Funding to Plan the Greenway

Funding for planning the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway is provided by the New York State Department of State (NYS DOS) Division of Coastal Resources with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.

During 2003-09, BGI and its planning partner Regional Plan Association were awarded three successive NYS DOS grants, each sponsored by the office of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.

Building the Greenway

Construction of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway will be funded using federal, state and city capital funds. To date, over $20 million in federal funding has been secured:

• In 2005, $14.6 million in federal TEA-LU funding for design and construction of the Greenway and Bush Terminal Park was secured, sponsored by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez;
• In 2006, $3 million in federal capital funding was secured for the Brooklyn Navy Yard segment, through the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality program;
• In 2008, marking a further milestone, NYC Department of Transportation ( NYC DOT) agreed to sponsor the federal funding and build the Greenway;
• In 2009, $2.5 million in federal Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP) funding was secured for the West Street segment in Greenpoint, sponsored by NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.