City officials have announced three more projects, this time having to do with play, not buildings or infrastructure. One will create a “Corridor of Play” from the Genesee River east on Court Street, then south on Chestnut Street to the Strong Museum of Play. Another will create new play-oriented activities in the Jones Square Park […]
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Feedback 8/15
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Riverway plans head toward the start line
The city took the first step today on an ambitious plan to redevelop the riverfront from the University of Rochester area through downtown and north past the High Falls area. At a press conference at the Riverside Convention Center, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he has accepted plans for 13 of the projects in the […]
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Creating a fair city: lessons for Rochester
Making sure that cities are inclusive is critical, says Richard Florida. And that will require the involvement of universities, developers, everybody.
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Bob Morgan, housing, and downtown’s future
The news about a prominent developer provides one more reason for city officials to assess the housing underway downtown.
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Feedback 3/28
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Feedback 3/14
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Parcel 5 plan proceeds; so will the criticism
The RBTL-Morgan proposal may be the best plan imaginable for Parcel 5. But the concerns about it are legitimate, and they’re important.
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Parcel 5 theater’s next act: an economic-benefits study
If you’re tracking news about the proposed theater for Parcel 5, put July 31 as your next check-in date. That’s the deadline for a new study that Mayor Lovely Warren wants done about the impact of the theater. It’s “reasonable to assume” that the project won’t move forward until that study is completed, says Warren […]
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ROC the Riverway’s first public meeting is today
If the City of Rochester’s new ROC the Riverway plan got your interest, you can hear city officials talk about it – and ask them questions – at the public meeting this afternoon, from 4 to 6 p.m. at MCC’s new downtown campus, 321 State Street. Mayor Lovely Warren’s chief of staff, Alex Yudelson, says […]
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Rochester plans a riverfront renaissance
Trails and bridges and islands and more: City Hall rolls out a bold plan to revitalize the riverfront.
