Headlining this week’s Roundup: Smart Growth America reveals sobering statistics on pedestrian safety; casino issue heats up even further; Schenectady rising; and much more!
Local
Schenectady Metroplex awards contracts for downtown improvements
New York transportation infrastructure did well in Sandy storm credit test
Developer adjusts plans for Syracuse Inner Harbor
WNY receives $3 million in state funds for low-income housing upgrades
Unlearning Sprawl-think in Tompkins County
LI to get $400M in federal funds for wastewater projects
How the Albany metro area ranks for pedestrian deaths — and ways it could be safer
Gowanus residents debate canal-side development
Sinatra gets tax breaks for Main Street renovation (Buffalo)
University Lofts in downtown Binghamton moves forward
Water Infrastruture Bill Includes Dam Safety Act
Another development in Watertown further proof of growth
City’s landmark process in need of reform, experts say (NYC)
Historic Syracuse warehouse to be turned into apartments
Syracuse developers to renovate long-vacant downtown Goldberg building
Momentum in downtown Schenectady, New York attracted Chicago real estate investor to riverfront
New park will accelerate the process of reclaiming Buffalo’s waterfront
Non-profit to release findings of Hudson Valley infrastructure study
Green Code revamps building rules to emphasize neighborhood character (Buffalo)
Albany nanocollege seeks $186 million in tax-exempt bonds for latest expansion
Letter: Save prime waterfront parcel for the public (Rochester)
State
Hochul’s main focus will be upstate economic development
2 developers drop bids for upstate casinos
Complete Streets in NYS: Hits and Misses
New York Buys Land in Catskill Mountains
Opposition builds against New York oil pipeline
Tightening regulations would force IDAs to become more accountable
National/International
Dangerous by Design 2014 highlights preventable pedestrian fatalities
Boston’s Small, Winding Streets Are Good for Something
Florida the most dangerous state for pedestrians, says Smart Growth America study
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