New Community Data Portal

New Community Data Portal

The City of Ithaca is pleased to announce the launch of a new Community Data Portal, to be found at https://data-ithacany.opendata.arcgis.com/

While the focus of the portal is on GIS datasets being shared with everyone in the commu...

Online Building Permit Applications

Online Building Permit Applications

The City of Ithaca is now offering online building permit applications for your convenience. You can apply for a permit from your home or office using a desktop computer. Complete the online application and remit the fee...

Construction Update: Meadow Street Sidewalks

PROJECT NAME: Sidewalk ReplacementPROJECT LOCATION: 400 S. Meadow St. to 400 N. Meadow St.

PROJECT START DATE: September 29, 2020

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The City of Ithaca Sidewalk Program will be replacing existing sidewal...

Construction Update: Brookfield Road, Fallview Terrace & Westmount Drive

Construction Update: Brookfield Road, Fallview Terrace, Westmount Drive

Project Location:  Brookfield Road 100 and 200 blocks; Fall View Terrace 100 and 200 blocks; and Westmount Drive

Project Start Date: September 28, 2020 &n...

Construction Update- 300 Block Elmira Rd

Construction Update: 300 Block Elmira Rd

Project Goal & Description: DDS crews will be working to install a 2” NYSEG gas main connection at 372 Elmira Rd (in front of the McDonalds).

Project Start Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 @ 7:00 AM

Proj...

Limited Water Use Advisory

Level 1: Limited Water Use Advisory

The City of Ithaca is currently monitoring Moderate Drought conditions in our area after a prolonged period with limited rainfall.  Flow in Six Mile Creek, the City’s water source, has been decreasing ...

Cecil A Malone Bridge Replacement Project

The Cecil A Malone Drive Bridge Replacement project is in the preliminary design phase.This project will include replacing the existing bridge to eliminate the bridge structural deficiencies and provide a wider bridge deck to accommodate heavy industrial ...

GIAC Alex Haley Pool Season Closing Sunday, September 20, 2020

GIAC Alex Haley Pool Season Closing Sunday, September 20, 2020

The Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) would like to take this opportunity to thank our donors for their support this summer at Alex Haley Pool. Without that much appreciated financial sup...

A Message from Mayor Svante L. Myrick

I’ve decided to release footage showing the confrontation between motorists and protestors on Sunday, as part of the Ithaca Police Department’s investigation into an alleged assault. The complaint we received said that a bystander who ...

Updates to Parking Rates

The City of Ithaca will revert back to standard on-street parking rates of $1.50 per hour, effective Tuesday, September 8th. Additionally, one hour of free parking will no longer be offered in City parking garages.  

Enforcement of on-street parki...

How to Participate in Public Comment Virtually

How to Participate in Public Comment Virtually

 Based on public feedback regarding our previous public comment process, we have developed a couple more ways in which you can participate in public meetings virtually.  

Email Common Council ...

An Update on the Emerald Ash Borer Infestation in the Community

This is a public service notice from the City of Ithaca Parks and Forestry Division regarding the progression of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation in our community. The EAB is an invasive pest that eats the tissue just beneath the bark of Ash trees ...

NEW DATE- Brindley Street Bridge Project

Project Name: Brindley Street Bridge Replacement Project

Project Location: Old Brindley Street Bridge

Project Start Date: August 21, 2020 August 28, 2020

Scheduled Completion Date: December 31, 2020

Project Description and Goal: This work is...

Community Support Allows IYB to Return Staff and Programs

Community Support Allows IYB to Return Staff and Programs 

The Ithaca Youth Bureau (IYB), in conjunction with the United Way and the Friends of the Ithaca Youth Bureau, has received generous private support to bring back furloughed IYB staff, to n...

GIAC is offering pop-up summer activities for Youth & Teens

GIAC is Offering Pop-up Summer Activities for Youth & Teens 

Our community is undeniably special. The generosity of its residents is uplifting and keeps the heart of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) beating during these economically...

Construction Update- Giles Street Repaving

Construction Update- Giles Street Repaving

Project Location:   Giles Street, from Columbia Street to Hudson Street

Project Start Date:  July 9, 2020

Project Description and Goal:  Remove old asphalt and repave surface

Local...

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 ...

Construction Update: Gas Main Replacement/ Services on Spencer Rd & South Meadow Street

PROJECT NAME: Gas Main Replacement/Services Spencer Rd & South Meadow Street Extension

PROJECT LOCATION: Spencer Rd and 800 Block of South Meadow Street

PROJECT START DATE: Thursday, May 21, 2020

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOAL:  NYSEG and...

Construction Update- Hector Street Complete Streets Project

Construction Update- Hector Street Complete Streets Project

Project Start Date: Project began Monday, March 16, 2020Beginning Wednesday, April 1st, Hector Street will be closed to thru traffic

Project Description & Goal:New and replacement sidewalks wil...

Construction Notice- Hector Street Complete Streets Project

Construction Notice- Hector Street Complete Streets Project

The City of Ithaca will strive to provide information in a timely manner to all of our constituencies.

PROJECT NAME:    Hector Street Complete Streets Project

PROJECT START DATE:&a...

Construction Update: Brindley Street Bridge Replacement Project

Construction Update

Project Name: Brindley Street Bridge Replacement Project

Project Location: Brindley Street Bridge

Project State Date: Monday, March 4, 2019

Scheduled Completion Date: December 31, 2020

Project Description and Goal:&nbs...

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April 21, 2020 - Hiring Freeze Postpones Director of Sustainability Hire

April 21, 2020 - Hiring Freeze Postpones Director of Sustainability Hire

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic and its effect on City of Ithaca finances, the City has announced a hiring freeze until further notice. We had planned to have a new Director of Sustainab...

March 6, 2020 – Mayor Myrick Discusses Green New Deal at Cornell University

March 6, 2020 – Mayor Myrick Discusses Green New Deal at Cornell University

On Monday, March 2nd, Mayor Svante Myrick gave a talk on the Cornell campus as part of the university’s “Perspectives on the Climate Change Challenge&...

March 3, 2020 - Mural Proposals Requested

March 3, 2020 - Mural Proposals Requested

The City of Ithaca’s Community Life Commission and Downtown Ithaca Alliance are requesting mural proposals for the greater downtown area. Artists, residents, neighbors are encouraged to illustrate futures...

February 26, 2020 - GND in Signs of Sustainability Column

February 26, 2020 - GND in Signs of Sustainability Column

The Green New Deal was featured in the February 26th Tompkins Weekly Signs of Sustainability column. 

You can read the article  here.

January 14, 2020 - City of Ithaca seeks Director of Sustainability

January 14, 2020 - City of Ithaca seeks Director of Sustainability to launch the City’s organizational transformation initiative for the Green New Deal. The successful individual will have experience with issues surrounding climate chan...

January 7, 2020- Sustainability Manager Position Created

1-7-20:  Sustainability Manager Position Created:   Common Council will vote to create the position of Sustainability Manager at their January 8, 2020 regular meeting.  View the resolution and the new job description her...

January 2, 2020- 2030 GND Dream for Ithaca in the Ithaca Times

1-2-20: 2030 GND Dream for Ithaca in the Ithaca Times: Local environmental activist, Joe Wilson, imagines a look -back from 2030 of all that was (will be) accomplished since Ithaca announced a Green New Deal in 2019.  Check out the artic...

December 20, 2019- City Awarded $100,000 for Green New Deal Action Plan

December 20, 2019

City Awarded $100,000 for Green New Deal Action Plan

The City of Ithaca was awarded a grant for $100,000 from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's Climate Smart Communities program for the development of a Green New Deal acti...

December 11, 2019- Green New Deal in Signs of Sustainability Column

December 11, 2019

The Green New Deal was featured in the December 11th Signs of Sustainability column in Tompkins Weekly. 

You can read the article here

December 9, 2019- Update on Green Building Code for Existing Buildings

December 9, 2019

The Park Foundation awarded the City (on behalf of the City and Town of Ithaca) $62,850 to study and draft legislation to reduce GHG emissions in existing buildings. This is contingent funding which will be awarded only if match funding is...

December 9, 2019- City and Partners Convene a Green New Deal Interim Advisory Committee

December 9, 2019

The City of Ithaca will kick off a large community engagement initiative in 2020 in relation to the development of the Green New Deal (GND) Action Plan. One part of that engagement initiative will be a formal 40- to 50-person stakeholder c...

November 26, 2019- Green New Deal Transition Team

November 26, 2019

The City has convened a Green New Deal Transition Team.  The GND transition team is a focused group of City staff and Council reps charged with setting the groundwork for GND implementation. The transition team will have a 3-4 mo...

November 6, 2019- City Adopts 2020 Budget with Funds for Green New Deal

November 6, 2019 

The City of Ithaca 2020 budget includes significant funding for Green New Deal work. This includes funding for a new full-time Sustainability Manager. $100,000 was allocated for the creation of the Green New Deal action plan, whi...