Smart Growth America has released a new report detailing the positive fiscal impact of smart growth development on municipalities. The report titled Building Better Budgets: A National Examination of the Fiscal Benefits of Smart Growth Development surveys 17 studies that compare different development scenarios, including a brand-new study of Nashville-Davidson County, TN, commissioned specifically for the new report. [...]

Every week, Panel of Business Interests member Sam Schwartz Engineering shares with Empire State Future’s readers updates on New York City, State and National transportation issues. Featured Small Towns Fight for Passenger Rail Daily Yonder New York MTA’s $1 MetroCard ‘Green’ Fee Producing Unexpected Revenue Link to article in the Daily News   Traffic Eased on [...]

From the New York State Department of Transportation Transportation Enhancement Program page: ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION ROUND On May 2, 2013, New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald announced that applications are being accepted for funding of transportation projects through the Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP). Municipalities and not-for-profit groups are [...]

Every week, Panel of Business Interests member Sam Schwartz Engineering shares with Empire State Future’s readers updates on New York City, State and National transportation issues. Featured   Amtrak Subsidy Gone, States Must Pay the Freight to Keep Rail Routes    The New York Times New York $13 Million Project for Staten Island’s West Shore [...]

Local With the future of Penn Station in mind, New York City proposes limiting Madison Square Garden to 15 more years $10M of Buffalo Billion will tear up Robert Moses Parkway Community celebrates Rochester “College Town” groundbreaking Owner of Buffalo’s Key Center seeks public aid Rebuilding NYC’s infrastructure after Sandy Soho charity gets $4 million [...]