Posts Categorized: Regional

Smart Growth Roundup (18 June 2014)

Local/Regional Big changes coming to East New York (Brooklyn) Grassroots Port Development Effort Forms Charlotte Strong (Rochester) Who needs Manhattan? Queens hotels boom Land bank can bridge economic, community development (Broome County) Binghamton tries to combat vacant properties How much […]

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New York’s highest court to hear appeal on municipal f…

The New York State Court of Appeals will hear the oil and gas industry’s appeal of municipal decisions in New York to ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The local communities enacting these bans claim their “home rule” authority trumps […]

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Smart Growth Roundup (3 June 2014)

Storm projects chosen for New York, New Jersey… Thousands of comments have been submitted in response to the state’s draft energy plan…. And a partnership forms to develop a casino near Binghamton in this weeks SGR! Local Midtown Rising Development […]

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STAMP will be on an approximately 1,300-acre “greenfield” site in the Town of Alabama, Genesee County. Photo: The Rochesterian

Will far-flung STAMP project in Genesee County really attrac…

The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle delves into the 1,300-acre speculative greenfield development in rural Genesee County, interviewing folks on both sides of the issue, including our own Peter Fleischer. Read the article in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle […]

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Smart Growth Roundup (06 May 2014)

What is Mayor de Blasio’s plan for affordable housing in NYC? What’s the latest news on potential casinos? And what are older adults saying about their community preferences? Find answers to these questions and more in this weeks Smart Growth […]

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Smart Growth Roundup (15 April 2014)

Local Smart tool to fight blight (Albany) State development money coming to Rochester Brooklyn’s Hipster Economy Challenges Manhattan Supremacy ‘Buffalo Billion’ funds STAMP tech park Capital Region sprawl score low New York’s density is an urban plus: Report Local colleges […]

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Rochester wins 2014 national “Parking Madness” title

Rochester has won this year’s international “Golden Crater” title for possessing what respondents deemed the most remarkable “asphalt scar” within its city limits.   The scar that won Rochester the dubious distinction is in an area of downtown that is now […]

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Smart growth essential to Hudson Valley’s sustainable …

A guest essay in the Poughkeepsie Journal, authored by Mark Wildonger of ESF Coalition member Scenic Hudson, focuses on the imperative of smart growth to achieve the economic, environmental, and social sustainability and success of the fast-growing Hudson Valley region. […]

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Albany County votes to create land bank, earmarks $1 million

Albany County is poised to be the next New York State community to launch a land bank. The County voted on April 1 to create the land bank and earmarked $1 million to move it forward. Read more about it […]

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