IDA declares a Costco store a “tourist attraction” and grants it tax breaks…Boston Globe features Buffalo’s preservation efforts…world’s largest skating center coming to the Bronx…gas company appeals fracking home-rule decision…and quite a bit more in this week’s Roundup.

Local

Agency declares Costco a tourist attraction, grants planned Camillus shopping center (Syracuse)
Main Street grant projects taking shape in downtown Utica
Boston Globe covers Buffalo: Buffalo’s Passion for Preservation Restores City’s Cultural Relevance
New York’s Rockaway Courthouse to be Converted into Medical Facility
Bronx’s Kingsbridge Armory will house world’s largest ice skating center
‘Traffic, Traffic, Traffic': Bedford Village Plans Draw Reaction (Westchester Co.)
Billion for Buffalo: Where is the Money?
Clarence to buy 66 acres to prevent development (Buffalo)
Port Authority to award contracts for 3 bridges
As Adirondack land deals move forward, questions remain over use
New Legislation Aims to Strengthen Suffolk’s Infrastructure Post-Sandy
Governor Cuomo Announces Erie Canal Harbor Development Underway (Buffalo)

State

When will New York decide on fracking?
NY groups claim industry bias in fracking study
NYS acquires a scenic wonder and lots of forest land
NY gas company appeals ‘home rule’ court decision
New $1.5 billion Goethals Bridge will provide pedestrian, bike paths to NJ
As Adirondack land deals move forward, questions remain over use

National/International

10 Principles for Smart Growth in Existing Communities
Public Space Vulnerable in Marathon Bombing Aftermath
HUD closing Syracuse field office to save money
York’s housing development plan ‘unrealistic’
CA High-Speed Rail Builder Selected: Will Low Cost Equal Low Quality?
Maryland Suburb Fights Sidewalks
America’s Campuses Foment Transportation Revolution
Copenhagen Zeroes In on Carbon-Neutral Goal
Gentrification Provides an Opportunity to Diversify Urban Schools
Before Housing Bubbles, There Was Land Fever