Referred to:  The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Erner, Fabiano, Litts, and Nolan), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Criswell, Roberts, and Ronk)

Legislator Phil Erner offers the following:

WHEREAS, Ulster County Area Transit, operated by the Department of Public Transportation, has as its mission to provide quality public transportation to the residents of Ulster County in a safe, reliable, and cost-effective manner; and

WHEREAS, effective fixed-route transportation service requires sufficiently fast runs; and

WHEREAS, conventionally, efficient public transportation must balance coverage, connectivity and speed of services; and

WHEREAS, slow or geographically limited service may prevent prospective passengers with no alternative, and discourage those who have alternatives, from using the service; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that UCAT should propose for the 2024 budget and into the future a plan for how it will introduce and operate express bus routes, having a principal purpose to travel between municipalities; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that UCAT should propose for the 2024 budget and into the future a plan for how it will introduce and operate local bus routes, having a principal purpose to travel within and/or around the city of Kingston, villages, hamlets and adjacent areas, as well as all residential, commercial, industrial or tourist sites of origin or destination for at least ten individuals; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that, in creating these plans UCAT shall coordinate with all pertinent departments as well as Ulster County Transportation Council; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that UCAT shall correspond with all municipalities concerning the local routes, as well as determining how the municipalities will contribute funds and/or further resources toward these services; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that UCAT shall correspond with other sites described above, and determine how they will contribute funds and/or further resources toward these services; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that UCAT shall operationalize its plans by October 1, 2024,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:    

Passed Committee: Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation on ____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

TBD