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  1. The Two Percent Solution: Metro 303, under construction in Hempstead, Long Island, is an example of smart growth... bit.ly/KT7Vb1
  2. FIVE MUNICIPALITIES APPROVED TO CREATE LAND BANKS: (May 17, 2012) Today a long awaited decision was made as five... bit.ly/JMrvoM
  3. The “TIF Fix”: Will your school tax dollars fund sprawl or meaningful growth?: Rehabilitating or demolishing str... bit.ly/KseEsw
  4. A (very) long view of smart growth: A long view of smart growth by Evan LowensteinFor my seven year-old son Lynd... bit.ly/JUjiOf
  5. There is nothing inevitable about American suburbia: Photo Courtesy: Flickr, Seth Holladay Home and Family Value... bit.ly/J93s05
  6. Demolition: Finding the Right Balance: The “featured photo” is of 13 Cataract Street in Rochester, a building th... bit.ly/I7e6DQ
  7. Home Sweet Home is increasingly in downtown Syracuse: One only needs to take a look at Downtown Development Show... bit.ly/GG4joF
  8. WARWICK (ORANGE COUNTY) SHOWS WHAT’S POSSIBLE: In an effort to continuously raise the spirits of smart growth ad... bit.ly/yqxdJy
  9. Drilling in Land Use in New York State: Fracking is today among the most important issues facing New York and ma... bit.ly/y5fw27
  10. Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of Feb. 13, 2012: Inner Loop graphic courtesy of The City of Rochester   Happy... bit.ly/A2XeNv
  11. First Ever New York State Transportation Equity Conference Held in Albany: Advocates call for secure and adequat... bit.ly/yGRDiQ
  12. Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of February 6, 2012: Welcome to this week’s Smart Growth Roundup! This week we... bit.ly/zvyuvJ
  13. Smart Growth Roundup for the Week of January 20, 2012: Welcome to the second weekly addition to the Smart Growth... bit.ly/yKwczU
  14. Why Smart Growthers support Transportation Equity: (February 1, 2012)  Empire State Future is dedicated to regio... bit.ly/y9KRMH
  15. Federal transportation bill proposes elimination of key programs for bicycles and pedestrians–Please Act Now: (J... bit.ly/zY45yu
  16. Eastman Business Park embodies Rochester’s reinvention, resilience: January 20, 2012 by Evan Lowenstein With Kod... bit.ly/wTRep3
  17. What Pittsburgh can teach Buffalo and other upstate cities: This article, written by Bruce Fisher, was originall... bit.ly/Alm0ew
  18. Adirondack Park Agency to vote this week on 6,200-acre Tupper Lake resort plan: (January 16, 2012) The Adirondac... bit.ly/zlmVBy
  19. It’s not your parents’ Levittown: smart growth gains momentum in Long Island: (December 29, 2011), David Hogenka... bit.ly/wPiOPl
  20. It’s not your parents’ Levittown: smart growth gains momentum in Long Island: (December 29, 2011), David Hogenka... bit.ly/rR1jmo