Canal Corridor Initiative

HUD's Canal Corridor Initiative was begun by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo to put federal resources to work as part of a long-term and coordinated commitment to revitalize communities along the Erie Canal and related waterways in upstate New York. The locally driven initiative seeks to turn the Erie Canal and connecting waterways that make up the Canal Corridor into a major tourism destination that will spark economic development across upstate.

HUD, the Department of Agriculture, the National Park Service, local communities and businesses are working in partnership to make the initiative succeed. New Canal Corridor projects built with federal assistance span the state and include new marinas, restaurants, recreational businesses, parks, walkways and bikepaths. Federal assistance has also funded the reconstruction and preservation of historic and cultural sites, along with the development of new manufacturing and small business development.

Program Description

• Canal Corridors Initiative (CCI)

Reports

• Reclaiming a Regional Resource: A Progress Report on The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Canal Corridor Initiative - September 1999
• Diversifying and Rebuilding Local Economies: A Second Progress Report on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Canal Corridor Initiative - August 2000

• HUD Awards $13.4 Million to Help Create Jobs and Economic Development in Rochester - August 9, 2000
• HUD Awards $900,000 in Economic Assistance to Baldwinsville - August 8, 2000
• HUD Awards $3 Million in Funds to St. Regis Mohawk Tribe - August 8, 2000
• Cuomo, Walsh Announce New Housing Programs for Auburn - August 8, 2000
• HUD Awards $19 Million in Economic Assistance to Hudson Valley - August 7, 2000
• Cornell Study says HUD Canal Initiative Pumping $700 Million a Year Into Upstate August 7, 2000
• Highlights Of The Cornell University Report: Reclaiming A Regional Resource A Progress Report on HUD's Canal Corridor Initiative - October 4, 1999
• Vice President Gore Discusses Economic Development Efforts And Announces Success Of New York Canal Corridor Initiative - September 30, 1999
• Cuomo and NY Congressional Delegation to Visit NY Canal Corridor to Promote Tourism and Jobs, and Announce New Aid - August 11, 1999
• Cuomo Kicks Off Statewide Tour to Increase Tourism on Erie Canal; Announces $31.1 Million in Federal Aid for Western New York Canal Region - August 15, 1999
• Cuomo and Glickman Spend Day Two of Statewide Tour Biking and Boating Along Erie Canal; $38.5 Million Announced for Communities in the Rochester Canal Corridor Region - August 16, 1999
• Housing Secretary Cuomo Tours Historic Seneca Falls and Finger Lakes Region; Cuomo, Hinchey and Houghton Announce $25.4 Million in Federal Aid to Revitalize Finger Lakes Communities - August 17, 1999
• Cuomo, Congressmen Walsh and McHugh Announce $41.2 Million in AID for Central and Northern New York Canal on Day Four of Canal Trip - August 18, 1999
• Cuomo Brings $16.7 Million in New Federal Aid for Mohawk Valley Region - August 19, 1999
• Cuomo Announces $193.1 Million in Federal Aid to Upstate New York as Canal Corridor Tour Ends; Capital District Gets $22 Million and Hudson Valley Gets $18.2 Million - August 19, 1999

Related Links

• New York State Canal System (www.canals.state.ny.us/)