Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On February 15th, 2016, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer visited Ithaca to announce that the recently passed federal transportation bill included an additional $40 million in Highway Safety Improvement Program funding for New York State. Schumer said this funding can be used for safety improvement projects throughout New York State. Schumer said some of the funding from this program could be allocated to the City of Ithaca to help pay for road and intersections safety projects as well. Schumer explained that the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will be able to allocate this funding to safety projects, including for the critical improvements that were developed and suggested following the Road Safety Audit (RSA) that Schumer called for last year.