The Chicago Plan Commission has adopted a blueprint for transit-oriented development to complement projects that are bolstering mass transit in a historically Black and low-income part of the city. The 95th Street Corridor plan for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development includes a roadmap for types of new dwellings and mixed-use developments to build near stops along a […]
New York State is investing more than $150 million to transition public college and university campuses to cleaner, greener and more sustainable energy sources. As part of this investment, the state will deliver approximately $100 million in grants to the State University of New York (SUNY) system, including a significant funding boost for climate resiliency […]
New York’s primary economic development agency is searching for a firm that can give the state-owned site of a former long-term care center in the Hudson Valley Region new life as a housing development. Empire State Development (ESD) recently released a request for proposals (RFP) for the purchase and redevelopment of the former Taconic Developmental […]
California is on the verge of making major investments to safeguard against water shortages, if state officials can agree on how to spend newly available dollars. At a recent meeting of the California Water Commission, officials weighed approaches for allocating more than $525 million in water storage funding after a major reservoir expansion project unexpectedly […]
An Independent School District (ISD) in Port Arthur, Texas, has approved the language of a $300 million bond to construct a new middle school, develop a new stadium and improve school facilities districtwide. The Port Arthur ISD will present the approved 2025 PAISD school bond to eligible residents on May 3 election ballots. The bond, […]
Roads, bridges and rail systems in Maryland are set to receive significant repairs and upgrades. The state is launching a major revitalization effort for transportation infrastructure, with the recent announcement of a coalition called Mobilizing Opportunities for Vital Economic Growth (MOVE) to support $420 million in annual state funding. When combined with federal dollars, the […]
Traverse City, Michigan, is investing in improved wastewater infrastructure. City commissioners recently approved a notice of intent resolution that will allow the municipality to issue up to $42 million in sewer system revenue bonds. The resolution, which received unanimous support at a commissioner’s meeting, represents a $12 million increase from the previously authorized $30 million […]