Issue Position: Fixing Roads and Bridges

Issue Position

Tim Kennedy fought Albany to make sure Western New York gets it's fair share
When the Department of Transportation made a mistake that cost us $167 million, Tim fought to make sure they made it right.
He worked to secure millions of dollars to fix potholes, and repair our crumbling roads and bridges.
Tim was the visionary behind the South Park Avenue Revitalization Project
He introduced legislation to expand New York State's Complete Streets Law and make our roadways safer for all commuters.

For too long, Western New York was ignored by Albany. We heard too many broken promises over the years. Today, things are different.

When the New York Department of Transportation made a mistake that cost Western New York $167 million, Tim fought to make sure they made it right. Because of Tim's outspoken advocacy, the New York State Department of Transportation admitted to their error and finally gave us our fair share of infrastructure funding -- increasing public safety and putting people to work.

Following the difficult 2013-2014 winter, which heavily damaged local roads, Tim helped to secure an additional $40 million to fix pothole riddled roads. With this funding municipalities are repairing our roadways and filling in potholes all across Western New York.

When Tim was in the Erie County Legislature he secured $2.32 million through the Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC) to finance the South Park Avenue Revitalization Project. With this funding the two-mile stretch of South Park Avenue from Bailey Avenue to the city line was fully redeveloped, positioning the street as an important gateway, connecting South Buffalo and Lackawanna to the Buffalo waterfront. The project included pedestrian and bicycling safety features, which made South Park more walkable, positioning the area for redevelopment and encouraging a business friendly district.

Tim lead a statewide effort to increase funding for complete street design features that make roadways safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, and authored legislation to expand New York State's Complete Street's law and make roadways safer for all New Yorkers

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