Hochul Drums Up Statewide Support for “Let Them Build” Agenda
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday held a roundtable with leaders from across the state to help build support for her “Let Them Build” agenda, a series of reforms intended to speed up housing and infrastructure development and lower costs as part of her 2026 State of the State. Among other things, the initiative entails reforms to New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act and executive actions to expedite approvals for categories of projects that are subject to lengthy delays despite not posing significant environmental impact.
“New York has always been a state that builds, and with these reforms, we can recapture that ambition, making it easier and more affordable to build while preserving essential environmental protections,” Hochul said.
According to Hochul’s office, housing and critical infrastructure projects can take as much as 56% longer in New York State to get from concept to groundbreaking compared to peer states.
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