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Edward Goodell
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Both the Long Path and Highlands Trail are routed from here north on 7 Springs Rd. about 500' to Gonzaga Park. As the area is more densely populated a corridor needs to be set aside for the trails to have... Read more...

Thanks for your comments, Ed. We're looking at this, although obtaining a permanent green corridor in that area is going to be difficult, since most of the property is residential and privately owned.... Read more...

Julie Richmond

Love the Heritage Trail. Would love to have more safe places to run.

kevin radday

Would love the rail trail developed that runs through Washingtonville and Blooming Grove.... Would be instrumental for continuing the rebirth Washingtonville is undergoing.

3 supporters
Phil Fernsten

I believe that you are referring to the trail that crosses Rt 94 near Riley Rd in New Windsor, runs past Cornwall HS and through Salisbury Mills, Washingtonville, Blooming Grove, and then connects with... Read more...

2 supporters
John Moran

The railroad right of way from New Windsor, along Quassaic Creek, to the Hudson in Newburgh is still in use. However, there is a largely intact but abandoned right of way from the 32 and 20 intersection... Read more...

1 supporter
Bill Braine

Storm King Art Center is a treasure: a world-class institution that advocates for open space, makes Orange County a capital of the art world, and draws hundreds of thousands of summer visitors to the region.... Read more...

Thanks for your input, Bill! Storm King is a wonderful facility, and we agree that we should be doing as much as possible to capture more tourist spending.

3 supporters

Extend the Heritage Trail from west of Middletown to Town of Deerpark. Be more proactive in establishing trails that can be used for non motorized transportation. Engage Town Planning Boards in revising... Read more...

Thanks for commenting Burt! We actually are working with municipal planning boards on energy conservation and alternative energy production, and we'd love to see more trails that can be extended into... Read more...

1 supporter
Led Klosky

We should lobby hard for an extension of the rail line from Salisbury Mills to Stewart with a new station at Stewart. More robust transit connections will really help the airport to function more efficiently... Read more...

Edward Warren

Recent progress has been made by the Open Spaces Institute to secure a link between Black Rock Forest and Schunnemunck State Park.<br><br>Orange County should do what it can to facilitate creating access... Read more...

Edward Warren

Meant to include the Orange County Land Trust and Black Rock Forest Consortium as the other organizations that are working on this with the OSI!

2 supporters

Thanks for your input, Edward! Orange County is deeply committed to creating trail networks and preserving open space in a natural and cohesive manner, so this is excellent news.

2 supporters
Bill Braine

Connecting public transportation networks via multiple modes (e.g., trains to buses) would make life easier for our region's commuters, visitors, and intra-region travelers. Creating a connector from the... Read more...

Thanks for your input, Bill! We are looking at a number of opportunities to connect our regional transportation facilities; most of those options are out of County control, but we will certainly look... Read more...

Led Klosky

Connecting rail to the airport via new track would be a huge boost to the airport and local economy.

5 supporters
John Moran

This is such a no brainer that If it is not done in the next 4-8 years, there will be long articles in the NYTimes, similar to the recent ones about the subway, asking, "What were they thinking?"

1 supporter
kate ahmadi

Gonzaga Park is a County Park on Schunnemunk Mountain. It is tiny but is increasingly lovely; it has a small pond, large parking lot, playing field, and is connected to the Long Path.

coUrbanizer via Text
What bike or pedestrian improvements could we make in our community?

Love the Heritage Trail. Would be even better if it connected more towns and villages in Orange County and beyond! Thanks, Tom

We agree, Tom! The Heritage Trail is in the process of being extended, both slightly further into the Monroe area and up to Middletown from Goshen. Where else would you like to see it go?

1 supporter

That would probably have to be a separate trail development, Jan, but we'd really be excited to connect as many of our municipalities as possible through usable trail networks.

Tracy schuh
Favorite recreation spot / Activity idea

Goosepond State Parkland is great but I'd also like to see open space funds/efforts be expanded to connect this park to other protected lands (Schunnemunk and Harriman) for a greenway corridor in the protection... Read more...

Thank you for your comment Tracy. This is an idea we champion through the Orange County Greenway Compact, adopted as part of the Comprehensive Plan in 2013. Did you have any ideas about how we can implement... Read more...

Kelly Morris

Glenmere Lake is a gem of biodiversity and fun for paddling. Lots of birds, dragonflies, bats, snakes (I've only seen small ones, luckily!), turtles, frogs, and other wildlife. The Village Park also... Read more...

And selling off the buildings within the site for housing (undoubtedly "luxury") is the wrong way to go. These buildings could be an artists' community - housing, studio space - that would add much to... Read more...

Any free or low cost public transportation that runs a scheduled route. Most of them are good workers cannot drive in the area and need this Transportation but don't have it in areas like Pine Island.... Read more...

Thank you very much for your feedback, Danielle. We're certainly looking at transportation access for people without cars. Are you aware of specific needs in the Town of Warwick--number of people, where... Read more...

To work with the farm workers contact community action network. I don't have exact #s but I know that gwl and pine island are two areas where people I know have had a hard time. I'm in school to be a... Read more...

1 supporter
Wayne Decker

Get water back in the canal! We had lots of people visiting to make rides on the canal boat when there was water.

Wayne Decker

Yes, kayaks and canoes, skating in the winter perhaps. But the real draw is the canal boat replica that gave rides. I've always thought the island in Island Basin could be utilized as well. An amphitheater?... Read more...

1 supporter

The re-watering of the Cuddebackville section of D&H Canal offers canoeing, kayaking in season and ice skating in the winter. The mule path is a nature walk.<br><br>Several hundred children make paid trips... Read more...

1 supporter
Steve Skye

The D&H Canal continues to deteriorate. The County must issue an RFP for engineering expertise to produce a "fix-it" plan. The money's in the budget!!

1 supporter

Thanks for your input, Steve! It does sound like we're going to need to look at the state of the canal. Do you have more information you can give us on this topic?

1 supporter
coUrbanizer via Text
What bike or pedestrian improvements could we make in our community?

Sidewalks on South Street extension, Galloway, etc

Dena Wolf
Favorite recreation spot / Activity idea

The Old Erie trail is one block from us. Yet people are driving all the way to Chester or Goshen to use the more developed Heritage Trail that is paved. We have walked virtually every foot of this trail... Read more...

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