Lake Street Complete Streets

The Orange County Planning Department has hired Alta Planning and Design to create complete street design plans for targeted locations in two study areas under the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Grant (a 5-year NYSDOH public health initiative.) These study areas will include an intersection and 1.3-mile corridor on Lake Street and Lake Drive in the City of Newburgh and a 1.3-mile corridor on Pike Street and Jersey Avenue in the City of Port Jervis.

Find directions to the Newburgh's Corridor.

The Newburgh Complete Streets project aims to increase connectivity between recreational opportunities, especially the Newburgh Armory Unity Center, improve access to multiple modes of transportation for all ages and abilities, and foster healthy lifestyles. The project focuses on Lake Street and Lake Drive.

Final Design Report

The Final Design Report (PDF) is available to the public.

Draft Design Report

The County has released the Draft Design report (PDF) for public viewing. Feedback should be emailed to the Planning Department and comments will be received through Wednesday, September 28.

Resources

• Article on River of Opportunities summarizing the workshop and ideas
• Designing better streets in Wired Magazine

Public Workshop

Wednesday, September 14, 2016: There will be two opportunities for public participation: The design workshop will be open to the public from 11 am to 12 pm and from 2 pm to 3 pm. The public is invited to review and provide feedback on streetscape design alternatives from 6 pm to 7 pm.