5. The Transportation System

The regional profile in Section 4 describes Ulster County as a place, its people, and its businesses. The transportation system exists to serve the travel needs of these people and businesses.
This section provides a summary of the modes that collectively comprise the Ulster County transportation system including highways and streets, transit operations, and facilities for non-motorized travel. This section describes the division of travel among these modes, existing safety related issues system wide, and freight movement across highways, railroads, waterways, and pipelines.