Jacobs said that includes improvements to the Scajaquada Expressway, extending Metro Rail to the DL&W Terminal, redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site, $ 10 million for Say Yes to Education, $ 20 million to expand class sizes at the University at Buffalo medical school and $ 20 million to build a Visitor Welcome Center on Grand Island, among other capital projects. (news.wbfo.org)
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is calling for an overall spending increase on construction and other capital projects in 2015 but about $ 10 million less on newly proposed projects. (dailyreporter.com)
The letter also comes after a New York Times story on Sunday detailed the financial troubles at CUNY as well as the need to upgrade buildings and other capital project issues at campuses. (nystateofpolitics.com)