photo New York Times Governing magazine has released a sobering analysis revealing that pedestrian fatalities in American communities are much higher in poorer neighborhoods. The article’s subtitle: “Many cities have made pedestrian safety a priority, but their efforts rarely focus on poorer areas, which have double the fatality rates of wealthier communities.” Read this important piece in Governing
continue readingUtica, NY: A New Life for Refugees, and the City They Adopted
An interesting article in the NY Times puts a spotlight on Utica, NY as a “refugee magnet” with immigrants transforming this once-fading industrial town. According to Shelly Callahan, executive director of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, this population has been an “economic engine for the city, starting small businesses, buying and renovating down-at-the-heels […]
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Dear Albany, I Am Not Stupid
Recently, the City of Buffalo hosted the Congress for New Urbanism, a gathering of 1,300 architects, developers and planners from across the U.S. It was quite a coup to get the CNU; it usually sets down in growing places. Buffalo is emblematic of our “rust belt” cities. It has lost sixty percent of its peak […]
continue readingThe “end” of New York City?
A New York City-based blog has emerged that laments the transformation of a NYC filled with small, independent businesses to one of chains, franchises, and too much gleam and gentrification. Check out the blog: Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York
continue readingOutdated, outmoded parking policies price families out of cities
This analysis in CityLab (formerly The Atlantic Cities) connects arcane parking regulations and policies with the rising inability of families to stay living in American cities. The subtitle of this article: “Bundling parking with living space structurally raises the cost of urban life.” Read the piece in CityLab
continue readingUrban planner opens downtown Rochester independent grocery
Hart’s Local Grocers is the first full-service downtown grocery store in over twenty years, named fondly after a local market chain that once had 113 stores throughout the city. The store’s founder and president–an urban planner and economist–believes a surge in interest in downtown area living translates into the need and opportunity for a downtown grocer. […]
continue readingAffordable Housing Draws Middle Class to Inland Cities
“The country’s fastest-growing cities are now those where housing is more affordable than average…” Read more in this NY Times article.
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NYS Transcentral Post July 30, 2014
Every week, Panel of Business Interests member Sam Schwartz Engineering shares with Empire State Future’s readers updates on New York City, State and National transportation issues. Featured Streetcars Keep Winning Scramble for Federal Mass Transit Funding Roll Call New York MTA Capital Funding Gap Could Mean More Fare, Toll Hikes, Report Says Link […]
continue readingNY State purchases Riverbend property from Buffalo Urban Development Corp.
It was recently announced that NYS has agreed to buy all of the Riverbend site, including 96 acres of reclaimed, former brownfield land. This newly purchased land will be used to develop the SolarCity plant and research center. Read more here.
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup (31 July 2014)
Local/Regional NY State agrees to buy all of RiverBend site (Buffalo) Architecture gawking in Albany’s warehouse district Local Organizations Announce Solarize Syracuse Initiative NYC’s Bike Sharing: The de Blasio Administration’s First Expansion of the City’s Sustainability Agenda Binghamton’s comprehensive plan, first since 2003, approved Finger Lakes wineries want Cuomo to block gas-storage plan Reopened Hotel […]
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