About the Coalition

In June, 2016, the O&W Rail Trail Coalition of Municipalities located in the County of Ulster, New York through which the O&W Rail Trail passes, was formed including the Towns of Ulster, Hurley, Marbletown, Rochester and Wawarsing; the Village of Ellenville, and the City of Kingston with said trail to be henceforth known as “The O&W Rail Trail”.

The Coalition is organized for the purpose of advocating and marketing the inter-municipal connection of the O&W Rail Trail for recreational and non-motorized transportation use by residents and visitors alike. Coalition efforts include, but are not limited to branding, marketing and promotion; comprehensive mapping; consistent signage and brochures; grant development and fund raising, including gift requests and acceptance.

Coalition Members have agreed to cooperate in the development and implementation of programs to enhance the quality of the O&W Rail Trail within each of the member municipalities, in providing a consistent platform for branding, logos, signage, trail alignment, and mapping.

An additional purpose of the Coalition is to provide representation at relevant external meetings concerning trails in general at the county and state level.

2016 Formal agreement of the Coalition

As of January 1, 2018 the Coalition membership was composed as follows:

City of Kingston

Town of Ulster

Town of Hurley

Town of Marbletown

Town of Rochester

Town of Wawarsing

Village of Ellenville