Since 2012, Empire State Future has worked with a coalition seeking to correct elements of Federal housing policy that restricts funding for mixed use projects. FHA, HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs limit loans, loan insurance and mortgages to […]
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60 Minutes takes on failing infrastructure
The issue of failing infrastructure–and how to fund the fixes so badly needed–was the lead story on the Sunday, November 23 edition of 60 Minutes on CBS. If those watching football prior to the show stayed in front of their […]
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I Marched Too.
I too was a drop in the river of 350,000 climate change marchers in Manhattan a few weeks ago. I was glad to be there amidst the largest climate change event ever. The buzz that day reminded me of the […]
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Let Them in. Bring Them Here.
(Photo courtesy of Syracuse.com: Supporters of the plan to house immigrant children on the campus of the former Maria Regina College) If it were only a case of 50,000 destitute children interned for trying to enter the United States, we would […]
continue readingOutdated, outmoded parking policies price families out of ci…
This analysis in CityLab (formerly The Atlantic Cities) connects arcane parking regulations and policies with the rising inability of families to stay living in American cities. The subtitle of this article: “Bundling parking with living space structurally raises the cost of urban […]
continue readingAffordable Housing Draws Middle Class to Inland Cities
“The country’s fastest-growing cities are now those where housing is more affordable than average…” Read more in this NY Times article. […]
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NYS Transcentral Post July 30, 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 Streetcars Keep Winning Scramble for Federal Mass Transit Funding Roll Call […]
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Local/Regional NY State agrees to buy all of RiverBend site (Buffalo) Architecture gawking in Albany’s warehouse district Local Organizations Announce Solarize Syracuse Initiative NYC’s Bike Sharing: The de Blasio Administration’s First Expansion of the City’s Sustainability Agenda Binghamton’s comprehensive plan, […]
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Local/Regional Inside The Futuristic Neighbourhood Being Built Over A Busy NYC Rail Yard New Binghamton development puts a spotlight on noise Made in WNY: Living Green Insulation Proposed ferry service would link Buffalo’s Canalside to outer harbor Binghamton zoning change […]
continue reading NYS Transcentral Post July 16, 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 House Passes a $10.9 Billion Transportation Funding Extension Reuters New York […]
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