Albany Skyway rendering by Stantec
Construction on a long-planned elevated park in Albany will begin this month. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the Albany Skyway project will transform an underused ramp off Interstate 787 into an aerial park. Construction is expected to be done by the end of the year.
Advocates for the project say it will provide new parkland, expand recreational opportunities, and provide a safe way for bikers and pedestrians to access the Hudson Riverfront and connecting bike trail.
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan says funding for the $13 million project once seemed out of reach.
“Now just have chipped away it and chipped away at it and made the case for a linear park and we re moving it forward to reality, Sheehan said.
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan delivered her State of the City address Monday evening.
Sheehan, a Democrat who is seeking a third-term, conceded 2020 was a challenging year for her diverse, progressive city.
“Last year, when I joined you, I spoke about Albany s rise. About the unprecedented investments that were being made in our city and the transformational revitalization that was underway. However, little did we know that only a couple of months into the year, our entire world would change as we knew it. “
Once the pandemic set in, Sheehan says although her plans for the city were put on hold, the police, fire and Department of General Services didn t miss a beat as frontline workers continued to provide vital services.
ALBANY â State lawmakers questioned leading transportation officials Tuesday in the first of several hearings about the proposed 2021-22 budget after requests from localities for years to increase state funding to improve local streets and highways.
The joint state Legislature commenced 13 days of bi-cameral hearings Tuesday on the stateâs proposed $192.9 billion 2021-22 spending plan.
State officials project a $39 billion revenue loss over four years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including losses of $11.5 billion in Fiscal Year 2021 and $9.8 billion in FY 2022. New Yorkâs revenue shortfall will mount to $39 billion over four years.
Members of the Assembly and Senate on both sides of the aisle asked state Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez why Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program funding has remained flat at $477.8 million annually for nearly a decade, and a Extreme Winter Recovery Reimbursement funds were elim
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ALBANY Gov. Andrew Cuomo saved the biggest for last in his four-day State of the State Address a largest-in-the-nation $306 billion infrastructure construction program.
The proposals he broadly outlined Thursday are heavily focused on New York City, and lacking in details on who’d pick up the tab, though he said he expected to work with President-elect Biden, a supporter of infrastructure improvement.
“While history has described the physical and economic benefits of public investment, there has been less discussion of the ancillary benefits,” Cuomo said. “Building new projects, enhancing day-to-day life, seeing progress, also lifts people’s spirits. Increasing belief in the future increases consumer and investor confidence, and in and of itself stimulates the economy.”
Cuomo unveils his version of a New Deal in final State of the State speech
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo delivered his 2021 State of the State speech virtually, in four parts, from January 11 to January 14. This screenshot of the webcast was from his Monday address.Provided
ALBANY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo finished off his four-part State of the State Thursday with an address focusing on construction projects around the state, but particularly transportation development in New York City.
The governor attempted throughout the speech to draw a line from himself to former New York governor and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Cuomo quoted from Roosevelt s speeches, pointed out that he lives and works where Roosevelt used to reside and said his own infrastructure policies were inspired by Roosevelt s New Deal and his investment in public works during the Great Depression.