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Local

An Earth Day wish: move the STAMP tech park (Rochester, Buffalo)
Proposals Received for Downtown Binghamton Development
New Yorkers Protest Long Shadows Cast By New Skyscrapers
Growing Glens Falls region means more infrastructure needs
How can North Country’s “working landscapes” thrive alongside the wild?
Utica’s arterial project provides city with next step in revitalization process
Influx of Millennials provides hope for the future, but needs to be sustained (Buffalo)
City Selects Developer for Port of Rochester Project
Rochester region third most sprawling large metro area in the U.S.
Syracuse developer to renovate historic building
Transplant surgeon bullish on Buffalo real estate’
Historical factories in Rochester will be put to new use
Buffalo renovation projects ‘building’ character
Why NYC must save the South Street Seaport
East Bronx community wants a traffic plan for new malls,developments
Supervisors back Canandaigua’s North Shore project (Ontario County)
Developer plans housing project at former upstate NY boy scout camp
Batavia Town Board adds its opposition to Seneca casino (Genesee County)
Mixed Views of Gentrification’s Threat in East New York
National Smart Growth leaders meet with Queensbury officials
Greenpoint brownfield site gets a cleanup – and a new apartment building (NYC)
Fewer cars, more bikes taking New Yorkers to work
WNY economic development officials will pitch STAMP benefits for Orleans
From Forests to Farms, and Back Again: Land Use Change in the Hudson Valley
Penn Yan 2020 group receives grant for smart growth plan
Albany casino idea pitched to public by developer
Cornell Heights Residents Ask for Moratorium on New Housing (Ithaca)
NY state provides $5 million for housing at Otisca Building site and other Syracuse locations
New York City Boom Heaven Sent for Churches Selling Land
Wind turbines, weather towers could become part of Somerset (WNY)
Walls, Malls & Sprawl (Albany Times Union)
Albany casino opponents criticize mayor and developer
Push to make Albany a tech hub
A nod to Buffalo’s green efforts
As Buffalo region goes hotel crazy, it’s betting on the future
Port Authority Debates Third World Trade Center Tower
New York City and Urban Waterfront Development Plans Advancing

State

New York needs infrastructure money, but from where?
Tax-free zones, casino law upheld in state court
Save farming by treating as an industry
Governor Cuomo Announces $95 Million to Build Affordable Housing
Native American group pursues NY land claim
NYSDOT releases new Complete Streets Report
Pathways for pedestrians means pathways for people
Cuomo says pothole rescue is on the way
Adirondack Park land use highlights
Change in approach in Adirondack Park

National/International

A Song of America’s Downtowns
Obama preparing transportation plan
What Other Cities Learned: These five tore down highways and reaped the rewards
Access To Public Transportation A Top Criterion For Millennials When Deciding Where To Live, New Survey Shows
Can Land Use Plans and Transportation Policies Help Improve Health?
Can we have happy sprawl?
Can Paradise Be Planned?
Why Don’t More Conservatives Support Smart Growth?
Ben Ross’ ‘Dead End’ chronicles the fall of suburban sprawl
Addressing Infrastructure Problems With Landscape Architecture
Affordable Housing Takes On a Different Look
The Difficult Rebirth of American Urbanism – Society of Architectural Historians
A Good School Makes the Neighborhood
Curbing sprawl was law’s goal
Smart Growth for Custom-Minded Conservatives