NYMTC Seeks Input on Regional Plan for Future Transportation Funding

New York Metropolitan Transportation Council will be hosting three Long Island community workshops for the public to share their ideas and comments on Plan 2045, which will guide the future use of federal transportation funding for the region.

Those that join the meeting will be able to share ideas to shape the plan, view and comment on proposed projects, proposals and studies, review the proposed regional goals and desired outcomes, and learn more about the vision of the Council.

Suffolk (West)
May 9th, 3PM and 6PM
Republic Airport- 715 Republic Airport, Farmingdale

Suffolk(East)
May 11th, 3PM and 6PM
Riverhead Legislative Auditorium, Suffolk County Legislature
300 Center Drive, Riverhead

Nassau
May 12th, 3PM and 6PM
Nassau County Legislative Chamber
1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola

You can learn more about the regional plan by clicking here

NYS Grant Opportunity for Local Municipalities

Vision Long Island wants to alert local municipalities and supporters of downtown redevelopment to this grant opportunity from NYS that is due in the coming weeks.  Long Island has 60 downtown business districts with revitalization plans and over 40 that have been actively redeveloping their downtowns for many years. We want to be sure that all business districts have an opportunity to complete and review this appication in a timely fashion.

As part of the 2016 New York State Budget Governor Andrew M. Cuomo included The Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI).  The DRI will invest $10 million in one community in each of the ten regions across New York State that are ripe for development in order to transform them into vibrant communities where tomorrow’s workforce will want to live, work and raise their families. The Long Island Regional Economic Development Council has been asked to nominate one downtown in the Long Island region that is best positioned to take advantage of this DRI funding.

The Long Island Regional Economic Development Council next meeting will be Monday, May 9, 2016 at Hofstra University, David S. Mack Student Center where a representative from the New York Department of State will be presenting on the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and will take questions from the audience. Registration for this meeting can be found at http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/content/liredc-meeting-may-9-2016 .

Applications must be submitted electronically to LIREDC@esd.ny.gov<mailto:LIREDC@esd.ny.gov> by no later than Friday, May 20, 2016. For more information on the criteria or application, contact the local Empire State Development office at 631-435-0717 or your local assemblyman or senator.