Construction Update- Spencer Road Paving (Phase 3)

Construction Update- Spencer Road Paving (Phase 3)

Project Start Date: Monday, September 20, 2021

Project Location: Rt 13 S- Salvation Army Building to 560 Spencer Rd

Project Description and Goal: Overlay of existing road with new asphalt

Local Impacts: Road ...

Stewart Park Carousel- Extended Hours

Reimagining Public Safety Website & Community Engagement Tool Launched

Reimagining Public Safety Website & Community Engagement Tool Launched, Community Input Sought on Unarmed Response & Healing Plan

(Ithaca, N.Y., September 8, 2021) -- The Reimagining Public Safety Collaborative invites the community to share their ...

Construction Update- Spencer Road Paving (Phase 2)

Construction Update- Spencer Road Paving (Phase 2)

Project Start Date: Monday, September 13, 2021

Project Location: Spencer Road- Stone Quarry to Elmira Road Traffic Circle

Project Description and Goal: Mill and Pave North Lane Only

Local Impacts: Road closed...

Inlet Island Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Replacement

Construction Update- Inlet Island Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Replacement   

Project Location: Parking lot adjacent to 323 Taughannock Blvd   

Project Description: Completely replace existing pump station. Work includes: ...

City of Ithaca Hotel Room Occupancy Tax Information

City of Ithaca Hotel Room Occupancy Tax Information

The City of Ithaca wishes to inform and remind all lodging operators in the City, including short-term rental hosts, that they are now required to collect the City of Ithaca hotel room occupancy tax and r...

Town & Gown Tuesdays- City & County Updates on Reimagining Public Safety Collaborative Efforts

Town & Gown Tuesdays- City & County Updates on Ongoing Reimagining Public Safety Collaborative Efforts

City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and Tompkins County Chief Equity and Diversity Officer Deanna Carrithers recently sat down with Gary Stewart, ...

UPDATE- GREEN STREET GARAGE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT- Home Dairy Alley Temporary Closure

UPDATE- GREEN STREET GARAGE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT- Home Dairy Alley Temporary Closure

Beginning Tuesday, July 27, 2021, Home Dairy Alley will be closed underneath the parking garage. The closure is expected to last through February. Home Dairy Alley will r...

Hiring Alert: Project Director, Community Justice Center

 Hiring Alert: Project Director, Community Justice Center

Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca are collaborating in the search for dynamic leader to serve as Project Director for the newly established Community Justice Center with a proven track...

Reimagining Public Safety Working Group Announced

Reimagining Public Safety Working Group Formed to Design City of Ithaca's Department of Public Safety

(Ithaca, N.Y., June 24, 2021) – City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick announced the formation of a working group that will serve...

Construction Update- South Cayuga Street Bridge Project

Construction Update- South Cayuga Street Bridge Project

PROJECT NAME: South Cayuga St Bridge Project  

PROJECT START DATE: July 26, 2021  

SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE: December 31, 2021   

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOAL: This p...

Update- 2021 Pavilion Rental Season

Pavilion Rental Update

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...

Update- City Hall Offices

Update- City Hall Offices    

Throughout the pandemic, the City of Ithaca has taken every measure to ensure the safety and well being of our employees and the community that we serve. City Hall will remain closed to the public throughout ...

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 ...

City of Ithaca Adopts Energy Code Supplement, Requires Net-Zero Construction by 2026

City of Ithaca Adopts Energy Code Supplement, Requires Net-Zero Construction by 2026

At the May 5, 2021, meeting of Common Council, the City of Ithaca adopted the Ithaca Energy Code Supplement (IECS), code requirements for new buildings and major renovati...

Ithaca Youth Bureau Open by Appointment Beginning May 10, 2021

Aurora Street "Streatery" to Return for 2021 Outdoor Dining Season

Aurora Street "Streatery" to Return for 2021 Outdoor Dining SeasonBeginning Thursday, April 1, 2021, the City of Ithaca will be closing the 100 block of N Aurora Street (between E State Street and E Seneca Street) to vehicular traffic, to accomm...

Reminder- Green Street Garage Closing 3/29/21

The Green Street Garage will be closing temporarily for reconstruction on Monday, March 29, 2021. Garage re-opening is anticipated for late Fall 2021.  

The existing Green Street Garage will undergo demolition this Spring to make way for ...

Green Street Redevelopment Project- Green Street Lane Shifts

Green Street Redevelopment Project- Green Street Lane Shifts

Beginning the week of March 22, 2021, traffic lanes on East Green Street will be shifting to accommodate the Green Street Redevelopment Project. Both lanes of traffic on East Green Street 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...

Pavilion and Boat Rack Rental 2021

Pavilion and Boat Rack Rental 2021

The 2021 Pavilion Rental season at Stewart and Cass Park will run April 15th - October 15, 2021.  We will begin to accept reservations beginning March 1, 2021.  All dates are subject to change depending ...

Construction Update: College Ave Student Agencies Properties

PROJECT NAME: 411 – 415 College Ave Student Agencies Properties: Existing Building Demolition/New Building Construction 

PROJECT LOCATION: 411 – 415 College Ave

PROJECT START DATE: Maintenance and Protection of Traffic ...

March 12, 2021 -City welcomes new Director of Sustainability to Advance Goals of the Green New Deal

City welcomes new Director of Sustainability to Advance Goals of the Green New Deal  

Mayor Svante L. Myrick is thrilled to welcome Luis Aguirre Torres as the new Director of Sustainability to lead the City’s Green New Deal initiative. &...

May 5, 2021- City of Ithaca Adopts Energy Code Supplement, Requires Net-Zero Construction by 2026

City of Ithaca Adopts Energy Code Supplement, Requires Net-Zero Construction by 2026

At the May 5, 2021, meeting of Common Council, the City of Ithaca adopted the Ithaca Energy Code Supplement (IECS), code requirements for new buildings and major renovatio...