Town of Clifton Park
Increasing Pedestrian Access Throughout Clifton Park with New Projects
At the September 5th Town Board Meeting Supervisor Barrett and the Town Board unanimously approved three projects that will dramatically increase safe walkability for residents around town. The new sidewalks and bike paths will be added to the 17 miles of new trails that have been constructed since 2000 when the new program began to build a trail network.
The final of these three pedestrian access projects will expand bike paths and sidewalks on Route 146, Route 146A and Vischer Ferry Road. The new paths will create a more complete trail system on both the north and south sides of 146 from School Drive to Vista Drive and on the east and west sides of Vischer Ferry Road from the traffic circle to the Clifton Common alleviating the need to for pedestrians to cross the road to continue safely on a paved sidewalk. The project will include the addition of two new rapid flashing beacons to be added to existing crosswalks and improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Route 146 and School Drive with push buttons and countdown timers being added to the crossing beacon.
These additions to our town roadways in this heavily traveled area will allow for safer pedestrian and cyclist travel and will help connect our neighborhoods to shopping areas on both sides of 146. The Town will utilize funding from the State Marchiselli Program to assist in completing this project.