With Route 17 Expansion Paused, Climate Advocates Push for Transit Alternatives
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The New York State Department of Transportation has hit pause on its $1.4 billion plans to expand Route 17 from exits 113 in Wurtsboro to 131 in Monroe after significant community pushback. So what does this mean for the future of the highway?
The ReThink Route 17 Alliance is a coalition pushing the state to invest in more accessible and environmentally sustainable transit alternatives, not more highway lanes. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with Taylor Jaffe, Program Manager at Catskill Mountainkeeper, about what the delay means and how residents can get involved.