The Ulster County Traffic Safety Board’s purpose is to advance traffic and transportation safety, including pedestrian and nonmotorized transport, through study, advocacy and public education. Members of the board include transportation professionsals, local safety advocates, and members of law enforcement.
At the board’s April 7th meeting, the members approved a resolution titled “ADVANCING THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION ROUTE BETWEEN WEST HURLEY, SHOKAN, BOICEVILLE, SHANDAKEN AND KINGSTON.”
The key parts of the resolution read as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Traffic Safety Board, hereby finds there is a compelling and immediate need to develop a safe and protected non-motorized transportation route in this corridor; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Traffic Safety Board recommends that Ulster County officials utilize the county owned U&D corridor to provide a safe and protected, AASHTO-compliant, non-motorized transportation route between the City of Kingston and Basin Road, connecting to the Ashokan Rail Trail and by extension the Hamlet of West Hurley, Hamlet of Woodstock and at the end of the Ashokan Rail Trail, the Hamlet of Boiceville; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Traffic Safety Board views that there is an urgent need for a protected non-motorized transportation route in this corridor in the interest of pedestrians, bicycle riders and those with mobility challenges; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the County Executive, County Legislature, Commissioner of Planning and other officials and stakeholders as appropriate to effectuate this resolution.
