(Join Our Next Monthly Meeting: Monday, October 7th at 7 pm in-person at Village Hall (28 Beekman Ave). For those who prefer to join remotely, please use this Zoom Meeting link. Meeting ID: 886 0983 4663, Passcode: 208060)

We’re *almost* in the groove with September routines, and our hardworking group of volunteers is PUMPED about all of the opportunities to improve safe, environmentally-beneficial mobility throughout our Village.

Check out the three below opportunities to get walking, biking, and advocating for sustainable local transportation over the next few weeks!

This Thursday, 9/19 at 6 pm:

The State Department of Transportation is creating ideas for turning Route 9 into a “complete street.”  

Support making Broadway for everybody a reality: Join the 9/19 meeting, and head over to Beekman Ale House for the after party!

Thursday, September 19, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tarrytown Senior Center: 240 West Main St, Tarrytown, NY

Key things to tell DOT we want:

• Crosswalks at all side streets
• Median refuges at most crosswalks
• Bike lanes that are safe for kids to use

Andre Brook Trail Hike

Join a local group of hikers to discover where the Andre Brook flows, where the trail is, and how kids can follow it to school!

When: Sunday, September 22, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Meet-Up location: Sleepy Hollow High School Parking Lot Entrance on Bedford Rd. (Rt. 448)

Major Andre is famous in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow because he was captured by three local patriots back on October 2, 1780. In one of his boots were the plans to the West Point Fortress given to him by Benedict Arnold. He was going to pass the documents on to British headquarters. The capture occurred where Broadway crossed Clark’s Kill. Clark’s Kill was later renamed Andre Brook, to commemorate the treasonous event. Today Andre Brook largely flows underground from north of Tower Hill Rd., until it daylights in a few places near the Sleepy Hollow High School and in Patriots Park.

The hike will be approximately two hours long and introduce folks to the Tarrytown Lakes Trail System which was constructed a little over 10 years ago. Of course, hikers will get to see the famous Andre Brook, when the group passes the daylighted section.

Wear sturdy shoes and long pants and bring a water bottle. For questions, contact Cathy at cruhland@aol.com.

See for yourself how fun it is to walk or bike to school….

Walk and Bike to School Day will happen on October 9. It’s International Walk to School Day, but we are biking too! Join with families from across the country and around the world to make routes to school safer for active trips, encourage children to be more active, reduce the emissions produced from getting to school, and have fun!

If you’re interested in leading a group of walkers or bikers, please contact Elizabeth Tucker, tucker.ej@gmail.com. Meeting times and locations will be shared through the schools at the beginning of October.

Last Horan’s Landing cleanups & water testing of the Fall: Saturday 10/5

Click here to join us for a one hour shore clean up and water testing, or just to learn more about the permitted raw sewage discharge onto the small beach at Horan’s Landing.

Back by popular demand….Community Plastic Film Recycling!

Last year, students at Washington Irving Intermediate School reached their goal of collecting 1,000 lbs of plastic film to be recycled into a Buddy Bench. Now the students of the Sleepy Hollow High School SPEAR club (Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Responsibility) are carrying the torch and welcoming donations of plastic film from the community!

Bring plastic films using the below guidelines to the entry lobby of the SHHS (210 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591) between 9-2 on school days, beginning 9/17. If you can volunteer to help SPEAR bring collected plastic films to a nearby recycling dropoff, please email faculty advisor Wendy Waczek.

TUFSD students are #WastelessHorsemen!