Smart Growth Roundup (24 January 2014)

Posted by evanlowe & filed under Smart Growth Roundup.

You owe it to yourself to scan this week’s Smart Growth Roundup– there’s important and intriguing news from all across New York (and beyond)…

Local

$30 million in NY budget for development at Onondaga Lake

‘Great stuff’ as remaining $680 million is pledged for Buffalo Billion

Carrier Dome would have been torn down if new Syracuse stadium had gone forward

Grocer coming to downtown Rochester

Up to 600 jobs in Buffalo promised by genomics project

Local merchants fear Flushing Commons could put them out of business (NYC)

Brewery planned for North Albany warehouse district

The Aging Ingenue of Neighborhoods: Long Island City Has Been on the Cusp for 30 Years

Riverfront Redevelopment in Jamestown

Albany advocates want convention center jobs for city residents

Southern Tier development agency looks to have bigger impact

Innovative ‘Farm Hub’ To Support Hudson Valley Agriculture

Camillus Mills developer offers up to $200,000 in incentives to tenants (Syracuse)

Rochester City, suburb get grants for bicycle, pedestrian paths

Opinion: Saratoga Springs Doesn’t Need a Casino

Senior Housing Units, Memory Care Proposed for Mount Kisco Site

Ensuring future of farmland, local communities buy up property so it stays just the way it is (Buffalo News)

Brockport debates renewal project spearheaded by noted Brooklyn, Mt. Morris developer (Rochester)

Syracuse councilors to developers: Don’t let stalemate on SU arena cool interest in city

Zoning board hears Long Beach Superblock plan

Development company seeks $8 million in tax breaks (Binghamton)

Final piece of Griffiss Air Force Base sold to new owner

Massive Bronx project to break ground

De Blasio Sets Ambitious Goal for Affordable Apartments

State

Upstate gets biggest bang in Cuomo budget

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Proposes to Extend Brownfield Tax Credit with Major Revisions

Governor proposes $2.5 million for north country transportation study

 

National/International

130 high rise building projects in Toronto lead North America

How Vancouver, BC became North America’s smart-growth leader

Will Self-Driving Cars Promote Smart Growth?

New research shows that replacing failing infrastructure in Keystone states creates more long term jobs than pipeline

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