Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of August 18, 2013

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

Sandy task force says we should start yesterday to plan for future megastorms…Senecas moving forward with Rochester-area casino…a light rail system finishes early and $300 million under budget… Erie County Village of Hamburg’s “road diet” featured in New York Times… and a heck of a lot more in this week’s Roundup.

Local

State OKs $2 million in new state funding for STAMP nanotech megasite (Genesee County)

New York State gives $420000 to inland port project in Manlius (Syracuse)

Firm agrees to redevelop Eastman Dental Dispensary Building (Rochester)

Senecas moving forward with potential Rochester-area casino

Rainbow may be a link to next Buffalo project

Road Diet Paves the Way for Town’s Return to a ‘Wonderful Life’ (Hamburg)

Kiernan Plaza sale now a done deal (Albany)

Omni hires consultant to study aquarium in downtown Albany

Perales praises Potsdam park project

Development Authority of the North Country, Cape Vincent town officials upset with BP Wind (Thousand Islands)

NYC Planning Commission greenlights $1 billion Astoria waterfront development

NYC Planning Commission approves Willets Point mega-mall plan

Cuomo takes interest in Hotel Saranac project

New Rochelle Waterfront Gateway Design Competition Enters Phase II

Orange and Rockland starts new smart grid pilot program in New York

Watertown officials considering sweeping new tax exemption for mixed-use development

NYC Apartment Building To Have Separate Door For Low-Income units

Costco Applying for Tax Breaks for City of Rochester store

Binghamton Earns a Leg Up for Federal Funding

Erie Co. IDA prepares to move to ‘one-stop economic development shop’

HUD penalizes Westchester County over local zoning analysis

 

State

Nanotechnology moves up the Thruway: Can it thrive?

Solar Needs 32 Acres To Power 1000 Homes

Sandy task force says spend now for future storms

National/International

Sandy task force says spend now for future storms

Utah Rail System Finishes Ahead of Schedule and $300 Million Under Budget

Why the ‘Yankee Way’ is No Way to Build a Resilient City

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