This week’s preview highlights some local opportunities to learn, expand perspectives, and engage meaningfully in important conversations.
urban planning
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Group wants the city to lower speed limits
The faster a vehicle is going, the more potential it has to injure or kill someone. And that, in a nutshell, is why the Healthi Kids Coalition, a children’s advocacy group, is asking City of Rochester officials to lower the speed limit on neighborhood streets from 30 mph to 25 mph. Prior to the push, […]
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A green vision for the High Falls district
The area on the west side of Rochester’s High Falls got its start as a cluster of mills, running off the power provided by the Genesee River, but over the years it’s assumed other identities. In the 1990’s, for example, city leaders tried to repurpose it as an entertainment district. High Falls has since transitioned […]
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Park saver coming to Rochester
When urban planner Tupper Thomas first walked into Brooklyn’s Prospect Park as its new administrator 30 years ago, she was stunned both by its beauty and its severe neglect, she says. The park’s reputation for crime back then made many people afraid to stroll through it, even in the daytime. “I thought, ‘This is so […]
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Disabled still fighting for equal access
When Rasheem Broughton goes to shake hands, it’s a bit like lifting a broken wing. His hand floats in midair and his grip is soft and loose. Broughton has spent much of his adult life in a wheelchair. A gunshot wound when he was in his teens left him a quadriplegic with multiple disabilities. But […]
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El Camino neighborhood crafts a new vision
The El Camino neighborhood is struggling with some tough problems, but residents don’t want to let those challenges define their community. In that Rochester neighborhood – which is bordered by the Genesee River on the west, North Clinton Avenue on the east, Avenue D to the north, and Upper Falls to the south – many […]
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Wegmans seeks fix for East Ave. lot
At its peak hours, the East Avenue Wegmans can be a frustrating place. But it’s a popular urban grocery store, so a little inconvenience is understandable. But the parking lot is beyond frustrating, and the target of many customer complaints, says Dan Aken, Wegmans’ manager of site development. There’s an element of disorder in the […]
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Lessons from Detroit
Last week was a tough week in Rochester, with the news about Valeant moving the B+L headquarters to New Jersey and laying off hundreds of employees here. And I keep thinking about Detroit’s bankruptcy. There are a lot of differences between us, certainly, beginning with the sheer magnitude of Detroit and its problems. Detroit spreads […]
