Final report available – Fort Ann / Empire State Trail connection plan

On behalf of the Town and Village of Fort Ann, LaBella Associates has completed the final report for the Fort Ann / Empire State Trail Connections Plan. It identifies potential non-motorized transportation improvements to infrastrucuture in the Village of Fort Ann to better highlight Empire State Trail users to local amenities. The final report is avaiable here:

Final report available – Hudson Avenue Intersections Pedestrian Improvements

The Hudson Avenue intersections pedestrian improvement study has been completed by Barton & Loguidice. The study was requested by the City of Glens Falls to identify potential pedestrian safety improvement concepts for two locations – (1) the crosswalk at the intersection of South Street and Hudson Avenue between the Village Green Apartments and the US Post Office, and (2) the crossing between the Glens Falls Hospital parking lot and 14 Hudson. The final report is available here:

https://agftc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Glens-Falls-Hudson-Ave-Pedestrian-Safety-Improvements-Final-Report.pdf

Rural Workforce Transportation Plan Now Available

The Rural Workforce Transportation Plan was declared complete by the A/GFTC Planning Committee on December 13, 2023. This plan, created in partnership with the Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board, is intended to develop a comprehensive understanding of the transportation needs and gaps which hinder workforce participation in the A/GFTC region, identify opportunities to improve connectivity of workers to employment centers, and identify transformative transportation infrastructure projects. A link to the plan can be found here: https://agftc.org/publications/rural-workforce-transportation-plan/

Projects

A/GFTC staff and our consultant partners are currently working on the following planning initiatives:

  • Conceptual plan for a new bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure connection between Halfway Brook and Hudson Pointe in the Town of Queensbury (Alta Planning+ Design);
  • Conceptual plan for an extension of the Warren County Bikeway bewteen Lake George and Warrensburg (Alta Planning+ Design);
  • Pavement condition scoring throughout the Glens Falls Urban Area (Creighton Manning Engineering)

Recently completed activities include:

  • Rural Transportation Needs Assessment and Options Analysis (Steadman Hill Consulting)
  • Phase 1 of Local Traffic Count Assistance Program (The Traffic Group)
  • Aviation Road / QUFSD Access Analysis (Barton & Loguidice)