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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How much does your commute cost you and the environment?
(February 6, 2012) Stanford University’s Parking and Transportation Services now makes available a calculator to commute the personal and environmental cost of driving. This calculator also shares the hidden costs of the everyday commute. How does your commute stack up? […]
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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 […]
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In the Adirondacks, joy and worry
(February 14, 2012) As the reality of a coming 6,200-acre resort development in Tupper Lake sets in, feelings among Adirondack denizens runs the spectrum. Some are giddy at the economic development bonanza on its way; others fear the death knell […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Eastman Business Park embodies Rochester’s reinvention, re…
January 20, 2012 by Evan Lowenstein With Kodak plummeting, the City of Rochester and its region is seen to be plummeting as well. The association is understandable. Kodak, which once had over 60,000 employees in Greater Rochester, was the driving […]
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Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of January 23, 2012
Each week Empire State Future scans the state for land use and development news, from the best-of-the-best to the worst-of-the-worst. We also pick up a few particularly interesting stories from the nation and world. These weekly Smart Growth Roundups are […]
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