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The Hudson Group teams have the combined
expertise to carry out or oversee all project phases of research,
assessments, impact studies, feasibility analysis, and policy
and strategy development in the areas of:
- Regional and urban economics
- Evaluating the Impact of New Developments
- Market research and analysis
- Parks and outdoor recreation planning and management
- Environment, agriculture, and energy
- Economic and business development
- Information systems
- Municipal and state public finance
- Shared municipal services and consolidation of local governments
- Criminal justice
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Economic Analysis and Market
Research
- Study of potential impacts on property values and municipal
revenues from construction of a major new power plant and
industrial facility in the City of Rensselaer, New York.
- Program evaluation of New York State's Economic Development Zones
Program. (Subcontractor)
- Economic impact study of New York State's Correctional Industries
(Corcraft).
- Market research study on the demand for new school furniture
(K-12) in four states due to the construction of new and renovated
public school facilities.
- Market research study to support the Village of Liberty, New York
downtown commercial and cultural revitalization planning efforts
- Review of socio-economic and growth-inducing, secondary and
cumulative impact elements in an environmental impact statement
for a proposed major Catskill Park resort in Ulster County.
Transportation Planning
- Transportation and traffic study for the Western Avenue
(McKownville) Route 20 Town of Guilderland, New York.
(Subcontractor)
- Development of comprehensive transportation plan for Ulster
County, New York. (Subcontractor)
- Development of comprehensive transportation plan for the Greater
Lake Placid Area, including pedestrian amenities, trails, bike ways
and transit needs. (Subcontractor)
- Design and development of a recreational trail project linking
the cities of Troy and Rensselaer. (Underway - Subcontractor)
Environmental Management, Energy Programs and
Recreation Planning
- Management study for Broome County of municipal wastewater
systems and non-sewered areas to identify a possible role for County
government in their management and operation. (Prime contractor,
with three sub-contractors)
- Preparation of an operating and management plan for the City of
Norwalk for a public park and private facilities in a new waterfront
location on Long Island Sound, Connecticut.
- Feasibility study for New York State government to identify and
plan for new and upgraded swimming sites on the Hudson River form
New York City to Troy. (Subcontractor)
- Feasibility assessment of combining local governments and agencies in
Sullivan County, New York to purchase electricity on the deregulated
market.
Public Administration and Management
- Feasibility study of methods to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of property tax collections by the municipalities,
school districts and special districts in Sullivan County, New York.
- Evaluation of technology-based economic development programs for
the State of Colorado.
- Study of the organization, governance and management of the
HUD-sponsored Albany-Schenectady-Troy Federal Enterprise Community.
- Studies and services to the State Commission on the Capital
Region regarding regional economic development and area property
tax policies, practices and proposed reforms.
- Study of the fiscal, population and housing impacts of the
proposed revision of the Master Plan for the Town of Union Vale in
Dutchess County. (Subcontractor)
- Statewide comparative analysis of household income levels, value
of housing and local property tax burdens for all local school
district areas in New York State.
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