Should an Urban Boulevard replace the aging Interstate-81 elevated highway that has sliced through the heart of Downtown Syracuse for the past 40 years? That’s the question the Onondaga Citizen’s League has examined during the past year, and the answer […]
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A state Smart Growth project aims to keep a town in New York…
A Smart Growth Sustainable Economic Development Study being funded by a $46,400 state grant is moving ahead in the North Country town of Brighton in Franklin County. The project includes a land-use analysis, an environmental risk assessment, a town-wide business […]
continue readingSyracuse to use some stimulus funds to clear away blight and…
While highways, infrastructure, and transit aid have received the most focus in news stories covering the $787 Billion national economic recovery bill passed into law recently, Syracuse and Onondaga County will soon be getting more than $10 million for housing […]
continue readingCreative spaces add to Downtown growth in Syracuse
Cities across the country are realizing that attracting artists and fostering a creative community can be a catalyst for economic development in downtowns. This trend is evident in Syracuse with an adaptive re-use project in a former Masonic Temple. The […]
continue readingNew York Magazine asks “What could possibly make someo…
An interesting article in the August 24th edition of New York Magazine offers the notion that a couple who relocated to Buffalo from the Big Apple may be part of a trend that can bring a resurgence of sorts to […]
continue readingNew Report Challenges Consolidation Theories
In what is probably the first time the theory has been challenged by an official study, the state Association of Towns is offering a differing conclusion to the long held proposition that New York’s 4,270 taxing districts are far too numerous […]
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