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Croton-on-Hudson Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee  September 2026 Meeting ​ Date: September 17, 2026– 7:30-9:00pm​ Location: Municipal Building, 2nd floor, Small Meeting Room Attendees: Brian Pugh (ex officio), Gary Eisinger; Barry Scheer; Dana Nicholson (co-chair) Meeting Minutes 1)​ July meeting minutes approved ●​ Note schedule for October meeting change, will be 10/22 (instead of 10/15 2) NY Forward Update ●​ Brian Pugh shared updates on the NY Forward program. ●​ The opportunity to apply for these new grants opens in about 2 months. 3) Project Mover – Metrics ●​ July + August, strong usage numbers ●​ Status of NRS hub, waiting for NYS DOT permit approval, likely next year 4) Recent bike/pedestrian incident ●​ Discussion of recent letters to Gazette and Chronicle ●​ Letter from Rec Advisory Committee chair requesting a meeting with Village Board, Police Chief, Board of Ed to discuss opportunities like school bike safety programs, and Police bike patrol present during school dismissal hours to promote safety. ●​ Discussion of safety outreach (maybe remix repost more of the new safety video content), education, enforcement, police presence, warnings, springtime learn-to-ride and safety event ●​ PVC community seems good target for safety education, seasonal reminders ●​ Quick review of local requirements for bikes (bell, light after dark, 16 year for e-bike) 5) BPC Master Plan ●​ Master Plan 2021-2025 is being revised for 2026-2030 ●​ Working group assembled – Matt, Kevin, Dana ●​ Proposal to re-do the Great Transportation Survey of 2019 for 10-year update in 2029 ●​ Dana shared an early incomplete draft printout to show the new format and scope. Suggest the working group to share/post the draft for committee review and set it for a future committee agenda discussion. ●​ Seeking further inputs from committee for inclusion 6) AOB ●​ Review and discuss recent letters by Myra Oney regarding safe pedestrian access on South Riverside to Shoprite and from Chris Roose about the upcoming project at 425 S. Riverside and opportunity for improved pedestrian access. ●​ Too few attendees to rally support and volunteers for a US-250th bike ride, maybe Oct meeting