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NYS Transcentral Update May 20, 2013

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 RevenueLink to article in the Daily News   Traffic Eased on [...]

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Last round of Transportation Enhancements (Bike/Ped) due August 16

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 [...]

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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of May 13, 2013

Local North Country Landowner Receives Plans for Agriculture Park Development deal near Albany airport falls through amid uncertainty Exhibition at The Warehouse Explores Future of I-81 Downtown Hudson Valley Regional Economic Development Council lays out agenda for governor Assemblyman wants tax breaks for Batavia store investigated Reviving Loon Lake? (Adirondacks) State Senator calls for demolition [...]

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NYS Transcentral Update May 8, 2013

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 [...]

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Smart Growth Roundup for Week of May 6, 2013

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 [...]

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Jim Kunstler in Schenectady, Friday May 10 at CNU Summit

Come to the CNU Regional Summit in Schenectady this weekend! Friday night at The Stockade Inn, Jim Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere and The Long Emergency will speak.  The cost of attending Friday night is $20.   More information can be found here. For more information on Saturday’s program and to register for [...]

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NYS Transcentral Update May 1, 2013

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 Obama Nominates Foxx to Lead Transportation Department The Washington Post New York Transit, Park Woes Continue in the Rockaways, Six Months After Sandy Link to story on WNYC [...]

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