The plan was prepared by the Westchester County Department of Planning, with funding and support provided through the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC).

"RiverWalk is a major undertaking," Westchester County Executive Andy Spano said. "This plan will help keep the momentum going so that all the pieces of RiverWalk will come together in a timely and logical way."

RiverWalk will be a continuous trailway along the entire Hudson River shoreline in Westchester County, from the border with Putnam County on the north to the City of New York on the south. Efforts have been coordinated with the consortium of the 13 riverfront communities known as the HRTW. RiverWalk is also a Hudson River Valley Greenway trail and will become a major component of the Hudson Valley trail system.

At many locations, RiverWalk utilizes existing established trails such as the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail and trail systems within public parks. The remaining sections cross over lands with restricted access, such as Metro-North Railroad property, lands of institutions and privately owned lands. RiverWalk is a multi-faceted trail that weaves through the Historic River Towns main streets and provides linkages to recreational, cultural and historic resources and to inland trail systems.

Detailed maps and photographs of 29 trail sections, ranging in length from 0.5 to 3.0 miles, have been produced to show opportunities, constraints and alternate alignments.

For example, Segment 19 covers the Sleepy Hollow - Tarrytown Waterfront, from Kingsland Point Park (Palmer Avenue) to the I-287 overpass - 2.5 miles.

Components
* Kingsland Point County Park
* General Motors Site
* Ichabod Landing development
* Sleepy Hollow Landing Park
* River Street
* County Asphalt Site
* Pierson Village Park
* Vilage parking lot at Tarrytown Metro-North train station
* Losee Village Park
* Metro-North lands
*NYSDOT yard at I-287 overpass

Linkage to Existing Trails and Open Spaces
* Kingsland County Park
* Sleepy Hollow Landing Park
* Pierson and Losee Parks

Site Issues to be Explored
* Trail design through General Motors, Ichabod Landing and County Asphalt sites.
* Trail design between Pierson and Losee Parks.
* Rehabilitation of abandoned Metro-North footbridge.
* Trail design and routing through NYSDOT yard.
* Potential alternate route along River STreet/Railroad Avenue around County Asphalt site to Pierson Park at West Main Street.

The routing of RiverWalk was mapped as a result of extensive field reconnaissance of the entire 46-mile route. Alternate routing scenarios were developed to allow for future flexibility.

The routing of RiverWalk may change if relocation would expedite implementation, produce a more attractive trail, or bring the route closer to the rivers edge.

Funds from the Westchester Legacy Program, established by Spano in 2001, have been used recently to acquire properties along the Hudson River, including a portion of the former Unification Church property in Tarrytown, as well as part of the Graham School property in Hastings-on-Hudson. Each property will be traversed by a segment of RiverWalk.

Three RiverWalk "demonstration" projects are also being funded by the Legacy Program for segments in Peekskill, Croton-on-Hudson and Tarrytown. For a copy of the report, call the Department of Planning at (914) 995-4418, or e-mail at kdd4@westchestergov.com.