Workshops Set To Discuss Bike Lanes, Crosswalks On Route 9

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY — Workshops to discuss how best to implement protected bicycle lanes and improve crosswalk and sidewalk along Route 9 are scheduled for Hastings-on-Hudson and Tarrytown. Organizers said it will be a boon for quality of life, the environment and the economy.

Input of residents and businesses in the corridor is being sought at the workshops.

There will be one in Hastings-on-Hudson from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 15 at the Hastings Community Center, at 44 Main St.

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The next session will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 17 at the Warner Library, 121 North Broadway in Tarrytown.

According to information on the Route 9 Active Transportation Conceptual Design Plan website:

The "Route 9 Active Transportation Conceptual Design Plan" is bringing together residents, merchants and government officials with transportation professionals to figure out how to:

a) provide a protected bike lane along Route 9 from the north end of Sleepy Hollow through the south end of Hastings-on-Hudson. This will make it safe and fun to get to shops, schools, friends and the bike path on the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

b) improve sidewalks, crosswalks and intersections in this corridor to make things safer and more inviting for people walking.

c) make bus stops more accessible and attractive.

The project is a collaboration of residents and officials in the Villages of Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry and Hastings-on-Hudson. It's being funded by the Community Benefits Program of the New New York Bridge. We thank Todd Westhuis, the Director of Region 8 of the State's Department of Transportation, for his support and participation.

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