🚲 Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
Project MOVER Expands After 833 Summer Rides
Project MOVER recorded 833 rides over the summer and earned approval for expansion to Senasqua, North Riverside, and potentially Croton Point Park, while the village re-launched its "Slow Down Croton" campaign with 100 free lawn signs available at the police department.
◆ Key Actions & Decisions
- **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.
Croton’s shared bike program is expanding after a strong summer, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee announced Wednesday, while the village simultaneously renewed its push to get drivers to ease off the gas pedal.
Project MOVER, the village’s bike-share system, recorded 833 rides in Croton between July and September, according to the long-awaited Q3 report reviewed at the October 30 meeting. Those numbers were enough to green-light a geographic expansion of the program.
New docking stations will target Senasqua and a spot on North Riverside, with the prime location identified at the bottom of the footbridge ramp on the west side by the crosswalk. The committee also discussed the possibility of placing a station at Croton Point Park, though that would require coordination with Westchester County.
Before the expansion arrives, the program will close for the winter sometime in December, weather permitting, and relaunch in April 2026.
On the infrastructure side, the Department of Public Works expects to finish sidewalk continuation projects at 61 Elmore and 40 Darby by the end of the year. Any additional sidewalk work will be evaluated in early 2026 once the village has a clearer picture of its budget.
The committee also turned its attention to Maple Avenue, a state road where members want to install "Share the Road" signage. They recommended three spots to Village Manager Len Simon: between Dunkin’ Donuts and the Croton Mini Deli heading northeast, near Dobbs Park, and in the Maple Commons area heading southwest.
Meanwhile, residents can now pick up free "Slow Down Croton" lawn signs at the Croton Police Department at 1 Van Wyck Street. The village printed 100 signs for the campaign relaunch, announced November 1, which features the original snail artwork by local illustrator Tim Robinson. The initiative comes on the heels of the village earning a Gold Award in AAA Northeast’s 2025 Community Traffic Safety Award Program.
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