PaulBuffalo, the DC plan that you are referring to was also proposed by Marion Barry during his first and second term as Mayor. He wanted to resurrect the street car lines for some of the poorest areas of the city, Anacostia fitting that bill. I …

Joshua, ignoring reality doesn't make fantasy and dreams come true. I live in the city and have for decades, I am all for regionalism and shared services for Erie County, not for isolated thinking to support one specific community. In this case y…

Joshua, No it doesn't make sense to make living conditions worse for area residents just to increase the population of the city. This is the primary goal, right? From what I have read above we would like to: 1) Make commuting to downtown pr…

I am not sure that the "New Urbanist" agenda will ever take hold completely in Buffalo for the following reasons: 1) Convince the average adult that s/he will need to stand at a bus stop in subzero temperatures to wait for mass transit instead …