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Construction Update: Walkable Ithaca: Giles St. Sidewalk Project

Construction Update: Walkable Ithaca: Giles St. Sidewalk ProjectPROJECT START DATE: Monday, May 16, 2022PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOAL:The City of Ithaca’s contractor, O.H. Striping, will make improvements to new sidewalk segments and curb ramps a...

Parkmobile Fee Increase

To continue providing a high-quality user experience, Parkmobile (https://parkmobile.io/), the mobile payment application provider for the City of Ithaca, has increased their fee from 35 cents to 45 cents per transaction. This fee is charged to app users ...

Construction Update: College Avenue Utility Work

Construction Update: College Avenue Utility Work

PROJECT NAME & LOCATION: College Avenue Utility Work 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION & GOAL: Street Reconstruction Project 

PROJECT START DATE & TIME: Ongoing SCHEDULED COMPLETION D...

Construction Update: 500 Block East Buffalo Street

Construction Update: 500 Block East Buffalo Street

PROJECT NAME & LOCATION: E Buffalo Street Water Main Replacement, 500 Block of E Buffalo Street and intersection with Stewart Avenue 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  An old water main at the end...

Frequently Asked Questions- City of Ithaca Department Redesign

Frequently Asked Questions- City of Ithaca Department Redesign

This set of FAQs follows previous sets released on February 17, 2022 and January 11, 2022.Is the City abolishing its police department?No. The City is maintaining armed police officers as a par...

City of Ithaca Invites Community Input on Reimagining Public Safety Report

City of Ithaca Invites Community Input on Reimagining Public Safety Report, Announces Community Town Halls

The City of Ithaca is encouraging the community to review the Reimagining Public Safety Report suggesting the new Department of Community Safety and...

Construction Update- Walkable Ithaca: Giles St. Sidewalk Project

Construction Update- Walkable Ithaca: Giles St. Sidewalk Project

PROJECT NAME: Walkable Ithaca: Giles St. Sidewalk Project 

PROJECT START DATE: Monday, Mar 21, 2022 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOAL: The City of Ithaca’s contractor, O...

LEAD Has Officially Launched in Ithaca

LEAD Has Officially Launched in Ithaca to Undo Racial Disparities at the Front-end of the Criminal Justice System

Travis Brooks, Deputy Director of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center, announces the official launch of the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversio...

City of Ithaca Reimagining Public Safety Working Group Publishes Report

City of Ithaca Reimagining Public Safety Working Group Publishes Report, Presentation to Common Council this Evening

The City of Ithaca’s Reimagining Public Safety Working Group has published its report detailing suggestions to implement a new public safet...

Common Council to Receive Reimagining Public Safety Working Group Report on Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Common Council to Receive Reimagining Public Safety Working Group Report on Wednesday, March 2, 2022

(Ithaca, N.Y., February 28) -- The City of Ithaca’s Reimagining Public Safety Working Group will deliver a report detailing suggestions for implementing th...

City Redistricting Working Group

City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick announced that he has appointed the City Redistricting Working Group.  The members of the group are Henrik N. Dullea, Chair; Seph Murtagh; Chris Proulx; Jared Pittman; and Katie Sims.  The Redistricting...

Statement from Acting City of Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis

Statement from Acting City of Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis on Support for Reimagining Public Safety Initiative & FAQ Document

The progress made to-date by the City of Ithaca’s Working Group to address Reimagining Public Safety led by Eric Rosario...

TIMELINE CORRECTION- NYSEG Work Hyers St and S Albany St

TIMELINE CORRECTION- NYSEG Work Hyers St and S Albany St 

PROJECT NAME & LOCATION: Gas Utility Work South of Six Mile Creek – 500 block of S. Albany Street and Hyers Street portion  

PROJECT DESCRIPTION & GOAL: Gas main a...

Construction Update- Catherine Street Rebuild

Construction Update- Catherine Street Rebuild  

PROJECT LOCATION & DATES: All of Catherine Street: Lower half (nearest Eddy Street)- 2021, Upper half (nearest College Ave) to take place after completion of College Ave project. Updates will be ...

Green Street Garage Redevelopment Project

GREEN STREET REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

The Green Street Garage will be closing temporarily for reconstruction Spring 2021. Garage re-opening is anticipated for late Fall 2021.  

The existing Green Street Garage will undergo demolition this Spring to ma...