THE YMCA TURKEY TROT IS THE “OLDEST CONTINUALLY RUN FOOTRACE IN NORTH AMERICA.” IT IS ONLY A COUPLE OF DECADES YOUNGER THAN THE PARK THROUGH WHICH IT HAS PASSED FOR OVER A CENTURY.
But this year the park was more than a backdrop – it spoke up and asked for help. Dozens of advocates for the park were on site with a simple message: we need help to stop the DOT’s top-down plan for the 198 from being shoved down our throats. Read More
EMBARCADERO FREEWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO, HARBOR DRIVE IN PORTLAND, PARK EAST IN MILWAUKEE, ALASKAN WAY IN SEATTLE, INNER LOOP IN ROCHESTER, AND THE ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY IN NIAGARA FALLS ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT REMOVED HIGHWAYS AND RESTORED URBAN LANDSCAPES TO BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES.
As we know, the U.S. highway system was an engineering wonderment that rapidly moved people and goods through our cities to create economic gains. Read More
Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – On a crisp November Saturday afternoon in Delaware Park, the Olmsted Park Conservancy led a rally to save Delaware Park. Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y. — THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS OPENED ITS FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO THE SCAJAQUADA 198 EXPRESSWAY, AND ON DAY TWO OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, PROPONENTS OF A BETTER-CONNECTED DELAWARE PARK HELD A RALLY.
The rally was connected to signs you may have seen in North Buffalo lately, which say “Save Delaware Park.” Read More
FATHER AND SON HERB AND AARON SIEGEL HAVE LONG SHARED A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR HOYT LAKE AND THE SURROUNDING PARKLAND.
Through their Herb and Aaron Siegel Foundation, they are giving the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy $100,000 to replace rundown paving stones on the west shore of the lake, northwest of Marcy Casino. But that’s not all: The Siegels are also providing $200,000 more to create an endowment to maintain the permanent walkway and make some discretionary cash available to the conservancy. Read More
