Long Island Greenway-East Feasibility Study

The project proposes to perform a Long Island Greenway-East Feasibility Study for approximately 50-miles of Long Island Greenway-East trail from Riverhead to Montauk. This trail will utilize a combination of off-road utility corridor rights-of-way and protected on-road facilities to maximize protection for bicyclists and pedestrians.  The project is strong in safety, environmental sustainability, quality of life, mobility and community connectivity, economic competitiveness and opportunity, state of good repair, partnership and collaboration, and innovation. The project will address the safety issues through a combination of off-road trails and on-road complete streets enhancements, with the goal of lowering the significantly high number of bicycle and pedestrian injuries and fatalities that have occurred within half a mile of the project. Environmental sustainability is achieved by promoting a modal shift towards active transportation and quality of life benefits will be realized as the trails will improves access to daily destinations. Mobility and community connectivity is improved by adding ADA-compliant components. Additionally, the project will facilitate tourism and improve economic development by promoting long-term economic growth and other broader monetary benefits.  Towns of Riverhead, Southampton and East Hampton, Suffolk County.