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Council backs Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad New York scenic byway resolution
Summary
At the council meeting the body voted to support designation of a Harriet Tubman scenic byway corridor; staff said the resolution is primarily symbolic and could support future programming and signage with limited direct obligations for the city.
The council voted to adopt a resolution supporting designation of a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway that would run through the region. Sage Hamilton Pazarka, representing the Underground Railroad consortium, thanked the council for placing the resolution on the agenda and said the byway could create programming overlap and open grant opportunities tied to history and multimodal access.
City staff described the designation as largely nonbinding for municipalities beyond signage and recommended limited implementation obligations; council members discussed local historic assets and agreed the resolution carried minimal downside while potentially enabling educational programming. The council approved the supporting resolution by voice vote.
