Posts Categorized: News

Wine Village, continues.

Empire State Future backs up Coalition Member Scenic Hudson’s efforts to protect a key Hudson River location and achieve balanced growth for the Hudson Valley.   Letter to the Editor Southern Ulster Times Published June 25, 2014 In regard to […]

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NYS Transcentral Post June 25, 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      12-Cent Hike Fuel Taxes Proposed in Senate  AP New York De […]

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NYS Transcentral Post June 18, 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      Obama Transportation Bill Introduced in House  The Hill New York NYPD […]

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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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NYS Transcentral Post June 11, 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 Approves Transportation, Housing Measure as Action on Spending Bills Heats […]

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NYS Transcentral Post June 4, 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 to Use Post Office Cuts to Fund Highway Bill The […]

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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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McMansions strike back–new U.S. housing bigger than ever

The Washington Post revealed this week that new houses in the U.S. are bigger than ever.  The look is only at new construction, and showed that the average new house in America is over 2,300 square feet. Amazingly, new abodes […]

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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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