Fracking suspense likely to extend even further…Buffalo eyes new zoning code as key to economic revitalization…Governor a bit of a wet blanket on North Country interstate quest… and more interesting issues from around the state covered in this week’s Roundup.

Local

NYC Relaxes Zoning to Ease Rebuilding
New York expanding nation’s biggest transit hub
Cuomo: “Rooftop highway needs reality check”
National Grid funds Tonawanda development (Buffalo)
Madison County completes economic development plan that was five years in the making
Housing tops downtown Rochester development priorities
New hotel proposed for Rip Van Dam property (Saratoga Springs)
Comptroller approves bond sale for Tappan Zee Bridge but also raises concerns
Buffalo views code reform as economic development
$3M awarded in federal funding to fix Binghamton bridge woes
Senecas push state for Rochester casino at revenue-sharing talks
Buffalo Harbor stadium complex: too good to be true?
Queens development hangs tough in hurricane

State

DEC head: No ‘timetable’ on NY fracking decision
Group contends that hydrofracking is unfunded mandate
Gillibrand bill could boost NY manufacturing

National

Cuomo Proposes Bold Plan to Return NY Coastline to Nature
The Lost Downtown Demographic
Solar development absorbing Calif. farmland
Walking our way to better places
Cities in small metros growing
Compact, mixed-income performed better in housing downturn, study shows