Chapter 5 Transportation Planning Base Studies Village of Rye Brook, New York CHAPTER 5 TRANSPORTATION This chapter provides background on transportation elements af- fecting residents, commuters and businesses in the Village of Rye Brook. These elements include the road system, public transporta- tion, and Westchester County Airport (HPN). The moving of people and goods is essential for any community. Community transporta- tion assets, traffic conditions and census data are presented here to allow the full transportation picture for the Village of Rye Brook. 5.1 Road System The road system in the Village of Rye Brook includes limited ac- cess roadways, major arterial roadways, collector roads and local streets. There are approximately 30 miles of roadways in the Vil- lage. Each roadway is designed to serve a different function to move people and goods in an efficient manner. Map 5-1 Road Net- work on page 5-2 shows the four categories of roadways. A. Limited Access Roadways Limited access roadways consist of routes that do not have many access points except at major roadway intersections, or in the case of interstates or parkways, only have access through controlled in- Figure 5-1. Tappan Zee Bridge terchanges. Some of these roadways exclude certain vehicles, such as commercial trucks and/or buses. There are two limited access roadways in the Village of Rye Brook: a. Interstate 287 - is an east-west Federal interstate route that runs through the central part of Westchester County. Interstate 287 (I- 287) connects to the Tappan Zee Bridge in Tarrytown and Interstate 95 (I-95) in Port Chester. This roadway is accessible for passenger cars and commercial traffic, but does not have any access points in the Village. Even without direct access within the Village, it is the major east-west corridor through Westchester County and is a sig- nificant source of regional access to and from the Village. b. Hutchinson River Parkway – is an east-west State route (also designated as Route 907W by New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)) that runs from the New York City bor- der to the Connecticut State Line where it continues as the Merritt State Parkway. This roadway, limited to passenger cars use only, is known as the ―Hutch‖ and can be accessed through three points in Photo Source: Westchester County 5-1 May 2012 Prepared by the Westchester County Department of Planning Village of Rye Brook, NY Planning Base Studies KING ST Transportation Westchester County Airport Road Network LINCOLN AVE MILESTONE RD BELLEFAIR RD BELLE FAIR BLVD REUNION RD Legend HIGH POINT CIR KING ST PARADE LN FELLOWSHIP LN Parkways and Interstates INTERNATIONAL DR State Arterial Roads Collector Roads DORAL GREEN DR E DORAL GREENS DR W Local Roads TOWN OF GREENWICH ANDERSON HILL RD KING ST Blind Brook Country Club ANDERSON HILL RD Miles FAIRLAWN PKY COUNTRY RIDGEHOLLY DR LN 0 0.25 0.5 1 30S WHIPPOORWILL RD LAWRIDGE DR BOXWOOD PL MAP NOTE: Road source - Navteq. HUTCHINSON RIVER PKY S ROCKINGHORSE TRL PURCHASE ST IVY HILL CRES PARKWAY Blind Brook COUNTRY RIDGE CIR ARBOR DR School N RIDGE ST GREENWAY LN 29 29 BISHOP DR S HARRISON RIVER 29 HUTCHINSON RIVER PKY N WINDINGWOOD RD N LITTLE KINGS LN PADDOCK RD MEADOWLARK RD ORIOLE PL CHURCHILL RD HILLANDALE RD MAGNOLIA DR EAGLES BLF BLUEBIRD HOLW KING ST EDGEWOOD DR CROSSWAY CONNECTICUT LOCH LN COMLY AVE HUTCHINSON W RIDGE DR BEECHWOOD BLVD 28 28 HUTCHINSON RIVER PKY N 27 WINDINGWOOD RD S Rich MARK DR Manor BERKLEY DR OLD ORCHARD RD BOBBIE LN Park WOODLAND DR 27 LATONIA RD ACKER DR ROCK RIDGE DR PINE RIDGE RD BROOKSIDE WAY MOHEGAN LN ARLINGTON PL CARLTON LN BIRCH LN RED ROOF DR BLIND BROOK TER BETSY BROWN RD KNOLLWOOD DR BONWIT RD CANDY LN OLD OAK RD ELM HILL DR LINCOLN AVE ARGYLE RD HAINES BLVD W GLEN AVE INDIAN RD HALSTEAD AVE TALCOTT RD CRAWFORD ST Crawford Park 9N-S DEER RUN WILTON RD WINDSOR RD TAMARACK RD TERRACE CT JENNIFERLEE LN LN PUTNAM AVE WESTCHESTER AVE BEACON LN COLLEGE AVE KENDOLIN LN BELL PL US-1 LINCOLNAVE VALLEY TER KENILWORTH RD PHYLLIS PL RT-120 LONGLEDGE DR JEAN LN NEUTON AVE MAPLE CT MAYWOOD AVE 10 BROOK LN SUNSET RD CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPY IRENHYL AVE HIDDEN POND DR N RIDGE ST WOODLAND AVE N REGENT ST AVON CIR HAWTHORNE AVE WEBB AVE WESTCHESTER AVE HILLCRESTAVE Port Chester WESTCHESTER AVE Port Chester WESTCHESTER AVE BOWMAN AVE MILL ST 10 Middle POLLY PARK RD School BOWMAN AVE CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPY FRANKLIN ST N MAIN ST RYERIDGE PLZ ROANOKE AVE ELLENDALE AVE RT-120A CRESCENTW WILLIAMPL ST Æb PURCHASE ST DIXON ST BYRAM RIVER WYMAN ST µ S RIDGE ST BROOKRIDGE CT CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPY S PEARL ST S MAIN ST S REGENT ST St. RIDGE ST Map 5 - 1 Mary's Cemetery BOSTON POST RD Westchester County Road Network HIGH ST Department of Plannining May 2012 MIDLAND AVE Page 5 - 2 RIDGE ST Chapter 5 Transportation Planning Base Studies Village of Rye Brook, New York the Village: Exit 28, Lincoln Avenue; Exit 29, North Ridge Street; and Exit 30, King Street (120A). The King Street bridge over the Hutch at Exit 30 has the most recorded bridge strikes in New York State by tractor trailers illegally entering the Parkway (NYS Gover- nor Press Release, October 14, 2009). B. Major Arterial Roadways Major arterials serve as principal through roads that connect routes, areas or principal traffic generation sources and are accessible to both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. There are two major arterials in Rye Brook: a. Westchester Avenue (Route 120A) – is an east-west State Route that runs from I-287 in Harrison to the center of Port Chester. This road intersects with Lincoln Avenue and North Ridge Street in the Village of Rye Brook before continuing on to Port Chester. To the west of North/South Ridge Street, Westchester Avenue serves as access to the Hilton Westchester Rye Brook hotel (also known as the Rye Town Hilton) as well as the large office buildings at 800 and 760 Westchester Avenue. To the east of North/South Ridge Street, the road is bounded by residential neighborhoods and small Figure 5-3. South Ridge retail uses. Street, Rye Brook, NY b. King Street (Route 120A) – is a north-south State Route that runs from the Town of North Castle and the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut to the north to the center of Port Chester to the south. This road intersects with Lincoln Avenue, Anderson Hill Road, The Hutchinson River Parkway (Route 907W) and Comly Avenue. King Street serves as access to BelleFair at Rye Brook in the north and a variety of municipal facilities (Village Hall and Fire House), school Source: Westchester County Depart- properties and residential neighborhoods to the south of the Hut- ment of Planning chinson River Parkway. King Street and its neighboring properties traverse both Rye Brook, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut, Figure 5-2. Birdseye View of the Hilton Westchester Rye Brook Source: Westchester County Department of Planning 5-3 May 2012 Prepared by the Westchester County Department of Planning Chapter 5 Transportation Planning Base Studies Village of Rye Brook, New York in many locations resulting in coordinated responses from the local municipalities in both states. In 2005, the Village Board recognized an area of particular concern at the King Street intersection with the Hutchinson River and Mer- ritt Parkways. This area was the subject of a joint study between the Village of Rye Brook and Greenwich, Connecticut. The study rec- ommended that the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) consider undertaking various improvements to improve traffic flow. NYSDOT has not taken significant action on improve- ments at this intersection. See Appendix 5-1 for the study. C. Collector Roadways Collector roadways serve as links between major and local road- ways. Within the Village, these roadways primarily move traffic within residential and commercial areas. The collector roadways in Rye Brook are: a. Lincoln Avenue – is a north-south roadway, primarily residential in character, located near the western edge of the Village beginning at Route 120A (Westchester Avenue) continuing north to the Town/ Village of Harrison where it has access to the Hutchinson River Parkway. b. Bowman Avenue – is an east-west roadway located in the south- western portion of the Village that runs from Westchester Avenue in the east and continues west to Harrison, where it becomes Polly Park Road. This road also has access to Lincoln Avenue. To the east of North/South Ridge Street this road serves a variety of resi- dential and small-scale commercial uses; to the west it serves as access to several properties in the Village‘s commercial center, a Village ball-field and office properties near I-287. In 1924, the Westchester County Parks Commission recommended construc- tion of a new north-south parkway in the eastern part of the county. At that time, Boston Post Road (which became US 1 in 1926), the primary north- south route along Long Island Sound between New York City and New Eng- land, had become clogged with automobile and truck traffic seven days a week. Moreover, the rapid growth of Mount Vernon, Pelham, New Rochelle, Eastchester and Port Chester threatened the water supply of these communities. Preservation of right -of-way for a parkway along the Hutchinson River would offer relief along US 1 by providing a faster, more scenic route for automobiles. It would also furnish parks for local residents and protect water supplies. (For more information go to http://www.nycroads.com/roads/hutchinson/) 5-4 May 2012 Prepared by the Westchester County Department of Planning Chapter 5 Transportation Planning Base Studies Village of Rye Brook, New York c.