What can real estate learn from Rochester? More than you might think. About what not to do, that is. Upstate cities such as Rochester, Syracuse and Utica declined as industry retrenched or moved to the South or overseas. New York City’s large manufacturing base was also gutted, with employment in that sector plunging from 1 million jobs to about 55,000. Yet New York City’s economy grew while its upstate counterparts withered away. Why haven’t upstate cities been able to reinvent themselves as New York City did?  X user @PhilSustainable got me thinking that poor land-use policy is a big part […]

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