The board derived its solutions from months of community work. Legislature Chair Nicole Watts hopes the proposed solutions end up in County Executive Ryan McMahon’s proposed budget.
Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Upstate’s vision to expand ER involves closing a key street in the city, putting Crouse and Upstate at odds
Upstate University Hospital officials in the last few weeks have started pitching the Common Council on closing one block of East Adams Street to connect the current ER to a new building.
Posted inNews
Sean Kirst: What seemed impossible then is about to happen. It’s 25 years since Van Robinson made a public call to pull down I-81
In 2001, Robinson saw forces coming together that would allow his longtime dream to become a 2026 reality.
Posted inInterstate 81
State officials plan hotline, safety measures for Syracuse residents affected by I-81 construction
Advocates, including Lanessa Owens-Chaplin, the director of the NYCLU’s Racial Justice Center, have pushed for protections for years.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
City auditor: Syracuse’s work on bike infrastructure behind; just 11% of work promised 12 years ago done
The city promised to improve bike infrastructure 12 years ago but has only completed 11% of the work, per a report by the city auditor.
Posted inTransportation
Syracuse lawmakers debate renewing contract for Veo bike and scooter sharing program
While most councilors appeared to support renewing the contract for e-scooters, Councilor Marty Nave represented the seemingly vocal minority against them.
Posted inNews
Central Current to host public housing forum on East Adams redevelopment
Join us on October 7th from 5 – 6:30 pm in the Community Room of the Salt City Market on Salina St. for a public Q&A with community leaders shaping the future of public housing in Syracuse.
Posted inTransportation
Centro’s plan for bus rapid transit in Syracuse evolves: updates on funding, drivers and routes
Centro believes it has enough funding for bus rapid transit to land in Syracuse in 2026.
Posted inTransportation
Centro adds South Side route to bus rapid transit plans; BRT expected in 2026
Centro hasn’t yet decided whether the route will begin at BRT’s initial implementation or be phased in.
Posted inInterstate 81
‘It’s about unifying communities’: Officials symbolically break ground on I-81 project
Friday’s ground breaking ceremony was largely symbolic as construction has started on the Interstate 81 project.
