Media
Hinge Neighbors in the Media
Hinge Neighbors has been featured in local and nationwide news articles, publications, and podcasts. These incredible opportunities have allowed us to share our mission and encourage like-minded neighbors to join our cause or put it to use in their cities. We are proud of the work we’ve accomplished and are looking forward to achieving even more in the years to come.
News and Media Coverage
Please contact us if you are interested in speaking with a member of the Hinge Neighbors team about a media opportunity.
Rochester in Focus
Our city is one of the most segregated metropolitan areas in the country - let’s talk about how we change that.
Highlighting the work of a neighborhood organization guiding community discussions among residents about the Inner Loop North Project. - ESL Credit Union
Live on the Loop community design with major support from AARP
What Can Other Cities Learn?
What can Syracuse learn from Rochester about rebuilding a neighborhood split by a highway?
585 Magazine
Suzanne Mayer, President, spoke with Deb Sperling about Hinge’s work and her inability to do nothing.
The Atlantic
A conversation with Shawn Dunwoody, Vice President, about how innovative ideas drive sustainable progress.
PBS News Hour
A conversation with Shawn Dunwoody and PBS about amplifying voices in downtown Rochester, NY.
The New York Times
Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
The Wall Street Journal
The city of Rochester has torn down part of its Inner Loop highway and made room for new development downtown.
Fast Company
What happens when a city tears out an urban highway? Read to learn what Fast Company had to say about the removal of the Inner Loop.
RiffReporter
Formerly an expressway, now a residential area: A role model for Germany too?
RocGrowth
On March 28, 2024, Suzanne Mayer joined RocGrowth to talk about Downtown Rochester’s inflection point.
Bloomberg
After a sunken expressway was filled, residential and retail development has transformed this downtown Rochester neighborhood.
ClimateWire
Spending issues and a potential Trump presidency threaten an effort to reconnect neighborhoods that were shattered by highway projects of the 1950s and '60s.
Human-Centered Public Spaces
Respectable housing, inviting streetscapes, walkability, green spaces, and social/cultural activities are hallmarks of downtown living. We are focused on raising voices to make neighborhood life accessible to all.