The Onondaga County Industria Development Agency did an end-around of a state prohibition on IDA tax breaks for retail projects by declaring a proposed suburban superstore as a “tourist attraction.” The Costco store will be part of the “Township 5″ […]
continue readingThe New York Times featured the huge investments being made in Detroit’s downtown by Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans. Gilbert has bought over a billion dollars worth of downtown property in his quest to restore the downtrodden city’s core. […]
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When we say we are “centered,” we’re expressing feelings of health, balance and well being. Throughout the course of human settlement, central places have been essential to the health of the entire community and its individuals. Thomas Jefferson extolled the […]
continue reading(January 30, 2013) Twenty-six year old Vaughn Steele paid a heavy price for the combination of car-lessness and living in a Rochester suburb that lacks sidewalks along a key road. Read more at 13wham.com Rochester […]
continue reading(January 30, 2013) $50 million has already been spent on the first phase of the Syracuse Connective Corridor, a joint initiative of the City of Syracuse and Syracuse University aimed to better link the two. The next phase(s) are in […]
continue readingMetro stations in Paris and Stockholm are toasty even in wintry temperatures because of the aggregate heat emanated by thousands of transit users. Enterprising and ingenious engineers and architects in both cities have figured out how to capture that heat […]
continue reading(September 18, 2012) A report released last week by the smart growth advocate group in the Garden State, New Jersey Future, champions two “Innovation Districts” in New York State, New York City’s CornellNYC Tech Campus, and Syracuse’s Connective Corridor, as […]
continue reading(August 14, 2012) The Detroit Free Press published a fascinating, lengthy piece on Brooklyn–its history, its decline, its remarkable revival that has made it now the place to be in urban America. Read “Brooklyn rebounds as the new bohemia” in […]
continue reading(April 17, 2012) Showcasing rapid construction techniques that will hopefully revolutionize infrastructure work, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation replaced an aging bridge in a single weekend. This surely is remarkable to those who have seen such projects drag out over […]
continue reading(March 19, 2012) A developer is proposing a 43,000 square foot commercial development for the site of a historic church in Watervliet. The development would mean the demolition of the church, rectory, and other buildings, including adjacent row houses. Remarkably […]
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