Inform and inspire yourself with this week’s Smart Growth Roundup.
Local
Report: 9.8 Miles of New Train Track on Long Island Could Generate More Than 14,000 Jobs
Albany County gets approval for land bank to end blight
Is NYC Worth Protecting Against Floods? Depends How Bad Climate Change Is
Downtown Rochester Businesses Consider A Plan To Create A Business Improvement District
A proposal to expand affordability requirements for outer-borough projects
Stewart’s announces West Utica location, east location gets thumbs up
First Niagara to make investment in Buffalo medical corridor
STAMP project receives grants to buy land (Genesee County)
Old Binghamton Hotel Could House New Apartments
Albany, Oneonta sites chosen for state tax-free zones
First 7 firms in UB’s tax-free zones identified (Buffalo)
North Tonawanda pursues projects to improve blight in the city
Central New York development agencies handed out $11 million in tax exemptions in 2012
Vacant spaces at Albany Medical receive designation
Rochester area IDAs gave $50.3M in exemptions in 2012
Judge dismisses suit related to Tyre casino (Seneca County)
Yates Legislature backs new watershed collaborative
A park is born, while waterfront planning proceeds (Buffalo)
Development Plan Stokes Debates on Affordable Housing and Park Funding
Smithtown hamlet master plan community forum draws residents
Geneva honored for North End Neighborhood project
UB students to present plans for revitalizing Niagara Falls’ North End
NYC mayor proposes developing vacant public housing land for affordable units, community space
Park eyed for former gas station (Ontario County)
Land deal for $27 million Troy, NY Hudson River development moving forward
Hospital expansion worries neighbors (Rochester)
Living options reach into new areas of downtown Syracuse
Port of Rochester developers meet with public
State
Harsh climate change forecast for New York
New York to fund water projects with $1.3B in loans
Oil pipeline proposed from NJ to Albany would pass through Hudson Valley
NY Mining Law Doesn’t Trump Fracking Bans, Experts Say
$20.5 million in grants available to protect NY farmland from development
Job gains slow for IDA-supported projects
New York state IDAs scrutinized in comptroller’s annual report
Empire State Development announces $4.4 million for projects spurring economic opportunity
NYC Economic Development Corp Awards $50K to Industrial Growth Initiative Winners
What Happened When 549 Imaginary Storms Hit New York
National/International
Obama vows to push new infrastructure projects
Transcript: Obama’s infrastructure speech in Westchester
LOCUS Applauds Inclusion of TOD Financing in Draft Senate Transportation Bill
The nation’s infrastructure: Another victim of congressional gridlock?
High-Density Living in Japan’s “Share Houses”
From Dubai to LA, Mind-Numbing Suburban Sprawl Looks the Same
Job Sprawl and Commuting Times
14.2 Million Americans Work in Infrastructure. What Does That Mean?
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