(March 13, 2012) The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council has retained the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program to advise their work to best employ the $1 billion economic stimulus funding granted the region from the state. Brookings’ Bruce […]
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Buffalo Rising recaps 2011 downtown development
(January 10, 2012) Buffalo Rising offers a comprehensive overview of an impressive volume and variety of major development in downtown Buffalo over the past year. 2011 was a busy one, with work ongoing on the mixed-use Statler Hotel and Hotel […]
continue readingCiting deep Buffalo cuts, NYSTEA demands that state better s…
(December 25, 2011) The New York State Transportation Equity Alliance reports on deep funding cuts by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and explains how these cuts mean worse service and higher costs for transit users. Note: Empire State Future is […]
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Scholar is high on small to mid-sized “Rust Belt”…
(December 19) Atlantic Cities discusses the work of Catherine Tumber, a former resident of Syracuse, Rochester, and Detroit who sees great promise in the ability of unsung small and mid-sized industrial cities to lead America into a bona fide sustainable […]
continue readingFascinating aerial before-and-afters of Buffalo in Atlantic …
(December 15, 2011) Atlantic Cities has published a fascinating set of aerial images, each featuring a slice of Buffalo split in half. One of the halves is a modern day view, and the other half a detailed hand-drawn map from […]
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Buffalo planner dispels myths about his city, explains brigh…
(November 11, 2011) Chris Hawley is an urban planner in Buffalo, and got the chance recently to extol the virtues and debunk the myths of his city, and his city’s future, in Next American City. Citing the city’s solid and […]
continue readingBuffalo regional economic development prioritizes smart grow…
The Buffalo region’s economic development council has made sprawl-halting smart growth policy and practice and sustainable development high priorities. Aaron Bartley, Executive Director of People United for Sustainable Housing (a 2011 winner of a prestigious international award), says that big-ticket […]
continue readingBuffalo sustainable housing organization wins prestigious in…
Although this story dates back to April, it is worth mentioning this belatedly. PUSH Buffalo (People United for Sustainable Housing) is one of three winners of the international Ashoka Changemakers competition. There were 289 contestants in this year’s competition, from […]
continue reading149 single-family houses to be built on Amherst golf course …
Despite no population growth and an increasing number of vacant properties region-wide, the suburb of Amherst will soon see 149 new houses, built on a golf course. One respondent to the Buffalo News article wrote that “suburban sprawl is characterized […]
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Early bird registration now open for October national preser…
A major annual smart growth conference is coming to Buffalo this year! The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s national conference will be held in downtown Buffalo from October 19-22. This year’s conference theme? “Alternating Currents.” This conference affords you a […]
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