Major media extol new housing starts as a sign of a robust economy. But this metric ignores the significant service and infrastructure costs that housing–and surplus housing–exacts on local governments and taxpayers. In 2003, Cleveland State University planning professor Tom […]
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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 Liberals Are More Likely Than Conservatives to Use Public Transit The […]
continue readingEmpire State Future backs up Coalition Member Scenic Hudson’s efforts to protect a key Hudson River location and achieve balanced growth for the Hudson Valley. Letter to the Editor Southern Ulster Times Published June 25, 2014 In regard to […]
continue reading 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 12-Cent Hike Fuel Taxes Proposed in Senate AP New York De […]
continue readingLocal/Regional Farmers market hurts some businesses (Troy) Car share to launch in Albany City of Troy partners with Urban Strategies Inc. to develop master plan Buffalo reborn? Long-suffering upstate NY city sees hope in biggest building boom in 50 years […]
continue reading 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 Obama Transportation Bill Introduced in House The Hill New York NYPD […]
continue readingLocal/Regional Big changes coming to East New York (Brooklyn) Grassroots Port Development Effort Forms Charlotte Strong (Rochester) Who needs Manhattan? Queens hotels boom Land bank can bridge economic, community development (Broome County) Binghamton tries to combat vacant properties How much […]
continue reading 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 House Approves Transportation, Housing Measure as Action on Spending Bills Heats […]
continue reading 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 House to Use Post Office Cuts to Fund Highway Bill The […]
continue readingThe New York State Court of Appeals will hear the oil and gas industry’s appeal of municipal decisions in New York to ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The local communities enacting these bans claim their “home rule” authority trumps […]
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