DIY Complete Streets in Tonawanda
Susan Hopkins & Jen Topa Do-it-yourself temporary street improvements—a.k.a. “Tactical Urbanism” events are a powerful way to demonstrate the benefits of Complete Streets. As part of a larger Complete Streets…
The Street Liason is In
by Jen Topa It brings me pleasure to serve in the role of Street Liaison for the City of Rochester, because the position merges my background in Sales and Marketing…
Where There is Ruin There is Hope for a Treasure
by Tanya Zwahlen I'm watching The Get Down on Netflix. It's a fictional account of the birth of hip hop in the South Bronx in the late 1970s. CityLab just published a great…
Third Annual Show on Monroe. Best. Ever.
by Tanya Zwahlen KUDOS to JEN TOPA for teaming with merchants to plan another successful Show on Monroe. The day-long event highlights all that is unique about Monroe Avenue in the…
Volunteers are Making Our Cities Great Again
by Tanya Zwahlen and Jen Topa We recently were talking about how our work to revitalize commercial corridors involves hundreds of people. This month we decided to highlight three of…
Springtime on Dewey
On Saturday, April 23rd, the Dewey Avenue Merchants Association held their first "Springtime on Dewey" event on the front lawn of Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York. The event included merchant…
Women’s Planning Forum Comes to Rochester
by Tanya Zwahlen Last night, ten members of the Women's Planning Forum (WPF) from Cornell University came to Rochester for an informal conversation with six graduates of the Masters in City and…
Vacation in a Planners Paradise
by Tanya Zwahlen This month, my extended family took a spring vacation to Rosemary Beach, Florida. We chose Rosemary Beach because it was close to my sister-in-law's family, who is…