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The Onondaga Historical Association presented its annual OHA Medal Award to developer Ed Riley in recognition of his remarkable transformation of the Hotel Syracuse – an iconic local landmark whose preservation and restoration are symbolic of the revitalization of downtown Syracuse.  EDR’s landscape architecture and cultural resources staff are working with Mr. Riley to design […]

EDR’s Planning staff have been working with the City of Syracuse, the Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency, and Clarion Associates on ReZone Syracuse – the first comprehensive revision of the city’s zoning ordinance.  This is an exciting challenge for the project team, and a great opportunity for residents and business owners in the City of Syracuse […]

EDR’s Syracuse staff participated in our local 2016 Earth Day Cleanup, organized by the Downtown Committee of Syracuse.  This is always a great event, and it continues to grow every year – a testament to both the spirit of our community and to the commitment of the Downtown Committee staff, who do such an excellent […]

EDR’s Planning staff has been working with the Town of DeWitt and City of Syracuse on a coordinated effort to collect public input for the Elevating Erie Ideas Competition, which solicited proposals from around the world in an effort to re-think development patterns and transportation infrastructure along the Erie Boulevard East corridor.  The ideas submitted […]

The Stiles Brook Wind Farm is a proposed wind energy project under development by Iberdrola Renewables in the communities of Windham and Grafton in southern Vermont.  EDR Principals John Hecklau and Patrick Heaton recently supported Iberdrola’s project team at open houses to engage in dialogue with community members about the proposed project.  EDR’s viewshed analysis […]

EDR Principals John Hecklau, Ben Brazell, and Pat Heaton will be attending the American Wind Energy Association Siting Conference on March 22-23, 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina. Ben Brazell, our Director of Environmental Services, is speaking about Local Control vs. State Siting: Does it Even Matter? as part of a panel discussion. The conference program […]

EDR is pleased to welcome our newest Studio member, Mary Hejna, to our Rochester office. Mary comes to EDR with a background in science, including a B.S. in Biology and postgraduate study in Ecology and Natural Resource Management and Landscape Architecture. She has previous experience in the field on ecological restoration, floristic quality assessment and […]

EDR has been working with the Town of Marcy to update its 2009 Master Plan in light of developments at and around the emerging nanotechnology campus.  Our efforts began in mid-2015 with a series of three neighborhood meetings, and have continued through the drafting of revised Character Areas, an analysis of residential and commercial development […]