Hey Upstate NY, You’ve Got This
Rochester’s Rachel Snyder reminds us all that we can still enjoy the fruits of our community during this difficult time!
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When People Have Nowhere To Drive, They Walk
I rarely see people on this trail. Today, everyone was using it.
Revisiting Rochester’s Identity: The “Flour” City?
The Flower City used to be The Flour City… it’s time to reclaim our industrial past as the world’s largest producer of flour
If I Lived On A Streetcar Line, I Could Probably Rule The World
Public transit is better for our communities and our environment. But for me and other like me, it’s simply more fun.
Rochester’s Inner Loop Infill: We Did Something Amazing
Rochester has done what other midsized cities are still talking about
Rochester To NYC: A Plane Vs. Train Smackdown
A side-by-side comparison between Amtrak and the airlines on a weekend trip between Rochester, New York and New York City
High Speed Rail & Upstate NY: The Key Points No One Is Talking About
High speed rail is a hot button topic yet again in Upstate New York. Here are the points most people don’t get about this divisive issue
5 Years, 5 Lessons Learned
I’ve learned a lot in half a decade of publishing The Urban Phoenix… here are five key things to take from our cities today
Downtown Schenectady Through Impressionist Eyes
What Schenectady might look like through the eyes of impressionist painters
A Venetian Rochester: What Could Have Been
What if the Erie Canal still flowed through Downtown Rochester?
A Pedestrian Death In Greater Rochester Highlights The Worst Of Car Culture
When negligent drivers kill, a slap on the wrist to ensures that the negligence will continue, and serve as a message that we may do whatever we want in our vehicles without repercussion
What Drivers Don’t Understand About Cyclists
What drivers don’t understand about bikes on our American roads
Is Rochester Leading The Way?
Rochester is the clear leader on the urban innovation curve in Upstate New York
From Tonawanda To Buffalo: A Trail That Truly Connects
A beautiful trail connects residential neighborhoods north of Buffalo to downtown
Don’t Demonize “Live/Work/Play,” Contextualize It
Live/Work/Play is good… packaging it in an ad campaign for exclusive urban living is not