Tim Tielman’s ideas for what should be on the Outer Harbor are wonderful. However, I would like to share my views. The Outer Harbor Perhaps, this area could either be similar to what is at Ontario Beach Park in Rochester, on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River or the parkland and amphitheater proposed on Syracuse’s Inner Harbor on Onondaga Lake, at the mouth of Onodaga Creek (lead image). Furthermore, in hearing Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation president Robert D. Gioia talk about the future of this area at the Spring Field Trip of the Canal Society of…
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Author: William C. In response to this recent BRO article: The existing buildings are not simply historically important, their history gives them a scale and texture that comes from having grown up with their neighborhood. They integrate in a way that provides a rich visual and esthetic experience: they’re part of what makes Elmwood livable and satisfying. Does Ciminelli have the experience, the inner life to replace these buildings with something of similar value? They have no track record that would make it plausible to think so. Certainly the various plans they’ve released so far are everything we should fear from…
Author: Kevin Y. For a while now, there has been discussion regarding traffic congestion on local expressways in metropolitan Buffalo. I would like to share some ideas on this issue. First, Route 33 needs to become a boulevard west of I-90 as well, blending in with and extending Humboldt Parkway and Maryvale Drive. Humboldt Parkway would then be converted to a boulevard and extended to Elm, Oak, and Virginia streets, absorbing Cherry Street and BNFC Drive. There should then be a traffic circle at the current interchange of 33, 198, and Delavan Avenue with the part of 33 from…
Author Michael S. I’m a nearly daily reader of BRO, and agree with you on a number of issues. But here are a few I do not. First, the train station. We should not strike while the political iron is hot, instead we should plan carefully so we do not end up with another Rich Stadium. I also believe that downtown is the only logical place for the station. If you want to build up density, you should do it from the very core; and that core is downtown. The east side is still lying in ruins, and as they…
Author: Todd B. I am a longtime resident of the Elmwood Village (probably before it was cool). With all of the new apartments being built in the city over the last 5-8 years or so (and no apparent problem finding people to rent them), has there been any analysis of where the people who rent those apartments go when they move on? My sense is that a significant portion of those renters are young(er) professionals, and probably single or couples (and likely without kids). I think the term last century was yuppies…. When those people grow up, get married, have…
Author: Melanie McMahan GreenWorks Buffalo Niagara is hosting another professional green business networking event on Thursday December 29th at The Mahoney at the Fairmont. Green Drinks is a business casual mixer for those who are a part of Buffalo’s green and sustainable business network. Our Green Drinks Holiday Parties are usually the jolliest events of the year. Everyone is happy its year end and for the last 8 years, energy policy has been favorable to renewables, energy code has stepped up a level, making green building design and construction more of a standard than optional. However, now we seem to…
Author: Jason Geiger As the holidays hit Western NY in full force and the New Year approaches, it is the season to reflect upon and appreciate some of the good things that are taking place in our neighborhoods. This particular reflection of mine concerns Richard Hamilton and his expansion of Deep South Taco to a 2nd location. The soon-to-be-open location, at the corner of Hertel and Starin avenues in North Buffalo, is built on the bones of a long standing FastTrack Quick Lube oil change. To start, the restaurant design is great and utilizes the existing structure in such a way that…
Submitted by David C. I want to say how much I loved the article Observations on Delaware Park Ring Road Inner Loop. Olmsted would not be proud of what we have let it become. I also wanted to write and express my concerns over the recent traffic changes on Parkside Ave and their direct impact to Ring Road. I voiced my concerns that the increased congestion has resulted in even more traffic in the park. People are turning left at Jewitt and Parkside in order to cut through the park because this has become a faster route at rush hour. The City…
Author: Megan DiGesare I have traveled to Buffalo multiple times a year since I was born, to visit my father’s side of the family. The first baseball game I can remember going to was at Dunn Tire Park, now Coca-Cola Field, to watch the Bisons. It was always a fun place to visit and I looked forward to it every time we were told we were “going to see your grandparents.” Fast forward 20 years and I “shuffled off to Buffalo” to live with my father after we found out he had liver cancer. Shortly after he passed, I decided staying…
Author: Vincent Puhakka Buffalo and Toronto have never been ‘sister cities’ in an official sense but historically, the two urban regions are linked by a long history of mutual attraction. I grew up in suburban southern Ontario with stories of my grandmother, parents and older colleagues visiting Buffalo for a more vibrant city experience than could be had in “Toronto the Good”. Up until the mid-1960’s, the city was everything that Hogtown was not and I gather that this sort of cross-border nightlife journey was not uncommon amongst Canadians. In spite of this family history, I have known Toronto as the…