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Kingston Moving Toward Area-Wide 25mph Speed Limit
Now that NY State has loosened its stranglehold on municipal traffic speeds.
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How Beacon Could Create More Housing
And it wouldn't require massive developments or high-rise apartments.
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Wide Angle: Urban Orphans
My latest column from the Highlands Current.
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Highlands Current: Wide Angle
Recent columns I've written for the local paper.
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Governor Hochul's Housing Plan Fails In Albany
Her housing plan is shot down by the Legislature. Now what?
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Jay Jacobs Has To Go
No matter what the excuses for November's loses, the State Democratic Party is broken… or maybe never really built, at all.
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Mara Gay on New York Democrats' Challenges
Mostly, I agree with Gay, and the Democrats have a huge mess on their hands.
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2023, The New New York, The New New Beacon
I am making no predictions, only one resolution, and offering only a few hopes
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Beacon Streets
What's happening in Beacon NY and the Hudson Valley via Stowe Boyd, Highlands Current columnist, and contributor to Chronogram.
Housing
Governor Hochul's Housing Plan Fails In Albany
Her housing plan is shot down by the Legislature. Now what?
Priced Out
Three factors colliding in the housing market.
What the Regional Planning Association’s Gateway Plan May Be Getting Wrong
What if commuting comes to be considered unsustainable?
Parking
Curb Space and Reservations
The most oversubscribed asset is curb space.
The Value of a Parking Space
Should we end free parking?
Traffic
Kingston Moving Toward Area-Wide 25mph Speed Limit
Now that NY State has loosened its stranglehold on municipal traffic speeds.
Loosening Your Belt Does Not Make You Less Fat
Adding lanes to highways leads to more traffic, not less.
Walkability
Who Are Most Likely Not To Stop For People in Crosswalks?
Men in expensive cars, that's who.
Zoning
Six Beacon buildings join the Historic Overlap District
The Salvation Army doesn't want the headaches, though.
How to Keep Beacon Real Estate Afforable
Maybe 'Granny Flats' are the answer.

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