IN THE SUMMER, IT’S A SPLASH PAD. IN WINTER, THE PAD TRANSFORMS INTO AN ICE SKATING RINK.
This week, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy is collecting new and gently-used skates at its Parkside Lodge office for skaters to use free of charge at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Read More
LAWYER AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST KEVIN GAUGHAN HAS GAINED GROUND WITH THE OLMSTED CONSERVANCY IN HIS PURSUIT TO TURN DELAWARE PARK’S RAGTAG GOLF COURSE INTO A PREMIER COURSE, WHILE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ORIGINAL OLMSTED VISION.
At the same time, another part of his proposal is also making inroads with the Conservancy, which would see a second course designed in South Buffalo. Read More
THE BUFFALO OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY HAS GIVEN INITIAL SUPPORT FOR A PLAN TO REDESIGN THE DELAWARE PARK GOLF COURSE AND CREATE A DESTINATION-CALIBER COURSE ON A BROWNFIELD NEAR SOUTH PARK.
THE STATE’S PLAN TO CONVERT THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY INTO A DIFFERENT KIND OF ROAD IS NEARING COMPLETION.
The process began in 2005, languished for several years and then was jolted to the forefront when a car went off the road and struck and killed a child in Delaware Park. The last public hearing for the state Department of Transportation’s $100 million plan is being held Wednesday, and a decision is expected next year. Read More
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