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Gov. Hochul’s State DOT Bike-Ped Plan Is All Process, No Promises: Advocates
New York's new active transportation plan lacks the urgency needed to tackle issues of life and death on state-owned streets, advocates said.
September 28, 2026
Dutchess County Has A Lot of Dreams, But Little Will to Pay for Them
Dutchess County's new transportation talks a big game on safety, walking, biking and transit — but the money, and the will, aren't there yet, according to critics.
September 8, 2026
Onondaga County Panel Wants Complete Streets To Actually Get Built
A new advisory board has a plan to make county roads walkable and bikeable.
August 28, 2026
Hail Niagara! Buffalo Mayor Seeks To Make A Real Public Square Downtown
Niagara Square is getting the makeover many have been longing for.
July 22, 2026
Hudson Sets Itself Up For A People-First Rezoning
A new Comprehensive Plan in Hudson could mean a more people conscious urban layout.
June 25, 2026
Opinion: Albany Must Be Bold To Reimagine 787
I-787 is an albatross, and an unimaginative redesign will fail to address its blight on downtown Albany.
February 23, 2026
Op-Ed: Dear Gov. Cuomo, The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’!
The coronavirus crisis show why New York's leader must move forcefully to create more space for people, a prominent urbanist argues.
April 6, 2020
The Upside of Cuomo’s Convention Center Plan: Urbanism on the West Side
After Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address last week, Streetsblog looked a little closer at the governor's plan to build the nation's largest convention center at the Aqueduct racino in Ozone Park, Queens. Counting on a huge convention center near JFK airport to deliver economic development seemed like a dubious proposition, but the other side of the plan -- converting the Javits Center site on the West Side of Manhattan into a mixed-use neighborhood -- has a lot to recommend it.
January 9, 2012