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Kingston launches year‑long sidewalk improvement study, seeks resident input
Summary
City officials and consultants described a parcel-level sidewalk inventory, a funding analysis and public outreach plans; residents were urged to use the Engage Kingston map to mark missing or damaged sidewalks.
Emily Flynn, director of health and wellness for the City of Kingston, opened the meeting by framing a new sidewalk improvement study as the next step in more than a decade of Complete Streets work and planning documents. "I'm Emily Flynn. I'm the director of health and wellness for the city of Kingston," she said, and explained the city allocated funding to pursue a formal planning project to refine past recommendations into an implementable plan.
Consultants from CPL summarized the scope: a parcel-level sidewalk inventory, cost estimates, a funding analysis and public outreach culminating in a recommendations report for the Common Council. "So this is just a bit of an overview of these five aspects that we're really focusing on with this project," said Megan Zapotosky, CPL project manager; she noted the team will use the county inventory as a starting point and refine it to the parcel level. Organizers urged residents to use the interactive map at engagekingston.com to drop pins marking missing, broken or obstructed sidewalks; "So far, we have over 70 pins," Zapotosky said, and presenters said they expect the inventory and financial analysis to continue through the year before materials are shared with the Common Council.
