INVEST
Noxon Road Bridge, LaGrange, New York
In Moving Dutchess Forward, we have analyzed trends that influence our transportation system, identified barriers to safety, reliability, and access to basic needs, and suggested best practices to address trends and barriers.
The remaining piece of the puzzle is funding – without that, we can’t fully achieve the goals of Moving Dutchess Forward. We need to know how much funding is needed to keep our system functioning at a basic level (such as repaving roads, repairing bridges, and running buses), and how much could be available for other investments.
In this section, we discuss how funding works, how much we expect to be available, and what investments we will prioritize. We intend for this to shape our funding priorities and guide our decisions over the next 25 years.
A FINANCIAL PLAN FOR MOVING DUTCHESS FORWARD
Federal law requires that we include a Financial Plan as part of Moving Dutchess Forward, to ensure that there is a reasonable opportunity for our recommendations to become reality. This Financial Plan supports two sets of recommendations: a list of priority investments that address broad goals for our system (maintaining our infrastructure, reducing crashes, improving transit service, increasing walking access, etc.), and a short list of illustrative projects. Both sets of recommendations are intended to focus our efforts and resources on helping communities create a safer, more reliable, and more resilient future.
OUR VISION
By 2050, Dutchess County’s transportation system will be safer, more reliable, and more resilient for all.
OUR GOAL
Invest in our regional transportation system to maintain existing infrastructure and improve safety, reliability, and access to basic needs, while maintaining fiscal constraint.