Lung Association study illuminates consequences of sprawl an…

posted by Evan Lowenstein Sprawl costs lives and money, says a study released by the California Chapter of the American Lung Association, and smart growth is imperative to improve public health, public and family finance, and quality of life across […]

NYPA sees offshore windmills in WNY’s future

The chairman of the New York Power Authority says Lake Erie and Lake Ontario could be the starting places where thousands of renewable megawatts will be produced from offshore windmills over the next two decades, according to a broadcast news […]

Study shows home values are boosted by transit

Home prices during the recession have fallen in direct proportion to their proximity from a city’s downtown, according to recent studies at the University of Utah reported by The New York Times. The research also showed that foreclosure rates in […]

New York’s Capital District is only area of state to g…

Despite the loss of 1.5 million New York state residents to other states from 2000 to 2008, the Capital District gained population among people moving around the state and nation, according to a report from the Empire Center for New […]

Announcing RPA’s Annual Regional Assembly: “Amer…

Things changed last year. We moved to a different economy and a different president. As the years unfold, 2008 may be remembered as a pivotal one, like 1929, 1941 or 1968, where times changed, and the country grappled with those […]