Profile for Denizen
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- on 9/2/08
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- 3.25 (543 votes)
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- Armchair urban planning
Word on the street is that Elmwood Avenue's Stuyvesant Plaza will soon be the new home to a PriceRite. Sources say that the project is scheduled to go before planning board... Continue Reading
@rugbygreta, many cities are in a slump now, but once the economy picks up steam agaian they will take off and leave us behind. Buffalowieners post hits home pretty hard, but it speaks a truth to many people...
Jump to storyits more important for us to identify with the obsticles other cities align themselfs with. These big projects are our golden compas to be more like some other city. Strange how some of these citys need de...
Jump to storyDo you have any evidence of companies bypassing Buffalo for the lack of local graduates in specific fields? Or could it be that they can't find candidates who can spell "bureaucracy"?
Jump to storyList of failed projects. Most would drive the ambitious person away from Buffalo: 1.) Casino 2.) Bass Pro - will not be built without casino, I'm taking bets 3.) New Peace Bridge - 15 yrs out ...
Jump to storyActually, the Sacramento economy is awful. Housing values have fallen 29% in the last year, with no end in site. It makes Buffalo's real estate market look like Dubai. This proposal seems like a fantasy. Ar...
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Denizen's Comments
It's Time For Action... Not Apathy.
Newell, Step #1 is realizing WHY these buildings are boarded up in the first place. Lack of demand, crime, shrinking population base, and poverty are the root problems behind Grant's problems. Blight issues like graffiti and boarded up storefronts …
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The Elmwood Market
This should be awesome for the neighborhood. Allentown/Lower Elmwood could really use something resembling a real grocery store. Hopefully they don't to TOO upscale, as there is a large customer base in the immediate area of students and older peop…
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Mass Equals Momentum For PUSH
Right on, Skarnath. The so-called "American Dream" has largely subsized by the federal government. Big gubment' shapes our everyday lives a lot more than people realize. Also consider, this so-called dream isn't all that it's cracked up to be jud…
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Historic Preservation: We'll take a cup of kindness yet
Fair enough Eric and pgf, I'll revise my inquiry... Name me one North American city that has rebounded or "redeveloped" after decades of population flight and economic disinvestment thanks to a bunch of pretty buildings being left over while lacki…
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