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Budget Initiatives

The Office of Management & Budget leads and participates in various policy initiatives in partnership with offices and departments across city government. Learn about the changes and special initiatives we're working on to bring the city closer to its goals of achieving fiscal sustainability.

A New Website: syr.gov

Learn how the city of Syracuse is redesigning its website and digital content to better deliver information, city self-services, and engage the public.

Balancing Act

Learn about the city's focus on public engagement and public education on city finances and budget using Balancing Act, budget engagement and simulation software.

Business Growth Accelerator Program

Learn how the City of Syracuse is accelerating growth among New York State minority-owned businesses (MWBEs) in the construction trades, known as the CNY/Mohawk Valley Business Growth Accelerator.

Community Violence Intervention Plan

A proposed policy for gang associates to address root causes and reduce violent crimes generated by gang conflicts. This policy also supports multiagency effort to tackle high-risk physical features in high-crime areas.

Distressed Property Fund

Learn about the City of Syracuse's investment program supporting the redevelopment and improvement of vacant, distressed commercial, mixed-use, and historic properties.

Heritage Park

This is to support the Heritage Park Project

Municipal Sidewalk Program

Learn about resident responsibilities to maintain steps, sidewalks, and similar areas in good repair to assure safe travel under normal use and weather conditions.

ReLeaf Syracuse

ReLeaf Syracuse is a program that helps grow and nurture trees in Syracuse. It also sets goals and makes plans for how to keep our city's trees healthy and thriving in the future.

ReZone Syracuse

The ReZone Syracuse is the comprehensive revision of the City’s Zoning Ordinance and Map .

Speed Hump Pilot Program

Learn about how the City of Syracuse will be installing pilot speed humps to deter speeding on city streets and improve pedestrian safety.

Surveillance Technology Working Group

Learn how the city of Syracuse is ensuring the proper vetting and transparency of surveillance technology use by city government.

Syracuse STEAM School

The City of Syracuse, the Syracuse City School District, Onondaga County and Onondaga, Cortland and Madison County BOCES are collaborating on the region's first ever STEAM high school.

Syracuse Surge

Learn about Syracuse Surge, the Mayor's strategy for inclusive growth in the new economy.

Tick and Deer Management

The City undertakes targeted removal of deer in response to public health and safety concerns like deer-vehicle accidents; parks, gardens, and the ecosystem; and public health risks, like Lyme Disease.

Trash Carts

Learn how the City of Syracuse rolled out new 96-gallon lidded trash carts for safer, cleaner, and more efficient semi-automated trash pickup.

Tree Services

The Forestry division oversees the management of 35,000 street trees and 10,000 parks trees scattered across 400 miles of road and 1,000 acres of parkland.

Urban Forest Master Plan

The Urban Forest Master Plan serves as a roadmap for how the Syracuse community can work together to protect, preserve and grow our urban tree canopy.

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