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DOT holds Route 9 redesign public forum June 4; Dobbs Ferry moves ahead with New York Forward planning
Summary
Trustee Rosenberg urged residents to attend a DOT public forum June 4 on the Route 9 redesign. Trustees also updated the board on New York Forward downtown planning and encouraged public participation in upcoming outreach sessions for a possible $4.5 million downtown grant.
Trustee Rosenberg told the Board of Trustees on May 27 that the New York State Department of Transportation and consultant WSP will hold a public forum on June 4 at the Mercy Rotunda, 6–8 p.m., to present the Route 9 redesign and preliminary engineering findings.
Rosenberg said the forum is “essentially the public’s last chance during this phase of the project” to view corridor-level plans, ask questions and provide feedback before the state finalizes its report. The DOT presentation will include maps, renderings and a corridor “walk-through” that shows how traffic and pedestrian movements would function at key locations, including the area where Ashford/Wallgrove and Broadway converge.
Separately, trustees reported progress on the New York Forward downtown revitalization effort. A local planning committee convened by the state will evaluate public, private and nonprofit project proposals for roughly $4.5 million in downtown funds. The library board is considering submitting a project; trustees encouraged residents and businesses to watch for community meetings and application information distributed via the mayor’s newsletters and chamber outreach.
Nut graf: Both the Route 9 redesign and the New York Forward program affect long-range downtown planning and local infrastructure priorities; public input at the DOT forum and New York Forward sessions will inform what projects are eligible for funding and design refinement.
Rosenberg and other trustees urged residents and business owners to attend the June 4 forum and subsequent outreach; staff said a 30-day comment period would follow the DOT presentation.
Ending: Trustees said they will continue to monitor both processes and encouraged residents to review materials and submit comments during the state’s public comment period.
