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Virtual FOCUS Lab tour on Google Street View
Exhibits, VR Reif Larsen 7/9/22 Exhibits, VR Reif Larsen 7/9/22

Virtual FOCUS Lab tour on Google Street View

The FOCUS Lab interior is now on Google Street View!

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The FOCUS Lab opens!
Exhibits, Sustainability, Community Development, Waterfront Reif Larsen 5/3/22 Exhibits, Sustainability, Community Development, Waterfront Reif Larsen 5/3/22

The FOCUS Lab opens!

The FOCUS Lab, a new exhibition space & urban room, opened in Downtown Troy.

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“Our Future Main Streets: Inclusion, Flexibility, Experience” (12/14) Recap + Video
Main Streets, Storefronts, Economic Development, Inclusion, Urban Design Reif Larsen 12/17/21 Main Streets, Storefronts, Economic Development, Inclusion, Urban Design Reif Larsen 12/17/21

“Our Future Main Streets: Inclusion, Flexibility, Experience” (12/14) Recap + Video

Recap and video of the December 14 event “Out Future Main Streets: Flexibility, Inclusion, Experience.”

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Interview with Sanctuary for Independent Media about Main Streets
Main Streets, Retail, Urban Design Reif Larsen 12/13/21 Main Streets, Retail, Urban Design Reif Larsen 12/13/21

Interview with Sanctuary for Independent Media about Main Streets

Reif Larsen, founder of The Future of Small Cities Institute spoke with HMM’s Sina Basila Hickey about the future of Main Streets ahead of the December 14th event.

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The Death & Life of Small North American Cities
Main Streets, Storefronts, Economic Development Reif Larsen 12/10/21 Main Streets, Storefronts, Economic Development Reif Larsen 12/10/21

The Death & Life of Small North American Cities

Future of Small Cities Institute founder Reif Larsen writes for the Globe & Mail about the future of main streets and storefronts in the small legacy cities of the Hudson Valley, including the cities of Troy, Hudson, and Kingston.

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THE FOCUS Living Lab
Exhibits, Sustainability, Urban Design, Waterfront Reif Larsen 9/17/21 Exhibits, Sustainability, Urban Design, Waterfront Reif Larsen 9/17/21

THE FOCUS Living Lab

We're excited to announce the creation of the FOCUS (Future of Cities and Urban Sustainability) Living Lab, our first brick and mortar space.

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RPI architecture class reimagines Troy underpass
Design, Architecture Reif Larsen 12/2/20 Design, Architecture Reif Larsen 12/2/20

RPI architecture class reimagines Troy underpass

Professor Michael Oatman and his architectural students use cutting-edge LIDAR scan of area as a resource to produce entries for UNITING LINE design competition.

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FoSCI mentioned in City Lab
Recovery Reif Larsen 11/5/20 Recovery Reif Larsen 11/5/20

FoSCI mentioned in City Lab

Future of Small Cities mentioned in City Lab article on Troy.

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