Orange County Adds Bikeway Vision to Comprehensive Plan

Published on December 12, 2023

The Orange County, New York, legislature on Dec. 7 adopted a countywide bikeway vision to be added to the comprehensive plan. The vision describes a 65-mile bikeway consisting of seven primary trails throughout the county, connecting town centers, scenic destinations, and transit stations. These bikeways are intended to balance a county transportation system overly centered on roads and highways, with most to be built on inactive railbeds with federal and state funding. “The Bikeway Vision will connect neighborhoods and communities in a transformative way,” County Executive Steve Neuhaus told The Epoch Times. “The county has seen an outpouring of positive response for our trail projects, and we look forward to making the Bikeway Vision a reality.”...

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