Bike committee seeks Riverside lanes and more road-sharing signs
At its September 18, 2025 meeting, the Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee reviewed a request for Riverside bike lanes, a first phase of nine road-sharing signs and plans for a Slow Down Croton campaign.
●Planned follow-up with the village manager on proposed Riverside bike lanes.
●Reviewed nine first-phase road-sharing signs and 18 additional proposed locations.
●Discussed distribution and publicity for Slow Down Croton signs.
Croton’s Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee was pursuing bike-lane markings on newly paved portions of Riverside at its September 18, 2025 meeting. Members had sent the village manager a letter seeking a petition to the state Department of Transportation and planned to follow up on the next steps.
This article is written solely from the meeting's official minutes; croton.news had no reporter present.
The proposal covered a northbound stretch from Hudson Street near the diner to Grand Street, with a possible later extension to Brook Street, and a southbound stretch from Brook Street to Municipal Place. The minutes reported a generally supportive September 17 state response and specifically noted support for the southbound proposal. They do not record final state authorization or completed bike lanes.
A first phase of nine Share the Road signs was also moving toward installation: one on Old Post Road North, four on Cleveland Drive, two on Olcott Avenue and two on Grand Street. Delivery and DPW installation were still upcoming. Riley Moeller presented 18 additional proposed locations for later phases.
Members reviewed July and August Project MOVER ridership information and raised questions about service at Dobbs Park, where cellular reception could be an issue. They sought more information on usage patterns and monthly plans; the minutes do not establish that reception problems had been resolved.
The Slow Down Croton campaign’s signs were being printed. Discussion covered distribution through community events, selected door-to-door outreach and the police department, along with newsletter notices and a press release. Some event distribution depended on the signs being ready in time.
The committee also reviewed sidewalk work and the need for better advance communication about disruptive changes, drawing on Gotwald Circle. Members discussed sidewalk bicycle riding and possible education, enforcement or code changes without recording a new rule. They approved the July minutes and agreed on October 30 for the next meeting, subject to confirming availability with the village manager’s office.
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Coverage of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee meeting on 2025-09-18,
Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
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●Resolutions Passed: Approved the September 2025 meeting minutes.
●Resolutions Failed: None.
●Applications Reviewed: None.
●Public Comments: None.
●Reports:
●DPW Updates: Sidewalk continuation projects at 61 Elmore and 40 Darby are on track for completion by the end of 2025. Additional sidewalk backlog and scope will be evaluated in early 2026 based on available funds.
●Share the Road Signage: The committee developed recommendations for Village Manager placement along Maple Ave (a NY State road). Suggested locations include: NE direction between Dunkin' Donuts and Croton Mini Deli/Great Wall; NE/SW direction near Dobbs Park; SW direction near Maple Commons (between Wells and Project Mover). The committee will compare these to a previously compiled map by Riley before forwarding to the Village Manager.
●AAA Recognition: The committee acknowledged the village's Gold Award in the 2025 AAA Northeast Community Traffic Safety Award Program.
●Project MOVER: The Q3 quarterly report showed 833 rides initiated in Croton across July, August, and September. The program has been green-lit for expansion. Key target locations include Senasqua, somewhere on North Riverside (with a prime spot identified at the bottom of the footbridge ramp on the west side), and a possibility of Croton Point Park. The service will shut down for the winter pending weather in December and return in April 2026.
●Slow Down Croton: The campaign officially relaunched on November 1. The village printed 100 lawn signs, which are being distributed via the Croton Police Department. The village issued communications via email and social media.
Project MOVER hibernates as committee plans spring bike hubs
●Approval of October 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
●Decision to forego the December 18, 2025 meeting (unanimous)
●Resolutions Failed
●Applications Reviewed
●Public Comments
●None noted in minutes
●Reports
●Share the Road Signage: Chair Arnold and the committee discussed proposed locations on Maple Ave that were shared with the Village Manager following the October meeting.
●Project MOVER Updates: The e-bike program was the top municipality and top hub in October. The system will enter "hibernation" starting December 19th, with a presumed reopening in the first week of April. Management is eager to expand hubs, with prime candidates identified as Sinasqua and N. Riverside (near the footbridge), and a potential third/fourth location in the northern village near Food Town. The committee proposed organizing a group ride to Croton Point to celebrate the April reopening. Currently, 369 vouchers remain for the program, with 10% of users being Croton-based.
●Slow Down Croton: The committee discussed ideas to further expand the awareness campaign, scheduling further brainstorming for the January agenda.
●School District Events: BOE liaison Anamika messaged the committee regarding a proposed "Walk, Ride, and Roll to School" day in Spring 2026 for CET and PVC, as well as a CET Bike Rodeo. The committee set an action item to follow up with Anamika and add this to the January agenda.
Bike-ped committee endorses red-light cameras, suggests a busier spot for the third
●Endorsed installation of up to three red-light cameras; recommended the third camera go at South Riverside and Croton Point rather than South Riverside and Municipal Place
●Asked that the recommendations be shared with the village manager
●Set a $1,500 budget request for Fiscal Year 2026-27, flat with the current year, prioritized for the Slow Down Croton campaign
●Chair Matt Arnold to submit the budget request and provide a committee quote for the village's Project MOVER press release
●Repair Café volunteers to send names and contacts to Sherry Horowitz ahead of the Feb. 28 event
Bike-Ped Committee Weighs Projects for Over $600,000 in Regional Bike Boulevard Funding
●Began selecting one or two projects for more than $600,000 in Project MOVER bike boulevard (neighborhood greenway) funding, which carries a 30% local match; Chair Matt Arnold to draft a recommendation memo for committee review before it goes to the village manager
●Submitted the committee's letter of support for the village's Transportation Alternatives Program grant application to the village manager the week of Feb. 23; the Board of Trustees authorized the application Feb. 18 for pedestrian-safety improvements along Cleveland Drive with a 20% local match
●Scheduled a March committee vote on how to spend roughly $750 remaining in the Slow Down Croton campaign budget, with 12 of 100 lawn signs left in police inventory and a budget proposal for the next fiscal year due June 1
●Deputy Mayor Len Simon to reach out to a contact at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection about the deteriorated condition of Croton Dam Road
Croton bike-share rolls back out April 6 as committee eyes two new hubs
●Project MOVER bike-share re-launch targeted for April 6; expansion hubs sought at Senasqua and on Riverside near the overpass
●CET Bike Rodeo slated for May 16; fundraising ongoing toward a $6,000 bike storage shed at the school
●Village's Transportation Alternatives Program grant application submitted; response expected by late summer
●Slow Down Croton: consensus favors stickers and/or magnets for the remaining budget; Chair Matt Arnold to sync with Tom Smith on designs and printing estimates
●Memo of intent to Project MOVER on "shovel-ready" bike boulevard projects due within a week
Bike-Ped Committee Preps Earth Day and Bike Rodeo, Raises Street Concerns
●Planned the committee's May 2 Earth Day presence: sign-up sheet, volunteer shifts, SDC yard signs, stickers and magnets
●Heard from Len Simon that Project Mover's original six hubs are back in operation, Senasqua will be operational soon, and North Riverside awaits NYSDOT approval
●Prepared for the May 16 bike rodeo at Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary, with a phone call set for April 20
●Tabled assembling a working group to revise the 2021-2025 Master Plan because too few members were attending
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