Two non-Tappan-Zee stories from the Hudson Valley:

Lewisboro Passes Complete Streets Policy

On October 11, with a unanimous Town Board vote, Lewisboro became the first town in Westchester County to adopt a Complete Streets policy. Town Board member Dan Walsh, the champion of the effort, told the Lewisboro Ledger that this “modest first step” would “remind residents there is more to life than driving in our cars. You have to get out eventually and move around safely on your own two feet. It reinforces the rights of the variously abled and aged to fully participate in pedestrian life and draws a tangible line between our civic lives, health, safety and environmental responsibility.”

TOD Conference in Beacon

On Tuesday, November 1, at the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries from 5-8 PM, a panel discussion will be held on transit-oriented development: “Will Transit Oriented Development Save our Cities.” Organized by the Hudson Valley Smart Growth Alliance, the speakers include:

• Harvey Flad, Emeritus Professor of Geography at Vasser College,
• James Slaughter, Planner and President of the Slaughter Group Inc.,
• Peggy Ross, Chairperson of the Beacon Transit Oriented Development Committee, and
• Nadine Lemmon, Albany Legislative Advocate for Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

To register, click here. For more information, contact Jolanda Jansen at jgjansen@verizon.net.