The New York Times recently featured the Erie County Village of Hamburg’s decision to narrow rather than widen it’s main street; it chronicles the process and the myriad benefits reaped by the “road diet” and “traffic calming” on Route 62. […]
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Jamestown’s revitalization vision inspired by hometown…
In the far southwest corner of New York State, Jamestown (pop. 31,000) is striving to become the capital of comedy. Inspired by the hometown heroine Lucille Ball’s legacy of laughs, Jamestown’s leaders are seeking to make the city a magnet […]
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Genesee County amends Smart Growth Priority Development Area…
The controversial Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Project (STAMP)–1,380 acres of farmland, forest, and field rolled out by the Genesee County Industrial Development Agency and the Town of Alabama for the development of a speculative industrial ‘megasite’–took a step forward […]
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In fast-growing Erie County town, heated debate over develop…
Clarence is a fast-growing exurban town in Erie County with a school district struggling to keep up with rising costs. Developers blame the slow-growth policies and practices of the town for failing to accomplish the dual goal of increased tax […]
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NYC spends $10 million to buy development rights on Armonk g…
In an effort to protect water quality, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has purchased, for $10 million, the development rights to Hole #8 at Armonk Country Club in Westchester County. The 100 acres that comprise this hole […]
continue readingSince 1990, Greater Buffalo lost 5% of its population but bu…
Streetsblog illuminates the over-development of the Greater Buffalo Region and its cascading fiscal costs and consequences, pointing out that the region built 525 miles of new roads since 1990, a period during which the region lost 5% of its population. […]
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Adirondacks line: restore for rail or convert to trail?
A battle is brewing in the North Country over 119 miles of rail line that cuts through the heart of the Adirondacks. One one side of the debate are the rail enthusiasts, who believe the line should be restored for […]
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Momentous federal court decision could mean more required ri…
The United State District Court in Milwaukee has ruled that the Federal Highway Administration and Wisconsin Department of Transportation must analyze a new freeway connection project plan to ascertain its impacts on regional sprawl and ‘transit-dependent populations. The agencies argued […]
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Home-rule home run: court upholds municipality’s right…
A state appeals court ruled unanimously Thursday that the Town of Dryden’s (Tompkins County) home-rule privilege trumps the state’s controls on oil and gas drilling, thus upholding the Town’s ban on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, for natural gas. A natural […]
continue readingRochester’s apartment boom
CITY, Rochester’s alternative newsweekly, delves deeply into the proliferation of apartments in the City of Rochester and the wider region, seeking answers about the benefits, costs, consequences, opportunities, etc. of this apartment “boom.” Read the article in Rochester CITY News […]
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