(April 15, 2012) Some developers have taken to marketing their properties as green and responsive to the public’s increasing interest in walkable communities, even though they are quintessential sprawl–built in the exurban periphery and allowing only one transportation choice, the […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the week of April 9, 2012
May this week’s roundup inspire some smart growth action wherever you may be! Let us know if we have missed some important smart growth news in your region. Local: Former Erie County Executive threatens lawsuit if Community College’s new building […]
continue readingCity of Buffalo continues to develop form-based code
(April 10, 2012) A major piece of Buffalo’s revitalization continues to be developed as the Buffalo Green Code- a proposed form-based zoning code- is nearing completion. The code is expected to be completed in November. The City of Buffalo has […]
continue readingCenterState New York Export Plan introduced
(April 5, 2012) Yesterday, ESF Coalition Partner, CenterState CEO introduced the CenterState New York Export Plan. The plan calls for tripling the region’s exports from their current $3.36 billion annually. Rob Simpson, CEO of Centerstate, made it clear the importance […]
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Demolition: Finding the Right Balance
The “featured photo” is of 13 Cataract Street in Rochester, a building that the Genesee Brewing Company wants to demolish to open a brew house and museum at the brewery. The question whether to demolish or preserve brings with it […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of April 2, 2012
Happy April everyone! In a busy week where the Governor announced the NY Works infrastructure projects, we hope you find this week’s Smart Growth Roundup helpful to your own smart growth quests. Local One World Trade Center hits 100 floors […]
continue readingNY Works infrastructure projects announced
(April 3, 2012) Today the Governor begun to announce the highly anticipated NY Works infrastructure projects. This will be done on a region-by-region basis. The NY Works initiative, is an effort to create a comprehensive state plan for the $16 […]
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Preservation League Concerned about Endangered Southern Tier…
(April 2, 2012) The Preservation League of New York State has deemed vast swaths of the Southern Tier and Western New York as endangered, with the swaths corresponding to the areas under which lie the Marcellus and Utica shales–the geologic […]
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Home Sweet Home is increasingly in downtown Syracuse
One only needs to take a look at Downtown Development Showcase to see that Syracuse’s downtown is far from dead, and far from dormant. Sure, the city has much work to do to re-establish a downtown of its heyday, but […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of March 26, 2012
This week’s Roundup ranges far and wide again in geography and topic, across the Empire State and beyond. Take a look– and let us know about other happenings that we should feature in future Roundups. Local Clayton (Thousand Islands) hopes […]
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