The Grit Factor
Ideas are necessary, but so is the hard work it takes to make them real.
Tag: urban
Jobs: Stop Asking, Start Growing
The answer to “We Need More Jobs!”
Keep It Or Scrap It?
Balancing local growth with outside development
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”
Does That City Really “Suck?”
Five Tips To Help You “Fact Check” Your Perception Of Our Upstate Cities
Urban Pathway: Walkability’s Red Carpet
While often underappreciated, these urban shortcuts can provide convenience and vibrancy to any city setting
Something’s Brewing Downtown
Craft breweries like Rome’s Copper City Brewing are fueling downtowns across the state
Why Schenectady Will Continue to Surge
Using Google Street View images to show why Schenectady’s layout is perfect for continued growth
The Liberal Stereotype of Urban Revival
Hipsters and millennials are adopting elements of traditional small town conservative values to create better cities
Virtual Ride on the Rochester Subway
By ArianDavidPhotography I’ve posted a great deal about Rochester’s abandoned subway system, which consists today of just under a mile
Utica, New York: A Day of Fun, A Story of Hope
So often we think of vacations as far away places where we spend lots of money for 3-7 days of