single-family homes have risen in the past decade. In 1990, the median value for owner-occupied units was $226,600, and the median rent was $796. By 1998, the median value of homes had increased to $255,000. Both the median sale price and the number of homes sold increased between 1993 and 1999. Sales price increased by 29%, from $209,850 in 1993 to $269,625 in 1999. The number of annual sales increased by over 90% between 1993 and 1998, with the greatest number of sales occurring in 1997 and 1998. Table 3.15: Median Sale Price, Single Family Homes, 1993-1999 $400,000 $300,000 Croton Sale Price $200,000 Westchester Sale Price $100,000 4 5 6 7 8 9 19 9 19 9 19 9 19 9 19 9 3 $0 19 9 Detached single-family, owner-occupied homes have been the dominant housing type in Croton-on-Hudson. The 1977 Croton Master Plan estimated that there were 2,171 housing units, with an 80/20 ratio of single-family to multi-family units. This proportion of single- to multi-family units has been relatively stable: in 1990, the Village had 2,738 housing units, of which the majority (77%, or 2,587) were owner-occupied, single-family units. In 1990, the Village’s vacancy rate was 5.5%, slightly higher than Westchester County’s rate of 4.5%. Since 1990, 177 permits have been issued for residential units, 93% of which have been for single-family homes. 19 9 b. Source: Westchester County Department of Planning Table 3.16: Annual Sales of Single Family Homes in Croton, 1993 - 1998 150 100 Annual Sales 50 98 19 97 19 96 19 95 19 94 19 19 93 0 The subdivisions completed in the last twenty years have provided needed additional housing units in the Village. However, with the exception of Half Moon Bay, these developments have provided only single-family homes best suited for families. At the same time, the demand for appropriately-sized, affordable housing for aging Croton-on-Hudson residents, young couples without children, and Village personnel is growing. The Village has worked with the Croton Housing Network to provide housing to meet these needs throughout the Village. To date, housing units, both rental units and individually owned homes, have been created on Bank Street, Brook Street, at Mount Airy Woods, in the Westwind Subdivision and at the Half Moon Bay condominium development. The Village should examine ways to encourage lower cost, smaller-sized single or multi-family dwellings in order to maintain the demographic diversity of the Village. Source: Westchester County Department of Planning PAGE 46 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 3.6 Transportation and Traffic Circulation a. Transportation Networks Highways and Roads The functional classification of a municipality’s roadways helps determine its traffic circulation patterns and the appropriate traffic measures in problem areas. Roads in a municipality are typically classified as arterials, collectors and local roads. A functional classification of Croton-on-Hudson’s roadways has been developed for this Plan based on Westchester County road system and a review of the road network in Croton-on-Hudson, as described below and shown in Figure 3.6: Roadway Classification. Croton-on-Hudson’s roadways are classified as follows: Limited Access Highways. U.S. Route 9 is the only limited access highway in Croton-on-Hudson. It passes through the Village along its western perimeter, forming a north-south regional travel corridor through Westchester County. Unlike other sections of Westchester County, this area is not served by a major interstate highway such as I-684 or I-287. Arterials are designed to move traffic within the municipality and between the municipality and surrounding communities, as well as provide access to adjacent properties. Two arterials, both of which are state highways, traverse Croton-on-Hudson: Intersection of Routes 9A and 129 1. State Route 9A (the original New York Albany Post Road). Route 9A parallels Route 9 at the north end of the Village. At Old Post Road it becomes North Riverside Avenue and then South Riverside Avenue south of Brook Street. 2. State Route 129 (Maple and Grand Streets). Route 129 runs eastwest through the Village, connecting with Routes 9 and 9A at the western end of the Village and running east through Cortlandt and Yorktown. Collectors are roads that act as connecting links in the street system, carrying traffic from local streets to arterials. Intersections between arterials and collectors are often signalized whereas intersections between collectors and local streets are controlled by stop signs. The following roads are classified as collectors: 1. Mount Airy Road 2. Old Post Road North and South 3. Brook Street 4. Terrace Place 5. Grand Street between South Riverside Avenue and Maple Street 6. Batten Road Brook Street funnels traffic to and from Route 9A PAGE 47 RO UT E9 A ROU TE 9 MA PL ES TR EET GRAND STREET Village of Croton-On-Hudson, NY Figure 3.6. Roadway Classification Limited Access Highway Arterials Collectors 0 2000 4000 ft BFJ Buckhurst Fish & Jacquemart, Inc. 48 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 7. Cleveland Drive