ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester and Geneva will receive grants from the state’s $22.7 million Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) funding to address climate change initiatives.
It stems from the DEC’s Climate Smart Communities Grant program, aiming to help various communities across New York State address climate change and resilience to it.
City of Rochester: Dewey Avenue cycle track
The City of Rochester will receive $780,000 to implement the construction of a continuous off-street cycle track during the larger Dewey Avenue and Emerson Street reconstruction and realignment project. The sidewalk-level cycle track additions look to improve non-vehicle transportation…