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Click > above to scroll through the presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/70edae72-03d6-4ee3-ba2f-f5adadbab25c/Constructability1.jpg Fjord Trail South Map of a 2-mile main trail along the Hudson River, featuring access points at Breakneck Point, Little Stony Point, and Dockside Park. The map shows shoreline trails, connector trails, parallel routes, and submerged aquatic vegetation, with surrounding landmarks such as Storm King Mountain, Cold Spring, and Hudson Highlands State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/f2490b6d-4834-4f44-ba5d-ba94386b472f/Presentation-Setbacks.png Fjord Trail South Metro-North requires the trail to be at least 25 feet from the center of the nearest track. As you'll see in the next few slides, there isn't enough room for long sections of the route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/64607a19-46b4-4177-a3b4-62ce0f91edcf/Constructability2.jpg Fjord Trail South Photograph of a riverside with a group of people in safety vests and helmets observing the shoreline. The image includes annotations indicating guidelines for placing piles in the river, with suggestions to avoid piles in the river whenever possible, and to place them on highly modified or pristine edges. The orientation provides approximate top-of-bank and elevation details, with a disclaimer about the elevation variations and a note that the image shows the approximate top of the bank and deck overview. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/d018379a-e790-4f73-9789-2380e9ade6b6/Presentation-25ft-Mayors-Park.png Fjord Trail South This view is at the north end of Mayor's Park in Cold Spring. The green line is 25 feet from the center of the nearest track, so the trail would need to be below the green line, i.e. over the river, to meet Metro-North's setback requirements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/be8d0c26-4035-4e47-afa7-ae7a7ff8f795/Constructability3.jpg Fjord Trail South Diagram of an on-grade trail with labels indicating preserved mature trees, a slight berm tojorise trail, existing revetment, and details about trail dimensions, buffers, and fencing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/697e4132-375b-4267-956b-1d6517d57219/Presentation-25ft-bridge.png Fjord Trail South This view is slightly further north, approaching Little Stony Point. On the left is a Metro-North utility hut that requires an additional 6 feet of clearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/45abe8d9-74e7-4795-aed7-e391d7fce193/Constructability4.jpg Fjord Trail South A construction plan demonstrating top-down construction of a structure with an excavator. The steps include installing piles, placing beams, placing deck panels, and moving the excavator forward to the next span. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/49e9ef67-cead-4dd3-a25e-e16a6d1a7bd7/Presentation-bumpouts-hut.png Fjord Trail South This diagram of the same section shows how Scenic Hudson's designers propose to dodge infrastructure by building out into the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/47d35beb-a8ad-40a5-ab03-7560c80bcbf7/Constructability5.jpg Fjord Trail South Diagram illustrating riverfront concept design alignment with three sections: on structure with central monoplile, on grade, and on structure with top-down construction method. The plan includes land features like Breakneck Point, Little Stony Point, and dockside park, with trails, parking, and quarry visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/b7d634ac-f3f1-4a0a-96b3-3aadc70a774e/Presentation-25ft-north-of-LSP.png Fjord Trail South Things are slightly wider on this section just north of Little Stony Point, but what you see here really is the “best case” along the entire shoreline trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/e7ed1a1a-059c-4e39-8b04-d624756a9710/Constructability6.jpg Fjord Trail South Map of the North Shoreline Trail showing concept design alignment, with on-grade, on-structure, and specific construction details, including key landmarks like Breakneck Point, Little Stony Point, and Docksider Park, and labels for water side construction assumptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/6714ab85-6056-4423-b726-abc6bf750f40/Presentation-25ft-near-tunnel.png Fjord Trail South The shoreline narrows as you approach Breakneck Ridge. This is representative of the long stretch as you approach the tunnel. Remember that everything has to be below the green line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/8f1dabeb-a36f-448b-bafa-d1bfd4fd4715/Constructability7.jpg Fjord Trail South A scenic outdoor pathway with people walking, cycling, and sitting by a lake with green trees, mountains, and a clear blue sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/c9299678-e7a8-44be-815f-b83a0c61e6f8/Presentation-bumpouts-comms-box.png Fjord Trail South Here’s another bump-out sketch, this one north of Little Stony Point where there's a Metro-North communications box. In the diagram, notice how narrow the trail is, with barely room for an adult with a child, and a cyclist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/9393329c-fc6b-449d-a4b7-e0e25d0ce099/Constructability8.jpg Fjord Trail South Design guidelines for trails and bridges, including a digital drawing of a bridge with specifications, a photo of a wooden trail with metal railing, a close-up of wood decking materials, and people walking on a park trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/dc4bdf2a-1b2a-4cef-a870-30ee539bf30d/Presentation-challenging-sections.png Fjord Trail South These pictures show a few of the most challenging sections up close. The workers are clearly having a hard time seeing how or why anyone would build a trail here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/40d4d73c-1f41-453b-b3ec-3f595eb5ca1d/Constructability9.jpg Fjord Trail South Comparison chart showing differences between pre-cast concrete planks and Glulam timber deck, including costs, maintenance, material alignment, lifespan, flood resistance, accessibility, and embodied carbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/1b148e2b-d749-4280-9c53-d96b24b2114e/Presentation-mean-high-water.png Fjord Trail South The trail must be out of "mean high water," shown by the dotted red vertical line, to the greatest extent possible, i.e. everything must be to the right of the line. But Metro-North wants everything as far from the tracks as possible. For long stretches, there just isn't room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/f0e21a0b-393c-4a26-98a6-565d3dda441f/Presentation-15ft.png Fjord Trail South Metro-North might allow the trail to be closer at specific "pinch points." Here, to stay clear of mean high water the trail is now 15 feet from trains potentially traveling at 80 miles per hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/eb312789-d46d-42f4-8c67-722e757a2090/Presentation-wider-section.png Fjord Trail South This diagram is from one of the widest sections of shoreline, north of Little Stony Point, but you can see they have to remove most of the existing vegetation, which they’ve indicated by showing it in red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/f9487b3c-9d84-4ed8-a5be-f88c03abfcb8/Presentation-trail-rendering-15ft.png Fjord Trail South This rendering from an internal design presentation shows the trail from a different vantage point. The width of the trail is 10 feet, and it's only 15 feet from the tracks and barely above mean high water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/5d5be1c8-250c-4875-97c7-26a17553dc71/Presentation-wiggle-strategy.png Fjord Trail South Here, they’re suggesting they can minimize vegetation loss by weaving through existing tree clusters. This sounds hopeful, but wait... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/d1c04b72-fc0f-43e9-944a-a8edfc3ab3cd/Presentation-trees-gone.png Fjord Trail South The X means "remove existing tree," and “clear and grub,” means remove all existing vegetation and remove the roots. According to this schematic, most of the dense vegetation we saw along the edge of the river would be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/7cfafb57-f928-4474-a328-f81546e6959d/Presentation-case-study.png Fjord Trail South The project’s landscape architect provided these images to give people an idea of how the "trail" might look. The Fjord Trail wouldn’t have the same height, but it shows the same elevated boardwalk on a single pile system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/05af57c1-3e60-4ff5-a181-aa7eb53df0d9/Presentation-x-section.png Fjord Trail South This is a cross-sectional schematic of the Fjord Trail boardwalk. It shows precast concrete decking 6 inches thick mounted on a concrete girder, which sits on steel piles driven into the shoreline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/bf1bd900-b8c9-4042-b51f-b4f084240aa9/Presentation-fence.png Fjord Trail South This diagram from the designs shows the 8 foot chain link fence used to separate the trail from the tracks for the sections where it’s not integrated with the trail structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/c9063b44-57a2-409b-b2f8-b3f00d5a0ddd/Presentation-tech-note.png Fjord Trail South Is it even feasible to build? This table from the project's engineers shows they need to do test bores every 100 feet along the rip-rap shoreline. They would require permits from the DEC to do these test borings and haven’t done them yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/13f4376e-370d-4b5d-8a8b-22f12eab5131/Presentation-approaching-tunnel.png Fjord Trail South When the trail reaches Breakneck Ridge and the tracks go into the tunnel, the trail makes its most grotesque assault on the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/8b9811c4-723a-4ab6-b7a1-750f92c04537/Presentation-breakneck-now.png Fjord Trail South Here’s the shoreline around Breakneck Ridge as it exists today. Notice the lush vegetation along the river's edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/5793ff24-29d4-46ad-adab-6450535eed98/Presentation-breakneck-proposed.png Fjord Trail South Here’s a diagram from a Scenic Hudson presentation showing a completely transformed shoreline, denuded of almost all vegetation and with large concrete structures in its place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/e493f56b-6c17-44e8-8b7c-6096eab633fb/Presentation-overlook-renderings.png Fjord Trail South Here are a couple of renderings of what this might look like when viewed from the south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/54a42f33-65c3-466c-9e8a-6595d6915c7e/Presentation-staten-island.png Fjord Trail South This rendering from the landscape architect’s website looks remarkably similar (image © SCAPE). Here they're proposing to transform a former industrial site in Staten Island, whereas in our case it's to transform one of the most iconic and sublime views along the Hudson Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/25605c62-beb1-430c-aa5f-b6e7a79cc92c/Presentation-breakneck-schematic-1.png Fjord Trail South Scenic Hudson will dismiss those renderings as ideas they were brainstorming, but here are the actual design schematics. You now know how to recognize tree removal, clearing, and grubbing. The area would be almost completely cleared of vegetation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/b2b9df19-a771-452e-8879-fb7759b79b01/Presentation-breakneck-schematic-2.png Fjord Trail South This shows the extent of the construction within that area. On the right, they reference the “pre-cast concrete plank trail”. In the middle there’s “stone quarried block on precast concrete structure on piles,” and on the left there’s “stacked landscape boulders." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/3c966a35-5ab6-4421-9a41-fb2a17fd3e92/Presentation-breakneck-schematic-3.png Fjord Trail South Here’s a cross-sectional view or the proposed Breakneck Lower Overlook to really drive home that this is not the trail "envisioned by locals to manage visitation and respect the landscape" (source: https://hhft.org/). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/d7e57d01-94c0-4928-b443-57e7e1d36ace/shoreline-breakneck-bridge.png Fjord Trail South From the overlook, the proposed trail continues north around the point to connect to a new bridge over the train tracks just north of the Breakneck tunnel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/609a2899-4c8f-4802-b049-7c3cc79ded21/Presentation-breaknect-iconic-view.png Fjord Trail South This iconic view will be lost. 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Just wait until the Fjord Trail is built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/79f7da1d-52c5-4be3-9336-dd73b0750769/09-27-24.jpg Previous Ads What could possibly go wrong? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/3c9bb96d-5783-40ef-89c2-045417803e8a/09-13-24.jpg Previous Ads We can protect hikers, steward nature, and improve our quality of life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/f0d86a19-ae94-4416-a553-5a427ef8ae20/08-09-24.jpg Previous Ads The Fjord Trail’s plan for 7 paid parking lots totaling up to 654 spaces along Route 9D gives new meaning to the phrase “pay to play.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/e52e6b2a-bd12-48c4-b886-0a38f5db3941/08-02-24.jpg Previous Ads What is HHFT planning for the Fjord Trail? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/38ea2cbd-f714-4878-a288-18d74256ef6a/07-05-24.jpg Previous Ads As the true costs of the Fjord Trail become clear, we must decide what kind of future we want for the Hudson Highlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/b81f2ad0-0ae2-4435-8643-7b8d0074ac3d/06-07-24.jpg Previous Ads How Scenic Hudson's Overblown "Safety Crisis" Claims Got the Fjord Trail $20 in Taxpayer Funds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/d7d093df-04ec-4ad3-b5e3-2d82b36e34a4/05-10-24.jpg Previous Ads HHFT expects the Fjord Trail will attract hundreds of thousands of new visitors and plans to promote weekday visitation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/d393cbbe-edf6-4495-adcd-82879ef24233/04-26-24.jpg Previous Ads While downplaying increased tourism, HHFT seeks to maximize visitation by adding parking lots and roundabouts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/8cb47ba5-0ff9-4f10-b29f-7d18db966c0c/04-19-24.jpg Previous Ads Statement by Visitation Data Committee Members Regarding Fjord Trail Visitation Projections Wednesday, April 3, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/ca648ae9-eb81-4eef-a76a-6d6a373c3a0e/04-05-24.jpg Previous Ads The Fjord Trail will manage invasives? Believe your eyes, not their sales pitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/9f9f76b3-0ae0-4e55-b591-a21be0a0ad53/10-06-23.jpg Previous Ads 7 reasons to be concerned about the proposed Fjord Trail https://www.protectthehighlands.org/faqs daily 0.75 2026-04-20 https://www.protectthehighlands.org/home daily 1.0 2026-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/887bc808-f663-44c9-b500-01cb550a75b6/IMG_2854.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/c597a3dc-5222-4485-933c-5a285b1cbecf/IMG_3729+v2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/de44cb1f-3948-425f-aed5-d1d41fad602f/DSC_1605.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/92c29bfc-9102-4743-b37f-ada770b06dc5/IMG_2881.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/853f7498-1f8a-4dec-90ad-36fbc2f3260a/The+Upland+Alternative+%28simple+view%29.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/cc207b75-d702-488b-8cf5-73b65d7d4f9f/Overtourism+at+Breakneck+Ridge https://www.protectthehighlands.org/donate daily 0.75 2026-04-20 https://www.protectthehighlands.org/upland-alternative daily 0.75 2026-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/eaa4cefb-ca94-42e8-81c7-c8fa3b25ff13/Slide+05.jpeg The Upland Alternative Aerial map showing a route from Metro-North Train Station to Mayor's Park, marked with a blue line. Streets labeled as Fair Street and Main Street are visible, along with surrounding residential areas and a river at the bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/996612e3-9ad1-4632-b73e-1cd6876d7081/Slide+21.jpeg The Upland Alternative Aerial view of a forested area with a blue trail labeled 'Little Stony Point to Cornish Estate' running parallel to a river. The trail begins at Little Stony Point and ends at Cornish Estate, with labels showing Route 9D and Metro-North Train Tracks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/9c2fff9f-b66a-4681-9e62-ca8352cb41e7/Slide+06.jpeg The Upland Alternative Photo of Metro-North train tracks between Depot Square and Mayor's Park, viewed from the south. The tracks run through a wooded area, with a small inset map showing the location along the river and surrounding neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/bfe430ff-1ad9-4d60-a956-3138517f469b/Slide+22.jpeg The Upland Alternative Sign at the beginning of a forest footpath labeled 'Footpath to Cornish Estate Carriage Road' with a view of the wooded trail and an overhead map displaying the trail route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/61881a54-fd39-40cf-aee4-2b831b351c69/Slide+07.jpeg The Upland Alternative Photo of railroad tracks running through a wooded area, with an inset map showing the location between Depot Square and Mayor's Park, looking north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/3d6495f7-9b91-4e67-98e3-5c5613005234/Slide+23.jpeg The Upland Alternative A wooden footpath surrounded by dense green trees and bushes, labeled 'Footpath to Cornish Estate Carriage Road'; a distance measurement of 5 feet 4 inches is shown along the width of the path. A map below depicts the trail's route, indicating a distance of 100 meters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/fa2c234a-e0df-43c7-aa77-c368fe8405ae/Slide+08.jpeg The Upland Alternative Satellite map showing a walking route from Metro-North Train Station to Mayor's Park, marked with a green line. The route passes through residential streets, including Main Street and Fair Street, along a railway line near a river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/be878bfc-16f9-4fc3-8426-20363e99fee3/Slide+24.jpeg The Upland Alternative A dirt footpath winding through a green, wooded area with trees and bushes on either side, labeled as 'Footpath to Cornish Estate Carriage Road.' Below the photo, there is a map showing the trail path in blue, looping through a dense forest with a distance scale of 100 meters marked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/dc0a2dbd-e955-4500-b332-2f2683c2902c/Slide+11.jpeg The Upland Alternative Satellite map showing a route from Metro-North Train Station to Mayor's Park, labeled as Option 3, with streets named Fair Street and Main Street, a river at the bottom, and various houses and trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/a8784986-33ae-4c64-8f72-dfcc4a14d678/Slide+25.jpeg The Upland Alternative A hiking trail with a stone wall on the right and lush green trees on the left. The trail is 9 feet 1 inch wide, as indicated by text. Below, a map shows a 100-meter section of the trail with a blue line following the path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/b862a9ef-a7f3-4459-bfd4-fc4c72cf3afe/Slide+12.jpeg The Upland Alternative A satellite map showing a walking route from Mayor's Park to Little Stony Point, marked by a blue line. The route passes through Fair Street, crosses railway tracks, and is surrounded by green trees, homes, and a body of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/fe8923d9-b1be-4879-ba15-6598323cb157/Slide+27.jpeg The Upland Alternative View of Storm King mountain from a forested area on Cornish Estate with green trees and cloudy sky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/01681534-7a97-4a1e-98d3-dbb846315738/Slide+13.jpeg The Upland Alternative These construction drawings, which were commissioned by Philipstown in 2014, show infrastructure improvements that could be completed at Mayor's Park and along Fair Street, including a new sidewalk to Little Stony Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/c340dfe9-977f-4e7c-8039-174d59109605/Slide+28.jpeg The Upland Alternative Aerial view of a forested area with a blue trail line marked from Brook Trailhead to Cornish Estate, along Route 9D, with labels indicating the trailhead and estate, and a scale showing 70 meters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/072b4a7a-a24f-4ccd-9358-40d7a943e33c/Slide+14.jpeg The Upland Alternative This rendering from the 2015 Fjord Trail Master Plan shows improved sidewalks and shared lane markings for bikers along Fair Street, which HHFT has since abandoned in favor of their boardwalk attraction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/4b363f70-2329-45b7-9d95-669a95d52c9d/Slide+29.jpeg The Upland Alternative A dirt trail leading uphill through dense green foliage with partially constructed wooden stairs on the trail, along with construction tools and materials on the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/42cb079f-29cd-4694-8ba1-e94c05bfd3b5/Slide+18.jpeg The Upland Alternative The public right of way along Fair Street approaching Route 9D would allow for the construction of new sidewalks, resolving the current pinch-point that pedestrians experience as they approach Little Stony Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/67f4c28b-f56e-49c1-a1a7-d710aba2a4b7/Slide+30.jpeg The Upland Alternative Aerial map showing the trail from Brook Trailhead to Breakneck Ridge, with labels for Brook Trailhead, Breakneck Ridge, Route 9D, and Metro-North Train Tracks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/453f6afd-35c5-4625-bac9-c413147cd664/Slide+31.jpeg The Upland Alternative A photograph of Brook Trailhead at Route 9D, showing a rural roadway with rails on the side, surrounded by green trees and power lines. Inset map with a blue trail line indicating the trail's path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/4262c4a1-d161-4b2f-837e-0a2d6dcc84e9/Slide+20.jpeg The Upland Alternative This rendering from the 2007 greenway feasibility study shows how a berm with a gently sloping path could be installed at the entrance to Little Stony Point to improve ADA accessibility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/1c71bcfb-2c3b-4db2-bb5b-0be8bd749910/Slide+32.jpeg The Upland Alternative View of a tunnel on Route 9D at Breakneck Ridge with a double yellow line in the center, a blue bike lane on the left, and brick and rock surrounding the entrance. Green trees are visible to the left, and overhead lights illuminate the tunnel interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/ca454bfa-a3b8-4745-8a94-b1969b5bbc67/Slide+33.jpeg The Upland Alternative Technical drawing of a tunnel entrance with dimensions, showing a vehicle and a pedestrian inside, for a greenway study at Breakneck Ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/84290e5f-7ccf-408a-8a62-8156d1d44363/Slide+19.jpeg The Upland Alternative This annotated map from the 2015 Fjord Trail Master Plan shows how the intersection at Fair Street and Route 9D could be redesigned to improve safety and provide more space for pedestrians. HHFT has since abandoned this plan in favor of a roundabout, which they say is necessary to accommodate more cars for planned new parking lots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e457c07e02512600067c68/853f7498-1f8a-4dec-90ad-36fbc2f3260a/The+Upland+Alternative+%28simple+view%29.jpg