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Adirondack Park: Landscape No Longer Contested

Has the time come for the Adirondack Park to be “inspirational, educational, recreational, ecological and economically sustainable?” If so, what has changed in local and state politics to allow for such a transformation. Paul Bray explains how a contested landscape is now becoming collaborative.

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Credit: Jean Mackay, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

Albany’s Downtown and Tomorrow’s Prospects

How can cities get creative in planning a future that draws on the past as well as new and emerging approaches to fundraising like crowdsourcing? Thoughts on how communities in New York State are approaching these questions and challenges.

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Adirondack Park: Landscape No Longer Contested

Has the time come for the Adirondack Park to be “inspirational, educational, recreational, ecological and economically sustainable?” If so, what has changed in local and state politics to allow for such a transformation. Paul Bray explains how a contested landscape is now becoming collaborative.

Read More »
Credit: Jean Mackay, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

Albany’s Downtown and Tomorrow’s Prospects

How can cities get creative in planning a future that draws on the past as well as new and emerging approaches to fundraising like crowdsourcing? Thoughts on how communities in New York State are approaching these questions and challenges.

Read More »