People have until Oct. 15 to comment on a controversial state plan to remove trees from the banks of the Erie Canal.
Erie Canal
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Calendar preview: Summer stretch
With outdoor activities for all the senses, this week’s events let us explore and expand connection through physical (and social) movements.
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Erie Canal water level rising, should be filled in coming days
The Erie Canal in the Rochester region is now being watered and should be full and ready for limited recreational use next week.
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Erie Canal summer recreation is up in the air
The Erie Canal will stay shallow and closed to recreational users beyond May 15, the date the state had set for opening.
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History, nostalgia, andthe Broad Street bridge
In its 177-year history, the Broad Street bridge in downtown Rochester has carried canal boats, light-rail trains, cars, and trucks across the Genesee River. Now, city officials plan to remove its top layer, exposing the canal aqueduct and converting it into a pedestrian walkway. The bridge is a key part of the city’s ROC the […]
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Ted Curtis’s legacy
City manager, canal promoter, participant in multiple good-government efforts, and dreamer of big dreams, Ted was passionate about the city.
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Pittsford board members quit over Westport project
Four of the five members of the Village of Pittsford Planning Board have resigned, citing objections to the way that the village’s Board of Trustees handled the proposed Westport Crossing project. The members are Remegia Mitchell, Meg Rubiano, Joe Maxey, and Jill Crooker. The resignations are effective immediately. The controversial Westport project calls for 167 […]
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Feedback 12/24
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Pittsford board votes down Westport Crossing designs
A proposed canal side apartment development in the Village of Pittsford has hit another roadblock. Mark IV Enterprises wants to build 167 high-end apartments at 75 Monroe Avenue, a brownfield at the edge of the village. But this afternoon, the village’s Architecture and Preservation Review Board rejected the developer’s designs for the buildings. Mayor Bob […]
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At home on the canal
It’s a safe assumption that few government leaders or canal-community residents could have foreseen the canal’s banks becoming a sought-after location for high-end housing.
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Pittsford cries fowl
The Village of Pittsford has won a few big fights in its time — usually conflicts stemming from its strict building codes. But it has been bested by the ducks and geese that hang out along Schoen Place. The waterfowl are a fixture of the popular Erie Canal business district, and the public flocks to […]
