In advance of the 9/17 joint meeting between the City’s Planning Board and Design Review Commission regarding the proposed City Center parking garage, Sustainable Saratoga on Friday sent comments urging city officials to follow the zoning ordinance’s guidelines for parking garages, and to examine
Sustainable Saratoga is pleased to announce that part-time staffer Sam Scoppettone will ride his bike 300 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C. this fall to raise awareness about climate change and benefit Sustainable Saratoga.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY—Sustainable Saratoga’s Bring Your Own Bag (BYOBag) Saratoga initiative has launched a petition drive encouraging Saratoga Springs residents and businesses to support its campaign to ban thin film, plastic check-out bags at area stores. Hundreds of U.S. towns and cities have banned or taken steps
Saratoga: Let’s Get Real About Energy!
Sustainable Saratoga’s Urban Forestry Project released the following guidelines for tree hosts that received trees as part of our Tree Toga plantings on April 26. We thought we would share these tree care tips with everyone. For questions on care, please contact trees@sustainablesaratoga.org.
Sustainable Saratoga has compiled a list of ideas we believe will produce a Comprehensive Plan that will create and foster a more sustainable and resilient Saratoga Springs.
Saratoga’s first-ever Urban Forest Master Plan (draft) now available to public on City’s websiteSustainable Saratoga inventory provides the foundation for City’s planning efforts.
Public hearing at City Council meeting on May 21, 6:30 PM, in the council chambers.
City Council received the draft Urban Forest Master Plan last week
Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy brought the reality of climate change closer to home. Although our immediate area missed the worst impact of these storms, neighboring counties in New York State have suffered the effects of devastating flooding, including loss of life and extraordinary costs associated with
The planned development of the former Ellsworth Ice Cream Co. factory site on the west side of Saratoga Springs is a good urban infill project that Sustainable Saratoga can support, although we wish it would contain some affordable units.
The project will bring more residents to the downtown