The Village of Nyack ("Village") has been awarded a grant from the New NY Bridge Project's Community Benefits Program administered by the New York State Thruway Authority ("Thruway") to develop a Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan for the three Nyack river villages and the Nyack School District covering Nyack, Upper Nyack and South Nyack and the unincorporated hamlets of Valley Cottage and Upper Grandview. The Village of Nyack is seeking proposals from a firm or team of planning and design professionals with experience in pedestrian and bicycle transportation planning. The Village of Nyack will be the agency that will administer the Project.

The Plan will address key issues for the river villages and school district by providing a roadmap for making our area more walkable and bikeable with safe routes to access school, shopping, dining and recreation for those without cars and those who choose not to drive, and for bringing the thousands of visitors using the SUP safely to our downtowns and points of interest.

Overall quality of life will be improved by implementing the Plan's recommendations, resulting in: healthier communities through decreasing car trips and GHGs; fostering more active lifestyles for our residents; attracting young adults who are adopting this lifestyle to live and work in the area, contributing to economic development.

The Plan will build upon the work done by the Updated Comprehensive Plan, the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program — both of which focus on making Nyack more walkable and bikeable - and to coordinate with the recommendations and implementation of the bike lane and streetscape improvements as part of the NYSDOT TAP for North and South Broadway. These planning efforts will help guide the development of the Plan's recommendations for short and long-term actions.

Additionally, the Plan will look to optimize connections to the extensive bike path system developed by Orangetown and those planned by South Nyack to access the SUP for both recreation and commuting. With a plan in place to make the communities of the Nyack School District more bikeable and walkable, the District and municipal officials will be able to sponsor educational programs and events to encourage biking and walking for its 2,994 students and their families. The Villages of Nyack, and South and Upper Nyack will be able to be proactive in implementing projects to connect users of the SUP with the downtowns, integrating their experience with the SUP to the many sites and activities the villages have to offer.