Westchester RiverWalk

1Westchester RiverWalkTransforming the Hudson River Shoreline

November 15 , 2012

Paul GisondoWestchester County Department of Planning

Westchester RiverWalkComes of Age in an

Era of Global Climate Change and Sea Rise

Irvington

November 15 , 2012

Paul GisondoWestchester County Department of Planning

Ossining Hastings-on-Hudson

2Roughed up by Sandy

Croton-on-Hudson

Westchester RiverWalk WCDP 2012

Roughed up by Sandy

Croton-on-Hudson


3Roughed up by Sandy


Storm Surge Zones


4Its all about Rebirth


Tarrytown RiverWalk

A Waterfront in TransitionHastings-on-Hudson


Tarrytown - Sleepy Hollow

5A Transitioned Waterfront

Irvington Waterfront

Scenic Hudson Park


Westchester RiverWalkThe Vision

A 51.5-mile Greenway Trail along the Hudson River fromHudson River from Peekskill to Yonkers

6By the Numbers

51.5 miles long14 municipalities33 miles (64%) in place as paved and unpaved paths, promenades and sidewalks2.7 miles in design or planning stagesConnects directly with13 of 14 Metro-North Hudson Line Stations and 27 Bee-Line Bus Routes75% of route on publicly accessible lands including parks, road rights-of-way, and p , g y,public institutions.25% of route on restricted lands including Metro North ROW, industrial areas and private sites.


A Multifaceted Trail

Esplanades

Paved Path


7A Multifaceted Trail

Unpaved PathSections

SidewalkSections

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

Rockwood Hall State Park

Sections


Mapping the Route2003


8Mapping the Route 2003

This report presented the initial routing of gRiverWalk, providing a detailed outline of the proposed route, divided into 29 segments, and documented existing conditions.


Setting the Design Standards2005


9Setting the Design Standards2005

Establishes a design vocabularydesign vocabulary for logos, signage furniture, trail materials and landscape design treatments.


New Sections andin the Works Projects

Croton Landing Park

Scenic Hudson PeekskillLanding Park

By Peekskill and Scenic Hudson

Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown

Ichabods Landing Scenic Hudson RiverWalk Park Kraft - Lyndhurst

Mariandale Crawbuckie

New Sections

In Design/Planning

Dobbs FerryWaterfront

JFK MarinaYonkers

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New SectionsTarrytown North at Pierson & Scenic Hudson Parks


New SectionsTarrytown North at Scenic Hudson Waterfront Park


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New SectionsTarrytown South at Lyndhurst, Kraft & Metro-North


New SectionsCroton Landing Park


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New SectionsCroton Landing Park


New SectionsIchabods Landing, Sleepy Hollow


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Sections In DesignMariandale-Crawbuckie, Ossining


Sections In DesignMariandale-Crawbuckie, Ossining


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Sections In DesignDobbs Ferry Waterfront Park


Sections In DesignJFK Marina Yonkers


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ChallengesArdsley-on-Hudson Station to Scenic Hudson Park, Irvington

Croton-Oscawana , Croton


Westchester RiverWalk

t h t / i lkwww.westchestergov.com/riverwalk

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Part of the Bigger Picture


By the Numbers

Type/Status MileageExistingPath(Paved) 7.4

ExistingPath(Unpaved) 15.8*ExistingPromenade 1.1ExistingSidewalk 8.6

EXISTING SUBTOTAL 32 9EXISTINGSUB TOTAL 32.9UnderConstruction 0.0InDesign&Planning 2.7

RemainingProposedRoute 15.9SUBTOTAL 18.6TOTAL 51.5


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Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts in an Era of Global Climate Change and Sea Rise, a day-long conference exploring how re-development of waterfronts along the Hudson River can:

prepare for rising sea levels along the Hudson;

connect people to the river;

protect the environment; andprotect the environment; and

stimulate the economy and create jobs.

Westchester RiverWalk

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