Reports
What Does the History of the States Oldest Jail Suggest For Its Future?
Pattern releases Case Study on the Sullivan County Jail
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Housing the Hudson Valley, June 2011:
Pattern releases Discussion Brief on the Future of Policy, Markets & Growth
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Examining Shared Services Potential in Dutchess County:
Pattern presents Study Brief on Municipal Efficiency to Dutchess EDC Board
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Creating a Positive Approach to Change:
Pattern releases White Paper on Local Government Efficiency in the Hudson Valley
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Pattern Issue Alert March 2011:
Open Space Institute study identifies more than 500,000 acres of developable land in Catskills; Report indicates growth can occur without harming open space resources
Pattern Issue Alert March 2011:
New Government Efficiency Incentives Aim at Local Action
Perform or Reform: The Time for Education Transformation is Now
Remarks by Jonathan Drapkin at the Rockland Business Association General Membership Luncheon February 17, 2011
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Pattern Issue Alert February 2011:
HUD Releases Proposed FY2012 Budget
Spending Blueprint focuses on fiscal discipline: strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes.
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Intergovernmental Collaboration in Ulster County
Shared Municipal Services Feasibility Study published July 2010
Considered the largest study of intermunicipal shared service potential in New York State history, Pattern and Ulster County engaged all 25 local governments in examining opportunities for increased efficiency and effectiveness in delivering services to taxpayers for this project, funded by a grant from the Department of State. Building on an initial agreement on highway services, Ulster County is working on several areas of recommendations from the report via an implementation committee that began work in October 2010.
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For specific reports on Highways, Economic Development and Planning, and Justice Courts, click here to go to the Ulster County website index, and scroll down to "Shared Services" section.
State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Dialog
A regional effort to identify opportunities to improve the SEQR process
Draft recommendations dated 2/8/10, representing the initiative co-chaired by DEC Region 3 Director Willie Janeway, Pattern for Progress President Jonathan Drapkin, and Scenic Hudson President Ned Sullivan, to improve implementation of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). The charge to streamline SEQRA without compromising environmental protection or public participation came from DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis at Pattern's Fall 2009 Conference, "The SEQRA Solution: Striking the Right Balance", which was followed by three months of public input. This draft has been issued for review and comment with a deadline of March 17, 2010. Email input to: R3SEQRWorkgroup@gw.dec.state.ny.us
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Click here for information on the February 17 Public Hearings »
See Commissioner Grannis' remarks in "Presentation" section below
Where Do We Draw the Line?
Restoring the Mid-Hudson's Trust in the MTA
A discussion brief produced for the Mid-Hudson tour of new MTA chairman Jay Walder, co-hosted by Pattern with chambers in Dutchess, Orange and Rockland Counties on December 1, 2009.
PDF of Pattern's Mid-Hudson MTA Brief »
Other media coverage »
"Housing the Hudson Valley"
This E-Bulletin is distributed bi-monthly to members, municipal and housing officials, and others with business interests related to the housing industry in the Hudson Valley.
December 2007 Issue
February 2008 Issue
May 2008 Issue
July 2008 Issue
September 2008 Issue
November 2008 Issue
January/February 2009 Issue
March/April 2009 Issue
June/July 2009 Issue
August/September 2009 Issue
January 2010 Issue
"MTA Payroll Tax to Affect 5 Counties in the Hudson Valley"
Pattern's Analysis and briefing document for the MTA Payroll Tax. Special E-update to members January 26, 2009.
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Click here for Pattern's Testimony at the Manhattan Public Hearing Feb. 19 »
"The Four Day Work Week"
Notes from the special Roundtable sponsored by Pattern in December 2008 to provide further discussion on one of the many energy-saving strategies for local governments presented in Pattern's Fall Conference, "Government on the Energy Gridiron."
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A Draft of Priorities: Transportation in the Valley
PowerPoint presentation from Hudson Valley Regional Economic Summit on Transportation March 18, 2008, where President and CEO Jonathan Drapkin was opening speaker. Input welcomed as these priorities are revised and expanded for full report later in 2008.
Presentation »
"The SEQRA Solution: Striking the Right Balance"
From the proceedings of Pattern's 3rd Annual Fall Conference on Local Government Efficiency September 17, 2009 at SUNY New Paltz:
DEC Commmissioner Pete Grannis - Remarks »
Media coverage of Fall Conference »
Share your thoughts on New York's environmental review process here.
Three-County Regional Housing Needs Assessment, 2006-2020
The widening affordability gap in the Hudson Valley is tracked in the newly released Three-County Regional Housing Needs Assessment, produced by planners in Dutchess, Orange and Ulster. The report was first previewed at Pattern’s 2008 housing conference.
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"Housing Trends, Costs of Sprawl, and Workforce Housing"
Presentation of Dr. Robert Burchell, director of the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers University and a widely respected expert on housing policy and land use, who was keynote speaker at Pattern's 2009 "Housing the Hudson Valley" Conference.
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New York State Housing Agency Overview
Overview of government agencies involved in affordable housing, presented by Arlo Chase, Senior VP for Policy Initiatives at NY Homes, during Pattern's "Housing the Hudson Valley" conference June 11 in Poughkeepsie.
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