They’re out– the 2012 state Regional Economic Development Council awards.

Local:

Aging Latham Circle Mall site part of two reuse proposals (Capital Region)
Ticonderoga reusing historic buildings to bring students downtown
Cohoes to transform former railroad bridge to pedestrian use
Can $60.2 million help transform the region? (Utica)
NYC teachers’ pension pledges $1 billion for local infrastructure
Hurricane Sandy to Cost MTA $950M in Infrastructure Losses (NYC)
Belmonte single-family home development taking shape in Saratoga (Saratoga Springs)

State:

REDC winners announced
Central New York coverage
Western New York coverage
Southern Tier coverage
Capital Region coverage
Mid-Hudson coverage

Sandy reignites brownfield tax credit discussion
City, Harbor Corp. to share waterfront development (Buffalo)
Downtown Niagara Falls Stabilization Project awarded $450K by regional council
Local businesses spearhead smart growth (Syracuse)
Ravitch and Volcker weigh in on New York’s ‘staggering’ infrastructure needs

National/International:

National Driving Trends Return to 1995 Levels- Transit Use at an All Time High
New Smart Growth America study shows that small and mid-size cities are gaining ground over suburbs

The cost of repairing and expanding U.S. drinking water infrastructure will top $1 trillion in the next 25 years
Senate Republicans call for smaller Sandy relief bill at $23.8m
Ohio Makes it Easier to Fight Blight