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Projects in Schenectady, 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 Schenectady is $172,350,000

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Funds to be used for citywide street and sidewalk rehabilitation. Schenectady NY 35 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -1
Funds to be used for State Street transportation oriented development streetscape improvements. Schenectady NY 35 $7,000,000 Streets/Roads -24
Funds to be used for Nott Terrace streetscape improvements. Schenectady NY 27 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads 30
Funds to be used for Van Vranken Avenue streetscape improvements. Schenectady NY 27 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads 15
Funds to be used for Upper Union Street streetscape improvements. Schenectady NY 22 $3,000,000 Streets/Roads -23
Funds to be used for the replacement of water transmission mains. Schenectady NY 15 $3,500,000 Water 16
Funds to be used for co-generation using digester gas. Schenectady NY 22 $3,000,000 Water 15
Funds to be used for Oneida Street storm sewer improvements. Schenectady NY 15 $1,500,000 Water 7
Funds to be used for the North Ferry Pump Station upgrade. Schenectady NY 7 $700,000 Water 9
Funds to be used for a gravity belt thickener. Schenectady NY 8 $200,000 Water -13
Funds to be used for the Schenectady Amtrak Station replacement and improvements. Schenectady NY 72 $8,700,000 Amtrak 43
Funds to be used for the new construction of the City of Schenectady's Public Works Facility. Schenectady NY 80 $22,000,000 CDBG 5
Funds to be used for CDBG neighborhood street rehabilitation. Schenectady NY 52 $15,000,000 CDBG 4
Funds to be used for CDBG neighborhood water/sewer improvements. Schenectady NY 20 $6,000,000 CDBG 5
Funds to be used for the new construction of Universal Design/Green Affordable Housing (10 units). Schenectady NY 27 $3,000,000 CDBG -19
Funds to be used for the demolition of dilapidated structures impacting public health and safety. Schenectady NY 40 $3,000,000 CDBG 34
Funds to be used for the new construction of a 16 unit homeless shelter in the City of Schenectady, which will resolve chronic homelessness in Schenectady County. Schenectady NY 25 $1,000,000 CDBG -7
Funds to be used to reduce energy use at the water treatment plant (metered system). Schenectady NY 15 $15,000,000 Energy -13
Funds to be used to reduce Schenectady's carbon footprint/reduce energy costs by replacing original windows on Schenectady City Hall (c. 1932) and the reconstruction of the original skylight. Schenectady NY 20 $2,000,000 Energy -13
Funds to be used for renewable energy features(solar, photovoltaics) for 10 units of Universal Design/Green Affordable Housing. Schenectady NY 16 $200,000 Energy -19
Funds to be used for the modernization of the Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority's housing units. Schenectady NY 36 $700,000 Housing -6
Funds to be used for police technology equipment including security cameras and for a crime tracking data base. Schenectady NY 10 $800,000 Public Safety -4
Funds to be used for a centralized public safety dispatch center. Schenectady NY 10 $500,000 Public Safety -4
Funds to be used for COPS-funded police personnel. Schenectady NY 6 $450,000 Public Safety -21
Funds to be used for Schenectady Police Station improvements including equipment. Schenectady NY 16 $100,000 Public Safety -16
Funds to be used for the construction of the "Science Center of Tech Valley", a regional science education center in the City of Schenectady (LEED-certified "green" building). Schenectady NY 296 $55,000,000 Schools -21