Tag Archives: Complete Streets

Complete Streets workshops to be held in Kingston

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

Complete Streets are designed enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders. Built for all ages and abilities, Complete Streets make it safe and easy to cross the street, walk, and bicycle to work or … Continue reading →

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Does NYSDOT’s “preservation first” conflict with Complete Streets?

Posted on August 16, 2013 by

Cross posted from our friends at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) recently issued a draft plan of transportation projects it will be tackling from 2014-2017. This draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) will encompass more than $32 … Continue reading →

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GreenLITES celebrates sustainable transportation design

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

PTNY was recently invited to attend NYSDOT’s fifth annual GreenLITES awards ceremony along with representatives from the New York Bicycling Coalition and Tri-state Transportation Campaign.  GreenLITES (Green Leadership In Transportation Environmental Sustainability) is a certification program, similar to LEED for … Continue reading →

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All trails lead to…. Troy?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Residents of the Rensselaer county NY city of Troy are working to develop a sense of what trail connections exist within their city and hope to enhance those connections, pardon the pun, down the road. They’ve coined this network the “Ramble.” “It … Continue reading →

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