02/26/2026
In recent years, the Town of Greenburgh has made our community much more pedestrian friendly. About 12 miles of new sidewalks. At last night’s Greenburgh Town Board meeting the Board unanimously approved a resolution seeking a NYS grant that will enable pedestrians to walk from White Plains to Yonkers on a continuous sidewalk on Central Avenue. 6,150 linear feet of sidewalks will need to be constructed filling in gaps on Central Ave. There are some sidewalks on Central Ave – but lots of gaps.
I believe that this will be one of the most important sidewalks if the grant is approved. We have received 5 previous grants from NYS for sidewalks on West Hartsdale Ave (that sidewalk will be built at the end of 2026 and completed in 2027); Knollwood Road, Old Army Road (being constructed next year), Hillside (completed) and Central Ave (Marion to W Hartsdale Ave (completed).
If we receive the grant the sidewalk probably will be built in 2029 or 2030.
PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
GREENBURGHSUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF A 2025
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP) GRANT
APPLICATION RELATED TO A SIDEWALK AND RELATED
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FOR IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED ALONG
CENTRAL PARK AVENUE (NYS RT. 100)
WHEREAS, the Town of Greenburgh has been the recipient of five prior TAP grant awards,
two projects complete (Central Park Avenue & Hillside Avenue Sidewalks) and three projects in
design (East Hartsdale-West Hartsdale Avenue Transportation improvements; and Old Army Road
and Knollwood Road Sidewalk project); and
WHEREAS, New York State recently announced a new round of 2025 TAP grant funding in
the amount of $97.4 million; and
WHEREAS, this 2025 TAP grant funding round (Applications due March 12, 2025)
represents a significant opportunity to focus on and plan for pedestrian safety and pedestrian
enhancements along an important corridor in the Town, New York State Rt. 100 – Central Park
Avenue; and
WHEREAS, several portions of Central Park Avenue lack of ADA-compliant sidewalks,
which are identified as a high priority gap in the Town’s sidewalk prioritization report, as well as the
Edgemont Community Council’s (ECC’s) Comprehensive Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Initiative -
October 2023 Report, due to high population densities, connections to schools, religious institutions,
places of employment, central business districts, etc.; and
WHEREAS, the Town has identified this TAP grant application candidate and envisions the
following improvements: 6,150 linear feet of sidewalk gap construction, new pedestrian signals, ADA
curb ramp updates, enhanced bus stop connections, new crosswalk striping, introduction of new
curbing/sidewalks to defined expansive driveways, and drainage improvements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh
supports the submission of a 2025 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) application related to
the Central Park Avenue (NYS Rt. 100) sidewalk project and commits, if the grant (projected
application - $4,728,000) is awarded, to the 20% local match, projected to be $1,182,000