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URA Private Housing Project
66-unit middle-income apartment complex to be completed by December of 1969. The Urban Renewal Agency put forth theses plans to create three building with 22 apartments each; expected rent from $160-$190/month.
20 Million Complex Proposed at Saratoga
Preliminary proposal for a development project in downtown Saratoga Springs is estimated to cost 20 million; proposal includes civil center and a 200 room hotel. The project is dependent on downtown merchants who would be willing to remodel or become…
Newsletter to CDTA Customers
Letter to CDTA customers explaining the new Navigator system and benefits; its a plastic smart card with more security for transportation
Dr. Roohan to chair urban renewal board
Dr. Leo W. Roohan Jr., was unanimously voted to succeed the late James Benton Wednesday as chairman of the Saratoga Springs Urban Renewal Agency.
Act of Incporation, Village of Saratoga Springs
The act creating the village of Saratoga Springs enacted by New York State's 49th assembly.
Act of Incorporation, City of Saratoga Springs
The act incorporating the city of Saratoga Springs enacted by New York State's 138th assembly
CDTA unveils new routes
New routes, increased frequency and reduced travel time are highlights of a revamped public transportation system officials unveiled Tuesday.
City's poor live 'horror story existence
A total of 468 city households, including 1,189 men, women and children, depend on food stamps to supplement their income.
No place to go: The homeless of Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs might not be as large as some major cities but there is still a large homeless population.
Out in the cold: Lack of low-cost housing keeps people on streets
In Saratoga Springs, the Queen of the Spas, a lack of low-income housing and no emergency shelters force people on to the streets.
Cycling toward a bike-friendly city
Bicycle racks are scattered across downtown Saratoga Springs. The horse-headed rings, installed.beginning last year, are an ornamental version that can accomodate two bikes at once. The department of public works.
CDTA unveils bike-share program in four cities
Local officials gathered in the rain Thursday morning in Washington Park to formally kick off CDPHP Cycle!, a new initiative that will allow people in Albany, Schenectady, Troy and Saratoga Springs to rent bicycles from any of 41 stations as what the…
Railroads grew with Saratoga Springs
Architecture is the direct result of the growth of a city. Each structure built in Saratoga Springs is a response to the changing economy and the expansion of a city.
HUD Grants $364,248 to Spa URA For Gaslight Square Area Project
The Urban Renewal Project Agency has received a $364,248 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the local agency's Project 1. The Project 1 area includes the Gaslight Square complex at Broadway and Hamilton Street and…
Saratoga URA Approves Bids for Bldg, Demolition, Tree Removal
Bid awards for demolition work and tree removal were approved at last night's Urban Renewal Agency Meeting.
600 at Spa City Greet Amtrak Adirondack
Close to 600 persons were on hand when Amtrak's Adirondack train pulled into the West Avenue railroad station yesterday in its inaugural run from New York to Montreal.
Housing study: Low-income residents priced out of Saratoga Springs market
The number of low-income people in Saratoga Springs has dropped because they are being priced out of the housing market.
West side to get group home
6 people to move into a group home; some neighbors welcome to the idea, some not
Big Families Hunt Decent Housing in Vain
Too many people are living in cramped conditions; post urban renewal, low-rent housing will be useful to meet relocation needs for low-income families.
Letter to NyS Development Authority
Letter from Margie H. Van Meter asking the NyS Development Authority to survey employees who live in Saratoga County about their commuting preferences.
Spa City URA Plans for Hotel-Center
The Saratoga Springs Urban Renewal Agency last night unanimously passed a resolution limiting the number of parking spaces in the proposed Spring Valley North project to allow the construction of a hotel-civic center complex. Later plans will include…
Saratoga URA Seen Revealing Plan for Sr. Citizens Center Site Dec. 22
The first possible site for a new Senior Citizens Center came under discussion at last nights meeting of the Urban Renewal Agency, and a possible preliminary site plan may be unveiled at its Dec. 22 meeting at City Hall. Reason behind this proposal…
Saratoga URA Gives Go-Ahead to Survey for Senior Citizen Center
The Urban Renewal Agency last night authorized Director Donald Veitch to proceed with plan for a new survey and legal description of land near St. Peter High School playground for the construction of a new Senior Citizens Center.
Saratoga URA to Sell Land For Senior Citizens Center
The Saratoga Springs Urban Renewal Agency last night passed resolutions in preparation to selling land for a Senior Citizens Center and use of URA land as a temporary softball field, discussed plans for businesses on Lake Avenue, and heard Mayor…
Spa City to Get Extra Gas for Emergency Vehicles
Mayor Raymond Watkin reported last night that he has made what he feels to be his first major breakthrough in an effort to solve the critical gasoline shortage although it concerns only 'emergency-type' vehicles.
Mayor Watkin Sees Saratoga Becoming Gas 'Disaster Area' and Mayor Watkin Lands Gas Bonanza for Spa
Gasoline shortage leads Mayor Watkin to declare Saratoga Springs a 'disaster area'
Bus route changes to take place in spring
The changes, the first major route restructuring in the Saratoga area since 2007, will increase service around areas of the city and out to the commercial corridor at Northway Exit 15, and bringing bus service for the first time to the neighborhoods…
City looks to expand access for cyclists, pedestrians
Officials announced Thursday that Alta Planning+Design of Saratoga Springs will be conducting a $60,000 study to develop a bicycle, pedestrian, and transit plan for the city.
CDTA plans meetings to discuss bus routes
A new route system would be designed based on ridership data and the changes in development patterns since the last restructuring, as well as on public input.
New bus route will aid track workers on dark days
A new bus route that should help senior citizens and track workers get around the Saratoga Springs area debuted last week, to the praise of city officials and advocate groups.
More CDTA service planned in city
Plan shifts bus routes to 'touch' more people.
On Track? Details of $12 million rail project emerge
Plans for a new rail project are emerging
Safe route to school for Spa bicyclists
Families with students at Geyser Elementary School will be able to walk or ride bikes to school starting next spring.
Saratoga is closer to pay-to-park plan
Five national companies Wednesday proposed installing and managing the first paid parking in the city since it was removed in the 1970s.
Pay to park sparks outcry in Saratoga
Instituting paid parking during a severe recession in this successful but seasonal downtown wil leither remake or destroy it, depending on who you ask. Some fear businesses will be harmed.
CDTA revamps Saratoga County routes
Plan increases buses to Wilton, maintains service to apartments.
NYC bus company adds Saratoga run
A bus line that is expanding its expres service to Saratoga Springs will pick up passengers at 6:30 a.m. in front of Congress Park at the tourist booth on Broadway, and leave from New York at 8 p.m. for a return trip each day. A ticket will cost…
An Act to Divide the Town of Saratoga, in the County of Saratoga
The 1819 act separating the towon of Saratoga Springs from Saratoga. April 4, 1819