The nonprofit group Walkway Over the Hudson began a new era on May 25 when its Board of Directors elected Rhinebeck's Sally Mazzarella to serve as its new chairperson.

 

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Walkway Over the Hudson will flip the switch on its new LED lighting system on Saturday evening, May 15, marking the first time members the general public will be able to visit the popular new park overlooking the Hudson River at night. Advanced tickets are required to attend the fundraising event featuring refreshments and Walkway memorabilia for sale and fine local musical entertainment.

 

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Walkway Over the Hudson has hired Elizabeth Waldstein-Hart to become the nonprofit group’s new executive director effective April 6.

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Walkway Over the Hudson will flip the switch on its new LED lighting and electrical system on Saturday evening, May 15, marking the arrival of Spring with a festive fundraising event featuring refreshments and Walkway memorabilia for sale and fine local musical entertainment.

 

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Governor David Paterson announced Thursday that the Walkway Over the Hudson project has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Empire State Development Corporation’s Downstate Revitalization Fund, providing a significant boost to the fundraising campaign behind the recently-opened pedestrian and cycling park spanning the Hudson River.

 

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The last 15-ton prefabricated concrete panel was hoisted into place high above the City of Poughkeepsie on Friday morning completing the Walkway Over the Hudson's new concrete deck nearly a month before the scheduled Oct. 2-4 opening of the souring new pedestrian and cycling park.

 

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Auction of Artist Michael Asbill's Images to Benefit Walkway, DC Arts, Locust Grove

 

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Walkway Over the Hudson to Offer Artist Asbill's Images at Upcoming Auction

 

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In the last four months, federal and state government agencies and elected officials have rallied mightily behind Walkway Over the Hudson, committing $12.26 million to the effort to transform the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into the world's longest elevated pedestrian park.

 

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The host of the DIY Network's Project Xtreme, Matt Blashaw, joined steelworkers dangling from beams high above the Hudson River on Wednesday, participating in the ongoing effort to transform the former Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into the world�s longest elevated pedestrian walkway.

 

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Hudson Valley residents, companies and foundations now have an opportunity to "leave their mark on the park" by contributing to a capital campaign designed to raise funds for the ongoing effort to transform the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into the world�s longest elevated public park.

 

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Press Release (September 19, 2008) Nuhn Charitable Trust Donates $500,000 to Walkway

POUGHKEEPSIE - Walkway Over the Hudson announced this week that the Jane W. Nuhn Charitable Trust, a Poughkeepsie-based foundation, has awarded a $500,000 grant to support the effort to transform the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into the world's longest elevated public park.

 

POUGHKEEPSIE - The Walkway Over the Hudson project has moved into its construction phase this week as workers assembled the pieces of a mammoth 100-ton crane in preparation for the laying of concrete decking panels on the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge, which has been cleared of the railroad ties and steel rails of its past.

 

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POUGHKEEPSIE - A yellow crane perched high above the Hudson River on the bed of the defunct Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge this week signaled that Walkway Over the Hudson's long awaited demolition phase has begun.

 

Press Release (May 27, 2008) Monumental' Groundbreaking for Walkway Across the Hudson
HIGHLAND - A team of federal, state and nonprofit leaders lifted the first spikes out of the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge?s rail-bed on Tuesday, May 27 symbolically sparking new life and a new role for the historic, but long-neglected bridge that spans the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and the Town of Lloyd.

 

Press Release (April 9, 2008): Walkway Underway with $8 Million Secured from State
POUGHKEEPSIE - The effort to transform the abandoned Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge into the world?s longest elevated pedestrian park became concrete today with the announcement that the State of New York had approved $8 million in funding for the Walkway Over the Hudson project as part of its 2008-09 budgets.

 

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Press Release (March 5, 2008) Walkway Over the Hudson Final Design Report Completed 
POUGHKEEPSIE -  With the release of its comprehensive final design report, Walkway Over the Hudson's effort to transform the historic Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge into an elevated pedestrian park met an important benchmark last week, setting the stage for the construction phase which is scheduled to begin this summer.

 

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Press Release (January 7, 2008) Study Concludes Walkway Will Spark Economy
Walkway Over the Hudson is finalizing two in-depth studies that together will demonstrate the long term viability of the nonprofit's plan to transform the Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge into a lofty pedestrian park spanning the Hudson River.

 

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Speech Excerpt (January 9, 2008) Spitzer Announces Commitment to Railroad Bridge
In his state of the state speech today, Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced commitment of a "major investment" to transform the dormant Poughkeepsie Rail Bridgeinto a pedestrian walkway. (Source: State of the State Address Fact Sheet).

 

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Press Release (October 23, 2007) Walkway Over the Hudson Appoints Executive Director
POUGHKEEPSIE - As part of the concerted effort to transform the defunct Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into the world?s longest elevated public park, the Poughkeepsie-based nonprofit Walkway Over the Hudson has appointed Amy Husten of Stone Ridge to serve as its new executive director.

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Press Release (August 16, 2007)Walkway Over the Hudson" First Phase Funded
The Dyson Foundation will fund a $1.5 million engineering and design study that will serve as the first critical step in the plan to transform the former Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into a lofty pedestrian park spanning the Hudson River.

 

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Press Release (October 16, 2006): Divers Enter the River to Inspect Railroad Bridge Piers
"Walkway Group Will Receive $874,000 Grant" - The Journal reported this story after receiving a press release from Maurice Hinchey's office. The intention of the press release was to publicize that Walkway Over the Hudson had been selected to receive assistance from the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program of the National Parks Service. The press release made reference to an $874,000 grant that was announced in 2004 and this was mistakenly perceived to be the main purpose of the press release. September 19, 2006.

 

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Announcement (August 27, 2005): Walkway Gets Federal Support
On August 10th President Bush signed the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (TEA-LU). This six year spending measure includes $874,000 for the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge Project.