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: Tax Overhaul Should Fund Transportation Projects USA Today New […]
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Obama seeks $300 billion for infrastructure
Citing a crisis in the condition of the nation’s roads, bridges, and rail lines, President Obama announced his plan to pitch Congress for $300 billion for infrastructure repairs and improvements across the country. The President announced his plan in St. […]
continue reading12 strategies to revitalize your downtown
This UrbanScale blog presents a twelve-item checklist for revitalizing a downtown. Take a look at the list–how many of these twelve strategies has your community employed? Read the list at urbanscale.com […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup (25 February 2014)
Local IBM to bring 500 new jobs to Buffalo Arnprior to stay in Rochester, expand Advocates map strategies to strengthen South Shore (Long Island) Rochester leading economic thaw in western NY How to Keep the Public in Public Housing (NYC) […]
continue readingNYS Transcentral Post February 19, 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 Senate Committee May Act on New Transportation Bill As Soon As April […]
continue readingNYS Transcentral Post February 12, 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 Bill Call for Sidewalks, Bike Lanes on Federally-Funded Roads The Hill […]
continue readingThree Upstate roads make “Freeways Without Futures” list
The Congress for New Urbanism has released its 2014 “Freeways Without Futures” list–part of its Highways to Boulevards initiative–and three Upstate roads are ranked in their top ten. These roads made CNU’s list because they are especially destructive and distressing […]
continue readingNYS Transcentral Post February 5, 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 Extreme Weather and Its Effect on Transportation Transportation Radio New York EVENT: Funding NYC’s […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup (6 February 2014)
Local Student housing developers at odds over parking (Binghamton) New York City’s Queens is the New King for Multifamily Investments Future of Loguen Crossing project overshadowed by proposed SU sports arena (Syracuse) Rehabilitated Church Complex in Rochester Exemplifies Adaptive Reuse […]
continue readingNYS Transcentral Post January 22, 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 US Transportation Secretary Vows Pedestrian Safety Focus The Detroit News New York […]
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