On October 11, the town of Lewisboro became Westchester’s first community to pass a Complete Streets policy, which instructs policymakers and local highway officials to consider all users of the roadways – including pedestrians and cyclists – when making roadway improvements. We’re hoping this legislation can serve as a model for other communities. Town Board member Dan Welsh, as a Bike Walk Alliance member, promoted the legislation.

Download the PDF of the legislation here.

The Federal Highway Administration, which has taken over the project to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, will present its vision for the span at briefing sessions on Tuesday and Thursday, at which there will be opportunity for public input.

So far, the FHA has yet to reveal whether there will be a bike and pedestrian facility on the new bridge. So it’s crucial for proponents of access for cyclists and pedestrians to voice their support for such a facility.

In addition, Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner has suggested that the old Tappan Zee, which will be retired when the new one is built, be preserved, and serve as a three-mile long park. There are many issues involved here, including the stability of the bridge, what it would cost to transform into a park, and maintain it. But a growing number of preservations are calling on the federal government to explore possible reuse as world-class recreation destinations.

There will be two sessions:
Tuesday, Oct. 25: Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown , 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown. Open house – 4 to 9 p.m. Presentations at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Thursday Oct. 27: Palisades Center Adler Room, 1000 Palisades Center Dr., West Nyack, NY. Open house – 4 to 9 p.m. Presentations at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

After each presentation, the public will be given the opportunity to comment. Those wishing to speak must register by 5.30 p.m for the first session, and 7.30 p.m. for the second session.

You’re invited to our second annual party in Bronxville this fall to celebrate bike advocacy in the lower Hudson Valley.

We’ll gather on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. the Bronxville Women’s Club to drink Captain Lawrence’s latest micro-brewed ale, sip some wine, mingle with old and new friends, have dinner catered by Ciao, and listen to recording artist Champian Fulton, one of Manhattan’s top jazz singers.

Rep. Nita Lowey Will Be Honored

We’re honoring US Rep. Nita Lowey for her advocacy on our behalf this year. She joined our grassroots campaign to urge the MTA to include secure bike-parking at the new parking structure at the North White Plains station.

The event benefits the Bike Walk Alliance, an affiliate of the East Coast Greenway Allliance. It’s been a great year at the BWA. We held the third annual Westchester Bike Summit in May, continuing our campaign to keep biking and pedestrian issues on the region’s public agenda. We sponsored the Rye Family Bike Festival, where we taught 60 kids to ride bikes. We worked with municipalities on the Sound Shore to put up signs for the East Coast Greenway, highlighting our part of the 3,000-mile pathway from Maine to Florida that runs through Westchester. Our Safe Passing jersey campaign has gotten to message out on the road about Merrill’s Law. We’re working with the city of White Plains on developing bike lanes in the city. And we are working with the Southern Westchester Energy Action Consortium to promote Complete Streets legislation in local communities.

To purchase tickets, visit our Events page.

The Old Croton Trailway State Park is one of our region’s natural gems. We’ll ride it on Sunday Oct 16 as part of the 7th Annual Aquefest, which celebrates the Old Croton Aqueduct in seven Rivertowns communities.

Read more about the event on our Events page.

You’re invited to The Bike Walk Alliance’s second annual fall celebration at the Bronxville
Women’s Club, honoring US Rep. Nita Lowey for her advocacy on behalf of cyclists and
pedestrians in central Westchester. Purchase tickets here.

Check out our new jersey, available to purchase now on our Jerseys page. They have a safety message on the back of each one!