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Step 1: Vacant Property Study

Step 2: Poughkeepsie City Center Revitalization Plan

Step 3: Main Street Economic Development Strategy

Step 4: Poughkeepsie City Center Connectivity Project

Step 5: Implementation

How We Got Here…

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F I V E P O T E N T I A L A C T I O N S

Action #5: Convert Vacant Lots in the CBD to Transit-Oriented Housing

Action #3: Convert the Arterials into Boulevards Action #1: Introduce Frequent

Transit Service Along Main Street

Action #2: Transform Market Street into a Complete Street

Action #4: Restore Main Street as the Region’s Primary Commercial Corridor

How We Got Here….the Initial Planning Concepts from May 2014

Provide Enhanced Transit Service

Make Market Street a Complete Street

Improve Safety on Mill Street

Update the Zoning Code to be Transit-Supportive

Support Local Business and Job Development

Make Main Street Cleaner and Safer

Main Street Economic Development Strategy

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TRAIN STATION

MARKET STREET BUS

HUB

VASSAR

STOP & SHOP

ADAMS

KMART

P r o v i d e D e d i c a t e d E n h a n c e d B u s S e r v i c e O n M a i n

HIGH SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Transit Alternative A: “All Things to All People”

TRAIN STATION

MARKET STREET BUS

HUB

VASSAR

STOP & SHOP

ADAMS

KMART

P r o v i d e D e d i c a t e d E n h a n c e d B u s S e r v i c e O n M a i n

HIGH SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Transit Alternative B: Straight Shot

TRAIN STATION

MARKET STREET BUS

HUB

VASSAR

STOP & SHOP

ADAMS

KMART

HIGH SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Main Street Bus Line

School & Shoppers Special Line

Transfer Points

P ro v i d e D e d i c ate d E n h a n c e d B u s S e r v i c e O n M a i n

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Proposed Plan: Main Street Bus Route + New School/Shoppers Special

EASTMAN PARK

M a ke M a r ke t S t re e t a “ C o m p l e te ” S t re e t

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Market Street Today

Market Street Tomorrow

I m p ro v e S a fe t y A l o n g M i l l S t re e t

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Scenic Hudson | Peter Barnard

Redesign Mill’s Intersections with Market and Columbus Drive

U p d ate t h e Zo n i n g C o d e t o b e Tra n s i t - S u p p o r t i v e

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Integrate Affordable Housing

Maintain Street Edge

Reduce On-Site Parking

S u p p o r t L o c a l B u s i n e s s a n d J o b D e v e l o p m e n t

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Innovation District in the CBD City Planning &

Economic Development Department

Photograph by Spencer Ainsley, Poughkeepsie Journal

M a ke M a i n S t re e t C l e a n e r A n d S a fe r

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Dedicated 24 Hour Police Bike Patrols

Main Streets Merchants Association

What do you like about the proposed strategies?

What are the potential tradeoffs or implementation barriers for the proposed strategy?

The Feedback We Need from You Tonight

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