Page 16 - Town of Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan - 2013

A Complete Streets Vision 2012 Newcomb Smart Growth Hamlet Plan the immediate NYS Route 28N corridor include the Roosevelt Memorial, the Town’s industrial district, Blue Ridge Road Roosevelt Marcy Memorial Highway marker and parking area, St. Therese's Cemetery, Newcomb Health Center, High Peaks Golf Course, Overlook Park, Town Recreation Fields, Lake Harris Campground access, Hudson River Bridge, Town Beach and Boat Launch, Newcomb Central School, Newcomb Hi
wild forests (25 percent), vacant (22 percent), community services (18 percent), and a small number of recreation
commercial services, educational and religious institutions, and municipal facilities. Key sites and land uses within
Property Tax Service data, approximately 32 percent of land area is residential. The balance consists of parks and
Newcomb’s population living within a few miles of the study area, the corridor is proximate to all of the Town’s
Land use within a 0.25 mile of the NYS Route 28N corridor, is generally mixed. 5 According to Essex County Real
and entertainment (2 percent) and commercial (1 percent) properties. With approximately 90 percent of the

Land Use within 0.25 of NYS Route 28N Study Area Commercial Rec & Entertainment Community Services Vacant Parks & Wild Forests Residential 5 The 0.25 mile distance was selected as it is commonly accepted among the professional transportation planning community as a distance many people are

25% 32%

Inventory & Analysis

Land Use Characteristics 22% 18% willing to walk to a destination.

2% 1%