New York
Brownfields Into Greenways
This 900-acre project converting an industrial waste dump to golf courses would be one of the largest reuses of brownfields in New York.
The New York Times
Amherst Plans for a Huge Office Park
Residents worry the huge development on an environmentally sensitive site will mean loss of green space.
The Buffalo News
From the Earth, A Rare Mineral and Controversy
Proposed expansion of the Adirondack quarry operations worries opponents who fear loss of quality of life.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Niagra's Mall That Might Have Been
When a proven developer approached the downtrodden City of Niagara Falls with an impressive proposal, city leaders sent him packing.
The Buffalo News
Study Finds Little Benefit From Bonus Plazas
A study finds that "privately owned public spaces created in a tradeoff that was meant to give pedestrians a little extra breathing room as developers got extra-large buildings, have failed in some way,large or small."
The New York Times
New York's Wasted Wonder
As droves of tourists pass through Niagara Falls, NY -- many of them headed for Canada -- the city looks back on a torrent of costly mistakes.
The Buffalo News
Buffalo's Costliest Housing Revitalization
Hope VI housing is the largest and costliest public housing revitalization project in Buffalo's history and will change the landscape of the Lower West Side.
The Buffalo News
Amherst IDA Refuses Tax Breaks
A legal fight is looming over the Amherst Industrial Development Agency's refusal to consider tax breaks to two prominent developers.
The Buffalo News
Life Inside The Information Revolution
For those who work in the offices behind NASDAQ's New Times Square Sign, the future is dark (and noisy).
MetropolisMag.com
New York City #1 Among Telecom Hubs
New York City has been rated as the world's top telecom hub.
America's Network
Remaking The Erie Canal As A Tourism Magnet
Buffalo, NY will use 'Heritage Development' to capitalize on the famous canal that propelled the city to greatness in the 19th century.
The Buffalo News
Optical Fiber Is Gold To Upstate New York
An usual partnership between Corning Inc. and upstate New York government has transformed its Southern Tier hometown into a boom town.
The Buffalo News
Rethinking Erie Canal
The $28.2 million state plan geared toward more active waterfront uses along Buffalo's Erie Canal has opponents bitterly devided.
The Buffalo News
World's Largest Casino In Manhattan?
Donald Trump has proposed the world's largest casino for Manhattan.
GlobeSt.com
Sprawl A Growing Problem For WNY
Buffalo and other upstate cities are suffering from perhaps the nation's only case of urban sprawl that can't be blamed on a population boom.
The Buffalo News
Data Centers Migrate to NYC's Exurbs
There has been a lively trade in New York converting old industrial buildings to telecom hotels. Now they're moving far from the urban core.
The New York Times
The Gateway City
With forty percent of New Yorkers being foreign-born, the city faces major challenges even as it continues to be enriched by immigration.
The New York Times
NY's Unlikely Housing Hot Spot
A trendy new neighborhood has risen at the most unlikely place: Main-LaSalle in Buffalo, New York
The Buffalo News


















