FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 14, 2021
Pedestrian &
Bicycle Master Plan Process is Launched
with Interactive
App and Survey
Public Meeting to
be Held January 18, 2022
KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble is
pleased to announce that the City of Kingston is creating a Pedestrian and
Bicycle Master Plan (PBMP). The plan will inform our efforts to improve
conditions for active transportation users (non-motorized travel such as
walking and biking), reduce vehicle congestion and emissions, and support a
culture of health across the community.
To assist consultants Barton &
Loguidice, D.P.C in data collection, an interactive crowdsourcing app and a
public survey has been launched. The app allows community members to map where
they often travel by walking or biking, provide recommendations for
improvements to their routes (such as adding a bike lane or repairing a
sidewalk), and to upload pictures. The survey is collecting information about
if, when, and how residents and visitors walk or bike in Kingston. Both the app
and survey are available at EngageKingston.com.
The webpage and the survey are able to be
translated to Spanish by clicking “Select Language” at the top right corner of
the Engage Kingston page. The interactive app is not able to be provided in
Spanish, however, Spanish speakers may visit the Clerk’s Office in City Hall
(420 Broadway) or call Bilingual Clerk Maribel Juarez-Barak at 845-334-3914,
who will interpret and enter the information directly into the app.
“The Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan is
an important project not only for the health and safety of our residents, but
for future planning, as it will help us better understand how the City's
pedestrian and bicycle networks currently connect. The master plan will help us
identify gaps in the system, which will inform upcoming projects and grant
applications,” said Mayor Noble. “The Master Plan will ensure that the City and
other stakeholders consider pedestrians and cyclists in all types of projects
well into the future.”
“We are in the public engagement phase of
the Master Plan process,” said Director of Health & Wellness, Emily Flynn.
“Please ask your friends and family to provide us feedback about walking and
biking in Kingston so that we may develop a plan to improve those experiences.”
A public meeting to further engage the
community in the process will be held on January 18, 2022. Consultants and City
staff will review the project, share initial community responses, and invite
additional input.
Bicycle Pedestrian
Master Plan Public Meeting
January 18, 2022
at 6:00pm
Webinar link
Passcode: FwHUr4Ax
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan has
been funded in part by the Climate Smart Community Grant Program, Title 15 of
the Environmental Protection Fund through the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation.
More info at https://engagekingston.com/pedestrian-bicycle-master-plan