When Norman Garrick looks at cities that declined during the latter half of the 20th century, he says that he’s seldom surprised to find that transportation issues are often an overlooked root cause. “I think a lot of what happened to the Rust Belt cities and some of the cities in the Northeast have been […]
Rochester Regional Community Design Center
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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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Reining in rural sprawl
Lima is at a crossroads, literally and figuratively. The village of approximately 2,100 people got its start as a stop on a well-traveled cross-state road, a section of which is the modern Routes 5 and 20. A village landmark from the era, the American Hotel, still sits at the corner of that corridor and what’s […]
