WPCNR WEST SIDE STORY. From The Mayor's Office. August 1, 2006: Mayor Joseph Delfino announced today that the City’s planned revitalization of the Lexington Avenue – Post Road corridor will begin with new streetscapes being installed on Lexington Avenue. The project will replace several blocks of streetscape along Lexington, including the placement of utility boxes and poles underground. State of the Art lighting fixtures, benches, and other street furniture will also be added. Funding for this project was made possible through an approved appropriations request of $1 M, and Mayor Delfino was notified directly by Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary R. Clinton via a conference call.
South Lexington Avenue from The Sidewalks of Winbrook.December, 2004. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.
“I am pleased to announce that the first step in the revitalization of the Lexington Avenue – Post Road corridor is coming from within. This announcement, coupled with the recently approved expansion at White Plains Hospital Center, and the upgrades at the Housing Authority, shows that those with a vested interest in the future of that corridor are willing to step up and reinvest in themselves and the area. It is my sincere hope that we will be the catalysts for change in the corridor, and that we will start seeing more concrete proposals as we move forward. I would like to thank Sens. Schumer and Clinton for their steadfast support of White Plains”, stated Mayor Delfino.
Lexington Avenue Revitalization District. Winbrook complex is at top of area, Lexington Avenue runs diagonally through center. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.
"White Plains has had tremendous success in the last few years in attracting new commercial and residential investment and transforming itself into an economically dynamic city. This money will extend that success to new areas and enhance the neighborhood by burying utilities, making the street more attractive, and creating more sidewalks so people will get out of their cars and enjoy the city”, said U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer.
The Intersection of South Lexington Avenue and Post Road: new Streetscape planned. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.
City of White Plains DPW will provide $500,000.00 towards the work through in-house labor for construction, and engineering services (initial & final design plans, construction assistance, construction inspection, and project management).Detailed schematic plans were recently filed with the NYS Department of Transportation by the City’s Department of Public Works, and work is expected to commence in early 2007.
