US Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand pledged support Tuesday for replacing the Inner Loop via a sweeping federal infrastructure plan.
Inner Loop
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Can Biden’s infrastructure plan bury the Inner Loop for good? City Hall hopes so.
City Hall is eyeing potential federal infrastructure funds to fill in the rest of the Inner Loop. But some residents are wary of what comes next.
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Designing for a better city
The City of Rochester, says Maria Furgiuele, is experiencing a long-awaited renaissance, and it has a chance to shape its future in a way that will benefit all of its residents – and attract new ones. With thoughtful planning, she says, the city can provide quality housing for all of its people, create mass transit […]
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Building up
There’s a lot of construction happening downtown. Here’s what to expect to open
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Feedback 7/13
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Feedback 5/25
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Feedback 5/11
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Strong expansion could be in the works
Rumors have been circulating for weeks now that the Strong museum is considering an expansion. It makes sense, given the land that will be available once the nearby section of the Inner Loop is filled in and ready for development. Strong Director of Development Shane Rhinewald says that an expansion is possible, but that the […]
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Inner Loop fill progress is evident
One of an occasional series It looks like someone has set up camp on the former Inner Loop. But the small white tents are actually containment units for asbestos abatement. Workers inside the tents cut the asbestos out of the pipe, and then remove the pipe in sections and haul it away. The tents keep […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Public forum on city schools’ budget gap; beyond the Inner Loop; food truck meeting
The Rochester City School District will hold an open house to discuss the current budget gap — estimated at more than $40 million for the 2015-2016 school year. The event is at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, at the Montessori Academy on the Freddie Thomas Campus, 625 Scio Street. The Friends and Foundation of […]
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Week Ahead: [UPDATED] Elections, red-light camera ruling? Fill the loop meeting
The Big Day. The City of Rochester will pick a mayor, five City Council members, and three people to sit on the city school board during this week’s elections. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. Incumbent mayor Tom Richards, City Council president Lovely Warren, and local business […]
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Week Ahead: Public safety money up for grabs, filling the inner loop, COMIDA projects, lake levels
Rochester Mayor Tom Richards will hold the first of four Voice of the Citizen — Budgeting for Public Safety forums from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 26, at the Edgerton Community Center Stardust Ballroom, 41 Backus Street. The city has set aside $200,000 in its current budget for residents to use for […]
