Following two public comment sessions in June, completion of the first phase of a West of Hudson Regional Access study is anticipated by the end of the year, according to officials of Metro-North Railroad. The study seeks to improve transit […]

By Eric Alexander Smart Growth solutions offer opportunities for developers, civic groups, and municipal governments alike. Vision Long Island, the Island’s Smart Growth planning organization, has assisted in these endeavors through education, advocacy, and project-based technical assistance. Suburban expansion has […]

Two Adirondack area communities are close to completing a joint comprehensive plan that will promote mixed-use residential and commercial development as a way to avoid sprawl and increase walkability. A committee in the Village of Saranac Lake and the Town […]

While many Smart Growth proponents are focused on obvious economic and quality of life gains that can be made by nurturing Upstate New York’s older industrial areas, a huge project on Long Island has been proposed that’s a potential game-changer […]

“We didn’t feel we were getting a fair return on the work we were putting in. We felt the farm was more valuable to us if we sold it, ” is the comment of Pete Walrod in a Sunday Post […]

Western New York officials say many of their priority local projects will not qualify for Federal economic stimulus funding (a new Peace Bridge, removal of the Skyway, and others) because they can’t be started within 180 days — a key […]