| Community Image: Creating a Better First Impression 2010-2011 OCL Study Topic People form their first impression of a community at its gateways, on major routes through town, and approaches to its downtowns and major centers of activity. What are our public spaces saying about our community? What message does the look of our community convey to residents, investors, visitors, business owners, potential employees and students, or motorists that are just traveling through? How do we quantify the benefits of community image and redirect our energies and resources into making (physical) Syracuse and Onondaga County a place of pride? |
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| * Correction: Expansion of water infrastructure. (Page 9 of What Does It mean to be Green Study Report.) Figures in this paragraph refer to the entire service area of OCWA (Onondaga County Water Authority), which extends beyond Onondaga County. In Onondaga County, from 2001 through 2008 OCWA installed 126.19 miles of new water mains, all in established water districts, and leased an additional 18.05 miles of water mains built on behalf of newly formed districts. In conjunction with the new mains, OCWA installed 1,075 new hydrants, two new pump stations, and three new storage facilities, including one built at OCWA’s water treatment plant. |
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| Rethinking I-81 – 2008-09 Study Report | |
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| What will replace the elevated portions of Interstate 81, which is nearing the end of its useful life? While transportation planners and engineers study the traffic, structural, and technical issues, the OCL study focused its attention on the social, cultural, and economic effects of possible alternatives. |