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New Paltz, NY INTERMODAL FEASIBILITY STUDY New Paltz, NY INTERMODAL FEASIBILITY STUDY Public Presentation May 7, 2015 New Paltz Community Center New Paltz, NY INTERMODAL FEASIBILITY STUDY Thank you for coming this evening! Tonights

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New Paltz, NY

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Public Presentation

May 7, 2015 – New Paltz Community Center

New Paltz, NY INTERMODAL FEASIBILITY STUDY

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Thank you for coming this evening!

1. Introductory Presentation

Review of project, work and analysis completed.

2. Site Selection Alternatives

A review of the feasible site alternatives.

3. Discussion

Discussion and comment period..

Tonight’s Agenda

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Behan Planning & Design Nelson \ Nygaard Alfandre Architecture

 Land Use Planners  Public Outreach  Stakeholder Meetings  Site Identification  Site Comparison Analysis  Transportation Specialists  Ridership / Route Analysis  Preliminary Site Identification  Facility Needs Analysis  Programming  Architects  Preliminary Site Planning  Conceptual Facility Design  Design Visualizations  Cost Estimating

Advisory Committee

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  • Village of New Paltz
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  • wn of New Paltz
  • Trailways Bus Service
  • UCAT Bus Service
  • SUNY New Paltz
  • NYS DOT
  • Ulster County

Technical Advisory Committee

Re Repr pres esenta entative ives s fr from: m:

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Existing Station

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Public transit provided by Trailways and UCAT is an important community service.

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These operators provide travel for both local village residents and college students every day.

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The community and the college campus continue to grow every year.

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We need to make sure a transit station is available to serve New Paltz into the future.

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Benefits of current location

Walking distance from village & campus Nearby shops and services Visually fits in with community 1 2 3

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Limitations of current location

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1 Limited Parking

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2 Circulation Difficult

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3 Traffic Congestion

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4 Left Turns

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Existing site leaves no room to grow or redevelop to meet growing ridership and service demands. 5 No Room To Grow

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Limitations of current location

Lack of parking Poor circulation Traffic back-ups along Main Street Difficult left turns getting out Growing ridership demand – no room to grow 1 2 3 4 Our work aims to find a design solution or alternative sites which would eliminate these problems and secure a reliable transit station in New Paltz for the future. 5

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  • Keep and/or upgrade the existing facility.
  • Find a new vacant site.
  • Find municipal owned land which could be

redeveloped.

  • Find an existing privately developed site which

could be redeveloped. (Public / Private partnership)

What options are there?

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A Public Workshop was held in November to discuss the issues.

Public Workshop

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Public Workshop

  • “Walking to the bus is important.”
  • “There is no parking downtown.”
  • “Don’t make new stops – I don’t want to be on a

bus any more than necessary.”

  • “Too much traffic congestion.”
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Public Workshop

TABLE TOTALS: Location Criteria – Number of Table Participants Who Ranked Each Item by Priority

Location Criteria Desired #1 Priority (3 Points) #2 Priority (2 Points) #3 Priority (1 Point) Total Score Walkability 17 5 3 64 Central/Downtown/Commercial Area 9 9 1 46 Parking (free) 3 5 3 22 Safety (populated area) 2 1 5 13 Easy Thruway Access 1 3 9 Proximity to College 1 1 3 Mixed Use 3 3 Area with Sense of Community 2 2 Space for T axis 1 1

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TABLE TOTALS: Location Criteria – Number of Table Participants Who Ranked Each Item by Priority

Location Criteria Desired #1 Priority (3 Points) #2 Priority (2 Points) #3 Priority (1 Point) Total Score

Walka kabil bility ity 17 17 5 3 64 64 Centr tral/ l/Downt ntown/Co n/Comm mmer erci cial l Area 9 9 1 46 46 Parki rking ng (free ee) 3 5 3 22 22

Safety (populated area) 2 1 5 13 Easy Thruway Access 1 3 9 Proximity to College 1 1 3 Mixed Use 3 3 Area with Sense of Community 2 2 Space for T axis 1 1

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Public Workshop

TABLE TOTALS: Location Criteria – Number of Table Participants Who Ranked Each Item by Priority

Location Criteria Desired #1 Priority (3 Points) #2 Priority (2 Points) #3 Priority (1 Point) Total Score

Walka kabil bility ity 17 17 5 3 64 64 Centr tral/ l/Downt ntown/Co n/Comm mmer erci cial l Area 9 9 1 46 46 Parki rking ng (free ee) 3 5 3 22 22

Safety (populated area) 2 1 5 13 Easy Thruway Access 1 3 9 Proximity to College 1 1 3 Mixed Use 3 3 Area with Sense of Community 2 2 Space for T axis 1 1

  • Walkability, central location and parking
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Basic Programming

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Basic Programming

~ 40,000 s.f.

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Initial Analysis

The team began an analysis looking at what could be done with the existing site, as well as potential options for a new site. New site criteria focused on properties which could accommodate a 40,000 s.f. site

  • plan. Properties along existing

bus routes were preferred.

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Initial Analysis

The initial site selection pass identified ~ 70 properties in the greater town/village area which could potentially accommodate the facility.

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Site Scoring

The scoring process began to filter the sites which were best suited as potential alternate sites.

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Site Scoring

The scoring process began to filter the sites which were best suited as potential alternate sites. Lower ranked sites were eliminated due to factors such as distance from village center, property acquisition costs, site constraints and other factors.

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Site Scoring

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1: Existing Site

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1: Existing Site 2: Park & Ride + Adjacent Lot

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1: Existing Site 2: Park & Ride + Adjacent Lot 3: Village Hall / DPW

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Site Alternatives

Meetings with property owners

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Existing Site

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Existing Site – Alternative A

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Existing Site – Alternative A

ADVANTAGES

 Same location.  Minimal impact to existing

building or operations.

 Adds ~100+ parking spaces.  Relatively lower cost.

DISADVANTAGES

  • No increase in passenger

capacity or room to grow.

  • Still only holds ~3 buses.
  • Limited taxi / drop off space.
  • Still has left-turn and traffic

congestion problems.

  • Still has site circulation

problems.

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Existing Site – Alternative B

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Existing Site – Alternative B

ADVANTAGES

 Same location.  New bus terminal building.  Adds ~100+ parking spaces,

plus ~12 spaces next door for drop offs and taxis.

DISADVANTAGES

  • Only holds ~4 buses.
  • Would disrupt terminal
  • perations during

construction.

  • Still has left-turn and traffic

problems.

  • Still has site circulation

problems.

  • Requires adjacent residential

property, potential impacts.

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Existing Site – Alternative Routing

Daytime hours alternate routing

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Route 32 Site – Park & Ride

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Route 32 Site – Park & Ride

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Route 32 Site – Park & Ride

ADVANTAGES

 Increased capacity

accommodates ~6 buses.

 New bus terminal building.  Provides ~45 parking spaces.  Adjacent to Rail Trail.  Could be completed without

disruption to existing

  • perations.

 No impact to adjacent

residential properties.

DISADVANTAGES

  • Further from village center

and campus.

  • Requires acquisition of

neighboring property.

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Village Hall Site

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Village Hall Site

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Village Hall Site

ADVANTAGES

 Close to village center and

campus.

 Increased capacity

accommodates ~6 buses.

 New bus terminal building.  Provides parking spaces.  Could be completed without

disruption to existing

  • perations.

DISADVANTAGES

  • Requires relocation of

existing DPW garage.

  • Small impact to adjacent

residential properties.

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1 2 3

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Next Steps

 Consid

sider er comment ents s receiv ceived ed tonight. ht.

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Next Steps

 Consider comments received tonight.  Complet

lete e alter ernativ native e analysis lysis and prelimina eliminary y cost estim imates. ates.

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Next Steps

 Consider comments received tonight.  Complete alternative analysis and preliminary cost estimates.  Prepa

pare e final al repor

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sideration eration by the Community nity, , the Tran ansp spor

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tation n Council cil and Transi nsit t Provid vider ers. s.

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Next Steps

 Consider comments received tonight.  Complete alternative analysis and preliminary cost estimates.  Prepare final report for consideration by the Community, the

Transportation Council and Transit Providers. T

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ance beyond nd this stage e will ll requir ire e community nity suppor

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and leader dership ship – a decisi ision n after r consid sider ering ing the repor

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t and list stening ening to all l parties ties – that somethi hing g should ld be done. With h that decisi ision, n, UCTC would d initiate itiate the neces cessa sary y process ess to obtain in federal eral funding ing to begin in desig ign n that would lead d to a project. ject.

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1 2 3 Question & Comment Period

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Thank you.

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