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• Commented on Sprawl-tastic Grab Bag #2
  Personal experience would say this is way more than the developer or town planning department at blame. It could be but unfortunately the issue is its gone cultural now and often times existing residents will fight tooth and nail to...
• Commented on Work Exposes Elevator Innards
  Fashion,Industry,History,Culture. Heck, each corner of that elevator should be painted with thematic words like that. This elevator screams night time lighting projections and im glad to hear it. Take it up a notch and another crazy idea comes into view....
• Commented on Construction Watch: Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino
  I spent a year as a student at Hillview myself. Wouldnt care then if a casino was across the street and wouldnt care now either....
• Commented on 182 nonprofits participate in first annual area give-a-thon
  I am very happy BR did a piece on this. It got me to thinking of a concept I have thought of a few times where Buffalo area non-profits co-locate fundraising efforts in fundraising drives like this and expand their...
• Commented on Cobblestone District Growing- Club Planned for Illinois Street
  So glad to see such positive momentum on this block. Makes me hope there will be positive energy to bring about revitalization of the blacksmith building as well as opposed to demo as had been proposed. This street has too...
• Commented on Ellicott Development Eyes Waterfront Village Project
  If somehow this project were tied in with a larger scale TND type project and if for instance this parking deck proposal could make the Templeton Landing surface lot expendable (propped up with a shared parking agreement or something) and...
• Commented on Construction Watch: One Canalside
  No, its bigger than that, a BR thing. For me its a collection of negative comments that seem to stack up by a number of users that come across as condescending, angry, holier than thou, nose in the air, etc....
• Commented on Construction Watch: One Canalside
  Does everything have to be a sophisticated landmark? One group stepped up to do something about the Donovan, just one. Internationally acclaimed architects and developers with deep pockets aren't exactly banging on Buffalo's doors to create their opus anymore and...
• Commented on Construction Watch: One Canalside
  Looking good. Thanks for giving an on the ground view of it....
• Commented on Webster Block Plan Advances; Alternative Vision Floated
  If there was another "proposal" it should have been submitted when they were due with financing details as well. I get some comments and suggestions but this is a last minute total redesign that in my view would need to...
• Commented on Citizens for Regional Transit to Mourn Loss of Theater Station
  I hear ya! My question is what then happens to the Fountain Plaza station when that block of Main Street is eventually made auto accessible? Does Fountain Plaza station then go as well? If so, all the sudden you don't...
• Commented on Citizens for Regional Transit to Mourn Loss of Theater Station
  I just ask because I honestly do not know but does the removal of this station mean that future phases of bringing cars back to Main Street will result in more metro stations going away along the free ride portion...
• Commented on 'Buffalo Billion' Investment Plan Outlined
  Seems like some dollars ought to be pumped into physical infrastructure improvements like road and rail. How about that 219 extension, high speed rail, a high speed rail connection to Canada via Buffalo? a metro line extension to Niagara Falls,...
• Commented on Common Council Items of Interest February 5, 2013
  Hate to see renderings just assume that the General Mills Plant has disappeared or up and moved? I guess all this history the area is promoting doesnt matter when it comes to active historic plants actually doing the work that...
• Commented on Sabres Get Back On Track
  This was good to see yesterday. I think this team is much better than they have played the last few games. Hope they can get back to regular winning ways and avoid desperate comebacks always playing from behind or having...
• Commented on Bethlehem Steel Demolition Begun: Citizens Gather at "Cathedral of Industry", Protest Failure of Leadership, Lost Opportunity
  Yes! A regionally based proactive historic preservation planning approach rather than last minute "I want that" and throw a big fuss during the final hours! I couldn't agree more! This building is a loss and its apparent some good well...
• Commented on MLK splash pad nearing completion
  Perhaps pride of neighbor and neighborhood ought to be exhibited from within the east side first before everyone from outside just blindly chooses to think of it as something it unfortunately is not anymore. Poor doesnt have to mean litter,...
• Commented on Wrecking Buffalo: Bethlehem Steel, Going Going Gone?
  I see alot of the blame aimed at the Lackawanna Mayor and in this case they appear very much valid BUT how much has been aimed at Gateway Trade? Are there comments being directed that way? They should be if...
• Commented on Lofts on Pearl Adds to Lodging Options Downtown
  I believe this building was originally designed by Cyrus Eidlitz, architect from NYC famous for his work on One Times Square or Times Tower in Manhattan. He had a few more Buffalo projects as well that no longer exist. Its...
• Commented on Bills Sign 10 Year Lease With $130 Million in Stadium Renovations
  Good, no more guilting or blackmail as reason to buy tickets for awhile. Now Bills fans can decide not to buy tickets for the next few years until the right changes are made, customer service improves, and theres actually a...
• Commented on Rich Products, 298 Main Conversion, and Other Projects Advance
  This is a great downtown corner. A nice collection of urban density with long standing neighboring buildings....
• Commented on Preliminary Work Starts on Revised Medical Campus Building
  I agree that some views of this are very reminiscent of 60's and 1970's style. Its nice to have a wide array of architectural styles in a city to represent different eras but I think many would agree this era...
• Commented on (Potentially) Historic Tax Credit Ready: Duffy Silk Mill Co.
  I had family that worked in this building for Duffy many years ago back in the day when folks lived nearby and walked safely to work. Would be a great project, just wish the neighborhoods around there werent so damn...
• Commented on Metro Buffalo deserves better treatment for its most successful transit asset: Metro Rail.
  Where are the dollars that should be going to maintain and upgrade and EXTEND the system going? If the necessary upkeep dollars havent been used, there should be a huge pool of funds banked somewhere, right?...
• Commented on Wrecking Buffalo: 375 Colvin Avenue
  Its possible. Gangs did a world of good for the east side....
• Commented on Wrecking Buffalo: 375 Colvin Avenue
  I think the spotlight should shine more on those who damage and vandalize the neighborhoods, contributing to neighborhood degradation and causing more and more costly repairs to the point where groups feel demo is the only best option. Call them...
• Commented on Buffalo Society of Artists: Margaret Raab
  Nice work ( :...
• Commented on Cities: Rather Than Patronizing Young People, Give Them What They Ask For
  That is a sad truth in many ways. There are options out there but often times little vertical or horiziontal mobility to other employers in a similar field if you dont like your job or want to move on. The...
• Commented on Demolition of Kensington Heights to Continue Through Winter
  Geez. 32 years to get these things gone! Closed back in 1980! Been closed longer than they had residents....
• Commented on HSBC Leaving Tower
  Mixed use would seem best for many buildings. That way all eggs arent in one basket and you lessen the risk of 90%vacancy all the sudden with one or two users going away. Maybe this tower would benefit from 8...