Monthly Archives: September 2007

The Economic High Road

Posted on 9/28/2007 by AZ

An editorial in Artvoice discusses some salient themes for economic development in Buffalo and Upstate New York that will be the focus of an upcoming conference on September 27-28 in downtown Buffalo called “The High Road Runs Through the City.” … →

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EcoVillage at Ithaca

Posted on 9/14/2007 by AZ

EcoVillage at Ithaca (EVI) is a local “ecovilliage” in upstate New York where residence live share in a variety of community responsibilities, attempt to maintain a sustainable, low-impact lifetyle, and present an alternative vision of suburban living. The “village currently … →

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Cool v. Uncool Cities

Posted on 9/11/2007 by AZ

The need to cultivate a “creative class” in a region has become a recurring theme in discussions about economic development and planning in Central New York – and elsewhere. The organization “40 Below” is certainly an outgrowth of this thinking; … →

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