I attended the first of three tonight. I spoke to a few of the employees of the consulting company. They were young and refreshingly well informed about the issues that White Plains will be addressing. I expressed some of my opinions to them.
The library auditorium was packed. Before things started Mayor Roach stopped by to say hello and mentioned that he had driven his electric vehicle to Albany and described his car recharging experiences.
The event was pretty simple:
- Mayor Roach gave an impassioned presentation, touching on all the points I could have hoped and adding some fascinating historical details.
- Planning commissioner Gomez gave an overview of things so far and possible options. Very informative.
It will probably take a decade for substantive changes to be implemented but the City seems intent on correcting the sanitizing urban renewal changes that since the 1960s turned White Plains into a pedestrian hostile sterile place with a dozen roads slashing through downtown that are the functional equivalent of interstate highways. Maybe we'll eventually get that pedestrian commissioner I've been calling for.
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