Fracking is today among the most important issues facing New York and many other states, and raises pivotal precedent-setting land use questions. ESF Steering Committee members Environmental Advocates of New York and New York League of Conservation Voters have taken […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of Feb. 13, 2012
Inner Loop graphic courtesy of The City of Rochester Happy Friday! There’s lots of infrastructure-related news this week, and that’s a good thing, because we’re heavily focused on infrastructure repair and reform. Enjoy what we’ve lassoed for this week’s […]
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First Ever New York State Transportation Equity Conference H…
Advocates call for secure and adequate transit funding, voting rider representation on transit authority boards, and New York State job creation through transit investment. (February 15, 2012) – On Monday and Tuesday, February 13-14, 2012, the New York State […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of February 6, 2012
Welcome to this week’s Smart Growth Roundup! This week we share quite a bit of interesting local news from around the state. As always, we welcome your suggestions for future Roundups. Local/Regional The pressure on parking in NYC Adirondack […]
continue readingIn a telecommuting age, go closer together, not further apar…
(February 14, 2012) More and more people have the option of working remotely, providing the option to live remotely. Atlantic Cities posits that telecommuters and their communities will both benefit more if they move in than if they head outwards […]
continue readingUrgent: voice your opposition to H.R. 7, the devastating fed…
(February 9, 2012) The House of Representatives is debating a proposed federal transportation bill that would gut funding for transit, pedestrian, and bicycling projects and divert an even more overwhelming majority of federal transportation funds to roads and highways. ESF […]
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Why Smart Growthers support Transportation Equity
(February 1, 2012) Empire State Future is dedicated to regionally-appropriate, sustainable, economic and community revitalization for New York’s main streets, town centers and urban areas. We advance this mission by promoting the principles of smart growth in public and private […]
continue readingOnondaga County first to pass local Land Bank legislation
(February 08, 2012) The Onondaga County Legislature voted 16-1 Tuesday to create a county-city Land Bank. The creation of the non-profit entity will be pending approval by Syracuse’s Common Council. Read more at The Post Standard […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of January 30, 2012
Welcome to the second weekly addition to the Smart Growth Roundup. As you’ll see there’s a lot of compelling smart growth news from around the state. We’ve also tossed in what we think is some particularly compelling national and international […]
continue readingHouse committee seeks to cut dedicated federal transit fundi…
(February 2, 2012) The draft federal transportation bill was released this week and is a horror show for proponents of transit, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and programs, and for supporters of a “fix it first” approach to transportation funding. The […]
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