photo New York Times Governing magazine has released a sobering analysis revealing that pedestrian fatalities in American communities are much higher in poorer neighborhoods. The article’s subtitle: “Many cities have made pedestrian safety a priority, but their efforts rarely focus on poorer […]
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Utica, NY: A New Life for Refugees, and the City They Adopte…
An interesting article in the NY Times puts a spotlight on Utica, NY as a “refugee magnet” with immigrants transforming this once-fading industrial town. According to Shelly Callahan, executive director of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, this population […]
continue readingThe “end” of New York City?
A New York City-based blog has emerged that laments the transformation of a NYC filled with small, independent businesses to one of chains, franchises, and too much gleam and gentrification. Check out the blog: Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York […]
continue readingOutdated, outmoded parking policies price families out of ci…
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 […]
continue readingUrban 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 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 […]
continue reading NYS Transcentral Post July 9, 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 Lawmakers Hit the Gas to Save Highway Fund The Hill New […]
continue reading NYS Transcentral Post July 2, 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 Liberals Are More Likely Than Conservatives to Use Public Transit The […]
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