RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

CNY RPDB Releases DRAFT Regional Sustainability Plan

The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) released the first DRAFT of the Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan on Tuesday February 14th 2013. The DRAFT plan document will be reviewed at the February 20th meeting of the CNY RPDB. The DRAFT document is available on the Plan Documents page of the visioncny.org website.

CNY RPDB Annual Meeting Features Presentations from Vision CNY Consultant Team

CNY RPDB Annual Meeting Features Presentations from Vision CNY Consultant Team

The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board held its annual meeting on Wednesday, December 12th from 9:00-1:30 pm at the Doubletree Hotel in East Syracuse. The meeting featured a series of presentations by technical consultants assisting the CNY RPDB with the preparation of the Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan along with a traditional holiday luncheon that featured Dr. Bruce Bailey, President and Chief Executive Officer of AWS Truepower, as the keynote speaker and the annual presentation of the CNY RPDB Rhea Eckel Clark Citizenship Award posthumously to Mr. Walter ...

Focus Group Meetings held throughout Central New York

Focus Group Meetings held throughout Central New York

The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) held a series of focus group meetings  for County representatives, as well as Regional Stakeholders to review draft goals, strategies, and project recommendations for the Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan during the last week in November 2012. In addition, several meetings of the agency’s 35-member board of directors have been held over the past six months for the purpose of providing input and monitoring progress on this initiative. To ensure that the Vision CNY Plan incorporates the many notable sustainability ...

Public Input Sought for Vision CNY

Public Input Sought for Vision CNY

Do you have ideas for the future of Central New York? What would make our region more sustainable? The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) is seeking public input in the development of the Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan.  Project ideas should create opportunities for achieving carbon reductions, energy efficiency savings and/or renewable energy deployment while enhancing job creation, economic investment and development consistent with a region’s sustainability and REDC strategic plan.  

CNY RPDB Hosts the Third Meeting for the Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan

CNY RPDB Hosts the Third Meeting for the Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan

The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board hosted the third meeting for the Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan on Wednesday, October 17th at the Genesee Grande Hotel, Tiffany Ballroom. The meeting featured a brief presentation on the status of work being conducted by CNY RPDB staff for Vision CNY.  In addition, CNY RPDB Board members and guests were invited to  participate in a small group dialogue during which the draft goals, strategies, and project recommendations for the sustainability plan were reviewed.    

Central New York Regional Sustainability Plan

  • Welcome to the website for Vision CNY the Regional Sustainability Plan for Central New York. Work on this plan was initiated in June 2012 and is scheduled for completion by January 2013. We welcome your participation. The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) has received funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop a regional plan for sustainable development to serve a five-county area in Central New York including the Counties of Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego, through the New York State Cleaner, Greener Communities program.  

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