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• Commented on Plans Submitted for 'Freight House Landing' Along Buffalo River
  I agree. Demolition isn't quite as depressing if it's for the sake of making way for an actual replacement, rather than merely for the sake of getting rid of the old. But I gotta ask, why build on THIS site,...
• Commented on A Terrifying, Fascinating Timelapse of 30 Years of Human Impact on Earth
  Not a fan of the thinnings and demolitions either, but I'm kinda glad that the growth explosion in the suburbs didn't happen as exponentially as in other cities. That alone saved us from much of the devastation caused by the...
• Commented on Teamwork Removes Obscenity from Valley Grain Elevator
  The demolition possibility worries me too. We've already seen buildings that were claimed to be in 'imminent danger of collapse' survive more than the first round with a wrecking ball. An honest goal would be to find a way to...
• Commented on Teamwork Removes Obscenity from Valley Grain Elevator
  Even more than the graffiti itself is the question of securing the building. If people can get in there and to a point where they can paint, they can certainly be engaging in other nefarious activities. Perhaps some section of...
• Commented on Teamwork Removes Obscenity from Valley Grain Elevator
  I grew up a couple houses down from a certain unnamed celebrity who spent many years claiming her family was from Cheektowaga, not Buffalo or the East Side. I can assure you that we both lived within the city limits....
• Commented on Niagara Street Gateway
  $4.7M seems like quite a deal to me. The repaving alone is easily $1-1.5M. Street lights aren't cheap (and let's be glad they're not using the really fugly 'cheap' ones). From the photos, it looks like they're also planning to...
• Commented on Teamwork Removes Obscenity from Valley Grain Elevator
  Too bad Larkin Soaps didn't make Lifebuoy. This would make an awesome ad for a soap you can wash your kid's mouth out without making him go blind. (or blinding people so they can't see pink) Okay, I guess I've...
• Commented on Teamwork Removes Obscenity from Valley Grain Elevator
  Cheers to the local businesses who stepped in to fix a problem the owner wouldn't and city couldn't. btw, chuckles at the Christmas Story reference. Wonder if this place could be repurposed as a fudge factory....
• Commented on Time Warner Cable Urged to Locate Call Center at Sheehan Site (New Rendering)
  If the building is to be re-wired to cater to call center tenants, I wouldn't mind seeing a few of those collection agencies and call centers in the Elm-Oak area relocating there. Those ugly, faceless, single-story buildings that popped up...
• Commented on Normal Ave. Community Garden
  I just learned that one last week with the Whatta Y'know? Buffalo History Hunt. Until 1931, the Normal School was located in what later became Grover Cleveland HS. Buff State went through about 12 different name changed during its existence....
• Commented on Cableway Chronicles - Part I - Austin
  Interesting point. I wonder how we got to decide that it was more efficient to line up a parking lot full of cars and trucks that each need to be searched for bombs, drugs and immigration violations, instead of the...
• Commented on Cableway Chronicles - Part I - Austin
  Those. Links. Are. GREAT!! I have to admit, when I first started looking into this, I was amazed that so many ideas had already been implemented with virtually nobody even knowing about them. As I continued research, it seemed that...
• Commented on Cableway Chronicles - Part I - Austin
  Much to be covered in future articles. But the short answer is that you are entirely correct. I'll point you to the Facebook page or previous article hyperlinked at the top of this story. In future installments, I will (spoiler...
• Commented on Cableway Chronicles - Part I - Austin
  Much to be covered in future articles. But the short answer is that cableways can carry passenger loads comparable to light rail, though lower than buses. As for making the case to attract passengers, that will be a highlight of...
• Commented on Cableway Chronicles - Part I - Austin
  Much to be covered in future articles. But the short answer is yes, communications are underway to get this idea in front of the right people. No telling how that will go, however, so stay tuned to learn more... and...
• Commented on Region Gets Destination Outdoor Gear Retailer
  I know Chase Pitkin didn't last long, but why did Wegman's pull out of this location? They went all out making it one of their prime stores when it opened. And btw, anybody remember the Twin Fair/Two Guys that used...
• Commented on Region Gets Destination Outdoor Gear Retailer
  The bigger problem with the NotL Bass Pro is that it is part of 'Phase 1' of a 520,000sf outlet mall. That's only 2% smaller than the Fashion Outlets in NF, NY (although with less than half the retailers) Obviously,...
• Commented on MLK Splash Pad Opens
  Not everything named after MLK is in a poor, crime-ridden area. There ARE prosperous black neighborhoods in our country, and blacks DO travel, visit other cities and spend money. The MLK historical district in Atlanta is a mini-Mecca for visitors...
• Commented on New Outer Harbor Park, Wilkeson Pointe, Now Open
  If a stadium were to come to the waterfront, the Bethlehem Steel site would be the obvious choice. That site is large enough to include parking and is already a chemical wasteland so not currently suitable for parks or residential....
• Commented on MLK Splash Pad Opens
  Fillmore didn't originally go through the park at all. But people and trucks just drove over the grass anyway, so the bend was added to accommodate traffic with some modest form of calming included....
• Commented on MLK Splash Pad Opens
  In another 30-50 years, I'm sure MLK will finally take over as the undisputed name, as younger generations become acclimated to it. Unless, of course, it gets re-re-renamed for Zephram Cochran or something. I don't think a person needs to...
• Commented on MLK Splash Pad Opens
  I suppose my parents would have been well into their 40s by the time it was renamed after MLK. They would have remembered the original wading pool and intact Humboldt Parkway. Even though I was born around that time, it...
• Commented on New Outer Harbor Park, Wilkeson Pointe, Now Open
  Being the French word for tip and having English connotations in ballet and dance, I don't mind it so much. There might not be much ballet going on there, but I can see some connection between play and dance. Unfortunately...
• Commented on MLK Splash Pad Opens
  Let's just hope that the city (and residents) keep this feature clean and in top shape. There is a MUCH smaller splash pad (maybe 15'x15') at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park that gets constant use, it's probably one of the most...
• Commented on Lasalle Park Beach?
  I love this idea, but it does suffer from several ancillary problems. Boat traffic to the channel is one, as is the fact that LaSalle Park has a LOT of access issues caused by the 190 expressway. Add to that,...
• Commented on Lasalle Park Beach?
  "At one time Buffalo's lakefront was dotted with natural sand dunes and sand bars." Prior to 1825, the Buffalo River actually entered Lake Erie via what is now the Erie Basin Marina. The swamps and sand bars that plagued Buffalo's...
• Commented on The re-purposing of Fireman's Park
  Here's another layer of irony for you. Before that strip was a bustling city block, it was... a private park! Actually, it was our city designer's own back yard. When Joseph Ellicott laid out the city streets, he plopped his...
• Commented on The re-purposing of Fireman's Park
  Anyone who's ever transferred between two buses is probably familiar with this park, as it sits between two of the biggest transfer points downtown. Even in the middle of several high-traffic streets, it's usually pleasantly shaded and secluded from the...
• Commented on Catholic Health Seeks Additional On-Site Parking
  I'll agree with both Steel and Pampinform on this, but this is the one site in the city where I think we can pretty easily get away with it. With traffic coming off/on the Kensington and those too-high-speed merges on...
• Commented on Time to Eliminate Lackawanna
  My apologies if I implied that your neighborhood was a dump. You're correct that a lot of the residential areas are pretty nice. Unfortunately, city governments probably tend to make the same oversight I did. The tax rolls on residential...