Hudson River Greenway Planning Guide
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Hudson River Valley Greenway Capitol Building, Room 254 Albany, NY 12224 (518) 473 -3835 (Phone) (518) 473 - 4518 (Fax) www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us [email protected] George E. Pataki, Governor Barnabas McHenry, Chairman Kevin J. Plunkett, Chairman Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Council Valley, Inc. Mary Mangione, Acting Executive Director Planning & Trails Staff Beth Campochiaro, Scenic Byways Coordinator Mark Castiglione, Senior Planner John Dennehey, Senior Planner Jessica DesLauriers, Trails Coordinator Jaime Ethier, Planner Kevin Kain, Graduate Intern Scott Keller, Trails and Special Projects Coordinator Elizabeth Mylott, Graduate Intern Holly Sullivan, Deputy Director for Planning & Trails 2nd Edition 2005 Revised Edition (2002): Holly Sullivan, Senior Planner Special Thanks for the Original Draft to: Andy Labruzzo, AICP, former Greenway Senior Planner Cover photo credits clockwise from upper left: View from Breakneck Ridge, James Bleeker; John Burroughs Trail, Greenway file photo; Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, Greenway file photo; Tulips and Old Dutch Church, Kingston, Martha Castiglione H U D S O N R I V E R V A L L E Y G R E E N W A Y Barnabas McHenry, Chairman, Greenway Council Kevin J. Plunkett, Chairman, Greenway Conservancy Mary Mangione, Acting Executive Director, Council & Acting Executive Director, Conservancy Dear Hudson River Valley Community Officials and Residents: The Hudson River Valley Greenway was created to work with local governments to enhance local land use planning and create a voluntary regional compact, or planning vision, for the Hudson River Valley. To facilitate local planning initiatives, the Greenway provides, among other benefits, technical assistance to communities who join. Therefore, I am pleased to make available to communities the revised Hudson River Valley Greenway Community Planning Guide to assist communities as they work to address the many regional and local issues facing the Hudson River Valley today. Sound planning is essential to the formation of communities that provide their residents with a high quality of life. I believe this Community Planning Guide is an important resource that municipal officials and residents can use to create vibrant communities that incorporate the five Greenway criteria of regional planning, appropriate economic development, natural and cultural resource protection, access to the Hudson River, and environmental and heritage education. The Hudson River Valley is a remarkably diverse place, filled with scenic beauty, history, and significant natural cultural and recreational resources. Please use the Community Planning Guide as another tool in your efforts to protect and promote this rich diversity and promote this rich diversity and keep the Valley a wonderful place in which to live, work and visit. Sincerely, Mary Mangione Acting Executive Director CAPITOL BUILDING | ALBANY, NEW YORK 12224 |518-473-3835 | 518-473-4518 FAX | www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 The Hudson River Valley Greenway...................................................................................................... 1 Hudson River Valley Greenway Map .................................................................................................... 2 The Greenway Communities Program .................................................................................................. 3 Greenway Community Planning........................................................................................................... 4 Establishing a Planning Committee ...................................................................................................... 4 Project Development............................................................................................................................. 5 Greenway Technical Assistance Toolbox............................................................................................. 8 The Greenway Communities Grant Program........................................................................................ 9 Types of Community Planning Projects ............................................................................................... 9 The Greenway Compact........................................................................................................................ 10 Greenway Compact Benefits .............................................................................................................. 14 Greenway Compact Grant Program.................................................................................................... 14 The Greenway Trails Program............................................................................................................. 15 Hudson River Greenway Water Trail.................................................................................................. 16 Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area..................................................................................... 17 The Hudson River Valley Scenic Byways Project.......................................................................... 18 Greenway Visions in Planning Award ................................................................................................. 19 Quality Communities Interagency Task Force ................................................................................... 21 Appendix A: Request Forms................................................................................................................. 22 Model Resolution for Designation as a Greenway Community.......................................................... 23 Model Local Law to Adopt a Greenway Compact ............................................................................. 25 Appendix B: Greenway Planning Documents..................................................................................... 27 Open Space Planning Process............................................................................................................. 28 Guidelines for SEQRA Review of Greenway Compacts.................................................................... 31 Greenway Economic Heritage Committee.......................................................................................... 33 Appendix C: Grant Applications.......................................................................................................... 35 Guidelines & Application for the Greenway Communities Grant Program ....................................... 36 Guidelines & Application for the Compact Grant Program................................................................ 41 Appendix D: Water Trail Documents.................................................................................................. 46 Designation Request Form for Greenway Water Trail Grant Program............................................... 47 Guidelines & Application for the Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Grant Program........ 51 Appendix E: Examples of Public Participation................................................................................... 56 Examples of Public Participation Processes ....................................................................................... 57 Appendix F: Greenway Community Planning Projects..................................................................... 60 Greenway Community Planning Projects ........................................................................................... 61 Appendix G: County Compact Efforts ................................................................................................ 64 Examples of County Compact Efforts ................................................................................................ 65 Appendix H: Success Stories................................................................................................................. 67 Hudson River Way: City of Albany, Albany County ......................................................................... 68 Scenic Overlay District: Town of Ancram, Columbia County ........................................................... 69 Greenway Connections, Dutchess County.......................................................................................... 70 Open Space Plan: Town and Village of Red Hook, Village of Tivoli, Dutchess County ................... 71 Downtown Beautification: Village of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County .......................................... 72 Hudson River Lighthouse Trail: Regional .......................................................................................... 73 Hudson River Water Trail: Regional .................................................................................................. 74 Transfer of Development Rights Program: Town of Warwick, Orange County................................. 75 Cornerstone Park and Welcome Center: Putnam County ................................................................... 76 Open Space Inventory: Town and Village of New Paltz, Ulster County............................................ 77 Scenic Hudson Park: Village of Irvington, Westchester County ........................................................ 78 Greenprint Compact Plan: Westchester County.................................................................................