The New York State Transportation Equity Alliance (NYSTEA) is hosting a statewide, two-day transportation equity conference in Albany on February 13 and 14. Key representatives of the organizations comprising the NYSTEA Coalition will attend; the event is also open to […]
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(December 25, 2011) The statistics are almost unbelievable, but they’re true. The Twin Cities–despite the reality of a harsh climate–has seen remarkable increases in rates of cycling and walking. Cycling shot up 22% in just one year, and 53% since […]
continue reading(December 15, 2011) Atlantic Cities has published a fascinating set of aerial images, each featuring a slice of Buffalo split in half. One of the halves is a modern day view, and the other half a detailed hand-drawn map from […]
continue reading(December 16) Long Island Index, an indicators initiative of the Rauch Foundation dedicated to the Island’s livability, recently launched Build a Better Burb: Retrofitting Long Island’s Downtowns. Dedicated to walkability, regional cooperation in land use and development planning, transit, sense […]
continue readingA new report paints an ominous picture of the nation’s busiest bridges. Transportation for America’s recently-release report, The Fix We’re In For: The State of Our Nation’s Busiest Bridges, reveals that in New York State’s major metro areas, over 21,000,000 […]
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Empire State Future Coalition Members NY League of Conservation Voters, Vision Long Island, and Tri-State Transportation Campaign, as well as AARP-NY and Reconnect Rochester partnered to release a statement on the New York State findings from the a 2011 national […]
continue readingA new report prepared by the Jonathan Rose Companies–a member of the Empire State Future coalition–shows that living in location-efficient, attached housing is the best way for Americans to conserve energy and combat climate change. In other words: far-flung, highly […]
continue readingThe Center for Clean Air Policy recently released a report, Growing Wealthier, revealing that smart growth investments focused on public transportation and downtown development have spun off a host of financial successes, including increased property values and tax revenues, cost […]
continue readingFrom state government to the local level, the fiscal crises stemming from inefficient local government structure and practice have inspired serious exploration of dissolution of villages (and even cities), combining them with surrounding or adjacent towns. Some communities have commenced […]
continue readingThe federal government defines unaffordable housing as that which consumes 30% or more of gross household income. But this is not a good measure of how well a household can afford their living situation, says the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Understanding […]
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