Genesee Street Reconstruction Finished
Genesee Street reconstruction from Bailey Avenue to East End Street at Buffalo’s eastern boundary is finished. The two-year, $8.9 million project was built with 80 percent Federal Highway Administration funding, 15 percent New York State Department of Transportation funding and the City of Buffalo funding the balance.
The project included complete pavement reconstruction, curbs, sidewalks, traffic signals and signs, improved drainage system, street lighting, new waterlines, and separation of storm and sanitary sewers.
“This project improves safety for both vehicles and pedestrians, helps reduce emissions, improves economic standards locally and it will help stabilize the commercial activity in the area,” said Mayor Byron W. Brown.
The project, from Bailey Avenue to the eastern city line, eliminated severe distressed pavement, inadequate subsurface drainage, deteriorated curbs, sidewalk and driveways all within the existing Right-of-Way. The reconstructed roadway will also improve safety and carrying capacity.
Street pavement was narrowed 1½ feet on each side, thereby increasing the stamped concrete snow storage capacity. In addition, 166 new trees were planted along the sidewalk on either side of Genesee Street.
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al-alo
how about reconstructing Genesee right on through the gawd awful convention center?
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rickyrick
Right on Al-Alo....what about the part of Genesee Street EVERYONE WILL ACTUALLY NOTICE. How many people go to that part of town compared to downtown?
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300miles
I you look at the photo above, you'll see that area is very populated. People will notice the improvements, even if you don't.
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STEEL
rickyrick,
Perhaps you should start paying more attention to things happening in Columbus
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MJWorthington
Honestly though, this area is in the midst of the disinvestment wave. All around Schiller vacant homes are popping up. Until we have some kind of regional plan the disinvestment will continue across east end ave right into cheektowaga. And I'm happy that it will (is). It shows that it is not a city related problem. It is a people problem. And unles we work together to shape our region and solidify it, the outside will keep growing out while the inside hollows out, irregardless of town lines. Towns that are growing act like they are doing something special to make that happen, when they are only a slave to our individual running from our problems and quest for class segregation.
The street did need it though and it does look nice. It will not hurt the area, though I doubt it will be a major catalyst at this time.
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LHoffmann
Al least they're doing something.
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rickyrick
Who lives in Columbus, Steel?
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NBJOHN
Where is this part of the City? Oh that's right... I went to that German restaurant once.
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chris69
the good thing is that it was a $10 million infusion into our local economy. I get that!
We should be looking for more projects that could have majority federal and state funding....Ohio, South Park, Abbott, Seneca, Exchange, Division, Williams, Broadway, the rest of Genessee, Niagara Street....and those are just the radial streets.
Lets also not forget than a stretch of street is what $10 million....lets bring $100 million for a light rail extension.
our economy needs stimulation....fixing roads, sewars, water mains, storm drains, curbs, sidewalks, street lights, signs, planting trees, etc.....these are all things that pump money into our local economy and attract business and residents back to the city.
now if only we could get the street sweepers to hit every street in Buffalo and get every student absent from school a visit from the police officer on patrol.
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RonR
Chris69 you are one funny guy.
You can take ANY topic and turn it into building taller building or light rail. An example:
New Ice Cream Joint Opens:
Your comments:
This is great, I love ice cream. Only challenge is when it is warm my ice cream melts. By the time I walk back home my ice cream is just cream. You know what, I am am able to take the light rail home, I would be in AC and my ice cream would not melt.
WE NEED LIGHT RAIL TO SAVE THE ICE CREAM. :)
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david
Lhoffman and others...
You miss the point. Doing nothing would have been better. Why dilute resources when the City has the population today that it did when McKinley was killed. Doctors get sued when they put band-aids on heart patients.
If you haven't seen what's happening in Youngstown Ohio, you should. Same dynamic and cycle of dis-investment that's been happening in Buffalo for decades. Begin reading about Youngstown, right here< /a>.
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RonR
David,
I am having trouble drawing the line between land banking and work on a main artery. If this was about paving the side streets on the east side, I could see the point. Heck, if anything people need the fastest road surface possible to drive through the east side. kidding.....
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Dan
They should have built this on the East Side, where it's really needed.
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