City Hall is eyeing potential federal infrastructure funds to fill in the rest of the Inner Loop. But some residents are wary of what comes next.
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Finger Lakes region gets $80.5 million for priority projects
The Finger Lakes region will get $80.5 million in state funding to support key industries, economic and community development projects, and anti-poverty programs. The state held its annual Regional Economic Development Councils awards ceremony – sometimes called the state’s economic development Hunger Games – this afternoon. The Finger Lakes council’s plan was named a top […]
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Cuomo calls for significant investment in infrastructure
Governor Andrew Cuomo just wrapped up his State of the State speech and budget presentation. The address was something of a shotgun blast of proposals: a high-level overview that touched on everything from tourism promotions to criminal justice reforms. He appealed to the image many New Yorkers’ have of themselves: that we persevere through tough […]
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Road and bridge funding sought by engineers and government leaders
New York’s infrastructure is crummy and getting worse, as anyone who drives on the state’s roads probably already realizes. The American Society of Civil Engineers gives the state’s infrastructure a C- in a report card it released this morning (the report is attached at the bottom of this post). But the grade is boosted by […]
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Gillibrand calls for funding change for bridge repairs
Elected officials have spent quite a bit of time over the last few years trying to draw attention to bridges that need repair. Late last month, for example, a group of Republican Assembly members joined Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Gates Supervisor Mark Assini next to the I-390 bridge over Trolley Boulevard in Gates. […]
