(January 16, 2012) The Adirondack Park Agency–a unique New York regional planning entity with voting powers–will this week vote on the largest development proposal ever in the Park. On the slate: a massive 6,200-acre resort development in Tupper Lake. Stay […]
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(December 29, 2011), David Hogenkamp, ESF In 1947, 4,000 acres of potato fields were transformed into 17,400 homes for 82,000 people. Courtesy: New York Times In 1947, a new type of planned development was built in Hempstead, Long Island, redefining […]
continue reading(January 11, 2012) The Village of Hunter in Greene County has received a $372,222 Main Street revitalization grant from the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal, for renovation, adaptive reuse, and new residential development along the Village’s […]
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(January 10, 2012) Syracuse, like Buffalo, has its eyes on revival of its waterfront. And like Buffalo did, Syracuse is considering a giant Bass Pro Shops store to anchor the redevelopment of 28 acres along the old stretch of Erie […]
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(December 28, 2012) Despite heavy, organized citizen opposition, the Town of Ramapo Planning Board approved a 500-unit housing project that will be built on196 acres of rural forest, streams, and wetlands. Four-fifths of the units will be multifamily, with the […]
continue reading(December 26, 2011) Smart growth advocates and government officials in Utica, buoyed by successes in other cities such as Milwaukee and Portland, envision the arterial Route 12 overpass in the city being transformed into a boulevard with an at-grade intersection. […]
continue reading(January 4, 2012) In the Syracuse exurb of Clay is a 335-acre tract of land that has been envisioned as a business park for four decades. The saga entails Industrial Development Authorities, state grants, local bonds, the need for infrastructure […]
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(December 14, 2011) by Evan Lowenstein, Consultant Between 1990 and 2005, the amount of retail space per capita in the U.S. doubled, from 19 to 38 square feet. In contrast, European countries generally have less than 10 square feet per […]
continue reading(December 26,2011) While the state is deliberating the extent to which the controversial gas drilling known as hydraulic fracturing will be allowed, Chemung County is getting ready. Some of their ideas include requiring gas companies to pay for road repairs […]
continue reading(December 25, 2011) In an attempt to get the carbon reduction rubber on the road, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made grants across the country to spark applied initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases in their regions. Among the awardees […]
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