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Goal: Make Hurley a Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly Town

ROADS BUILT ON HISTORIC TRAILS

Hurley is blessed with beauty and open space. We want to capitalize on those resources to enhance our residents’ health and enjoyment by increasing the opportunities to integrate walking and biking into our daily lives.

As an historically quiet rural town, the road system evolved along narrow trails and without sidewalks. Now the volume of traffic increases month by month. Pedestrians and bicyclists find themselves sandwiched between roadside drainage ditches and speeding vehicles.

Not infrequently they find themselves at great risk because a driver’s view of the shoulder is limited by the winding roads and heavy growth of bushes and trees.

GIVE US MORE!

Other than the O&W Rail Trail Hurley has no specifically designated areas for pedestrians and bicyclists to enjoy.

Our residents would like to see increased opportunities for safe walking and bicycling. In addition to extending and improving our rail trails, we offer several recommendations.

The roads that connect our public spaces are state or county roads. We support the implementation of the county traffic plan goal of expanding the shoulder on roads to support bike, pedestrian and jogging traffic. That expansion is particularly necessary on the following roads:

  • Route 28 and 28A
  • Lucas and Hurley Avenue
  • Zandhoek Road
  • Route 209
  • Jeffrey Lane
  • Route 375

Source: Ulster Cty Planning Dept.

The proposed Traffic and Transportation Committee should pursue opportunities to study, design and build additional sidewalks, bicycle paths and rail trails. In particular we would like to see the following two connections:

• Sidewalks and bike path from Rolling Meadows to Hurley Recreation Center and to Town Hall

• Sidewalks and bike path from Route 28 to Maverick Road along Route 375.

In addition, pedestrian and bicycle traffic should be considered in all future development – both commercial and residential. We should incorporate design standards that accommodate bicycles and pedestrians into our site plan review criteria.

Additional Resources

Pedestrian and Bicycle report This is an external link to the Ulster County Planning Department.

 

Recommendations for Making Hurley a Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly Town

  • Support the expansion of bike lanes on county and state roads; negotiate shoulder expansion for state and county roads within the Town.
  • Pursue opportunities to study, design and build additional sidewalks, hiking trails, bicycle paths, and rail trail
  • Include sidewalks in design standards for commercial and multi-residential developments
  • Include increased opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists in site plan review.
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