Model Green City: Troy, New York

• Basics about Troy, NY
• From 'Silicon Valley' of the 19th Century to Green City of the 21st Century: Troy as a Model Sustainable Community
• Troy, NY links

 

 

 

Basics about Troy, New York

Troy is just north of Albany, New York's capital city. Troy has a rich history, as it was a major industrial center of the United States during the civil war. Troy is located in Rensselaer County, along the Hudson River in upstate New York. Troy's location near the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers gave it the hydrological power that was integral for it's industrial growth during the 19th century.

Since it's peak as an industrial city, Troy has been experiencing an economic recession. This is an experience Troy shares with many upstate New York cities. Fortunately, Troy has a rich Victorian architectural legacy leftover from it's industrial boom times. This setting has made the city particularly attractive to the arts community, and many new galleries and antiques shops are moving to Troy.

As Troy is currently undergoing an upswing in cultural activity, it is an opportune time to implement the Green City Project.

From 'Silicon Valley' of the 19th Century to Green City of the 21st Century: Troy as Model Sustainable Community

The Green City Project seeks to make Troy, NY a model sustainable city. Currently, the Green City Project is approaching this goal by trying to green the city's waste management and pesticides practices. For more information on how the Green City Project is doing this, check out the waste and toxic pages in this website.

Several grants have been written in order to fund different objectives of the Green Cities Project:

• Howard & Busch Grant Application
• Flexible Economic Networks
• Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Project

Troy, NY links

TroyNet. The Online Home of Troy, New York. This page has wonderful historical information on the city, as well as information on Troy's budding Arts District.
Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway. This is a webpage created and maintained by P. Thomas Carroll, Troy's most dedicated historian and revitalist.
Uncle Sam's Place. Troy, NY is the home of Uncle Sam, a cultural icon of the United States. This webpage also provides some basic information on Troy, NY.
Rensselaer County Sustainability Plan This is a website composed by students at RPI that attempts to lay out a plan for building a sustainable future for Rensselaer County. Troy, NY is in Rensselaer County.
Local Environmental and Social Justice Issues This webpage will lead you to several press releases and news stories concerning environmental and social justice issues in the Capital District of New York.

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This website is a part of the Green Cities Project. It is currently being maintained by web@greencitiesproject.org. The last update to this page was made on December 10, 2000.