Syracuse University
EN-10: Community Partnerships

The Corridor creates a connection between the City and University, making it easier and more feasible for students to access many great downtown activities. Urban planning, art, and architecture are combined with smart growth and sustainability plans in the largest downtown public works project that the city and region has seen in more than 50 years.
Green Streets

As of 2015, a new network of “green streets” with bike and pedestrian paths link University Hill and downtown business and residential districts. This network has created a more livable, walkable community along a reconstructed two-mile urban corridor.
Free Public Bus System

Syracuse University worked with Centro (Central New York's Regional Transportation) to introduce a free public bus system connecting campus and community venues. The system has grown from 6,000 rides to 200,000 rides annually, and links the City of Syracuse's arts, cultural, and heritage district with campus and community venues.
Preserving Art and Architecture

More than 70 façade improvements, funded through a grant program, were completed to augment the new streetscape. Many of these were historic preservation projects and business district revitalization initiatives.
https://www.syracuse.edu/life/campus-highlights/connective-corridor/

New York State’s Center of Excellence for Environmental and Energy Systems
Led by Syracuse University, SyracuseCoE is a key asset in Central New York’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. The center is a hub for innovative research and product development to improve indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency in buildings, clean and renewable energy and water resources. One of 13 NYSTAR funded Centers of Excellence, SyracuseCoE strategically brings industry partners together with researchers and students in a thriving culture of collaboration and innovation, ultimately creating new businesses and jobs, strengthening regional and state economies.

SyracuseCoE supports growth and innovation through companies and researchers. Since 2002, more than 200 firms and institutions have been engaged in SyracuseCoE collaborative projects, in addition to more than 75 faculty in Central New York. Through June 2019, SyracuseCoE partners have reported more than 1,500 jobs that have been created or retained based directly on engagements with SyracuseCoE. Collaborating firms and institutions reported 57 patents related to SyracuseCoE projects, $53,880,448 in research funding leveraged, more than $8.7 million in capital investments, and creation of 13 new start-up firms.

Purpose
Create jobs and wealth in New York State through collaborations in research, development, and education.

Mission
Create innovations in environmental and energy technologies that promote sustainable well-being in built and urban environments.

Vision
Earn international recognition for development of knowledge and products in environmental and energy systems for built and urban environments.

https://syracusecoe.syr.edu/who-we-are/

IVMF develops and nurtures a community of interdisciplinary scholarship—including the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, medicine, education and law—positioned to investigate and confer insight into the social, psychological, and economic issues impacting this community. The institute develops education and employment-focused programs in collaboration with industry, government, NGOs and the veteran community, to address the primary economic and public policy concerns of our nation’s servicemen and women, and their families.

The Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center (SU-EFC) facilitates the development of sustainable and resilient communities throughout US EPA Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and eight tribal nations), and across the US.