Board debates whether IDA should fund weekend ‘Destination Peekskill’ shuttle pilot
Staff presented a weekend shuttle pilot to connect train, downtown and waterfront with an estimated 17‑week, 14‑hour‑per‑week run and a projected IDA ask of roughly $15,000; board members split over whether the BID, IDA, PFDC or city should pay and no funding motion passed.
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John Zamora presented a capped weekend shuttle pilot intended to move visitors between the Peekskill train station, downtown business districts and waterfront stops. The proposed pilot would run Saturdays and Sundays for roughly 14 hours per week over about 17 weeks, use city‑owned vehicles and city drivers, and include signage and QR codes to measure business engagement. Zamora estimated the total investment for the pilot at about $15,311 and described metrics for success such as ridership, coupon/QR scans and business participation.
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