Adirondack Rail Trail Updates

The Adirondack Rail Trail Association (ARTA) has started a search for an Executive Director

Groundbreaking for the Adirondack Rail Trail took place on November 2.

The Village of Saranac Lake claims that the heart of the Adirondack Rail Trail is to be found in Saranac Lake and the surrounding communities of Lake Clear and Ray Brook.

The Adirondack Park Agency issued a permit for the trail to traverse wetlands. The Army Corps of Engineers permit remains as the sole barrier to constructing the first leg of the trail.

Adirondack Rail Trail Association kicks off their support for the businesses that will benefit from 250,000 expected visitors.

New York State Announces Milestone in Advancement of Adirondack Rail Trail: Transfer of Jurisdiction from DOT to DEC for Tupper Lake-to-Lake Placid Section

Plans are firming for completion of the trail. A tentative schedule for completions follows:

The advocacy group that has for over a decade pressed the state to build the 34-mile recreational trail between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates (ARTA), has sent an open letter to Governor Cuomo and the responsible state agencies requesting that the 3+ year construction project be accelerated.

Rails between Tupper Lake and Lake Placid have been removed

The first stage of constructing the Adirondack Rail Trail has begun

Meeting participants weigh in heavily in favor of removing rails

The NYSDEC and NYSDOT publish a revised Unit Management Plan for the corridor

The New York State Adirondack Park Agency recommended an amendment to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (SLMP) to change the Travel Corridors definition

APA OPENS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO THE ADIRONDACK PARK STATE LAND MASTER PLAN

APA hearing will decide on modifying the SLMP to allow for rail trails

The Village of Saranac Lake has joined St Lawrence County, the Village of Lake Placid, the Beaver River Property Owners, and the towns of Piercefield, North Elba, Colton and Tupper Lake in expressing concerns about invalidation of 2016 Management Plan and in calling for the Adirondack Rail Trail to be built as planned.

Ten years in the making, the 2017 Trail Town Guide is here

The state Attorney General's office has filed a notice of appeal to Judge Main's ruling

Parks and Trails New York asks Governor Cuomo to appeal the court ruling and/or revise the State Land Use Master Plan to accommodate rail-trails.

PTNY will continue to support the development of the Adirondack Rail Trail