Albany County is poised to be the next New York State community to launch a land bank. The County voted on April 1 to create the land bank and earmarked $1 million to move it forward. Read more about it […]
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Study: Sprawl shaves years off your life
Smart Growth America just released Measuring Sprawl 2014, and one of their findings is that living in sprawl can shorten your time on the planet. Streetsblog’s Tanya Snyder focuses her latest post on this particular piece of the Smart Growth America […]
continue readingNew York’s legislators decry federal budget that cuts …
New York’s senior senator and other legislators are pushing back hard against the recently released federal budget and its plan to cut the Clean Water State Revolving Fund by $430 million. Citing the state’s aged and badly deteriorated sewer infrastructure, […]
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New book proposes designs for “happy cities”
A new book focuses on the ways that land use planning and design can make denizens of cities much happier (and healthier). Canadian journalist Charles Montgomery, author of Happy City, proposes means and methods for creating places that elicit happiness instead […]
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NYS Transcentral Post March 26, 2014
Every week, Panel of Business Interests member Sam Schwartz Engineering shares with Empire State Future’s readers updates on New York City, State and National transportation issues. Featured Senators Call on Automakers to Share More Information About Fatal Accidents […]
continue readingQuirky bringing new jobs to Schenectady
Governor Cuomo recently announced that an invention company called Quirky is planning to open an office in downtown Schenectady. The company, which will occupy two floors in the Center City building, is expected to create 180 new jobs. Read more […]
continue readingThe fascinating remains of Rochester’s subway
Not many people know that Rochester, New York was the smallest American city to ever have a subway system. The system fizzled and died in the 1950s as the private automobile took over American life, but the relics and ruins […]
continue readingOnly in New York: Hudson Yards neighborhood to rise atop rai…
The Atlantic Cities features the coming Hudson Yards development in New York City–an entire neighborhood to be created atop an active rail yard. This amazing project will result in 26 acres of development and 17 million square feet of buildings. […]
continue readingLong Island foundation: innovative parking can revive downto…
The Long Island-based Rauch Foundation has unveiled designs submitted in response to its “ParkingPLUS Design Challenge,” initiated to “encourage a public discussion about parking structures in suburban downtowns and how they could be reimagined to better address downtown needs.” See […]
continue reading NYS Transcentral Post March 13, 2014
Every week, Panel of Business Interests member Sam Schwartz Engineering shares with Empire State Future’s readers updates on New York City, State and National transportation issues. Featured Transit Ridership Reaches Highest Level Since 1956 USA Today New York […]
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