BUFFALO, N.Y. — A long-planned project to transform an old rail corridor into public green space could be on track toward its next phase, with funding secured for initial work.
The proposed greenway along Buffalo’s waterfront now has about $2 million in federal and state funding in place.
“Unfortunately, $2 million doesn’t go a long way these days, and we just want to make sure that we find the right place to spend that money to start the River Line construction. So once that decision is made, which I hope is soon, we will start what’s called detailed design that we’ll bring a consultant on, and they’ll do the design of the section that we’re going to do,” said Jeffrey Lebsack, executive director of Friends of The Riverline…