Local Syracuse councilors to carefully consider each property before foreclosure for land bank Higgins announces nearly $5 million in Community Development Block Grants for Buffalo area Bloomberg gets serious about Seaport City Once Just a Punch Line, Buffalo Fights Back […]

The plan to swallow Midtown Manhattan…study shows cities to be the safest places…Syracuse and Sunoco to discuss vacant gas stations…two projects born with “Buffalo Billion”… how sprawl bankrupted the City of Detroit… Scroll and click away through this week’s Roundup. […]

Wyandanch Rising breaks ground…Rochester attracts solar energy development hub…new North Country Economic Development Council initiatives…new apartments filling up faster than they can be finished in downtown Syracuse…Cabela’s superstore clears hurdles in Buffalo…Cuomo directs $750 million to storm reconstruction… and a […]

Governor on the road to talk up tax free zones…DOT Commissioner pulls request for I-81 study funds… extreme heat reveals infrastructure challenges… this and more in this week’s Roundup. Local Smart-growth project takes firmer hold in Huntington ‘Distressed’ Troy waterfront […]

Syracuse projects again eligible for historic preservation tax credits…Frank Serpico fighting again…gentrification in Chinatown… the pluses of property taxes…and oodles more in this week’s Roundup! Local: Deal reached to make downtown Syracuse projects eligible for historic preservation tax credit again […]

A fascinating and frightening look at the crawl of sprawl, as seen in time lapse from space…North Utica experiencing surprising growth spurt…agreement reached for upstate gaming resorts…and much more in this week’s Smart Growth Roundup! Local Syracuse development agency requires […]

Opinions voiced on “Tax Free NY”…Golf course sells development rights on one hole to New York City…Planning expert exhorts Syracuse to go with mixed-use, not big-box…”Localist” organization holding national conference in Buffalo…Texas Governor travels to New York to poach businesses…Hunting […]

Good stuff this week in the Roundup: big federal court decision on considering sprawl impacts of road projects…Governor Cuomo talks, touts Upstate casinos… Bloomberg unveils Sandy rebuild plan… and much more. Local New bill promises casino for So. Tier Downtown […]

Local Farming or hi-tech park? One community weighs the options (Genesee County) Maziarz wants Niagara Falls mall considered in Governor’s tax free zone plan New office space and retail headed to downtown Auburn Skidmore College proposes 6950-panel solar farm (Saratoga […]