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 […]
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Urban planner opens downtown Rochester independent grocery
Hart’s Local Grocers is the first full-service downtown grocery store in over twenty years, named fondly after a local market chain that once had 113 stores throughout the city. The store’s founder and president–an urban planner and economist–believes a surge in […]
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 […]
continue readingNY State purchases Riverbend property from Buffalo Urban Dev…
It was recently announced that NYS has agreed to buy all of the Riverbend site, including 96 acres of reclaimed, former brownfield land. This newly purchased land will be used to develop the SolarCity plant and research center. Read more here. […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup (31 July 2014)
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, […]
continue reading NYS Transcentral Post July 23, 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 At Closed Delaware Bridge, Obama Announces New Plan to Attract Private […]
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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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Local/Regional Tax Relief Approved For New Owner of Bausch and Lomb’s Former Headquarters (Rochester) Maps detail development rights (NYC) Albany-area buildings chosen for re-use project North Bellport land-use plan draws support, concerns (Long Island) Rome solar power future continues to […]
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