The city Rochester keeps almost becoming

From the blog · Adam Stetzer

Rochester keeps generating the right ingredients — reclaimed land, research output, new housing proposals — and then struggling to convert them into a city people want to stay in. This week we looked at the last buildable parcel on the Inner Loop, why the city leads in patents but can't hold onto its startups, and why the vehicles on your street are statistically deadlier than they were a generation ago. Three different stories, same underlying question.

Eleven New Townhomes Could Rise on Rochester's Last Inner Loop Parcel — Here's the Plan

Hinge Neighbors has been selected by the City of Rochester to build 11 affordable for-sale townhomes at 125 Charlotte Street, the last undeveloped parcel of the filled-in Inner Loop East.

Rochester's Innovation Puzzle: The City That Leads in Patents but Keeps Losing Its Startups

Rochester ranks among the top US metros for patents per capita — approximately 4.2 per 10,000 residents, more than four times the national average — driven by Xerox, RIT, and the University of Rochester.

Rochester Pedestrian Safety: Why the SUVs and Trucks on Our Streets Are Deadlier Than You Think

At 20 mph, a sedan strike produces survivable injuries in crash simulation; a tall-hooded truck or SUV at the same speed produces catastrophic or fatal ones — same speed, entirely different physics.

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