Since its inception in 1994, Historic Hudson River Towns has been very active in helping our member communities come together to share ideas and to consider issues of common concern. We’ve organized numerous planning conferences, including one in November, 2008, entitled Hudson’s Riverfront: The Next 400 Years. Here are some of the presentations made at that conference:

• Sustainable Hudson Valley - Building Sustainable Local Communities
• Pace Land Use Institute - Community-based Transit Oriented Development
• New Rochelle Business Improvement District
• Marketing Your Riverfront Community - Cultural Tourism in Beacon
• Marketing Your Community - Community Preservation Corp
• Tarrytown Third Friday Program

Here are some other documents relevant to planning for the future of the river and its municipalities:

• D'Amore Community Preservation Primer
• Demographic Forecast for Mid Hudson Valley Counties-NYMTC PowerPoint
• Developing a Comprehensive Niche Retail Strategy PowerPoint
• Hudson River Greenway Planning Guide
• NYMTC- A Concept for Guiding Regional Growth
• Pace Land Use Questionnaire
• Planning & Policy Bicycle-Pedestrian Communities
• SMART Approach to Commercial District Management PowerPoint
• Smart Growth and Transportation
• WMPF Planning Primer
• WMPF Zoning Primer

Here is a planning toolbox for municipalities, provided by the Hudson River Valley Greenway: 

• www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us/Tech_Assist.aspx