Uptown Transportation Improvements

Project Update 7/11/23: Project Plans have been made available. Please see "documents" section of this page. Public comments on the plans will be accepted until September 1, 2023. Comments may be emailed to jschultheis@kingston-ny.gov, or by phone to 845-334-3967

Project Background: With funding provided by the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), administered by the NYS Department of State, the City will improve safety and traffic circulation on a route in Uptown Kingson / Stockade Business District.

The Uptown Transportation Improvements Project will address bicycle and pedestrian safety and access, capacity for driver and attract tourism, shopping, dining, and other business activity to the Stockade District. It will also support the future connection between portions of the Kingston Greenline and advance complete streets across the City (see FAQs for more info).

The project is focused on improvements to the intersection of Schwenk Drive and Plaza Drive, and Clinton Avenue between Westbrook Lane, Main/John Street, and Albany Avenue.

Work will include lane narrowing, sidewalk and curb ramp improvements, a new signal at the intersction of Clinton and Westbrook / John, signage, striping, landscaping, lighting, drainage and access management improvements.

Since early 2020, our Project Advisory Committee (PAC) has been assisting in the decision-making process about the design. The group provided a wide range of concerns and ideas and the City and HVEA conducted a traffic analysis to inform the development of design alternatives.

The City also partnered with Susan G. Blickstein, LLC, a transportation policy and public engagement firm, which developed two community surveys that were open from May 7 through June 15 2020. The surveys were designed to collect information about how community members travel along the routes, their perceptions about safety, and the preferred types of improvements they would like to see. Results of the public surveys are posted to the right.

The PAC and City staff considered eight different alternatives and narrowed those down to one priority recommendation. This alternative was presented in a virtual public meeting on November 19, 2020. Links to recordings of the presentation in English and in Spanish are also posted to the right.

Please add your comments to Share Your Thoughts below. Further information about our selection process can be found under Design Process. Public Comment will be open on this project through September 1, 2023.

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