RAISE Weaving the Waterfront Transportation Project

In June 2023, the City of Kingston was selected to receive the US DOT's highly competitive RAISE grant in the amount of $21.7 million — the largest infrastructure award in Kingston's history. RAISE, which stands for Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability and Equity Program, will fund the City's Weaving the Waterfront Transportation Project (WTWTP).

This important multimodal active transportation project includes five major components of the City's broader Weaving the Waterfront (WTW) initiative. This initiative was established as an umbrella covering the many plans the City and stakeholders have developed to improve the waterfront from the Rondout to Kingston Point. Its goals are to increase the resiliency and sustainability of the shoreline, implement an economic development strategy, and develop better access to the river, parks, and open space for people on foot, on bicycle, and in boats.

With RAISE funds, the WTW Transportation Project will complete vital connections between lower-income neighborhoods, the Midtown and Waterfront Business Districts, and some of Kingston's most beautiful and unique natural landscapes.

New paths will provide viable commuter corridors for circulation between our historic business districts, complete branches of the Kingston Greenline and Empire State Trail, and connect to the 520-acre Sojourner Truth State Park. The project will also elevate the roadway in several sections that experience regular flooding.

The WTW Transportation Project will create sustainable, easy-to-navigate, carbon-free solutions for commuting to the business, cultural, recreational, and natural amenities throughout the Kingston Waterfront. For further details on the different components, click here.

And please stay tuned as we move forward with planning and construction — updates will be posted here on EngageKingston!