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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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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What Pittsburgh can teach Buffalo and other upstate cities
This article, written by Bruce Fisher, was originally published by ARTVOICE- January 12, 2012. Bruce Fisher is a visiting professor of economics and finance at Buffalo State College, where he directs the Center for Economic and Policy Studies. How do […]
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Adirondack Park Agency to vote this week on 6,200-acre Tuppe…
(January 16, 2012) The Adirondack Park Agency–a unique New York regional planning entity with voting powers–will this week vote on the largest development proposal ever in the Park. On the slate: a massive 6,200-acre resort development in Tupper Lake. Stay […]
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It’s not your parents’ Levittown: smart growth gains mom…
(December 29, 2011), David Hogenkamp, ESF In 1947, 4,000 acres of potato fields were transformed into 17,400 homes for 82,000 people. Courtesy: New York Times In 1947, a new type of planned development was built in Hempstead, Long Island, redefining […]
continue readingVillage of Hunter (Greene County) scores $372,000 Main Stree…
(January 11, 2012) The Village of Hunter in Greene County has received a $372,222 Main Street revitalization grant from the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal, for renovation, adaptive reuse, and new residential development along the Village’s […]
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Three developers propose plans for Syracuse Inner HarborR…
(January 10, 2012) Syracuse, like Buffalo, has its eyes on revival of its waterfront. And like Buffalo did, Syracuse is considering a giant Bass Pro Shops store to anchor the redevelopment of 28 acres along the old stretch of Erie […]
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Against heavy opposition, Ramapo approves 500 housing units …
(December 28, 2012) Despite heavy, organized citizen opposition, the Town of Ramapo Planning Board approved a 500-unit housing project that will be built on196 acres of rural forest, streams, and wetlands. Four-fifths of the units will be multifamily, with the […]
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