Almost 6 miles of new sidewalks built or funded in Greenburgh

Since 2015 Greenburgh has built almost 3.5 miles of new sidewalks and secured funding for 2.75 additional miles of sidewalks ---we will continue to add new sidewalks to the town every year

Last week the Town of Greenburgh received terrific news that $1.2 million in sidewalk grant funding has been awarded to the Town (two grants: Hillside Ave and Old Tarrytown Road). Over the last several years the Town Board has prioritized sidewalk construction and placed an emphasis onpedestrian safety. Consistent with pedestrian-related goals in the Comprehensive Plan, many of these planned, approved and constructed sidewalks have been in close proximity to schools and parks, and on heavily traveled roadways. Below you will find a snapshotof sidewalk construction activity from the past five years, along with a list of sidewalks planned to be built in the near future.

Sidewalks are constructed in a variety of ways and primarily through grants, Town capital expenditures, and as conditions of approval (built by private developers), and have been a priority of the Town Board and Planning Board. Since 2015almost 3.5 miles of sidewalk have been constructed. In the next two years, based on capital expenditures, grants, and approved but not yet constructed sidewalks, approximately 2.75 miles of additional sidewalks will be constructed. This figure will likelybe higher as new applications are approved and the Town plans additional sidewalks through capital budgeting.

Sidewalks Constructed 2015-2019

Privately Funded:

Benedict Avenue (Stop & Shop) – 2,100 linear ft.

Benedict Avenue (Brightview) – 1,250 linear ft.

Benedict Avenue (Hackley School) – 1,700 linear ft.

Central Park Avenue (Glasshouse250) – 500 linear ft.

Central Park Avenue/S. Washington Avenue (Hyundai) – 570 linear ft.

Hampton Terrace/Downing Drive West (Rabin Subdivision) – 850 linear ft.

Knollwood Road (Preserve at Greenburgh) – 530 linear ft.

Manhattan Avenue (Florence to West Grand; Verizon) – 220 linear ft.

Saw Mill River Road (Pepe) – 500 linear ft.

Taxter Road – 500 linear ft.

Underhill/Sprain Road – 500 linear ft.

West Hartsdale Avenue (Solomon Schechter) – 570 linear ft.

Grants

Secor Road/Saw Mill River Road – 1,200 linear ft. ($250,000)

Town Funded

Fair Street/Juniper Hill – 1,200 linear ft.

Fort Hill Road (south of Ardsley Road) – 2,400 linear feet

Seely Place – 850 linear ft.

Sprain Road – 2,700 linear ft.

Total: Approximately 18,000 linear ft. or 3.4 miles

Sidewalks Approved/Funded Not Yet Constructed

Privately Funded:

Dalewood Drive – 800 linear ft.

Dobbs Ferry Road (Chelsea Assisted Living) – 500 linear ft.

Saw Mill River Road (Westy) – 1,400 linear ft.

Saw Mill River Road (Milea) – 150 linear ft.

Saw Mill River Road (607 Saw Mill River Road) – 800 linear ft.

Underhill Road/Old Sprain (Shelbourne Assisted Living) – 900 linear ft.

Grants

Central Park Avenue (West Hartsdale to Marion Avenue) – 3,400 linear ft. ($1.1 million)

Hillside Avenue (Town Hall to North Road) – 2,000 linear ft. ($1 million)

Old Tarrytown Road/Manhattan Avenue/Knollwood Road – 3,500 linear ft. ($450,000)

Town Funded

Columbia Avenue – 1,250 linear ft.

Total: Approximately 14,700 linear ft. or 2.75 miles

In 2017 the Town of Greenburgh, along with the Villages of Tarrytown and Elmsford, and City of White Plains, were the recipients of a joint grant ($250,000) to engage a consultant to re-envision the Rt. 119 corridor from a complete streetsperspective. Complete streets is a concept where streets are fully designed for the range of users including pedestrians, bicyclists, users of mass transit, and vehicle users. With the prospect of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge containing pedestrian and bicycleamenities, and the completed connection of the North/South County trailway in the Village of Elmsford, the Rt. 119 corridor presents an exciting opportunity for improvements for each community. Over the course of the next three months, the Consultant selectedto prepare the study (Nelson/Nygaard) plans to make presentations for each municipality detailing the process, and concept design for the corridor. That schedule will be sent out soon along with a link to the study.

Tomorrow evening we're meeting with residents of the southern Greenville section of town and a traffic consultant to discuss crosswalk safety at the intersection of Ft Hill Road and Ardsley Road. After a consultant makes a recommendation regarding crosswalk enhancements and traffic safety improvements we plan to construct a new sidewalk on Ardsley Road to the Greenville School.

Sidewalks are expensive. If we continue to add more sidewalks to the town annually Greenburgh will become a much more pedestrian friendly community.

PAUL FEINER