| The Main Street "Strategic Toolbox" |
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This Toolbox has been created to provide communities in Ulster County with the strategic land use, market analysis and planning information they need to make decisions for revitalization and/or repositioning their “Main Streets” and commercial centers. This project is part of Ulster County’s comprehensive planning approach now being developed simultaneously with this project. The approach recognizes the value of compact development and the utilization of existing resources as a means to sustainable economic development. |
Outreach and Technical Assistance |Tools and Handouts | Case Study Reports and Documents
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Outreach and Techincal Assistance
We have worked with numerous groups and communities throughout Ulster County in the following Main Streets and Hamlets:
- Ellenville Village
- High Falls Hamlet
- Highland Hamlet
- Gardiner Hamlet
- Kingston Downtown (Rondout)
- Kingston Midtown
- Kingston Uptown (Stockade)
- Milton Hamlet
- Pine Hill Hamlet
- Port Ewen Hamlet
- Rosendale Village
- Stone Ridge Hamlet
- Woodstock Village
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Tools and Handouts
The tools fall into five categories based on our approach to working with communities. For more, see: Introducing the Main Street Strategic Toolbox.
Main Street Case Study Reports and Documents
This project began with "pilot" projects in the hamlet of Milton (Town of Marlborough) and the hamlet of Port Ewen (Town of Esopus). These locations were chosen as pilot cases for the Quality Communities project because they represent two of the types of Main Streets most common in Ulster County: “Crossroads” and “Activity Centers.” The case studies examine:
- Land use patterns in each hamlet/Main Street area
- Economic and market information about existing conditions in the each Main Street area and its current competitive position in the regional marketplace
Port Ewen and Milton Hamlets Case Study
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