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$68,489 grant to train people how to walk, bike and drive safely awarded to Ulster County, Kingston YMCA

by Zac Shaw
December 8, 2022
in General News, News
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The new traffic pattern on Broadway in Kingston. (Photo by Dion Ogust)

In recent years, Ulster County and the City of Kingston have invested tens of thousands of dollars in road safety campaigns. Now, they will receive $68,489 more in a grant provided by the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee to train people how to properly walk, bike and drive.

“Our goal is to reduce the number of roadway incidents and thereby reduce traffic injuries and deaths in Ulster County,” said Tom Polk, YMCA Bicycle Program Manager.

Mark j.F. Schroeder, a state-appointed traffic safety czar and Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner said that the state “is committed to improving safety for every person who uses our roadways, particularly pedestrians and bicyclists who are among the most vulnerable.”

In Kingston, three cyclists were struck and killed by vehicles in 2021. The city recently spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring a marketing firm to promote a “Be a Road Hero” campaign, which included videos, social media posts, lawn signs and a direct mailer with road safety tips such as “cyclists must obey all signs, street markings, and signals” and “always watch for pedestrians and cyclists.”

In spite of the “heroic” efforts, a pedestrian was recently hit by a car in Kingston, another pedestrian was hit after running into moving traffic on 9W, and a car was recently hit by a train at a notoriously dangerous intersection.

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Zac has lived in Kingston, NY for nearly 25 years. He is a content creator and digital polymath who has reached an audience of many millions over dozens of projects. He writes for HV1 to inform and improve the community he loves. His one-man agency Now Remade provides low-cost, high-ROI digital marketing and content production to local businesses. His band Dead Unicorn has entertained local audiences for 16 years. He's also known for eating every pizza in Kingston.

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