Local North Country Landowner Receives Plans for Agriculture Park Development deal near Albany airport falls through amid uncertainty Exhibition at The Warehouse Explores Future of I-81 Downtown Hudson Valley Regional Economic Development Council lays out agenda for governor Assemblyman wants […]

Local Universal access is bringing more to the Capital Region bus system Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency grants $30 million in tax breaks to Yahoo Smaller tax break sought to build downtown Albany apartments Rochester’s apartment boom Walmart still […]

IDA declares a Costco store a “tourist attraction” and grants it tax breaks…Boston Globe features Buffalo’s preservation efforts…world’s largest skating center coming to the Bronx…gas company appeals fracking home-rule decision…and quite a bit more in this week’s Roundup. Local Agency […]

U.S. jobs still moving to the suburbs…big Thousand Islands wind project moves forward…Sabres break ground on Buffalo Harbor Center…and more interesting and important stuff in this week’s Smart Growth Roundup! Local Dreams of Binghamton NYC, developers announce design competition for […]

Bike-sharing and rooftop farming in NYC… re-purposing derelict downtown Niagara Falls mall… fracking water wars in the Southern Tier…key farmland protected from development in Hudson Valley…Utica College Smart Growth/Regional Planning Forum headlined by our own Executive Director, Peter Fleischer… and […]

The State significantly restricts local tax breaks for retail projects… and a whole heck of a lot more in this week’s Roundup! Local: SUNY Albany buys former Kodak building in Greece (Rochester) Developers asked to think really big in the […]

Feds to cover all NYC Sandy costs…Costco coming to Central NY…Mayor tells people to go to another town if they want fast food sandwiches…and more–in this week’s Roundup.   Local: Washington to cover all of NYC’s Sandy costs Hudson Rivertowns […]

Local: ESF Steering Committee member Centerstate CEO moving to Pike Block mixed-use development Binghamton gets more funding for downtown development Empire State Development Corp. grant, loan boost plans for high-tech business park in rural Genesee County Empire State Development OKs […]

The Assembly’s vote to ban hydraulic fracturing for two years leads this week’s land use-related news from across the state. Local: NYS Assembly votes to ban fracking for at least two years Leaders identify infrastructure shortcomings in Rochester region Remington […]