Join Parks & Trails New York and partners from state and local government, trails planners, trail advocates, and anyone interested in the future of New York's greenway trails network at the Creating Connections: The 2025 Empire State Greenways Conference from October 15 to 17 in historic Kingston, New York.
Here’s a snapshot of what you’ll see at this year’s conference:
- Inspiring Keynotes & Panels: Visionary leaders Janette Sadik-Khan and Ryan Chao headline with insights on urban transformation and nationwide trail connectivity, complemented by a panel on Ulster County’s multi-use trail system linking communities and promoting health and conservation.
- Wide-ranging Concurrent Sessions: Focused on themes like accessibility, advocacy, design, and safety, these sessions will offer practical tools and best practices from nonprofit leaders, planners, and advocates to build a connected, equitable, and resilient greenway network across NY.
- Engagement & Networking Events: Interactive workshops, scenic field trips, and social gatherings—including a kickoff happy hour and a mid-conference dinner—will foster collaboration and community-building among trail professionals, planners, and advocates statewide.
Registration price: $200 per person for the full three day conference.
Registration includes access to all workshops and presentation sessions, breakfast and lunch each day, cocktail hour on October 15, and dinner on October 16. There are no partial conference tickets or rates available. Scholarships or travel stipends are available for those for whom cost is a burden. For more information, contact dcarey@ptny.org.
Registration will close end of day Wednesday, October 8th.
Greenway Trails in the Kingston Area
Kingston is a burgeoning hub of greenway trails in the Hudson Valley. Kingston lies on the north-south route of the Empire State Trail, and features the new Hudson River Brickyard Trail in Soujourner Truth State Park; the Kingston Point Rail Trail and Midtown Linear Park, parts of the Kingston Greenline trail system; the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail; the O&W Rail Trail, which is being studied by the Open Space Institute for improvements and upgrades to create a continuous 57-mile off-road route from Kingston to Port Jervis, and the nearby Ashokan Rail Trail along the banks of the scenic Ashokan Reservoir.
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