Another Friday, another Roundup of smart growth news from around the state.

Local

Job growth at Eastman Business Park tops regional council’s 2012 plan
Buffalo Selects Sabres To Develop Webster Block
Two plans vie to redevelop Gates Circle Hospital (Buffalo), and the winner is a new veterinary school
Suffolk sewer shortage
Site work under way at Syracuse Inner Harbor
Cuomo approves low-cost power for River Agency development efforts (North Country)
National Retailers Discover a Brooklyn Mall
New York’s MTA submits $65 million in claims for Tropical Storm Irene damage
Proctors restoration project to be finished before upcoming season (Schenectady)
Syracuse creates neighborhoods from abandoned lots
Finger Lakes Museum Breaks Ground
Most state grants stay on ‘right track,’ development group says (North Country)
Development can respect, aid environment (Hudson Valley)
Walmart plans grocery store (Albany)
Peace Bridge plaza project moving forward (Buffalo)
Guest Viewpoint: Broome needs better plan for future development (Binghamton)

State

Lennon Family, Other Celebrities Launch Anti-Fracking Group In New York
North Country sites on the New York ‘Path Through History’
Finger Lakes Museum Breaks Ground

National/International

Why Does Transit Cost So Much to Build in the U.S.?
Complete Streets Gaining Speed
Redefining the American College Town