Smart Growth Roundup (21 March 2014)

Posted by Empire State Future & filed under Smart Growth Roundup.

Once again we offer you an array of land use and development news and stories from around the state.

Local

Foxwood proposal well received by Sullivan County officials

Report: NYC infrastructure needs $47B investment

Saratoga County could adopt new economic development playbook

Nineteen Apartments Planned for Midtown Site (Buffalo)

Downtown group touts Rochester’s ‘surprising new story’

How New York City is building an entire neighborhood on top of a rail yard

Would you grant Destiny USA the tax exemption for a hotel? (Syracuse)

Ellicott plots renovation of former Hein Publishing site (Buffalo)

Making Andover streets safer with $3K ‘Complete Streets’ grant (Southern Tier)

Midwest developer brings casino plans to Albany

New York’s New Hot Property: Retail Condos

Two housing developments in Farmingdale get county tax breaks (Long Island)

Ithaca-area tax-free business areas approved for START-UP NY

Legislative spotlight: Investing in infrastructure is important (Poughkeepsie)

Start-Up NY good for politicians, iffy for north country

Design revealed for $650M trio of Midtown towers

Innovative parking can enhance Long Island’s economy

Citizens Oppose Seneca Lake Gas Storage

Rochester land bank plans to purchase 50 city properties

Gowanus and fetid canal up for historic district designation by state (Brooklyn)

 

State

Albany Not so Warm to Crude-By-Rail After All

Blast exposes need to fix aging infrastructure

The State University of New York Green Infrastructure Summit to be held April 17

Rebuild Smarter Than Before

Eight NY colleges get first tax-free zones

National/International

Our Aging and Dangerous Urban Infrastructure

Congressman: For Too Long, Congress Has Ignored Infrastructure

States Troubled by Federal Transportation Funding Uncertainty

This is Awkward—Highway Widening Projects Based on Obsolete Projections

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