Jobs: Stop Asking, Start Growing
The answer to “We Need More Jobs!”
Month: January 2017
Warmer Days in Upstate NY
This is really simple… it’s cold here in Upstate New York, so here’s a post with some of my favorite
Keep It Or Scrap It?
Balancing local growth with outside development
Utica Two Years Later: A City In Transition
In two years since my first visit, Utica has come a long way.
Falling Out of Love With The Automobile
Why young people are choosing transit over driving in droves
Urban Moats: Barriers to Growth in Rome, Utica & Schenectady
How Traffic Might Limit Growth in Three Upstate Cities
Utica’s Bagg’s Square: An Urban Canvas for a Future Masterpiece
Why Bagg’s Square in Utica will transition from ghost town to Urban Paradise
Numbers Are In: Upstate Bike Share Rolls To Successful First Year
Strong ridership numbers for Rome and Buffalo’s bike share systems signal a successful start
New Urbanism = The Mall For The Next Generation
How elements of new urban design contain elements of today’s high-end “lifestyle malls”
UP’s 2016 In Review
2016 was another amazing year for The Urban Phoenix. We explored smaller New York cities like Hudson, Rome and Geneva,