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Kingston wins two planning grants: $100,000 citywide parking study and $240,000 9W reconnecting communities feasibility award
Summary
City staff told the Complete Streets Advisory Council the grants department has secured an Empire State Development strategic planning award for a $100,000 citywide parking study and a $240,000 DOT Reconnecting Communities feasibility grant to study 9W. Council members were invited to track studies and advise project managers.
City staff told the Complete Streets Advisory Council that two planning grants were recently awarded that will shape transportation and parking priorities in 2025.
The grants update noted a $100,000 award through an Empire State Development strategic planning and feasibility program to fund a citywide parking study. Staff said the study will inventory existing spaces and recommend how to manage and better use the city’s parking supply rather than to presuppose adding new capacity.
Staff also reported that the U.S. DOT Reconnecting Communities feasibility award for a study of Route 9W in Kingston has been approved at $240,000. The 9W grant funding will support a feasibility stage to assess road-diet options and other modifications intended to calm traffic and improve neighborhood connections.
Council members were told both awards are planning-stage funds; staff said project managers will be named and that the council and its members can provide recommendations and participate in working groups. Members noted the city’s parking-study working group is already forming and urged close coordination so recommendations from the study can inform tactical projects and potential shuttle/bus-stop planning.
Staff said both studies are expected to start in 2025 and will include opportunities for public outreach and public meetings.
