Posts Categorized: National/International

TransCentral

NYS Transcentral Post February 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   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. […]

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12 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 […]

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Smart 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) […]

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TransCentral

NYS 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 […]

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TransCentral

NYS 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 […]

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Three 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 […]

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TransCentral

NYS 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 […]

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Smart 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 […]

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TransCentral

NYS 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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