{"id":133,"date":"2018-03-12T17:39:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T17:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/oandw\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:37:52","slug":"ow-coalition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theoandwrailtrail.org\/?page_id=133","title":{"rendered":"About the Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In June, 2016, the O&W Rail Trail Coalition of Municipalities<\/em>\u00a0located 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 \u201cThe O&W Rail Trail\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Coalition<\/em>\u00a0is 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<\/em>\u00a0efforts 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.<\/p>\n

Coalition<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

An additional purpose of the Coalition is to provide representation at relevant external meetings concerning trails in general at the county and state level.<\/p>\n

2016 Formal agreement of the Coalition<\/a><\/p>\n

As of January 1, 2018 the Coalition<\/em>\u00a0membership was composed as follows:<\/p>\n

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City of Kingston<\/strong><\/h3>\n