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Using “On the Map” as part of the Main Streets Program. By 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”.
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Using “On the Map” as part of the Main Streets Program By 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