News & Information - Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail

The Harris Poll conducted a survey online¹ in the U.S. on behalf of Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, Inc. among 400 Cold Spring, Philipstown, Beacon, and Fishkill (i.e., project area) residents, and 400 residents from additional communities in the Hudson Valley region (i.e., service area), ages 18+. Taken together, the project area and service area are referred to as the “surrounding Hudson Valley region” or “total region.” The survey was conducted April 3-25, 2024.

The results indicate overwhelming support for the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail project, including 87% of residents who have heard of the project and live in the project area, and 87% of residents from the surrounding Hudson Valley region who have heard of the project.

Read the full press release on the poll results (PDF).

Read the polling memo for greater detail on results and survey methodology (PDF).

View top line takeaways and key findings (PDF).

View the survey's crosstabs (PDF).

¹Data are weighted where necessary by age, by gender, race/ethnicity, education, and marital status, as well as county for the service area subgroup, to bring them in line with their actual proportions in the population. Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Poll surveys. The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within ± 6.0 percentage points for the total (i.e., surrounding Hudson Valley region) and ± 8.4 percentage points for the project area, using a 95% confidence level.

In winter 2023, HHFT surveyed Village of Cold Spring residents about their preferences related to parking and shuttle options. The online survey was available from Jan. 3 through Feb. 6, 2023. There was also a paper version of the survey available at the Cold Spring Parking & Shuttle Open House. Forty-five Village residents completed the survey. Below please find the introduction and instructions from the survey and a link to the results.

"Once Fjord Trail is fully built, HHFT will add, operate, and maintain at its own cost a number of amenities to help manage trail-bound visitors in the Village, including composting toilets and trash receptacles in Dockside Park, and a shuttle system that will transport trail users to trailhead entries and parking areas along the 7.5 mile Fjord Trail route.

Please answer this brief survey so that we can gain a better understanding of the topics and priorities that are most important to you."

Download a PDF of the survey results.

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Presentations and Findings Summaries

REGIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE HARRIS POLL—APRIL 3-25, 2024

PUBLIC INFO SESSION: VISITATION PROJECTIONS AND VISITOR MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

PRESENTATION TO CITY OF BEACON COUNCIL

PUBLIC INFO SESSION: ALTERNATIVE ROUTES ANALYSIS REVIEW & SHORELINE TRAIL CONCEPT DESIGN OVERVIEW

JOINT PUBLIC SESSION ON FJORD TRAIL: ORGANIZED BY TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN AND VILLAGES OF COLD SPRING & NELSONVILLE

HHFT PARKING & SHUTTLE STUDY: VILLAGE OF COLD SPRING COMMUNITY MEMBER SURVEY

PARKING & SHUTTLE OPEN HOUSE: FOCUS ON VILLAGE OF COLD SPRING

LET'S TALK ABOUT VISITATION! · COMMUNITY FORUM FINDINGS

PARKING & SHUTTLE STUDY: FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS

BEACON CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

VILLAGE OF COLD SPRING BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESENTATION

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Exploring the New Vision #2

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