16.8 million from other state sources.

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