Read about how a power plant on the Hudson River, closed for 50 years, is being transformed into arts-focused mixed-use destination in Yonkers in this New York Times article. [Photo courtesy of hudsonvalleyruins.org]
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Little Falls: Cascading Results-A great example of how small cities can evolve
Little Falls, New York — a city of 5,000 people located 70 miles west of Albany — might have died. This formerly robust industrial city straddles the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal at the site of a picturesque 40 foot drop in the river (called Little Falls by the Native Americans, to differentiate it […]
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Old infrastructure harms new housing initiative in NYC
It is no secret that the infrastructure in New York City, and the rest of the state, continues to decay while funding struggles to keep up. Denise Richardson, Managing Director of the General Contractors Association of New York recently shared her thoughts on Mayor De Blasio’s 10-year housing plan and the need to tie in […]
continue readingSmart Growth Roundup (3 June 2014)
Storm projects chosen for New York, New Jersey… Thousands of comments have been submitted in response to the state’s draft energy plan…. And a partnership forms to develop a casino near Binghamton in this weeks SGR! Local Midtown Rising Development Breaks Ground (Rochester) To Make Roads Safer, Tri-State Communities Must Focus on Arterials and Speed […]
continue readingRestoring Bus Service to Rural Communities
As the demand for public transportation has continued to increase, transit services, particularly to rural communities, has been unable to keep up without the funds to match. A video recently released by AARP shows a successful public-private partnership in Washington State that provides bus access to rural areas previously disconnected from this service. Can New York […]
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2012 Census of Agriculture County Profiles Available
[Photo: The Seven Bridges Farm in Lima, NY (Photo courtesy of sevenbridgesfarm.com)] The Cornell Cooperative Extensive recently shared its findings in Oneida County based on data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Here are their findings: The Census shows an increase in number of farms (+53 or 5%) as well as land in farms (+12,874 […]
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NYS Transcentral Post May 28, 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 The Future of Evacuations in the Climate Change Era CityLab New York NYPD Cracks Down on Scofflaw Bikers Link to article in the Daily News Advocates Want […]
continue readingCNU 22: Promoting sustainable communities
Today, The Buffalo News has highlighted the 22nd Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 22) event in Buffalo next week (June 4-7). This event brings people from different disciplines to discuss the best approaches to land use and development. And not all the programs cost money… some are free and open to the public! You […]
continue reading NYS Transcentral Post May 21, 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 Pedestrian vs. Auto: A Deadly Mismatch That Has Cost 47,025 People Their Lives The Washington Post New York Transit Workers Ratify New Contract Link to article […]
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Dangerous by Design 2014 illuminates sobering situation
Smart Growth America has just released Dangerous by Design 2014, its latest look at the state of pedestrian safety across the nation. Its in-depth analysis not only shows where in this country walking is safe and perilous–it also provides an online opportunity to see where the pedestrian fatalities have occurred in your very neighborhood. Digest Dangerous by Design
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