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

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Roughed up by Sandy

Croton-on-Hudson

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3Roughed up by Sandy

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Storm Surge Zones

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4Its all about Rebirth

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Tarrytown RiverWalk

A Waterfront in TransitionHastings-on-Hudson

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Tarrytown - Sleepy Hollow

5A Transitioned Waterfront

Irvington Waterfront

Scenic Hudson Park

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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.

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A Multifaceted Trail

Esplanades

Paved Path

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7A Multifaceted Trail

Unpaved PathSections

SidewalkSections

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

Rockwood Hall State Park

Sections

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Mapping the Route2003

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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.

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Setting the Design Standards2005

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9Setting the Design Standards2005

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

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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

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New SectionsTarrytown North at Scenic Hudson Waterfront Park

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New SectionsTarrytown South at Lyndhurst, Kraft & Metro-North

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New SectionsCroton Landing Park

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New SectionsCroton Landing Park

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New SectionsIchabods Landing, Sleepy Hollow

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Sections In DesignMariandale-Crawbuckie, Ossining

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Sections In DesignMariandale-Crawbuckie, Ossining

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Sections In DesignDobbs Ferry Waterfront Park

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Sections In DesignJFK Marina Yonkers

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

Croton-Oscawana , Croton

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

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Part of the Bigger Picture

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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.