Not many people know that Rochester, New York was the smallest American city to ever have a subway system. The system fizzled and died in the 1950s as the private automobile took over American life, but the relics and ruins […]
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Long Island foundation: innovative parking can revive downto…
The Long Island-based Rauch Foundation has unveiled designs submitted in response to its “ParkingPLUS Design Challenge,” initiated to “encourage a public discussion about parking structures in suburban downtowns and how they could be reimagined to better address downtown needs.” See […]
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Local Saratoga City Council unanimously opposes casino gaming Hermon Looks At Dissolving Village ( North Country) Cuomo gives Upstate Pep-talk, announces new film production facility in DeWitt DEP Offers $6 Million in Green Project Grants (NYC) Could More Flexible Air […]
continue readingNew York IDAs just can’t say no
A piece in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle illuminates how its County IDA and similarly others around the state rarely if ever say no to tax break applications that proceed to the IDA board decision level. Critics claim that these […]
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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 readingErie County makes first Smart Growth Fund grant
The Village of Lancaster in Erie County is the recipient of the first grant from the County’s new competitive Smart Growth Fund, created to “employ Smart Growth principles to enhance village and hamlet centers, connect employment corridors with new neighborhoods, […]
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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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Empire State Future releases second report on progress of th…
Since its passage into law on September 30, 2010, the implementation and progress of the all-important Public Infrastructure Policy Act has been closely monitored by Empire State Future. This landmark law instructs state agencies and authorities to ensure that their […]
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$30 million in state budget for Syracuse’s Onondaga Lake
While details are scant, Governor Cuomo announced that his budget will include a whopping $30 million for restoration of and development around Onondaga Lake. The governor’s budget summary says that “$30 million is appropriated to support economic development and infrastructure […]
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State Adopts Plan to Improve Hudson River Water Quality
View of the Hudson River in Albany, NY (Photo courtesy of deckerjourney.com) Last week the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced they made an agreement with six Capital Region communities in an effort to reduce sewage discharges through system upgrades […]
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