Transportation
March 28, 2022
In November 1935 , 350 men were employed on the Cohoes – Crescent Road project under the Albany WPA program. A budget of $66,000 was approved […]
July 18, 2019
The Mohawk Towpath Byway is a wonderful place to visit. It’s a driving route that follows the historic Erie Canal route from Waterford, Cohoes and Schenectady, […]
September 28, 2018
The Town of Clifton Park is accepting bids on a project to improve access to the Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve. This will include a […]
May 8, 2018
I had the pleasure of accompanying City Engineer Chris Wallin and two of his staff on a loop of bike paths and neighborhood streets in downtown […]
August 4, 2017
The New Bridge connecting Rexford and Aqueduct is now open to both lanes in both directions. The next step will be completion of the approaches to […]
July 29, 2017
At long last it is now possible to rent a bicycle to explore the Mohawk Towpath Byway! There are two hubs in Schenectady very near the […]
July 21, 2016
The Erie Canal opened in 1825 with great fanfare and celebrations. It was a 325 mile artificial river connecting the Hudson River with Lake Erie. This […]
June 14, 2016
Before the 1800s Cohoes was a farming community along the fertile lowlands where the fingers of the Mohawk River joined the Hudson. The Erie Canal was built […]
January 3, 2016
Gateways to our communities should make a statement that the traveler has arrived, further, that this place is special and unique. Most of us enter our […]
January 30, 2015
– Kevin Franklin, Town of Colonie Historian Originally, Cohoes Crescent Road may have been a foot path beside the south bank of the Mohawk River between […]
August 12, 2013
NYSDOT is designing a bridge to replace the Route 32 bridge over the Mohawk River. Public meetings are scheduled to present alternatives. One meeting is Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at 6:30 PM at the Waterford-Halfmoon High School. The second is Thursday August 15 at 6:30 PM at the Cohoes Community Center.