THE STATE HAD PUSHED A “BOULEVARD” DESIGN THAT WAS TOO MUCH LIKE THE HIGHWAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE.
The Scajaquada Corridor project was supposed to be a highway removal that would reconnect Buffalo residents with beautiful Delaware Park. The park is part of the public space network designed for Buffalo by revered landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The construction of the expressway in the 1940s severely diminished it.Read More
SEVERAL BUFFALO COMMON COUNCILMEMBERS WANT THE KENSINGTON EXPRESSWAY ADDED TO THE STUDIES CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY THROUGH DELAWARE PARK.
Both roads are products of the highway model, mowing down everything to build expressways: Read More
A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT ON LIVABLE TRANSPORTATION SAYS THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY IS A SMALL PART OF A LARGER NEED FOR LAND-USE PLANNING IN THIS AREA.
Ian Lockwood visited at the invitation of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy to look at the park road, as the state Department of Transportation deadline for comment approaches.Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — ASSEMBLYMAN MICKEY KEARNS ANNOUNCED THAT A TOTAL OF $500,000 IN STATE FUNDING HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE BUFFALO OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY AND THE BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS.
Kearns was joined by Botanical Gardens President/CEO David Swarts and The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Executive Director Stephanie Crockatt. Read More
