The debate over an eight story parking garage proposed in Albany’s Park South neighborhood… Long Island looks at affordable housing issues… and should NYS overhaul the Brownfield program to better serve communities, in this week’s smart growth roundup! Local Bigger […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of November 20, 2013
Brooklyn seeks faster track for development of affordable housing… Leaders gather in Albany and announce new project-Impact Downtown Albany… and 10 ideas are chosen for protecting the coast from catastrophic flooding in this weeks smart growth roundup. Local TDI Begins […]
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A year after Hurricane Sandy what lessons have we learned… the riverfront in Buffalo might be the home of a new entertainment/recreation complex… and what are the health costs of commuting, in this week’s smart growth roundup! Local Syracuse land […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of October 20, 2013
(Chateaugay Correctional Facility in Franklin County is among four slated for closure. Photo: Google Maps) How abandoned prisons across the state may take advantage of “tax free zones”… the number of NY farm breweries continues to grow… and do NY […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup for the Week of October 13, 2013
NYC voters want better infrastructure for bikes and pedestrians…Green Infrastructure leaves its mark across the country…and Niagara Falls launches a competition for downtown development projects in this weeks roundup! Local Buffalo River remarkable recovery continues with $44 million sediment clean […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup for the week of September 22, 2013
Cuomo tours economic development sites in Rochester… should a developer receive $615,000 in tax breaks for a 146-bed student apartment building in downtown Syracuse… and Long Island addresses its rental shortage in this weeks smart growth roundup. Local Developer seeks […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup for the week of September 16, 2013
Cuomo announces funding for clean water infrastructure projects… Long Island begins efforts towards transit-oriented development… and Schumer backs Central New York application to become a national test site for drones in this weeks smart growth roundup. Local Seven WNY projects […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup for the Week of August 25, 2013
New York’s highest court to hear fracking appeal…push starts for $5 billion state infrastructure and environmental bond act…Lake George to become a “smart lake” to monitor climate change… and the usual slew of land use and development stuff from around […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup for the Week of August 18, 2013
Sandy task force says we should start yesterday to plan for future megastorms…Senecas moving forward with Rochester-area casino…a light rail system finishes early and $300 million under budget… Erie County Village of Hamburg’s “road diet” featured in New York Times… […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup for the Week of August 12, 2013
If you check out this week’s Roundup, you can: * learn why young people are flocking to the cities * learn why young people less interested in driving * see how a Southern Tier city seeks to revitalize around its […]
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