At Binghamton University's student paper, Pipe Dream, Julie Alfonso has a look at the proposed housing rules that were the subject of a public hearing earlier this week. Alfonso reports that the new rules would "give students a voice" by requiring more thorough inspections of the properties that they tend to rent.
Broome Community College and the Levin Institute held a forum yesterday to look at how New York can be more competitive globally, Jennifer Micale writes at the Press & Sun-Bulletin. And the key is education, apparently:
"New York has the brains," [Levin President Garrick] Utley said. Panelist Jay McNamara, CEO of Endicott Interconnect, agreed. The region has tremendous opportunities for jobs in advanced technology, both in engineering and manufacturing, he noted. However, technological advances are calling for an increased skill set for tomorrow's manufacturing work force, he said. "I don't think the community really understands the talent pool we have here. Maybe it takes an outsider to see it," McNamara said.
Buffalo
At From the Ruins, Justin Sondel has a look at some of the findings from the Local Initiative Support Corporation in Buffalo's Census data. Big takeaways so far:
The number of people 17 and under in census tract 72, which includes LaSalle Park, the marine drive apartments and waterfront condos, has grown by over 40 percent. Riverside and Black Rock also had bumps in the 17 and under population. Buffalo’s Asian population grew by 105 percent with boosts of over 40 percent in 33 different tracts, concentrated largely on the west side of the city from downtown up to Riverside.
Meanwhile Harold McNeil at the Buffalo News reports that students at the University at Buffalo have released a 150-page report about how to revitalize Buffalo's Near East Side.
Infrastructure
Over at Infrastructurist, Eric Jaffe points us to a "manifesto" about the need for government to invest in transportation:
The cases for heavy federal investment in transportation have been pouring in from all angles of late. Many experts believe the country’s poor global standing in infrastructure is limiting its economic progress. States have shown themselves to be poor managers of transportation programs. Meanwhile the deterioration of a once-proud transportation system continues unabated. In richer economic times, those voices might join [transportation blogger] Yonah [Freemark]’s in carrying the conversation. Right now, as the arguments over deficit spending grow louder and louder, the transportation discussion itself has only the weight of a whisper.
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