Directions To
Columbia County Planning & Economic Development

The Columbia County Planning Department is located on the third floor of the 401 State Street County Office Building in Hudson, NY.

The third floor classroom is located on the east end of the building across the hall from the east staircase.

From the north:

Take Route 9 south into the City of Hudson. Turn right at traffic light onto Green Street (Stewarts Shop on corner) and proceed to next traffic light (Hess gas station on corner). Turn right onto State Street and proceed over railroad tracks and west for four blocks to traffic light. County Office Building is on your left at the corner of State Street and Fourth Street. On-street parking is available or you may try the county office building lot accessed from Fourth Street (note: Fourth St. is one way going north, so access from Columbia Street one block to the south).

Take the NYS Thruway to the Catskill Exit 21 and take Route 9W south. Take Route 23 east to Rip Van Winkle Bridge to cross the Hudson River. Take Route 9G north (bear left at Stewarts Shop) into City of Hudson (Third Street). Go to the fourth traffic light and turn right onto Columbia Street. Go one block to traffic light and turn left onto Fourth Street (note: Fourth St. is one way going north). County Office Building is on your right on the corner of Fourth Street and State Street. On-street parking is available or you may try the county office building lot accessed from Fourth St. between Columbia and State Streets.

From the south:

Take Route 9G north into the City of Hudson. Follow directions above for using NYS Thruway.

Take NYS Thruway north to Catskill Exit 21. Follow directions above for using NYS Thruway from the north.

Take Route 9 north to the City of Hudson. Take a left turn onto Union Street and go through two traffic lights until Fourth Street (US Post Office on corner). Turn right onto Fourth Street and go through two traffic lights. County Office Building is on your right on the corner of Fourth Street and State Street. On-street parking is available or you may try the county office building lot accessed from Fourth St. between Columbia and State Streets.

Amtrak service is available to the Hudson Train Station on Front Street. Taxi service is available.