Why not add a paragraph that mandates that the City/County/ State *properly* maintain the parks already in existence? The current state of (most) parks in Buffalo is rather lackluster. Legislation that allows for greater private sector sponsorship to help with the upkeep of parks should be permitted.
if we're talking about the land between the ramps, the majority of that is owned by a private developer. the northern portion is not, but there are already trees there and it would prove more difficult to get to, especially if that ever gets built on.
The city should not be pushed into building more and more new parks when it can't maintain the parks it already has. Right now, focus should be on repairing Lasalle, Front, MLK, and Delaware Parks. Adding new parks only dilutes the attention and money that could be used on our existing run-down parks.
Aren't they bringing back "Green Lightning" to that section of the park?
Uniland hopes to attract somewhere in the neighborhood of 300,000 square feet of office tenants to this location.They're waiting until they get sufficient tenant interest before developing. It's an absolutely prime development site. In the meantime it looks fine. It ain't broke; no need to fix.
300miles and ChocolateShake are voices of reason.
All the spending often proposed on BR for new parks (and to be spent in future for maintaining them forever) would be much better directed to Buffalo's existing parks and pools - LaSalle as QueensEyes ironically complained is neglected recently, and others such as MLK, etc.
With so much spending demands for schools, police, fire, streets, needed entitlement programs, community centers, senior services, etc, there's a very limited amount for parks. Adding new parks sounds fun. There's 100s of places across the city that reader submissions can suggest for pocket, micro, mini, and nano parks. No doubt Sam and others can find taxpayer money to do some if that's what they think wins them votes. But down the road it would even further lessen the ability to keep parks already here in decent shape.
when the genesee gateway project is completed and successful i think you'll see uniland get enough tenant interest to put something up there.
I don't know. Having lots of empty, ugly and useless government property is a way of life in Buffalo. Are you sure this is a good idea?
(Close down the 33 also.)
Here is a link to the "green-lightening" --- dancing you know whats--- Green Lightening . I suppose a park would be a better idea...
This looks like an excellent location for a unique park given the great view of the skyline. Rather than create a garden-variey park with shelters and grills, why not use this space to create a unique urban park similar to Millennium Park in Chicago http://www.millenniumpark.org/ ?. This is the first part of the city that one sees when they enter via the 33. Why not make this a gateway to downtown?
better narrow them streets and get rid of the 33 at least to jefferson so that way i dont get ran over when my frisbee gets blown away.
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