Project Host
City of Kingston - PROJECT IS COMPLETE
Project Goals
This design project has been completed and will move to next steps as a part of the RAISE Weaving the Waterfront Transportation Project. The original goal was to complete site reconnaissance, design, engineering, and permitting for shoreline and road improvements on the City's waterfront from the eastern end of the Cornell Building property to the Kingston Lighthouse and Rotary Park. The primary objectives were to restore and stabilize the shoreline using bulkhead or sustainable shoreline methods and to provide public access to the riverfront. This shoreline stabilization would mitigate flooding, improve resiliency, and support access from both the land and water.
Funder(s) & Amounts
NYS Department of State Local Waterfront Revitalization $197,500
City of Kingston Local Match $197,500
Project Manager's Contact Information
Project Status (Updated September 2024)
Design and engineering consultants,
Weston & Sampson, were selected through the City's procurement process in 2018. They conducted an initial aerial survey in early winter 2018. A project kick-off meeting with city staff, the consultants, and the Department of State took place in December 2018. The City identified members of the community to serve on a Project Advisory Committee (PAC), which began meeting in March 2019. The PAC met four times between March and September 2019 to discuss the site analysis, breakdown of distinct project areas, and design schematics and alternatives.
City staff and Weston & Sampson held a pre-permitting meeting in the summer 2019 with the NYSDEC, NYSDOS, and the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss potential alternatives for the project areas and receive feedback on what may or may not be permittable. The City, the consultant engineers, and the PAC continued to do alternatives analysis based on the feedback at the pre-permitting meeting. A public outreach event was will be held in October 2019 to present alternatives to the community and get input on design alternatives from members of the public. The preferred design concept, Design Alternative for KPRT Phase 3 - Trolley Trail, was selected. The next step is to complete final designs and construction documents and construct the project, which will take place as part of the City's RAISE Weaving the Waterfront Transportation Project.