The federal government defines unaffordable housing as that which consumes 30% or more of gross household income. But this is not a good measure of how well a household can afford their living situation, says the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Understanding […]
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Lung Association study illuminates consequences of sprawl an…
posted by Evan Lowenstein Sprawl costs lives and money, says a study released by the California Chapter of the American Lung Association, and smart growth is imperative to improve public health, public and family finance, and quality of life across […]
continue readingLivable Cities and Complete Streets featured on NPR’s …
Many of Empire State Future’s key interests and issues hit the prime time today, as “Creating Livable Cities” was the featured segment on NPR’s national The Diane Rehm Show. Over 2 million listeners weekly tune in to this show. Diane’s […]
continue reading$151 million in Federal funds slated for improvements on jou…
The announcement that New York would receive $151 million in Federal funding to address needed track upgrade projects and Amtrak station improvements has been well received by transit advocates in the state. The disparity between New York‘s share and that […]
continue readingStudy shows home values are boosted by transit
Home prices during the recession have fallen in direct proportion to their proximity from a city’s downtown, according to recent studies at the University of Utah reported by The New York Times. The research also showed that foreclosure rates in […]
continue readingTroubles are said to persist in prioritizing local projects …
Government’s frenetic effort last spring to get stimulus funding out the door quickly to worthwhile projects that would put the greatest number of American’s to work continues to encounter setbacks, as local government leaders question state and county project priorities […]
continue readingRecession provides a dramatic drop in traffic congestion acr…
The nationwide recession has provided a laboratory-style study of traffic congestion in America, which has dropped dramatically in 2009 according to INRIX, a traffic information provider based in Washington State. While the total number of vehicle miles traveled has reportedly […]
continue readingExecutive Director’s Blog
With Economic Stimulus stories saturating the news, it’s easy to lose track of other major legislative work in Washington this year, and one of the most important subjects under development at the moment is a new surface transportation bill. Here […]
continue readingTexas sprawl plan is poster child for stimulus ills
Readers of the New York Times last Monday may have been mystified by the page one story headlined, “Stimulus Ideals Conflict on the Texas Prairie” about a long-planned, 180-mile outer-beltway toll road that would stretch through seven Texas counties and […]
continue readingPaterson sends new Washington Administration a comprehensive…
Governor David A. Paterson has proposed a comprehensive economic recovery agenda intended to stake New York’s claim to its share of the massive infrastructure spending plan under development by the incoming Obama Administration. “No state has been more severely impacted […]
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