tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post113460486213499142..comments2023-09-17T07:33:22.109-04:00Comments on York Staters: The Mid-Hudson Valley: Biological and Cultural EstuaryYork Statershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580401207146050684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post-1134658801885464172005-12-15T10:00:00.000-05:002005-12-15T10:00:00.000-05:00You're absolutely right. Especially in Westchester...You're absolutely right. Especially in Westchester County, which seems to be very strongly made up of bedroom communities, the center of life is the city. The original centers of towns that once existed along those humble county and state highways have probably just been swallowed up by surrounding development and the borderlands between those villages that would give them a sense of "center" and differentiation have disappeared. I haven't spent much time in that area (I bypass the traffic by taking Metronorth from Poughkeepsie) So I'd love to hear your insights about it, especially since you're profession up there sounds like it dealt a lot with allocating resources upstate for city use in what is an essential interelationship between the city and the Hudson Valley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post-1134616077375896792005-12-14T22:07:00.000-05:002005-12-14T22:07:00.000-05:00I worked for a few years in the New York City Wate...I worked for a few years in the New York City Water Supply Watershed (e.g. Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester Counties). One observation... Despite the unbelievable amount of traffic on what are still essentially country roads (route 22 - sheesh!), it always seemed like there was no real center to many of the towns and villages in this area - at least not in any authentic sense. Of course it occured to me that for many people living in here, the "real" center is the City (NYC) - so this should be of no surprise. Anyway take your time - I'm very interested in reading more of your thoughts on the upstate - downstate "estuary".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com