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The 2020 New York Statewide Preservation Conference was held online on December 1-3, 2020.  Originally scheduled for May of 2020 in EDR’s home city of Syracuse, NY, the conference was rescheduled as an online event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  EDR is pleased to have served as the “Opening Plenary” sponsor and congratulates the Landmark […]

EDR congratulates Avangrid Renewables on the recent approval by the New York Siting Board, of Mohawk Solar the first such approval for a utility-scale solar project in New York State.  On November 19, 2020, the Siting Board issued an Order Granting a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need  Order Granting a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and […]

EDR is once again proud to be a sponsor for the Annual Preservation Awards hosted by the Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY). The event honors the projects and people throughout Central New York, dedicated to preserving the community’s history. “We are excited and thankful for these positive preservation projects contributing to our local communities, especially […]

Congratulations to Jane Rice, JD, AICP, Principal for community services at EDR, for her recent recognition from the New York State Planning Federation. She received the John O. Cross Award for excellence in the field of planning, zoning, and land use practices. The award is given in honor of the former chair of the Town of […]

Kyle Hatch, Planner with EDR will participate in the 2020 APA NY Upstate Chapter Virtual Conference’s presentation on “Improving Equity & Access to Healthy Infrastructure.” The session will discuss a Health Impact Assessment currently being conducted by a multidisciplinary team in Rochester that aims to understand what keeps vulnerable populations from utilizing a 3-county stretch […]

The offshore wind industry is nothing new to the EDR Visualization or Cultural Resources teams as they have been involved in project work since the very start of offshore wind development in the US. So, it was a perfect fit a year ago when EDR brought on several new staff to expand the firm’s capabilities […]

Congratulations to Kristen Olson, an EDR Project Architectural Historian, who is the co-author of Saving the Basilica – the cover article for the current issue of Applicator magazine.  The Basilica of St. Lawrence is a treasured local landmark in Asheville, North Carolina that was built between 1905 and 1908 and is listed on the National Register of […]