Schenectady, NY / State Street at Veteran's Park: newly completed streetscape and park face lift designed by Synthesis (firm specializing in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning). .Project is piece of urban revitalization plan for Schenectady and was funded by a combination of resources including state, national (Federal Highway Funds), and local (Metroplex: a development authority created by the county and funded by percentage of county-wide sales tax)..©Ellen B. Senisi