KINGSTON The City of Kingston’s new engagement website has two new projects open for comment.
The Pedestrian Action Safety Plan is intended to improve the city’s walkability, which includes upgrades and adjustments to sidewalks, roads, and intersections to increase pedestrian safety. This fall, with funding from the state Transportation Department’s Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Program, seven key intersections across the city will be upgraded to ensure safety, whether on foot, riding a bike, or in a vehicle:
– Joy’s Lane at Municipal Stadium Road
– Broadway at McEntee
– Broadway at Yosman Towers
– Broadway at Delaware Avenue
– Broadway at Andrew Street
– North Front at Crown Street
– Albany Avenue at Maiden Lane
Those intersections were chosen due to high pedestrian traffic and an above average risk for accidents. Potential improvements include the extension of curb lines to shorten long crossing distances, the addition of sidewalk ramps and retroreflective signs, and upgrades to existing crosswalk markings and pedestrian signals.
Proposed designs are available for feedback at EngageKingston/pedestrian-safety-action-plan. Comments will be open until June 26.
The Wilbur Avenue Paving Project will correct drainage issues on Wilbur Avenue (NYS Route 213), which have caused deterioration of the road and resulted in hazardous driving conditions. The project includes two, 11-foot travel lanes with three-foot shoulders constructed along the proposed roadway section. Gutters, swales, and culverts will be added to better direct storm water runoff to the Twaalfskill Creek. Guardrails and signage will be upgraded and the roadway will be paved from south of Greenkill Avenue to north of West O’Reilly.
Construction is tentatively scheduled for April to September 2021. More information and design plans are posted at EngageKingston.com/wilburave. Comments will be open until July 15, 2020.
