A new report prepared by the Jonathan Rose Companies–a member of the Empire State Future coalition–shows that living in location-efficient, attached housing is the best way for Americans to conserve energy and combat climate change. In other words: far-flung, highly […]
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Study shows that smart growth investments yield big returns …
The Center for Clean Air Policy recently released a report, Growing Wealthier, revealing that smart growth investments focused on public transportation and downtown development have spun off a host of financial successes, including increased property values and tax revenues, cost […]
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From state government to the local level, the fiscal crises stemming from inefficient local government structure and practice have inspired serious exploration of dissolution of villages (and even cities), combining them with surrounding or adjacent towns. Some communities have commenced […]
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The federal government defines unaffordable housing as that which consumes 30% or more of gross household income. But this is not a good measure of how well a household can afford their living situation, says the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Understanding […]
continue readingLung Association study illuminates consequences of sprawl an…
posted by Evan Lowenstein Sprawl costs lives and money, says a study released by the California Chapter of the American Lung Association, and smart growth is imperative to improve public health, public and family finance, and quality of life across […]
continue readingNYPA sees offshore windmills in WNY’s future
The chairman of the New York Power Authority says Lake Erie and Lake Ontario could be the starting places where thousands of renewable megawatts will be produced from offshore windmills over the next two decades, according to a broadcast news […]
continue readingStudy shows home values are boosted by transit
Home prices during the recession have fallen in direct proportion to their proximity from a city’s downtown, according to recent studies at the University of Utah reported by The New York Times. The research also showed that foreclosure rates in […]
continue readingNew York’s Capital District is only area of state to g…
Despite the loss of 1.5 million New York state residents to other states from 2000 to 2008, the Capital District gained population among people moving around the state and nation, according to a report from the Empire Center for New […]
continue readingAnnouncing RPA’s Annual Regional Assembly: “Amer…
Things changed last year. We moved to a different economy and a different president. As the years unfold, 2008 may be remembered as a pivotal one, like 1929, 1941 or 1968, where times changed, and the country grappled with those […]
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