(January 10, 2012) Working to expedite the badly needed major infrastructure projects across the state, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has been urging the idea of a national infrastructure bank. At a recent event, Gillibrand said that the infrastructure bank “is not […]
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What to think of the Governor’s Convention Center Plan
(January 6, 2012) For many, the mention of a convention center as an economic development strategy reminds of fallen strategies of the past. So when Governor Cuomo introduced the $4b, 3.8-million-square-feet Convention Center plan for Jamaica, Queens during the 2012 […]
continue readingGovernor Cuomo talks infrastructure in State of State; advoc…
(January 6, 2012) In his State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo shared his plan to invest $15 billion in the state’s sagging infrastructure , to include roads, bridges, water infrastructure, parks, and flood control projects. But transit advocates […]
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A rail transit alternative to multi-billion dollar Tappan Ze…
(January 9) Nyack News and Views shares a recent post on the blog Pedestrian Observations that explains in great detail how restoring service to rail lines traversing Rockland, Orange, and Bergen (N.J.) Counties can decrease dependency and traffic on the […]
continue readingSchumer fighting for restoration of Federal Mass Transit Ben…
(January 5, 2012) When 2010 ended, so did a federal tax credit that allowed transit users to set aside up to $230 pre-tax per month for commuting expenses. The Federal Mass Transit benefit now only allows a maximum of $125 […]
continue readingThe 20th Annual Congress for the New Urbanism: May 9-12 2011
The 20th Annual Congress for the New Urbanism — CNU 20 — will be held in West Palm Beach, May 9-12, bringing together an anticipated audience of more than 1,300 of the nation’s leading architects, planners, public officials, non-profit professionals, […]
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Smart Growth, sprawl piece on front page in Rochester newspa…
(January 3, 2012) On January 2, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, with a circulation over 100,000, featured sprawl and smart growth in the Greater Rochester region. Entitled “Smart growth trends shifting focus away from sprawl,” the article covers adaptive reuse in […]
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Retail store overabundance blights, strains New York’s…
(December 14, 2011) by Evan Lowenstein, Consultant Between 1990 and 2005, the amount of retail space per capita in the U.S. doubled, from 19 to 38 square feet. In contrast, European countries generally have less than 10 square feet per […]
continue readingNFTA decision highlights that reductions in state transit fu…
(December 20, 2011) ESF Coalition Partner Tri-State Transportation Campaign highlights the harsh reality for transit riders in Western New York and across the state; reductions in state funding puts authorities between a rock and a hard place. The article details […]
continue readingGovernments, advocates, gas industry eyeing legal challenges…
(December 26, 2011) At the time of this writing, 54 local governments across New York have placed a moratorium on or completely banned hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Two legal challenges of these prohibitions from the natural gas industry will […]
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