Survey will make way for broadband access in New York s subsidized housing
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In this Oct. 2, 2007 file photo, a worker attends to a fiber-optic installation. Even though the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars to close the digital divide, tens of millions of Americans still aren t online. New York state has launched a survey to determine where weaknesses in broadband service for those living in affordable housing. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)Toby Talbot/AP
ALBANY – A divide between who has the tools and a high-speed connection to the Internet and who doesn t has long existed, but the pandemic made clear how important a digital connection is to education, medicine and business. Remote learning, working from home and telehealth were all possible during the pandemic, but only for those with working hardware and bandwidth.
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In 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which committed New York state to one of the most ambitious environmental goals in the world: an 85% reduction in emissions from 1990 levels by 2050. The law established interim goals of reducing emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, while mandating that 100% of the electricity generated in the state come from clean energy sources by 2040.
Along with making a complete transition to renewable energy in the power sector, meeting the state’s benchmarks will likely require buildings that rely on gas for heating and hot water to be retrofitted as well as major upgrades to the electrical grid. Alone, any of these measures to decarbonize the built environment would be difficult, but to synchronize them all on an expedited timeline will require a collaborative – and monumental – effort.
Does Multifamily Benefit from the $2T Federal Infrastructure Plan?
Multifamily leaders discuss President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging proposals and their impact on the industry. Apr012021
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A wide-ranging $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan released by President Joe Biden Wednesday that includes $213 billion to address affordable housing issues for low- and middle-income renters and buyers, upgrades the nation’s public housing stock and seeks to remove barriers to development received wide approval from multifamily executives who said housing has historically helped lead the country out of recession.
But some also expressed concern about how to pay for the sweeping proposals that range from $621 billion on improvements for roads, bridges, railways, ports, airports, public transit and the electric grid to $400 billion to expand home care services for the elderly and disabled and increase wages for those who care for them. Among other pr
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