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Clifton Park moves forward with walkability, bike/ped and trails work including right‑of‑way offers
Summary
The town authorized steps that advance multiple mobility projects: a supplemental agreement for the Town Center Walkability Project, offers for right‑of‑way on the Route 146/146A bike/ped project, and acceptance of a $7,500 trails feasibility study grant reimbursed by Saratoga County.
Clifton Park officials moved to advance a string of transportation and trail projects, authorizing agreements and right‑of‑way offers and accepting a small county‑reimbursed grant for a trails feasibility study.
John, a staff member, explained the supplemental agreement with Greenman Edison for the Town Center Walkability Project "is to allow us to proceed with the rightway acquisition process and move forward with the engineering and design." He said federally aided highway projects use PINs and phased authorizations and that such agreements are routine as projects progress through design and funding stages.
The board also authorized offers of just compensation for permanent right‑of‑way acquisitions and temporary construction easements needed for the Route 146 and 146A Fisher Ferry Road bicycle and pedestrian access improvement project; John said appraisals supported the offers and that acquisitions were anticipated as part of typical trail and sidewalk projects.
Separately, staff said the town — through Saratoga County — was awarded a $7,500 grant for a trails feasibility study. John noted the town pays upfront and is reimbursed 100% by the county, so board authorization is needed to participate.
The board approved routine safety and operational items related to mobility: Highway Safety Committee recommendations to install stop signs at Lincoln Avenue neighborhood intersections and to place a no‑parking sign on Green Meadow Drive where parking was restricting access to Route 146, the staff summary said.
Why it matters: The actions collectively advance pedestrian and bicycle access and address local traffic safety concerns; right‑of‑way acquisitions and engineering work are necessary steps before construction can begin.
Ending: The town approved the measures as part of the consent agenda; staff will continue right‑of‑way negotiations and design work and will return to the board with further project details and funding phases.
