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A recently released study revealed that access to public transportation is a significant factor for Millennials as they decide where to live. The Millennials’ eschewing of the private automobile is a surprising but refreshing trend in car-centric America, and communities […]
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Mega-development in the Hudson Valley
“The Towne Center at Fayetteville, NY is designed to replicate the warmth and charm of a traditional American village square.” (photo: Bergmann Associates. Click to enlarge) This is the way the developer of the “Towne Center at Fayetteville” (Onondaga […]
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NYS Transcentral Post April 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 Obama Administration Faces Tough Sell on Transportation Spending WAMU Radio New […]
continue reading NYS Transcentral Post April 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 Your Mass Transit Benefits Could Soon Double The Hill New York […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup (15 April 2014)
Local Smart tool to fight blight (Albany) State development money coming to Rochester Brooklyn’s Hipster Economy Challenges Manhattan Supremacy ‘Buffalo Billion’ funds STAMP tech park Capital Region sprawl score low New York’s density is an urban plus: Report Local colleges […]
continue readingParking study: cities forfeit $1,200 per space per year
A new study of the fiscal impacts of parking on American cities reveals that cities lose tremendous amounts of potential tax revenue by dedicating their land to surface parking lots–upwards of $1,200 per year per space. The study says that […]
continue readingRochester wins 2014 national “Parking Madness” title
Rochester has won this year’s international “Golden Crater” title for possessing what respondents deemed the most remarkable “asphalt scar” within its city limits. The scar that won Rochester the dubious distinction is in an area of downtown that is now […]
continue reading NYS Transcentral Post April 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 NHTSA to Require Backup Cameras on All Vehicles USA Today New […]
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Albany County votes to create land bank, earmarks $1 million
Albany County is poised to be the next New York State community to launch a land bank. The County voted on April 1 to create the land bank and earmarked $1 million to move it forward. Read more about it […]
continue readingStudy: Sprawl shaves years off your life
Smart Growth America just released Measuring Sprawl 2014, and one of their findings is that living in sprawl can shorten your time on the planet. Streetsblog’s Tanya Snyder focuses her latest post on this particular piece of the Smart Growth America […]
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