Pedestrian Accidents in Kingston and Ulster County: What You Need to Know
Pedestrian crashes in Ulster County are a serious and recurring problem, concentrated heavily in Kingston and spreading across the county’s towns and villages from New Paltz to Saugerties to Ellenville. According to preliminary 2025 data from the Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research, there were 28 total pedestrian-involved crashes in Ulster County, resulting in… Read More »
Pedestrian Accidents in Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County: What You Need to Know
Pedestrian crashes happen across Dutchess County every year, but the danger is far from evenly distributed. According to preliminary 2025 data from the Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research, there were 52 total pedestrian-involved crashes in Dutchess County, resulting in 44 personal injury crashes and 3 fatalities. City of Poughkeepsie alone accounted for nearly… Read More »
Pedestrian Accidents in Newburgh, Middletown, and Orange County: What You Need to Know
Pedestrian crashes are a persistent fact of life in Orange County. According to preliminary 2025 data from the Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research, there were 113 total pedestrian-involved crashes in Orange County, resulting in 103 personal injury crashes and 5 fatalities. Whether you were hit in Newburgh, Middletown, Wallkill, or one of the… Read More »
7 Kingston NY Crosswalks Being Improved to Reduce Personal Injury Accidents
Last year, the Daily Freeman reported that the City of Kingston is implementing a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan to improve over a dozen local intersections’ crosswalks. The improvements include the installation of curb ramps, “high visibility” crosswalks, and pedestrian signal updates, with the stated goal of reducing the number of vehicle-pedestrian accidents at those locations.… Read More »
32 Poughkeepsie Intersection Improvements That May Prevent Crosswalk Accidents for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
The news just broke that the City of Poughkeepsie is getting $2.4M in grants to upgrade 32 pedestrian crossings to help pedestrians and bicyclists get around safely.According to a news report, the efforts will focus on intersections and crosswalks where they have the most pedestrian traffic and where accidents have occurred in the past, upgrading… Read More »
The 11 Most Popular Places for Hudson Valley Pedestrians to Walk
One of the best ways to experience life in the Hudson Valley is on foot. Whether you’re walking on a street, a sidewalk, a rail trail, or through a meadow, there’s so much you can learn and enjoy outside of the confines of a car. We used Google and social media data to rank some… Read More »