KINGSTON – The Midtown Parking Lots Green Infrastructure Project is substantially complete. Tree plantings and final landscaping will be completed in the spring.
The project included reconstructing three public parking lots using green stormwater infrastructure – the Cornell Street parking lot, the Prince Street lot (by Monkey Joe) and the lot at 658 Broadway (by the former Sea Deli).
Green infrastructure practices, like the use of bioswales and porous pavement, prevent untreated stormwater from entering closed drainage systems. By integrating green infrastructure into parking lots and along sidewalks, stormwater can be filtered before the water enters rivers and streams.
The Cornell Street lot has a new configuration, which connects Fashion Lane directly to Railroad Avenue. Thomas Street and Saccoman Lane are now one-ways to provide for better traffic circulation.
“This project supports our efforts to help protect the waters of the Rondout Creek and Hudson River by incorporating green practices into new construction projects, while also meeting the need for parking in the heart of the Midtown business district,” said Mayor Steven Noble. “These lots were in varying degrees of disrepair, and now are not only improved with green infrastructure, are newly paved, striped and beautifully landscaped. We are continuing to invest in the Midtown neighborhood, and encourage residents and visitors to use these newly designed parking lots to shop and dine in Midtown Kingston.”
Funding for the project came from the State Environmental Facilities Corporation’s Green Innovation Grant Program.
ore information at https://engagekingston.com/midtown-parking-lots.
