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FINALLY!

FINALLY NOT JUST TWO RATHER FEABLE ATTEMPTS AT PARTNERING WITH D'YOUVILLE (1ST) AND TOURING THE WESTSIDE (2ND).

Its progress from someone such as Howard who has a long history of inaction and ignorance.

You see a bold move would have been things like: -buying land to move the sports stadiums off campus -buying land to move the non-academic offices off campus -buying land to move the bookstore and bursors office off campus -buying land for say a small business incubator facility particularly since what is it BERC has their international small business on Grant too! -shall I mention dormatories or is that a sore point for incompetence since so little has been done that private developers are doing it for Howard.

and let me say that if offices were built to the sidewalk such as a retail store along Grant Street, then it would change the entire dynamic of Grant, Amherst, Tonawanda!

Another thing that could be done is to expand the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management into the Richardson with a Conference Center (which could serve D'Youville, Canisius and Medaille).

I will say this....the westside/blackrock area has been teetering for decades but the gang violence is getting worse. If Howard (the biggest player in the area) doesnt embrace bold moves surrounding her campus then her campus is going to be increasingly unsafe (on campus and off, including parking lots and nearby housing). This minority/gender appointment president of Buffalo State should understand above everyone else what happens when an institution does not invest in the surrounding neighborhood and does not embrace growth. The decent of minority communities on the eastside from lack of investment and lack of jobs is blatantly obvious even for Howard.....yet she continues similar politices that are more image than substance just like Howard herself is more image than substance.

MESSAGE TO HOWARD: WE EXPECT MORE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF A LOCAL INSTITUTION THAN TOURS OF THE COMMUNITY, TURNING DOWN 10,000 APPLICANTS PER YEAR AND SLUFFING OFF DORMATORIES AND OTHER PROJECTS TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS.

weiner...your act is old. Either you are bashing the Buffalo State president, whining about rewatering a basin, dreaming of moving the convention center next to said rewatered basin or complaining that the street grid or lack there of is Buffalo's downfall.

This normally wouldn't be to bad, but somehow you manage to insert your agenda in, no matter the topic is about.

Give it a rest.

For the sake of Buffalo....those with power must be held account. If its old for you KenS there is not force upon the earth requiring you to read.

The West Side Community Collaborative put this together. Someone from the University Heights neighborhood would probably need to do something similar.

We have had students from Buff State and UB involved in our effort to establish a historic district in the area near Amherst and East St.. I believe many of these students have come away with a different perspective and a more positive view of the city.

I am currently a UB student and bought my house on Ripley about a year and a half ago. I love the idea of showing off the progress being made! For those of you who don't know, Ripley is a one way, one block street just west of Richmond between Vermont and Connecticut.

I too am a college student who has bought my first house on the west side between york and Connecticut and enjoy showing off what the west side has to offer. It only takes a few to motivate many to clean up their act and make a difference in the neighborhood. This is a welcomed tour to show off what the west side has.