using “on the map” as part of the main streets program by burt samuelson ulster county planning...

Using “On the Map” as part of the Main

Streets ProgramBy Burt Samuelson

Ulster County Planning Board

May 2010

Main Streets NYS Division of Housing and Community

Renewal Grants for Building and Streetscape

Improvements Grants for Construction of “Downtown

Anchors”

History in Ulster County Important Role of Non-Profits Shandaken Revitalization Plan Committee

Awarded grant money in 2004

Rural Ulster Preservation Company (RUPCO) Awarded grant money from 2004 to 2008 Anchor, Mixed Used, and Streetscape Projects

Capacity Building Extend Local Roles

Increased Understanding Regional Coordination Formation of Local Committees

Background Research Land Use, and Transportation Data by County

Planning Board Marketing Analysis by Consultant

Planning Board Responsibilities Zoning Analyses Land Use Mapping Traffic Accident Mapping Traffic Flow Descriptions Database Creation Commute and Labor Shed Patterns Using

Local Employment Dynamic’s “On the Map”

Hamlets Local Governments

Esopus (Hamlet of Port Ewen) Marborough (Hamlet of Milton) Shandaken (Hamlets of Pine Hill and Phoenicia) Olive (Hamlet of Shokan)

Observations (2008 Data) Milton

Regional Commuting Patterns

Port Ewen Suburb of Kingston

Pine Hill Connection with Sullivan County

End Result Material for grant writing Resource for marketing Resource for transportation planning