A Clearing House for Urban Bike Lane Planning
[Guest post by Pete Tonery.] A new national project is underway to help cities access current information about building improved bike lanes. Called the Green …
Holy Shiz! Look at that Rochester Sky!
This week, I was beginning to think I was turning into one of those winter haters. It’s my fourth winter in Rochester and I was …
Proposed New Development on Park Ave
A proposed new development on Park Avenue is in the very beginning stages of discussion. The proposed 48-unit apartment building would be between Somerton Plaza …
Simple Mass Transit For the City Center
[Guest post by Pete Tonery.] For years I was hooked on science fiction. I liked short stories, Azzimov, Bradbury and their contemporaries. I liked Phillip …
Casinos and George Eastman
[Guest post by Pete Tonery.] In Sunday’s D&C, prominent local businessman Patrick Burke wrote about the dismal economic effect the Seneca Niagara Casino has had …
Rochester Planners Working on City Center Master Plan. Seek Public Input
[Guest post by Pete Tonery] Help Shape the Future of Rochester’s City Center City Planners are in the process of developing a new Master Plan …
Listening to Bike Riders in Rochester
[Guest post by Pete Tonery.] Rochester, like so many other cities, is engaged in a struggle to renew its inner hub. Through most of the …
New Proposed Apartment Development at VFW on University Ave.
10 comments » The Rochesterian tells us that the preservation board is currently reviewing a proposal to replace the VFW on University Avenue with a …
Changes in 2013 That Can Impact Your Community
The Rochester Regional Community Design Center (RRCDC) turned us onto the Huffington Post article How Your New Year’s Resolutions Can Make Your City Better this …
Now Is the Time to Act
As the nation sends its kids off to school today like they usually do on a Monday, there is a collective hesitation. Normally, we send …