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NYS Transcentral Post July 17, 2013

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    Petition Could Powerfully Promote ‘Complete Streets’  Better! Cities and Towns   New […]

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NYS Transcentral Post July 10, 2013

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   Foxx Settles in for Bumpy Ride at US DOT The Hill   […]

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Buffalo: So much going right, but location inefficient decis…

The former Post Office, the ECC City Campus is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. Photo Courtesy: Art Voice Erie Community College chooses suburban site for new science and technology workforce training center instead of locating near the […]

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NYS Transcentral Post July 3, 2013

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   Anthony Foxx Confirmed as Next   Transportation Secretary  AP New York NYPD: […]

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NYS Transcentral Post June 26, 2013

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   To Toll or Not: Could the Feds Lift Ban on Interstate Tolling? […]

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$30M Grant Program for Cleaner Greener Communities Launched

(June 27, 2013)  The Governor has announced the launch of the first round of funding for the Cleaner, Greener Communities program.  This first set of grants, totaling $30 million, will be distributed across the state supporting the implementation of several […]

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New York Attorney General announces $20m Land Bank competiti…

Photo courtesy: Twitter @agSchneiderman (June 26, 2013)  Today in Syracuse New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announces that there will be $20 million made available for New York State land banks .  The funds are part of the National […]

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Designing Healthy and Sustainable Economic Development at SU…

The new design for the UB Med School has many smart growth benefits.  Photo Courtesy http://medicine.buffalo.edu Investments in the State University of New York (SUNY) can create the downtown and main street development needed in many New York State communities […]

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Making Economic Development in NYS Cleaner, Greener and More…

(May 28, 2013)  The Cleaner Greener Communities Sustainability Plans, in development for almost a year and now released in draft, are prepared to be guiding documents for the Regional Economic Development Councils, if the REDCs allow them to be.  Over […]

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All aboard, except bikes: Sign the petition to allow bikes o…

Did you know that Amtrak has now begun allowing walk on bike service for some trains?  Unfortunately, despite the many summer time attractions that are along the New York State Amtrak corridors, bikes still aren’t allowed. Saratoga County Chamber of […]

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