Jonathan Drapkin: All roads lead to need for better infrastructure
May 18. 2016
Infrastructure — not the most exciting thing that government does, but when it fails, boy are citizens upset.
It is national Infrastructure Week. Events are taking place all over the country to try to bring attention to an expenditure that typically draws […]
Jonathan Drapkin: Don’t just gripe about taxes; get informed
March 27. 2016
No question, politics at any level is all about it. The state budget process is taking the issue through the wringer. School budget talks are wrestling it to the floor. Taxes.
The mere mention of it sets off a visceral reaction in all of us. And why not? Look at your pay stub, […]
Join a Special Fellows Class Marking Pattern’s 50th Year
NEWBURGH, NY – AUGUST 7, 2015 – Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress seeks mid-career professionals from across the Hudson Valley to join the next class of its regional Fellows program. In addition to attending a series of interactive classes with relevant readings and guest speakers who are experts on the region, the 2015-16 Fellows class will […]
New Patterns for Village Growth: Local Officials Eye Quality Efforts aimed at Better Walkability
The Shawangunk Journal
By Lisa Carroll
ELLENVILLE – A recent seminar entitled “Downtown Turnaround: Restoring the Promise of our Population Centers” has inspired some interesting thoughts for the local area, Ellenville mayor Jeff Kaplan said.
The event — part of a three-year Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress project, the Urban Action Agenda, designed to better develop policies and […]
Seeking Those $500 Million Ideas
Web Portal Gathers Ideas for Upstate Revitalization Initiative
NEWBURGH, NEW YORK – JULY 23, 2015 – Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress is involved in compiling the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council’s plan to revitalize the region. Ideas are sought in the categories of regional tourism; investing in city, town and village centers; and high-tech / high […]
Hudson Valley Study Sees Room for Improvement in Rail Safety, State Transit Aid, Water Resources
The Daily Freeman
A freight train that included tanker cars crossed a bridge over the Rondout Creek in Kingston, N.Y. (Photo by Tony Adamis)
NEWBURGH, N.Y. […]
New Pattern for Progress Report Addresses Infrastructure
May 18, 2015
NEWBURGH – Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, the region’s private, research and think-tank organization, has just issued its latest report, this one on Hudson Valley infrastructure.The report looks at three areas of interest – rail safety, fair share allocation of state transportation resources, and capacity of regional water and sewer systems to handle development. […]
Maloney, DiNapoli, McDonald at May 18 Infrastructure Conference
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April 29, 2015
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Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress is gathering federal, state and local experts to discuss regional infrastructure issues for a half-day infrastructure conference 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, at Anthony’s Pier 9, New Windsor.
The morning will open with Congressman Sean Maloney who serves on the House Transportation […]
County Execs Want State Money for Infrastructure
Mark Lungariello, The Journal News
A panel discussion of issues facing Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties turns into a discussion of how the state handles its finances.
TARRYTOWN – The elected leaders of Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties say the state mishandled several billion dollars worth of legal settlements that could have been used to update and […]
County Execs Discuss State of Economy at Pattern Session
Mid-Hudson News
TARRYTOWN – Westchester, Rockland and Putnam County Executives Robert Astorino, Edwin Day and MaryEllen Odell addressed Hudson Valley business leaders on ways to improve their counties as well as the greater Hudson Valley. During a panel discussion Monday morning at a Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress breakfast, the county leaders discussed issues including local […]