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Projects in Albany, New York

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Albany is $83,562,000

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
State Street Rehabilitation Albany NY 29 $2,500,000 Streets/Roads -62
Delaware Avenue Sewer Replacement and Relining Albany NY 18 $1,075,000 Water 14
Loudonville Reservoir LT2ESWTR Albany NY 14 $950,000 Water -7
Melrose Area Stormwater Recharge Basins Albany NY 27 $730,000 Water 18
Hansen Avenue Storm Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $200,000 Water 28
Kent Street Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $160,000 Water -2
Academy Area Storm Sewer Extension Albany NY 9 $150,000 Water 25
Ryckman Avenue Storm Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $130,000 Water 27
Rose Court/Dartmouth Detention Basins Albany NY 9 $125,000 Water 11
Tampa Avenue Storm Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $120,000 Water -2
West Lawrence Stormwater Storage Albany NY 8 $115,000 Water 14
Allen Street Sewer Slip Lining Project Albany NY 9 $90,000 Water 1
Prospect Street Storm Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $60,000 Water 3
Regulator Rehabilitation Project Albany NY 3 $30,000 Water 0
Woodville Sewer Project Albany NY 9 $27,000 Water -3
Strategic Neighborhood Redevelopment Projects - acquisition, demolition, rehabilitation, and infill development in districts that are presently blighted with vacant and underutilized structures. Albany NY 100 $20,000,000 CDBG -184
Harriman Campus - 21st Century Redevelopment Sector- site acquisition, infrastructure upgrade and site development. Albany NY 75 $19,000,000 CDBG -69
Hoffman Park - Transformation of existing parkland into state of the art athletic facilities for collegiate and public use, including: baseball, softball, and soccer fields. Albany NY 35 $5,000,000 CDBG -95
Downtown Residential Construction & Adaptive Re-use Program - Program funding would enable construction of new or rehabilitation of older, underutilized buildings for conversion to downtown quality housing. Downtown has 800,000 square feet of vacant or un Albany NY 50 $5,000,000 CDBG 15
Corning Preserve Phase 2 -Amphitheater and Festival Space - The completion of this project will provide a significantly expanded preserve that provides extensive community and recreational space that enhances the environmental quality of the Hudson River Albany NY 40 $4,500,000 CDBG -69
Vacant Building Targeted Stabilization Program - This program will target one third of the vacant and abandoned properties in the City of Albany (300 buildings), with the intent of acquiring the property where necessary or designating a receiver to addre Albany NY 25 $4,000,000 CDBG 7
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District Facade Program - Program would continue funding for successful initiative that provides matching funds to support small scale locally owned neighborhood businesses throughout the City's commercial corridors. Albany NY 25 $3,000,000 CDBG -10
St. Joseph's Academy Artist's Loft Conversion - conversion of an existing vacant school into artists' loft housing and community space. The school is located in an distressed neighborhood that is currently undergoing reinvestment. Albany NY 22 $2,000,000 CDBG 131
Municipal Buidings Alternative Energy Retrofits - Program will install alternative energy retorifits to existing municipal buildings Albany NY 20 $2,000,000 Energy -4
Vacant Building Green Rehab Grant Program - Program will provide grants to owners who purchase vacant buildings in targeted areas and rehab them to green building standards. Buildings mus be owner-occupied for a set period of time. Albany NY 20 $1,500,000 Energy 9
Municipal Fleet Diesel Retrofits & Upgrade Albany NY 10 $750,000 Energy -13
Wireless access to underserved populations initiative- the city has partnered with a local wireless internet provider to install access points into areas of the city in which the populous has a diminished ability to gain access to internet services for em Albany NY 0 $1,000,000 Public Safety -61
Violent Crime Suppression Initiative - APD received a $330,000.00 Byrne grant, which provided wireless access points and in-car cameras for use in areas targeted for high incidence of firearm related crime. The grant also funded special details of office Albany NY 0 $300,000 Public Safety -6
Public Safety Interoperable Data Communications - APD received a $3.5m COPS Technology grant to provide law enforcement agencies in Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady counties with integrated Records Management Systems. The project is under way, and add Albany NY 0 $250,000 Public Safety -2
Port of Albany wharf replacement and stabilization and rail expansion project - Funding to completely renovate the dock and wharf at the Albany Port District Commission would enable the facility to continue to be a maritime hub for the Northeastern portio Albany NY 15 $8,800,000 Transit 17