January 20, 2012 by Evan Lowenstein With Kodak plummeting, the City of Rochester and its region is seen to be plummeting as well. The association is understandable. […]
Smart Growth News
Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of January 23, 2012
Each week Empire State Future scans the state for land use and development news, from the best-of-the-best to the worst-of-the-worst. We also pick up a few particularly interesting stories from the nation and world. These weekly Smart Growth Roundups are designed to inform and inspire your smart growth and sustainable development quests. This is a [...]
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NYSTEA Transportation Equity Conference coming to Albany February 13-14
The New York State Transportation Equity Alliance (NYSTEA) is hosting a statewide, two-day transportation equity conference in Albany on February 13 and 14. Key representatives of the organizations comprising the NYSTEA Coalition will attend; the event is also open to other transportation advocates and practitioners around the state. The goal of the conference is both [...]
continue readingNew York Times features ESF Coalition Partner FXFowle on Transit-Oriented Development
(January 26, 2012) ESF Coalition partner FxFowle has historically been a leader in the sustainability revolution. Today, they are providing planning and design work on some of the most exciting Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the New York Metro Region. Read more from the New York Times on how TOD- proximity to transit, usually in mixed-use [...]
continue readingAdirondack Park Agency OKs huge resort for Tupper Lake
(January 21, 2012) A 6,000-plus acre resort proposed for Tupper Lake has passed the Adirondack Park Agency by a vote of 10 to 1. This proposal illuminated the challenges and the tensions surrounding economic development and environmental protection in the Adirondacks. Construction will likely start in 2013. Read more in the Albany Times-Union
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What Pittsburgh can teach Buffalo and other upstate cities
This article, written by Bruce Fisher, was originally published by ARTVOICE- January 12, 2012. Bruce Fisher is a visiting professor of economics and finance at Buffalo State College, where he directs the Center for Economic and Policy Studies. How do we measure the promises made by economic development plans? Governor Andrew Cuomo has invited a [...]
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Adirondack Park Agency to vote this week on 6,200-acre Tupper Lake resort plan
(January 16, 2012) The Adirondack Park Agency–a unique New York regional planning entity with voting powers–will this week vote on the largest development proposal ever in the Park. On the slate: a massive 6,200-acre resort development in Tupper Lake. Stay tuned–we’ll have news on the momentous decision when it is made. Read more about the [...]
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Developer selected for Syracuse Inner Harbor
(January 14, 2012) Fayetteville-based COR Companies has won a competition for development of Syracuse’s Inner Harbor, with the selection made by a five-person committee appointed by Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner. COR Companies, known for development of large “Towne Center” shopping plazas in Upstate regions, has proposed a bold, $350 million mixed-used project for the important [...]
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It’s not your parents’ Levittown: smart growth gains momentum in Long Island
(December 29, 2011), David Hogenkamp, ESF In 1947, 4,000 acres of potato fields were transformed into 17,400 homes for 82,000 people. Courtesy: New York Times In 1947, a new type of planned development was built in Hempstead, Long Island, redefining how we build and how our country- from the Deep South to the western deserts- [...]
continue reading Sign the NYSTEA Petition In Support of Transit in New York State
The New York State Transportation Equity Alliance (NYSTEA), in which ESF is a steering committee member, is committed to securing reliable and sufficient funding for transit operations in New York State. Join us in sending the message to the Governor and our representatives in the New York State Senate and Assembly that transit is the [...]
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