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BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER II OBJECTIVES
CHAPTER III STRATEGY

CITY PLANNING BOARD

HENRY HARPER CHAIRMAN

THE RT REV MSGR WILLIAM
WOZNIAK VICECHAIRMAN
REVEREND GRANT CRUMPLEY
ADAM DOMANSKI
DR PASQUALE GRECO
JOSEPH NEWTON
JAMES RAE

DIVISION OF PLANNING

FITZGERALD DIRECTOR OF PLANNING

EUGENE

REPORT PREPARATION

PAUL BARRICK ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING

MARY ANN BODNAR TYPOGRAPHER

ROBERT DEANTHONY ELIZABETH OMEARA

DOROTHY LOWICKI PALMERI
STANLEY LOWICKI

APRIL 1971

CITY OF BUFFALO NEW YORK FRANK SEDITA MAYOR

 DIVIDED INTO EIGHT CHAPTERS AS INDICATED BELOW
THE MASTER PLAN IS

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER
CHAPTER II OBJECTIVES

CHAPTER LII STRATEGY

RESIDENTIAL PLAN
CHAPTER IV
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN
CHAPTER
COMMERCIAL PLAN
CHAPTER TL
INDUSTRIAL PLAN
CHAPTER VII
TRANSPORTATION PLAN
CHAPTER VIII

RELEASED THESE
COMMUNITY SUMMARIES REPORTS WILL BE PERIODICALLY

WILL MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBE ACTIVITIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS

TWELVE COMMUNITIES ADDITIONAL REPORTS INVOLVING VARIOUS

IN THE CITYS

WILL ALSO BE RELEASED FROM TIME TO TIME

ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT

AS CHANGE REQUIRES
REVISED CHAPTERS OF THE MASTER PLAN WILL BE PREPARED
INTRODUCTION

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION AND CONCEPTS

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER

INTRODUCTION

THE PLAN FOR NEW AMSTERDAM WAS DRAWN IN THE EARLY YEARS OF

THE NINETEENTH CENTURY FROM THIS PLAN THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GREW

UNTIL IT WAS INCORPORATED AS CITY IN 1832 TWENTYONE YEARS LATER

THE CITY OF BUFFALO MADE ITS LAST MAJOR PHYSICAL EXPANSION

BY 1900 THE CITY REACHED ITS PEAK IN THE NATIONAL RANKING OF

POPULATION EIGHTH THE PORT OF BUFFALO IN THAT YEAR RANKED THIRD IN THE

NATION IN TERMS OF TONNAGE HANDLED ALSO IN 1900 THE CITY HELD ITS

MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION IN ERIE COUNTY AND OF ITS PRESENT

METROPOLITAN AREA THE CONCENTRATION OF URBAN POPULATION HAD BEGUN TO

SPILL OVER THE CITYS 1853 BOUNDARIES BEFORE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY

IN ITS EARLY YEARS BUFFALO CAPITALIZED ON ITS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

AND SUBSEQUENT WATER AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ELECTRICAL

POWER FROM NIAGARA FALLS AND GROWING LABOR SUPPLY WERE FACTORS

INFLUENCING THE CITYS ECONOMIC GROWTH BUFFALOS GREATEST POPULATION

GAINS WERE MADE IN THE MIDANDLATE NINETEENTH CENTURY DUE TO GERMAN

ITALIAN IRISH AND POLISH IMMIGRATION THE CITYS MAJOR GROWTH PERIODS

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 AND PHYSICAL
POLITICAL
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DEVELOPMENT OF BUFFALO
DIVISION OF PLANNINGDEC 1970

LINE DRAWINGINDICATES
I322 POLITICALBOUNDARIES
VILLAGES AND YEAR ESTABLISHED

1626
SHADINGINDICATES URBANIZED
SECTIONS INDUSTRIAL AREAS
PARKS LOCAL STREET PATTERNS

1825
AT TIME OF MAP DATE
1850

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POPULATION

X2

1825 13
18 1850 42 42 38

1875 135 68 54

256 69
1900 81

540 LB 65
1925
65 53
1950 580
32
1975 460 40

ESTIMATED
OTHER FIGURES CENSUS
NY STATE CENSUS

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COINCIDE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORT FACILITIES THE GROWTH OF THE

MILLING INDUSTRY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF IRON PRODUCTION

FOR THE MOST PART FRAME STRUCTURES WERE BUILT ON SMALL LOTS

SOMETIMES ONLY TWENTYFIVE FEET WIDE IN MANY AREAS STRUCTURES

OCCUPIED ALMOST THE ENTIRE LOT WHERE THERE WAS ROOM ON LOT

SECOND STRUCTURE WAS OFTEN ADDED IN THE REAR OF THE LOT IN MANY CASES

THE MAIN STRUCTURE WAS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL HOUSING UNITS

THE CITY ADOPTED ITS FIRST ZONING ORDINANCE IN 1926 BY THAT

TIME THERE WAS LITTLE LAND LEFT WITHIN THE CITYS BOUNDARIES THAT HAD NOT

BEEN DEVELOPED THE CITYS POPULATION REACHED ITS PEAK DURING WORLD

WAR II WITH NEARLY 590 000 PERSONS SQUEEZED INTO ITS SMALL FIVE BY

EIGHT MILE AREA

DURING THE WAR BLACK IMMIGRATION FROM THE SOUTH OCCURRED IN

SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS AS PERSONS SOUGHT EMPLOYMENT IN WAR INDUSTRIES

THIS MIGRATION CONTINUED AFTER THE WAR AND LIKE THE MIGRATION OF THE

NINETEENTH CENTURY REPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS SEEKING BETTER WAY OF

LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR CHILDREN

HOUSING HAS BECOME CRITICAL PROBLEM IN THE CITY ITS INVENTORY

OF HOUSING IS VERY OLD IN COMPARISON TO OTHER CITIES DUE TO ITS ANTIQUATED

BOUNDARIES CONVERSIONS OF SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY INTO MULTIPLE DWELLINGS

HAVE BEEN COMPLICATED BY RAPID OCCUPANCY TURNOVER THAT OFTEN CAUSES

AN ACCELERATED DETERIORATION OF STRUCTURES MANY SUCH UNITS ARE ABSENTEE

OWNED AND ARE IN EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION TO THE INTENSELY DEVELOPED

LAND THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE RECREATION FACILITIES IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT

CONCEPTS

THE MASTER PLAN SETS FORTH PATTERN OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT WHICH

INDICATES THE GOALS OF THE CITY THE LONGRANGE ASPECT OF THE PLAN IS

NECESSARY TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY REVIEW

AND UPDATING THE PLAN WILL BE NECESSARY PERIODICALLY TO CONSIDER CHANGING

FACTORS

THE PLAN MUST BE CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIP OF ALL ELEMENTS

OF THE CITY IT IS GENERAL IN NATURE DUE TO ITS LONGRANGE OBJECTIVES ITS

GENERAL FRAMEWORK PERMITS MORE DETAILED DEVICES AND PROJECTS TO BE

DEVELOPED AT THE TIME OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION

ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN ARE DIVIDED INTO FIVE PRINCIPLE PARTS THE

RESIDENTIAL PLAN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN THE COMMERCIAL PLAN

THE INDUSTRIAL PLAN AND THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN EACH OF THE ELEMENTS IS

RELATED TO THE OTHERS

IN SOME AREAS THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DENSITY IS THE SAME AS THAT

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 WHICH EXISTS IN OTHER AREAS DECREASES IN DENSITY ARE RECOMMENDEDBUT

THIS IS BALANCED BY PROPOSED INCREASES IN LESS INTENSELY DEVELOPED AREAS

WHERE BALANCE OF DENSITY IS RECOMMENDED REORGANIZATION OF LAND

USES MORE APPROPRIATE TO URBAN LIVING IS IMPLIED WHERE OBSOLETE HOUSING

IS TO BE REPLACED REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE BASED ON NEWER HOUSING CONCEPTS

SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR RECREATION OPEN SPACES AND OFFSTREET PARKING MUST

BE PROVIDED THE REMOVAL OF SUBSTANDARD RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES EITHER

BY REHABILITATION OR CLEARANCE IS PRIMARY GOAL CONSIDERATION OF THE

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF BUFFALO MUST INCLUDE RECOGNITION OF THE DETERIORATION

OF BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL USES THE PROPOSALS OF THE MASTER

PS PLAN CALL FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF THE CITY

THE BASIS FOR CHANGE

THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS FULLY DEVELOPED THE USE OF ITS LAND HAS ALREADY

BEEN DECIDED AND ITS CORPORATE LIMITS ARE FIXED THE INABILITY OF CENTRAL

CITIES TO ADAPT TO NORMAL MARKET FORCES HAS PLACED THEM AT DISADVANTAGE

IN DEALING IN THE METROPOLITAN MARKETPLACE THE POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE

EXISTS BUT BUFFALO CANNOT EASILY PROVIDE THE LAND AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO

ACCOMMODATE NEW ACTIVITIES OR REPLACEMENT FACILITIES

DISPERSION

THERE ARE RESTRAINTS PLACED ON THE CITYS ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE

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AND ADOPT TO FUNCTIONAL CHANGES THE MOST OBVIOUS IS THE FINANCIAL

LIMITATION OF THE CITY NOT ONLY TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGE BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE

AND MAINTAIN DESIRABLE SERVICE LEVELS AS SERVICE DEMANDS INCREASE

THE CITY OF BUFFALO HAS BEEN PRESSED INTO ROLE OF SERVING LOW INCOME FAMILIES

OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA WHILE ITS TAX BASE HAS SHRUNK AREAS SURROUNDING

THE CITY HAVE ATTRACTED COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES FROM THE CITY

AND NEWER RESIDENTIAL AREAS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED OUTSIDE THE CITY THE CITY

HAS BEEN DRAINED OF SOME OF ITS MORE ATTRACTIVE USES FROM TAX BASE

CONSIDERATION IT HAS BEEN FORCED TO FOLLOW COURSE OF EXPANDING SERVICES

FOR USES WHICH DID NOT FOLLOW THE MORE VALUABLE TAX RESOURCES ATTRACTED

OUTSIDE THE CITY PROPER

THE LAND AREA OF BUFFALO IS VERY SMALL IN COMPARISON TO OTHER

CENTRAL CITIES OF SIMILAR POPULATION IN COMPARISON TO OTHER URBANIZED

AREAS OF COMPARABLE SIZE THE CENTRAL CITY OF BUFFALO IS MUCH SMALLER

PERCENTAGE OF THE URBANIZED AREA THIS CONCENTRATES THE PROBLEMS OF THE

LARGE BUFFALO URBANIZED AREA INTO THE RELATIVELY SMALL AREA OF THE CITY

OF BUFFALO

BECAUSE OF ITS 1853 BOUNDARIES THE CENTRAL CITY OF BUFFALO FINDS ITS

HOUSING CONDITIONS DISTORTED WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES OF COMPARABLE

POPULATION MANY OF THE REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTERS LOCATED BEYOND THE

CITY LINE DRAW SALES FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHIN THE CITY AS WELL AS FROM

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WITHOUT THE CITY IN COMPARABLE URBANIZED AREAS THEIR LOCATIONS WOULD

BE WITHIN THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CENTRAL CITY INDUSTRIAL

COMPLEXES JUST OUTSIDE BUFFALOS BOUNDARIES LIKEWISE WOULD BE WITHIN

THE CENTRAL CITY OF COMPARABLE URBANIZED AREAS THE POST WORLD WAR II

HOUSING BOOM FOUND NEW RESIDENTIAL AREAS BEING BUILT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY

PROPER THESE MATTERS LEAVE PARTICULARLY OLD AND SHALLOW TAX BASE

FROM WHICH THE CITY MUST OPERATE

FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS HAVE ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE

THE CITY PROPER TO MARKED DEGREE IN THE LAST TWO DECADES THE

PROVISION OF EXPRESSWAY ROUTES HAS CAUSED LOSS OF TAX BASE WITHIN

THE CITY PROPER AND AN ACCELERATION TO THE TREND TOWARD DECENTRALIZATION

THE MAJOR REASONS FOR DECENTRALIZATION HAVE BEEN POPULATION

SHIFT TO THE SUBURBS AND THE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES FOR COMMERCIAL AND

INDUSTRIAL USES TO SEEK DECENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR THE CITY THIS MOVE

HAS RESULTED IN AN ABANDONMENT OF OBSOLETE STRUCTURES AND LOSS OF TAX

BASE WHILE SERVICE COSTS HAVE INCREASED

CENTRALIZATION

THE CENTRAL CITY HAS ALWAYS PLAYED HOST TO SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS

SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE ENTIRE METROPOLITAN AREA AND THESE HAVE

SHOWN STEADY GROWTH RATE CORRESPONDING NOT TO BUFFALOS SIZE BUT TO

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 THAT OF BUFFALOS URBANIZED AREA INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATIONAL MEDICAL

AND CULTURAL USES CONTINUE TO GROW IN THE CITY PROPER THESE USES

UNFORTUNATELY ARE TAX EXEMPT AND OFTEN EXPAND INTO AREAS THAT HAD BEEN

TAX HOPED THAT THE NEED FOR CENTRALIZATION OF CERTAIN

PRODUCING IT IS

COMMERCIAL USES WILL INCREASE THE IMPORTANCE OF BUFFALOS CENTRAL

BUSINESS DISTRICT AND ADD TO THE CITYS REVENUE TO CARRY OUT OTHER

PROGRAMS

AT THE SAME TIME AS THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS OF THE LAST TWO

DECADES OCCURRED THERE GREW MARKED PATTERN OF DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME

GROUPS IN VARIOUS LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT THE CITY OF BUFFALO IN SUCH

PROCESS HAS EVOLVED INTO WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED THE POORHOUSE OF THE

URBANIZED AREA THIS FORM OF CENTRALIZATION HAS PLACED SERVICE DEMANDS

ON THE CITYS DWINDLING TAX BASE THAT GREATLY EXCEEDED PAST DEMANDS

AS RESULT REPLACEMENT OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING TO PROVIDE STANDARD

HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME GROUPS MUST TAKE PLACE ON SOME OF THE HIGHEST

VALUED LAND IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR SUCH HOUSING

IS NECESSARY THUS COMPLICATING THE CITYS ABILITY TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS

AND SERVICES WHICH ARE NEEDED AT AN INCREASING PACE THE DEVELOPMENT

OF SOUND MUNICIPAL POLICY IS CRUCIAL AND NECESSARY STEP TO REVITALIZE

BUFFALO

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AREAS OF CHANGE

THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO CAPITALIZE ON THE FORCES OF CHANGE

WHEREVER POSSIBLE IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THE PLANNING BOARD MUST

CONSIDER FACTORS INVOLVING THE ENTIRE METROPOLITAN AREA BUT AT THE SAME

TIME IT MUST FUNCTION WITH JURISDICTION ONLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE

THERE ARE LARGE AREAS OF GRAY HOUSING IN THE CITY THAT DO

CITY PROPER

NOT CONFORM TO POPULAR OR ADVERTISED IMAGES TODAY YET WHICH ARE NOT

SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED NOR LACK BASIC FACILITIES SUCH HOUSING WILL HAVE

TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS HOUSING RESOURCES FOR THE CITY AND THE CITY WILL

HAVE TO STRIVE TO MAKE THESE AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY STAND

AS ATTRACTIVE AS POSSIBLE THROUGH ITS ACTIONS DURING THE PERIOD COVERED

BY THIS MASTER PLAN

THE MAP LABELED AREAS OF POTENTIAL CHANGE SHOWS AREAS WHICH

ARE APT TO CALL FOR DECISIONMAKING ON THE PART OF THE CITY IN THE NEXT

TWO DECADES CHANGES INDICATED BY THE COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM

THE USE OF VACANT LAND AREAS OF LIKELY CHANGE AND AREAS AFFECTED BY

TRANSPORTATION PROPOSALS ARE SHOWN PROPOSED STOPS OF THE BUFFALO

AMHERST RAPID TRANSIT LINE ARE SHOWN AS POSSIBLE STIMULANTS FOR

DEVELOPMENT IN ADJACENT AREAS LONGERRANGE MASS TRANSIT STOPS ARE

ALSO INDICATED AS STIMULANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE MORE DISTANT FRITURE

COMMUNITY CENTERS WHERE MULTIFUNCTION BUSINESS ACTIVITIES EXIST TO

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EAST DELAVAN

EST SIDE MASTEN

AREAS OF POTENTIAL CHANGE

STIMULANTS FORCHANGE

RAPID TRANSIT STOPS

TRANSIT STOPS LONGRANGE

BUSINESS CENTERS

INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION
REGULATION
 SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DEGREE ARE INDICATED THESE COULD SERVE AS

STIMULANTS TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IN CONCENTRATED CENTERS

INDUSTRIAL AREAS WHERE CHANGING FUNCTIONS OR IMPROVED REGULATIONS

COULD IMPROVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDING AREAS ARE ALSO

INDICATED

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT TO SHOW DECISIONS THAT

HAVE BEEN MADE NOR IS IT TO BE CONSIDERED POLICY GUIDE IT IS SHOWN

TO INDICATE AREAS IN WHICH DECISIONS MAY HAVE TO BE MADE NO EVALUATION

OF USES NOR OF CHANGE IS INTENDED THE AREAS OF POTENTIAL CHANGE ARE

SHOWN TO ALERT INTERESTED PARTIES OF THE PROBABLE NEED FOR DECISIONS IN

THE FUTURE NEED EXISTS TO DIRECT THE FORCES OF CHANGE AND TO SEEK THE

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY IN COMPREHENSIVE MANNER GUIDANCE

WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF THE MASTER PLAN

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OBJECTIVES

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER II

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OBJECTIVES

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER REVIEWED FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUFFALO AND

POTENTIAL CHANGE IN THE CITY THIS CHAPTER WILL DEAL WITH GENERAL

OBJECTIVES THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER WILL COVER STRATEGY AND DISCUSS

POLICIES

THE MASTER PLAN IS PRESENTED IN SUMMARY IN THIS CHAPTER THE

PLAN IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AN END IN ITSELF BUT DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH

THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE CITY SHOULD MOVE IT BECOMES AN INSTRUMENT

CONSTANTLY PROJECTING TWENTY TO TWENTYFIVE YEARS INTO THE FUTURE

TEMPERED BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS

THE RESIDENTIAL PLAN IS BASED ON CITY OF HALFMILLION PERSONS

WITHIN ITS PRESENT BOUNDARIES THE PRESENT DECLINE IN POPULATION IS

FORESEEN AS STOPPING WITHIN DECADE AND MODEST INCREASE TAKING PLACE

WITHIN THE PLANNING PERIOD THE OVERALL ACREAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL USES

WOULD DECREASE SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE LAND FOR RECREATION AND

OPEN SPACE POPULATION DENSITIES WOULD DECREASE IN SOME AREAS WHILE

INCREASING IN OTHERS DUE TO THE SLIGHT INCREASE IN POPULATION AND

DECREASE IN RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS

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WILL PLACE GREATER EMPHASIS ON TOWNHOUSE APARTMENT AND CLUSTER TYPES

OF DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DENSITY INCREASES WILL BE PROPOSED IN PROXIMITY

TO MAJOR CONCENTRATIONS OF COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL

AS ADJACENT TO MAJOR TRANSIT STATIONS

THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING LOCATED IN

IDENTIFIABLE BLIGHTED AREAS DESPITE SIZEABLE DECLINE IN POPULATION WITHIN

THE CITY IN RECENT YEARS LOW HOUSING VACANCY RATE STILL PLAGUES THE CITY

THIS TOGETHER WITH THE RELATIVELY LOW INCOME OF THE OCCUPANTS OF SUBSTANDARD

HOUSING RESULTS IN PRESSING NEED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING

FACILITIES BEFORE EXTENSIVE DEMOLITION OF SUBSTANDARD UNITS CAN PROCEED

THE CITY IS SMALL IN SIZE COMPARED TO THE CENTRAL CITIES OF COMPARABLE

URBANIZED AREAS THE LOW INCOME POPULATION OF THE BUFFALO URBANIZED

AREA IS CONCENTRATED IN CENTRAL CITY WITH LESS RESOURCES AND LESS OPEN

LAND THAN IN COMPARABLE URBANIZED AREAS THE CITYS BOUNDARIES REMAIN

AS PRONOUNCED BARRIERS IN WHICH THE URBAN LOW INCOME HOUSING PROBLEM

MUST BE SOLVED WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE FRITURE

THESE MATTERS CALL FOR EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE VACANCY RATE IN THE

CITY BY PROVIDING HOUSING ON NEW RESIDENTIAL SITES BEFORE AN AMBITIOUS

PROGRAM OF CLEARING SUBSTANDARD HOUSING CAN BE CONTINUED RELATED

ACTIVITY WOULD CALL FOR SERIOUS EFFORTS TO BREAK THE CITY LINE BARRIER FOR

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LOW INCOME DEVELOPMENTS AND EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF INCOME

OF THOSE IN BLIGHTED AREAS INCREASED INCOME WOULD RESULT IN MORE

OWNERSHIP REHABILITATION AND WIDER CHOICES IN HOUSING MEANWHILE

FRILL ADVANTAGE OF ALL SUBSIDIZED HOUSING PROGRAMS MUST BE TAKEN TO

PROVIDE NEW HOUSING IN THE CITY

RELATED TO THE RESIDENTIAL PLAN AND TO POPULATION DENSITIES THE

COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN SETS DESIRABLE STANDARDS AND LOCATION PATTERNS

FOR SUPPORTING FACILITIES WITHIN THIS PLAN ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE TO

CORRESPOND TO CHANGING POPULATION PATTERNS AT THE COMMUNITY OR

NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL AS FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS MAY REQUIRE BOTH THE

RESIDENTIAL PLAN AND THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN EMPHASIZE

NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES IN TERMS OF PLANNING UNITS TO ESTABLISH

BETTER PLANNING SCALE THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN DEALS WITH

RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE AS ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN THE DEVELOP

MENT PROTECTION AND USE OF THE CITYS RIVER AND LAKE FRONTS ARE MATTERS

OF CONCERN UTILITIES MEDICAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES ARE

CONSIDERED SUPPORTING FACILITIES

THE COMMERCIAL PLAN HAS AS MAJOR CONSIDERATION THE

CONCENTRATION OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL CENTERS WITHIN THE CITY THIS IS

PROPOSED TO SERVE AS MEANS OF INCREASING THEIR ATTRACTIVENESS AND

EFFICIENCY THE SPECIALIZED FUNCTION OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

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SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED THIS DISTRICT NOW SUPPLIES NEARLY QUARTER OF

THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE CITY AND IS VALUABLE ASSET IN CARRYING OUT

THE CITYS PROGRAMS

THE INDUSTRIAL PLAN PROPOSES THE CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING

INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

BUFFALO BECAME MAJOR CENTER OF MANUFACTURING AND HEAVY INDUSTRY

FOLLOWING ITS COMMERCIAL PEAK BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE OLD ERIE CANAL

SLUMP OCCURRED IN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY AFTER WORLD WAR II FAVORABLE

OF
PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF BUFFALOS ECONOMY LIE IN THE EXPANSION

SERVICES AND OTHER NONMANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AS WELL AS REASSERTING

BUFFALO AS MANUFACTURING CENTER JOB DEVELOPMENT AND MANPOWER

TRAINING ARE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL PLANNING

THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN SETS FORTH GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO

ADEQUATELY SERVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE ARRANGEMENTS EXPRESSED IN THE

MASTER PLAN AT THE SAME TIME THEY EMPHASIZE THE CENTRAL CITY FUNCTION

OF BUFFALO ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER DIFFICULT BUT DESIRABLE OBJECTIVE

IS THE CONSOLIDATION OF DIVERSE RAILROAD PROPERTY AND LINES OWNED BY

VARIOUS COMPANIES SERVING SIMILAR OR OUTDATED FUNCTIONS WHILE

AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC MUST BE SERVED PROPOSALS FOR TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS

MUST BE WEIGHED AGAINST ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE MASTER PLAN

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DESIRABLE PLANNING CONSIDERATION IS TO ENCOURAGE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN PLACES OF RESIDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE

IS THE RAPID TRANSIT PROPOSAL WITHIN THE CITY SUCH FACILITIES NOT ONLY

PROVIDE TREMENDOUS CARRYING CAPACITIES IN COMPARISON TO THE AUTOMOBILE

BUT THEY ALSO OFFER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF UNIQUE NATURE

OF
INHERENT IN THE PHYSICAL PLANNING OF THE CITY ARE SERIES

DEVELOPMENTAL POLICIES WHICH NEED TO BE PURSUED IF THE CITY IS TO FOLLOW

THE DIRECTION SUGGESTED BY THE MASTER PLAN THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER WILL

DISCUSS GENERAL PROPOSALS IN AN ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH FRAMEWORK FOR

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE FRAMEWORK BE CONSTANTLY REVIEWED WITH

RESPECT TO CHANGES THAT MAY OCCUR TO WORK WITHIN THE PLANNING FRAME

WORK ADMINISTRATION MUST FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY AND BE RESPONSIVE TO

ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE CITIZENS OF BUFFALO THE ABILITY TO EVALUATE AND

ACT UPON CHANGES THROUGH THE EXPEDITIOUS APPLICATION OF POLICY IS

NECESSARY IN ACHIEVING DESIRABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

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STRATEGY

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER III
STRATEGY

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER III

THE POLICIES OF THE MASTER PLAN PROVIDE FLEXIBLE GUIDE

PERIODIC REVIEW AND EVALUATION ARE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER CHANGING

FACTORS THE POLICIES ESTABLISH PERSPECTIVE TO RELATE IMMEDIATE

DECISIONS WITH FUTURE IMPLICATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF OVERALL GOALS OF THE

CITY

PLANNING POLICIES

GENERAL

CAPITALIZATION ON AREAS OF POSITIVE CHANGE WHERE DESIRABLE

CHANGES ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THE CITY OR WHERE POTENTIAL EXISTS

NECESSARY SUPPORTING FACILITIES AND SERVICES SHOULD BE PROVIDED

REVERSAL OF NEGATIVE CHANGE IN DECLINING AREAS WHERE INCENTIVE

AND IMAGINATION CAN STIMULATE POSITIVE CHANGE POLICY TO

ENCOURAGE NECESSARY MEASURES SHOULD BE PURSUED

CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON ETHNIC HARMONY AND

EQUALITYWHENEVERSOCIALCONSIDERATIONS ARE AFFECTED BY PHYSICAL

DEVELOPMENTS RACIAL AND ETHNIC IMPLICATIONS SHOULD BE EVALUATED

IT MUST BE RECOGNIZED THAT PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARE

INTERRELATED
 CONSIDERATIONOFMUNICIPALREVENUETOASSISTINFINANCING

NECESSARY PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENTS WHICH ADD TO THE CITYS TAX

BASE WILL BE ENCOURAGED

INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING WITH

THE GROWTH OF SINGLEPURPOSE AGENCIES AND THE HISTORIC

IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEMS OF PLANNING WITHIN CITY STRUCTURES

ALL EFFORTS TOWARD STRENGTHENING CENTRAL PLANNING AGENCY TO

DIRECT PUBLIC ACTIVITIES WILL BE ENCOURAGED

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PARTICIPATION POLICIES SHOULD BE EXPRESSED AT THE COMMUNITY

LEVEL AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CALLED UPON TO DEVELOP FINAL PLANS

DECENTRALIZATION OF DECISIONMAKING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED POLICY

WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND IMPROVED CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN

COMMUNITIES AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE SOUGHT

RESIDENTIAL

BALANCING OF RESIDENTIAL DENSITY IN PLANNING FOR CITY OF HALF

MILLION POPULATION SOME AREAS WILL DECREASE IN POPULATION

DENSITY WHILE OTHERS WILL INCREASE GENERALLY BALANCING OF

POPULATION WILL BE CALLED FOR IN REBUILDING REORGANIZATION INTO

MORE COMPACT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WILL ENABLE LAND TO BE

FREED FOR OPEN SPACE PARKING AND RECREATION FACILITIES

REMOVALOFSUBSTANDARDHOUSINGINTHECITYALLSUBSTANDARD

UNITS MUST BE MADE STANDARD THROUGH REHABILITATION OR CLEARANCE

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 WHEN REHABILITATION IS NOT POSSIBLE THE CITYS INVENTORY OF

HOUSING MUST BE INCREASED TO SUPPLY RELOCATION RESOURCES

RESTRAINT IN AREAS WHERE DEMAND FOR CHANGE IS NOT YET EVIDENT

IN AREAS OF DECLINE WHERE CHANGE IS NOT DESIRED BY RESIDENTS AS YET

GOVERNMENT ACTION SHOULD BE RESTRAINED UNTIL LOCAL DEMAND

ARISES

PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF STABLE AREAS STRICT ENFORCEMENT

OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS MUST BE CARRIEDOUT

TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF STABLE AREAS PUBLIC SERVICES

AND FACILITIES TO ENHANCE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS MUST BE PROVIDED

EXTENSION OF CHOICE IN HOUSING ALL INCOME ETHNIC AND RACIAL

GROUPS SHOULD HAVE FREEDOM IN CHOOSING THEIR PLACES OF RESIDENCE

WITHIN BOTH PROPOSED AND EXISTING HOUSING RESOURCES

ENCOURAGE ATTRACTIVE DESIGN IN NEW HOUSING VARIETY IN HOUSING

TYPES INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND AN EMPHASIS ON ATTRACTIVE

STRUCTURES SHOULD BE SOUGHT THE SETTING AND LAYOUT OF THE

STRUCTURES IS MATTER OF MAJOR CONCERN

RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE

PROVIDEACCESSIBLERECREATIONFACILITIESANEMPHASISSHOULD

BE PLACED ON THE PROVISION OF RECREATION NEAR CONCENTRATIONS OF

POPULATION PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON YOUNGER PERSONS AND ON

COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES SHOULD BE MADE

1113
 PROVISION FOR SEASONAL ACTIVITIES SHOULD HAVE HIGH PRIORITY

OPEN SPACE AS DESIGN ELEMENT OPEN SPACE IS TO BE REGARDED

AS NECESSARY ELEMENT OF URBAN DESIGN ITS PROVISION IN

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE SOUGHT RELATED TO THE SCALE OF

STRUCTURES

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE POLLUTION AND

TO IMPROVE ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE SUPPORTED

ENHANCEMENT OF NATURAL FEATURES CONCERN IS EXPRESSED FOR

THE CITYS LAKE AND RIVERFRONTS MEASURES TO IMPROVE THESE

AND OTHER NATURAL FEATURES WITHIN THE CITY WILL BE CONTINUED

PRESERVATION OF EXISTING PARKS DUE TO THE LOSS OF PARK LAND IN

RECENT YEARS FOR OTHER USES GREAT RESERVATION IS HELD FOR ANY

PROPOSALS THAT SEEK TO CONVERT PARK LANDS FOR OTHER USES WITHOUT

REPLACEMENT IN KIND

NONRESIDENTIAL

REMOVALOFSUBSTANDARDFACILITIESOBSOLETEANDDETERIORATING

NONRESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES SHOULD BE REHABILITATED OR CLEARED

IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE SOUGHT FOR EXISTING USES AS WELL

AS FOR NEW FACILITIES

ENCOURAGE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ORDER

TO SUPPLY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TO INCREASE THE CITYS

1114
 TAX BASE TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING REVENUE FOR OTHER PROGRAMS

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO BUILD OR

TO EXPAND IN KEEPING WITH THE PROPOSALS OF THE MASTER PLAN

INCREASE THE SKILLED LABOR SUPPLY THROUGH TRAINING OR RE

TRAINING PROGRAMS AN INCREASE IN THE SKILLED LABOR SUPPLY WILL

BOTH ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND ATTRACT NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

IMPROVE THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AS MAJOR REVENUE

SOURCE AND ONE OF EVEN GREATER POTENTIAL THE CENTRAL BUSINESS

DISTRICT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE IMPROVED ITS ENVIRONMENT AND

CIRCULATION SYSTEM SHOULD OFFER UNIQUE SETTING IN THE REGION

CONCENTRATE RELATED USES NONRESIDENTIAL USES WHICH ARE

RELATED IN FUNCTION SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP IN CLOSE

PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER

BUFFERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED BETWEEN INCOMPATIBLE USES BUFFERS

SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN INCOMPATIBLE RESIDENTIAL AND

NONRESIDENTIAL USES

TRANSPORTATION

BALANCE TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS WITH OTHER CITY NEEDS

OTHER URBAN CONCERNS MUST BE EVALUATED IN TRANSPORTATION

PROPOSALS SOCIAL AND AESTHETIC VALUES MUST BE ADDED TO

FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

 IMPROVE MASS TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC MASS TRANSPORTATION

FACILITIES MUST BE MADE RAPID TRANSIT FACILITIES SHOULD BE

PROVIDED

ENCOURAGEMENT OF RELATING PLACES OF RESIDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT

BESIDES RELATING INTENSIVE USE AREAS TO MAJOR TRANSIT OR OTHER

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP OF PLACES OF

RESIDENCE TO PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE ENCOURAGED

UTILIZE EXISTING FACILITIES FULLY THE TRAFFIC CARRYING CAPACITY

OF EXISTING STREETS SHOULD BE INCREASED TO THEIR MAXIMUM TO

REDUCE THE NEED OF ADDITIONAL FACILITIES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MUST

REMAIN MAJOR CONSIDERATION HOWEVER

TOOLS OF IMPLEMENTATION

COORDINATION THE DEGREE OF COORDINATION BY UNITS OF CITY

GOVERNMENT BEARS DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF

THE MASTER PLAN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICIES OF THE

PLAN SHOULD BE ACHIEVED WITHIN ALL UNITS OF CITY GOVERNMENT

UNIFIED GOALS FOR ALL PUBLIC ACTIVITIES SHOULD EXIST UNDER

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

ACCEPTANCE AND PARTICIPATION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MASTER

PLAN MAY BE MEASURED BY ITS APPLICATION AND BY PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE

POLICIES SHOULD BE EXPRESSED AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND PUBLIC

PARTICIPATION CALLED UPON TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PLANS

1116
 ZONING IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE LAND USE CONTROLS ADOPTED BY

THE COMMONCOUNCIL REFLECT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MASTER PLAN

IN THIS LIGHT THE ZONING ORDINANCE SHOULD BE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REVIEW PROCESS IMPLICIT WITHIN THE PLAN

SUBDIVISION CONTROL IN ORDER TO BETTER CONTROL THE USE OR REUSE

OF LAND THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL ORDINANCE WHICH REFLECTS THE

OBJECTIVES OF THE MASTER PLAN FILLS NEED FOR THE CONTROL OF

FL

LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENTS BEYOND THE MORE LIMITED CONTROLS OF

THE ZONING ORDINANCE

OFFICIAL MAP THE OFFICIAL MAP SHOWS STREETS HIGHWAYS AND

PARKS ESTABLISHED BY LAW IT IS RECOMMENDEDBY THE PLANNING

BOARD AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMONCOUNCIL THE MAP INDICATES

EXISTING FACILITIES AND MAY SHOW PROPOSED FACILITIES THAT ARE

ESSENTIAL TO PROPER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM CODES AND ORDINANCES ARE THE

PUBLIC MEANS OF GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY

PUBLIC FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE COORDINATED THROUGH CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM STRONG COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AGENCY

NEEDS THIS TOOL TO GUIDE THE CITY IN LONGRANGE FINANCIAL PLAN

THIS IS NEEDED IN BUFFALO TO CONNECT PLANNING ACTIVITIES TO

IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS WITH AN INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMMING STEP

1117
 URBAN RENEWAL URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE

REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WHICH RELY ON THE CITYS POWER OF

EMINENT DOMAIN TO ELIMINATE INAPPROPRIATE LAND USES SINCE

THE APPLICATION OF THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED BY FISCAL CAPABILITIES

OF THE CITY COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED

TO DETERMINE HOW THIS TOOL MIGHT BE MOST EFFECTIVELY EMPLOYED

REUSE OF LAND MUST BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MASTER PLAN

THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS IS CONTINUOUS AND INTER

RELATED FUNCTION THAT MAY BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES INVENTORY AND

ANALYSIS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

THE END OF SUCH PROCESS IS MASTER OR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOWEVER

THE PLAN CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AND THE PLANNING PROCESS MUST

STATIC

CONTINUE BOTH IN EVALUATION OF THE PLAN AND IN ITS DAYTODAY APPLICATION

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RESIDENTIAL PLAN

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER IV
RESIDENTIAL PLAN

OBJECTIVES

THE RESIDENTIAL IS BASED

PLAN ON CITY OF HALFMILLION PERSONS
WITHIN ITS PRESENT BOUNDARIES THE PRESENT DECLINE IN POPULATION IS
FORESEEN AS STOPPING WITHIN DECADE AND MODEST INCREASE TAKING
PLACE WITHIN THE PLANNING PERIOD THE OVERALL ACREAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL
USE WOULD DECREASE SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE LAND FOR
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE POPULATION DENSITIES WOULD DECREASE IN
SOME AREAS WHILE INCREASING IN OTHERS DUE TO THE SLIGHT INCREASE
IN POPULATION AND DECREASE IN RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE RECONSTRUCTION
OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS WILL PLACE GREATER EMPHASIS ON TOWNHOUSE
APARTMENT AND CLUSTER TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DENSITY
INCREASES WILL BE PROPOSED IN PROXIMITY TO MAJOR CONCENTRATIONS OF
COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ADJACENT TO MAJOR
TRANSIT STATIONS

THERE IS AMOUNT OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING LOCATED IN

SUBSTANTIAL
IDENTIFIABLE BLIGHTED AREAS DESPITE SIZEABLE DECLINE IN POPULATION
WITHIN THE CITY IN RECENT YEARS LOW HOUSING VACANCY STILL PLAGUES
THE CITY THIS TOGETHER WITH THE RELATIVELY LOW INCOME OF THE
OCCUPANTS OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING RESULTS IN PRESSING NEED FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING FACILITIES BEFORE EXTENSIVE DEMOLITION OF
SUBSTANDARD UNITS CAN PROCEED

THE CITY IS SMALL IN SIZE COMPARED TO THE CENTRAL CITIES OF COMPARABLE

URBANIZED AREAS THE LOW INCOME POPULATION OF THE BUFFALO URBANIZED
AREA IS CONCENTRATED IN CENTRAL CITY WITH LESS RESOURCES AND LESS OPEN
LAND THAN COMPARABLE URBANIZED AREAS
IN THE CITY BOUNDARIES REMAIN
AS PRONOUNCED BARRIERS IN WHICH THE URBAN LOW INCOME HOUSING PROBLEM
MUST BE SOLVED WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE

THESE MATTERS CALL FOR EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE VACANCY RATE IN THE CITY
BY PROVIDING HOUSING ON NEW RESIDENTIAL SITES BEFORE AN AMBITIOUS
PROGRAM OF CLEARING SUBSTANDARD HOUSING CAN BE CONTINUED RELATED
ACTIVITY WOULD CALL FOR SERIOUS EFFORTS TO BREAK THE CITY LINE BARRIER FOR
LOW INCOME DEVELOPMENTS AND EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF INCOME
OF THOSE BLIGHTED AREAS INCREASED INCOME WOULD RESULT IN MORE
OWNERSHIP REHABILITATION AND WIDER CHOICES IN HOUSING MEANWHILE
FULL ADVANTAGE OF ALL SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING PROGRAMS MUST BE TAKEN TO
PROVIDE NEW HOUSING IN THE CITY
POLICIES

THE RESIDENTIAL POLICIES OF THE MASTER PLAN PROVIDE FLEXIBLE GUIDE

PERIODIC REVIEW AND EVALUATION ARE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER CHANGING
FACTORS THE POLICIES ESTABLISH PERSPECTIVE TO RELATE IMMEDIATE
DECISIONS WITH FUTURE IMPLICATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF OVERALL GOALS OF
THE CITY SPECIFIC RESIDENTIAL FOLLOW
POLICIES

BALANCING OF RESIDENTIAL DENSITYIN PLANNING FOR CITY OF

HALFMILLION POPULATION SOME AREAS WILL DECREASE IN
POPULATION DENSITY WHILE OTHERS WILL INCREASE GENERALLY
BALANCING OF POPULATION WILL BE CALLED FOR IN REBUILDING
REORGANIZATION INTO MORE COMPACT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
WILL ENABLE LAND TO BE FREED FOR OPEN SPACE PARKING AND
RECREATION FACILITIES

REMOVAL OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING IN THE CITY ALL SUBSTANDARD

UNITS MUST BE MADE STANDARD THROUGH REHABILITATION OR CLEARANCE
WHEN REHABILITATION IS NOT POSSIBLE THE CITYS INVENTORY OF
HOUSING MUST BE INCREASED TO SUPPLY RELOCATION RESOURCES

RESTRAINT IN AREAS WHERE DEMAND FOR CHANGE IS NOT YET

EVIDENT IN AREAS OF DECLINE WHERE CHANGE IS NOT DESIREDBY
RESIDENTS YET GOVERNMENT
AS ACTION SHOULD BE RESTRAINED UNTIL
LOCAL DEMAND ARISES

PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF STABLE AREAS STRICT ENFORCEMENT

OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS MUST BE CARRIEDOUT
TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF STABLE AREAS PUBLIC SERVICES
AND FACILITIES TO ENHANCE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS MUST BE PROVIDED

EXTENSIONOF CHOICE IN HOUSING ALL INCOME ETHNIC AND RACIAL

GROUPS SHOULD HAVE FREEDOM IN CHOOSING THEIR PLACES OF RESIDENCE

WITHIN BOTH PROPOSED AND EXISTING HOUSING RESOURCES

ENCOURAGEATTRACTIVEDESIGNINNEWHOUSINGVARIETYINHOUSING
TYPES INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND AN EMPHASIS ON ATTRACTIVE
STRUCTURES SHOULD BE SOUGHT THE SETTING AND LAYOUT OF THE
STRUCTURES IS MATTER OF MAJOR CONCERN

IV2
 RESIDENTIALPLANE AGE OF RENTER OCCUPIED UNITS IT ALSO CONTAINS LOWER
THAN AVERAGE VACANCY RATIO NORMALLY VACANCY RATES

INCREASE WITH RENTER

DIRECTLY OCCUPANCY
THE VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES WITHIN AN URBAN

AREA WILL GENERALLY REFLECT THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF

THE IN
POPULATION LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS SUCH
AS BUFFALO THE MAJORITY OF SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURES

ARE FOUND OUTSILE THE CENTRAL CITY WHERE VACANT LAND

IS AVAILABLE AND COSTS DO NOT PROHIBIT LOW DENSITY

DEVELOPMENT THIS FACT IS BROUGHT OUT IN TABLE

WHICH INDICATES THAT SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED STRUC

TURES ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 35 PER CENT OF THE HOUSING
UNITS IN THE AVERAGE OF THE FIVE COMPARATIVE CITIES

TABLE ALSO INDICATES THAT BUFFALO CONTAINS AN UN

USUALLY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF TWO FAMILY STRUCTURES
MORE THAN TWICE THE 5CITY AVERAGE OF 216 PERCENT
THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF HOUSING INDICATES

THAT IN 1960 BUFFALOS HOUSING WAS THE OLDEST OF

THE COMPARATIVE CITIES WITH 835 PERCENT OF THE

HOUSING UNITS BEING MORE THAN 30 YEARS OLD ASSUM
ING USEFUL LIFE OF 40 TO 50 YEARS FOR FRAME STRUC

MATERIAL BASED ON 1960 CENSUS TURES WHICH PREDOMINATE IN BUFFALO ALMOST ALL

NFORMATION WILL BE REPLACED WITH OF THE CITYS PRESENT HOUSING WILL BE INADEQUATE BY
THAT OF THE 1970 CENSUS WHEN IT THE END OF THE PLANNING PERIOD
BECOMES AVAILABLE
ANALYSIS OF HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL LAND THIS

SECTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PLAN GENERAL

PRESENTS
IZED CITYWIDE ANALYSIS OF HOUSING CONDITIONS DEN
SITIES AND RESIDENTIAL LAND ACREAGE AS WAS INDICATED

IN THE PREVIOUS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS LARGE PORTION

OF THE HOUSING IN BUFFALO IS OF THE TWO FAMILY TYPE

TABLE SHOWS THAT TWO FAMILY STRUCTURES WHICH
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS THE PURPOSE OF THE COM CONTAIN 449 PERCENT OF ALL HOUSING UNITS OCCUPY
PARATIVE ANALYSIS IS TO DETERMINE THE COMPOSITION 388 PERCENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL LAND ACREAGE THESE

AND CHARACTER OF BUFFALOS HOUSING AS COMPARED TO STRUCTURES OFTEN COVER AS MUCH AS 80 PERCENT OF THE

THAT OF SIMILAR CITIES TABLE INDICATES THE PER LOT AREA THEREBY GREATLY OVERCROWDING THE LAND

CENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSING UNITS BY TENURE SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURES CONTAIN 283 PERCENT OF THE

ERCENTAGEWISE BUFFALO CONTAINS MORE RENTER OC HOUSING UNITS AND OCCUPY 529 PERCENT OF THE RESI

CUPIED UNITS THAN THE COMPARATIVE CITIES EXCEPTING DENTIAL LAND AND MULTIPLE FAMILY STRUCTURES WHILE

CINCINNATI IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE BUF OCCUPYING ONLY 83 PERCENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL LAND
FALO CONTAINS MUCH HIGHER THAN AVERAGE PERCENT CONTAIN 268 PERCENT OF THE HOUSING UNITS

ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS THOSE COMMUNITIES ON

BALTIMORE MARYLAND CLEVELAND OHIO CINCIN THE PERIPHERY OF THE CITY SOUTH BUFFALO NORTH
NATI OHIO DETROIT MICHIGAN AND MILWAUKEE EAST AND NORTH BUFFALO CONTAIN PREDOMINANTLY
WISCONSIN SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING THE COMMUNITIES CONTAINING

IV
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 MAJORITY OF TWO FAMILY STRUCTURES ARE WEST SIDE THE BULK OF THE DEFICIENT
SITIES TOTALLY HOUSING IS

AND MASTEN MULTIPLE FAMILY STRUCTURES PREDOMINATE AND BUFTHLO RIVER

LOCATED IN THE MASTEN ELLICOTT
THE CENTRAL CORE AND ALONG MAJOR APPARENT THAT THE MASTEN
IN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITIES IT IS READILY
ROUTES WITHIN THE CENTRAL ELMWOOD AND ELLICOTT CONTAINS ALMOST ONEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY TOTALLY
COMMUNITIES DEFICIENT WHICH ALMOST 25000
HOUSING AFFECTS PER
PATTERNS OF BLIGHT THREE FACTORS HAVE APPARENTLY SONS APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF THE CITYS POPULA
INFLUENCED THE PATTERN AND DEGREE OF BLIGHT IN BUF TION LIVE IN TOTALLY DEFICIENT HOUSING AND ANOTHER
FALO 10 PERCENT LIVE IN HOUSING CONTAINING MAJOR STRUC
THE AGE OF THE HOUSING INDICATES THAT MUCH OF TURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIENCIES

THE BLIGHT HAS OCCURRED THROUGH NORMAL ATTRITION RESIDENTIAL LAND ACREAGE AND POPULATION FIGURE
THE INTENSE USE OF THE RESIDENTIAL LAND WITH TWO ILLUSTRATES THE PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
GRAPHICALLY

FAMILY AND MULTIPLE FAMILY STRUCTURES ON SMALL OF RESIDENTIAL ACRES AND POPULATION BY ONEHALFMILE
LOTS HAS ACCELERATED THE SPREAD OF BLIGHT RINGS WHICH HAVE THEIR CENTER AT NIAGARA SQUARE
THE LOCATION OF RESIDENTIAL USES WITHIN NONRESI THE RESIDENTIAL LAND ACREAGE INCREASES VERY SHARPLY
DENTIAL AREAS PARTICULARLY INDUSTRIAL HAS CREATED THROUGH RING 04 DECLINES IN THE INDUSTRIALLY

POCKETS OF HOUSING WHICH HAVE DECLINED RAPIDLY ORIENTED RINGS 05 AND 06 AND THEN INCREASES TO

ACCORDING TO STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS

SURVEY PEAK IN RINGS 08 AND 09 FOLLOWING THIS SAME GEN
CONDUCTED BY THE CONSULTANT IN CONNECTION WITH ERAL PATTERN THE TOTAL OF BUFFALO DIS
POPULATION IS

THE LEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY RENEWAL PRO TRIBUTED WITH PEAKS IN RINGS 04 AND 08 FROM THE

GRAM BLIGHTED HOUSING IS LOCATED IN THREE GENERAL GRAPH IT IS

APPARENT THAT POPULATION DENSITIES ARE

AREAS SEE FIGURE RELATIVELY HIGHER WITHIN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE

IN THE OLDER CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CITY AND GEN THE AREA CONTAINED IN RINGS 01 THROUGH 06
CITY
ERALLY SPREADING EASTWARD IN CONCENTRIC PATTERN
WITHIN MILES OF NIAGARA SQUARE CONTAINS 392
INTO THE MASTEN AND ELLICOTT COMMUNITIES THESE LAND AND 525
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL RESIDENTIAL PER
AREAS ARE HEAVILY POPULATED AND HAVE MEDIUM CENT OF THE POPULATION WHILE THE REMAINING RINGS

HIGH DENSITIES ACHIEVED THROUGH INTENSIVE USE OF CONTAIN 608 PERCENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL LAND AND ONLY

THE LAND WITH LOW DENSITY STRUCTURES 475 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION
WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS ALONG THE LAKE AND HOUSING UNIT DENSITIES AND RESIDENTIAL LAND UTILIZA

THE NIAGARA IN THE WATERFRONT CHAR

RIVER PARTICULARLY TIER SIMILAR TO THE POPULATION DENSITY
AND AUDITORIUM NEIGHBORHOODS AND EXTENDING ACTERISTICS OF LARGE CITIES THE NET HOUSING UNIT DENSITY
TO LESSER DEGREE NORTHWARDINTO THE WEST SIDE IN BUFFALO IS HIGH IN AND NEAR THE CBD AND THEN
AND RIVERSIDECOMMUNITIES DECLINES AT DECREASING RATE TOWARD THE FRINGE OF
SOUTH OF THE CBD IN THE BUFFALO RIVER COMMU THE CITY FIGURE INDICATES THE HOUSING UNIT DEN
AND EXTENDING EASTWARD THROUGH THE INDUS
NITY SITIES BY RING AND SECTOR THE SOLID LINE REPRESENTS

TRIAL AREAS OF THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY THE THROUGH EACH OF THE 12 RINGS
AVERAGE DENSITY
THE BLIGHTED AREAS OF THE CITY WHICH HAVE BEEN THE OF EACH RINGSECTOR DOTS HAS ALSO BEEN
DENSITY
DEFINED AS TOTALLY DEFICIENT RATING WHICH COM PLOTTED UPON ITS RESPECTIVE RING TO ILLUSTRATE THE

HINES STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIENCIES ARE WITHIN EACH RING AS THE CHART
DENSITY RANGE
PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM IN TABLE THESE AREAS THE WIDEST RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL
INDICATES RINGSECTOR
HAVE BEEN DELINEATED BY COMMUNITIES PRESENTING 02 THOSE IN
DENSITIES 25 TO 114 FALLS IN RING
THE RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE HOUSING UNITS AND POPULA OF THE CITY
DIVIDUAL RINGSECTORS ON THE FRINGE GEN
TION INVOLVED THIS INFORMATION ASSISTED IN THE THE LOWEST AND MOST CONSISTENT
ERALLY CONTAIN
DETERMINATION OF TH FUTURE USE OF THESE AREAS DENSITIES
RESIDENTIAL AREAS THE DEGREE OF BLIGHT OFTEN RESIDENTIAL LAND UTILIZATION RATES VARY INVERSELY
WITHIN
AFFECTED THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE AND DEN WITH THE SIZE OF CITIES THAT IS AS THE POPULATION OF

1W
MINOR

V6
TABLE 3TOTALLY DEFICIENT AREAS
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
COMMUNITY ACREAGE PERCENT UNITS PERCENT POPULATION PERCENT

CENTRAL 304 52 1707 101 4893 93

WEST SIDE 115 20 476 28 1442 27
ELMWOOD
MASTEN 1924 328 8124 479 24508 466
ELLICOTT 1210 206 2393 141 7625 145
BUFFALO RIVER 1445 246 2636 156 9187 175
SOUTH BUFFALO 98 17 204 12 548 10
EAST SIDE 769 131 1404 83 4396 84
EASTDELAVAN
NORTH EAST
NORTHBUFFALO
RIVERSIDE

TOTALS 5865 1000 16944 1000 52599 1000

SOURCE CITY PLANNING ASSOCIATES EAST INC

FL II IS
 LI

IIJIIIIIFWY

50 ANO OVEN

EXISTING HOUSING UNIT DENSITIES

IVT8
 THE CITY INCREASES THE RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE PER 100 HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND THE CBD AND IN PROXIMITY
PERSONS DECREASES COMPARED WITH CITIES OF SIMI TO THE EMPLOYMENT CENTERS ALONG RAIL LINES PRESENT
LAR SIZE BUFFALO WITH AN AVERAGE OF 164 RESIDENTIAL HAS BEEN
LY HIGH DENSITY ACHIEVED THROUGH THE
ACRES LC 100 PERSONS IS SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE IN OF MULTISTORY
USE STRUCTURES DENSITIES FROM 20
DICATING MORE INTENSIVE USE OF RESIDETITIAL LAND IN TO 50 UNITS
HOUSING PER ACRE USUALLY REFLECT SMALL
BUFFALO FIGURE DETAILS BUFFALOS RESIDENTIAL LAND AND TWO FAMILY
MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURAL TYPES OFTEN
UTILIZATION SIMILAR
BY RING TO THE PERCENTAGE DIS OVERCROWDED ON SMALL LOTS DENSITIES OF UNDER 20
TRIBUTION OF RESIDENTIAL LAND ILLUSTRATED IN
FIGURE HOUSING UNITS PER ACRE INDICATE PREDOMINANCE
THE RESIDENTIAL LAND UTILIZATION CHART INDICATED MORE SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURES INTERSPERSED WITH TWO
INTENSE UTILIZATION IN RINGS 01 THROUGH 06 AND LESS
STRUCTURES
FAMILY
INTENSE UTILIZATION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE

RINGS DENSITY STANDARDS IN THE OF THE

DEVELOPMENT
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DENSITY PATTERNS THE EXIST RESIDENTIAL PLAN DENSITY STANDARDS HAVE BEEN ES
ING HOUSING UNIT DENSITY MAP FIGURE PRE TABLISHED GENERALLY LAND USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PUR
SENTS THE GENERALIZED RESIDENTIAL LAND USE BY DENSITY
POSES SHOULD NOT BE SO INTENSIVELY DEVELOPED AS TQ
CLASSES THE EXISTING DEI WERE DETERMINED ON CAUSE OVERCROWDING OF BUILDINGS OR TO LIMIT RE
BASIS AND THEN GROUPED INTO FIVE CLASSES DENTIAL AMENITIES AND SERVICES DENSITIES SHO
GREATER WAS ACHJCVED BY DETERMINING
OF THE BASIC
THE
PERMIT OR CONTRIBUTE TO SUNLIGHT AIR AND USABLE OJ
DENSITY UNIT THE BLOCK IN AREAS OF PRE SPACE AND SHOULD PROVIDE SPACE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
DOMINANT MULTIPLE FAMILY USE FACILITIES

DENSITIES GENERALLY FOLLOW CONCENTRIC PATTERN CRITERIA INVOLVED IN

SPECIFIC DETERMINING PRO
WITH THEIR PEAK IN THE CENTRAL CORE AND DECREASE AS FOLLOWS
POSED DENSITY PATTERNS ARE AS

DISTANCE FROM THE CORE INCREASES THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES SHOULD BE HIGHEST AROUND
PATTERN 50 HOUSING UNITS PER ACRE AND ABOVE IN THE CENTRAL
CORE IN PROXIMITY TO LARGE SHOPPING
THE CENTRAL CORE EXTENDS OUTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST
EMPLOYMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL CENTERS AND AD
ALONG THE ELMWOODAVENUE DELAWARE AVENUE AND TO MAJOR FACILITIES
JACENT TRANSPORTATION
MAIN STREET RADIAL ARTERIALS THE HIGH PAT
DENSITY IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THOSE AREAS TOTALLY DEFICIENT
TERN ALSO EXTENDS INTO ELLICOTT COMMUNITY IN WILL BE REDEVELOPED THEREFORE AREAS CONTAINING

CLUDING THE TALBERT AND ELLICOTT MALLS PUBLIC HIGH DEGREE OF BLIGHT WERE CONSIDERED FOR MAJOR
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THE MEDIUM DENSITY PAT DENSITY REVISIONS WHILE PRESENTLY STABLE AREAS
TERNS 30 TO 50 HOUSING UNITS PER ACRE SURROUND WERE SUBJECT TO LITTLE OR NO CHANGE AT ALL
THE HIGH DENSITY CORE AND EXTEND SLIGHTLY INTO THE THE VALUE AND MARKETABILITY OF LAND TO BE DEVEL
WEST SIDE COMMUNITY AND MORE INTO
EXTENSIVELY OPED OR REDEVELOPED WAS MAJOR FACTOR IN DETER
THE BROADWAYFILLMORE AREA IN THE EAST SIDE COIN MINING FUTURE DENSITY FOR EXAMPLE
PATTERNS IT

MUNITY IS DESIRABLE TO REDEVELOP LAND WITHIN HIGH INTEN

LOW MEDIUM DENSITY AREAS 20 TO 30 HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXISTENT
SITY AREAS OR
UNITS PER ACRE ARE LOCATED IN THE REMAINDER OF THE
ANTICIPATED LEVEL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
WEST SIDE RIVERSIDE AND MASTEN COMMUNITIES AND MANY AREAS OF POSITIVE CHANGE BOTH RESIDENTIAL
FOLLOW THE BELT LINE RAILROAD SYSTEM INTO THE EAST SIDE AND NONRESIDENTIAL HAVE DICTATED NEED FOR
LOW DENSITY UNDER 20 HOUSING UNITS PER ACRE HIGHER DENSITY THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE OF AREAS
COVERS THE BALANCE OF THE CITY THE LOW DENSITY IN PROXIMITY TO EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES

PATTERN EXTENDS INTO THE CENTRAL AREA AT ONE

POINT FINALLY WHERE NATURAL AMENITIES ARC IN EVIDENCE
BETWEEN ELINWOOD AND DELAWARE AVENUES IN THE
LAKEFRONT RIVERFRONT RECREATION AREAS INCREASED
ELINWOOD COMMUNITY DENSITIES WERE PROPOSED
IN SUMMARY THE HIGHER RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES
 DENSITY RANGES THE MASTER PLAN ESTABLISHES SET OF DENSITY

RANGESWHICHSHOULDBEAPPLIEDTOREDEVELOPEDAREASASWELLASTO
STABLE AREAS BECAUSE HOUSING UNIT DENSITY IS CLOSELY RELATED TO
HOUSING STRUCTURE TYPE DENSITY RANGES HAVE BEEN DEFINED IN TERMS
OF HOUSING TYPES THESE ARE SHOWN IN TABLE

SUMMARY OF RESIDENTIAL PLAN PROPOSALS THE SUMMARY

TABULATIONS OF NEIGHBORHOOD ANDCOMMUNITY PLANNING POPULATIONS AS
DEVELOPED POPULATION HOUSING AND URBAN GROWTH CITY PLANNING
IN

BOARD SEPTEMBER 1967 ARE PRESENTED IN TABLE TOTAL OF

170 261 HOUSING UNITS WERE PROJECTED BY 1990 AND AS OUTLINED ON THE
FOLLOWING PAGES POPULATION OF 500 000 WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE

PLANNING POPULATION OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO FIGURE INDICATES THE

PROPOSED DENSITY PATTERN FOR THE CITY FROM NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS

TABLE 4DENSITY RANGES AND DWELLING TYPES

NET ACRE
DENSITY CLASS DWELLING TYPES

UNDER 20 LOW SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED

2030 LAWMEDIUM ATTACHED ROW HOUSES

SINGLE FAMILY
TWO FAMILYHIGH INTENSITY
MULTIFAMILY LOW INTENSITY
EG GARDEN APARTMENTS
3040 MEDIUM MULTIFAMILY LARGE STRUCTURES CON
VERTED FOR MORE INTENSIVE USE
MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS 3STORY OR
UNDER LOW INTENSITY

4050 MEDIUMHIGH MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS 3STORY OR

UNDER
MULTIFAMILY HIGHRISE VERY LOW
INTENSITY

OVER 50 HIGH MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS MORE THAN

3STORY
MULTIFAMILY HIGHRISE TOWERS ETC
 CITY POPULATION

THO POPULATION OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO WILL NOT

CNLY DEPEND ON THE MORE TRADITIONAL GROWTH
FACTORS FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA BUT ALSO ON
HANGING DESIRES OR CULTURAL ATTITUDES AND
THE INVENTORY OF HOUSING AVAILABLE

THE CITY OF BUFFALO SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE LOSS BOTH IN POPULATION AND THE NUMBER
OF HOUSING UNITS UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER 1975 AT THAT TIME CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING UNITS
SHOULD BEGIN TO REVERSE THE RECENT TREND AND RISE
OVER THE NUMBER OF DEMOLITIONS EVEN
CONSIDERING EXPRESSWAY DEMOLITION THIS WILL BE LED BY FRUITION OF URBAN RENEWAL
PROGRAMS LAND DEVOTED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES IS EXPECTED TO DECLINE BY 1990 FROM
APPROXIMATELY 8727 ACRES TO 8362 ACRES RESIDENTIAL USES IN
PREDOMINANTLY
INDUSTRIAL AREAS WOULD BE ELIMINATED

REPLACEMENT HOUSING WILL EMPHASIZE APARTMENT ROW OR TOWN HOUSES BOTH RENTAL AND
ER OCCUPIED UNITS WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE STRUCTURES OF LESS
GROUND COVERAGE
WITH GREATER OPEN SPACE SOME ELIMINATION OF MARGINAL COMMERCIAL USES IS FORESEEN
WHILE AREAS OF CONCENTRATED COMMERCIAL USES WILL
REQUIRE GREATER LOT DEPTH THAN NOW
GENERALLY PROVIDED THROUGH THE CITYS ZONING ORDINANCE

AN INCREASE IN HOUSING
UNITS DOES NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN INCREASED POPULATION EVEN
IF NEW UNITS ARE FULLY OCCUPIED AN INTERNAL SHIFT IN COULD LOWER OCCUPANCY
POPULATION
IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY ESPECIALLY FROM THE GRAY AREAS

HOWEVER CHANGING FACTORS MAY ALTER ELEMENTS PRESENTLY EXISTING IN THE INDIVIDUALS
DECISIONMAKING PROCESS IN SELECTING LOCATION FOR HIS RESIDENCE SUCH FACTORS MAY
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING POINTS

THE DECREASE OF BLIGHT IN THE CITY

THE AGING OF STRUCTURES IN THE IMMEDIATE SUBURBS
THE GROWING COST IN TIME SPENT COMMUTING AND IN MONEY FOR THE PROVISION
OF UTILITIES AND SERVICES IN DEVELOPING AREAS

LESSENING OF MOVEMENT DUE TO RACIAL CONCERN

CHANGING CULTURAL OR SOCIAL ATTITUDES TOWARD SUBURBIA AND SUBDIVISION
URBAN GROWTH
THE IMPROVEMENT OF OPEN SPACES IN THE CITY AND OF THE REPUTATION OF
ITS SCHOOL SYSTEM
THE CONCERN OF HIGHER LEVELS OFGOVERNMENT OVER URBAN SPRAWL AND
CONSEQUENT PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE MORE CONCENTRATED DEVEL6PMENT
GROWING CONVENIENCES OFFERED TO GREATER DEGREE IN THE MORE
CONCENTRATED AREAS
LESSENING OF THE DISTINCTIONS OF SMALLER UNITS OF GOVERNMENT AND
POPULAR THOUGHTS OF ESCAPING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER
10 AN INCREASING DESIRE FOR AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE
AND MORE DISTANT OPEN AREAS FOR RECREATION INSTEAD OF SUBURBAN
COMPROMISE

THE 1990 FORECAST FOR THE CITY IS THUS BASED ON CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT
POPULATION
CONSIDERATIONS CONCRETE ELEMENTS
CONCERN THE AVAILABILITY OF MORE DESIRABLE HOUSING
UNITS IN THE CITY WHILE ABSTRACT ELEMENTS INVOLVE MODIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL
ATTITUDES ON CITY LIFE AND SUBURBAN LIFE
 THE CITY
IF IT WAS TO BC THAT THE PAST TWENTYFIVE
PRCSUMCD YEAR TREND IS TO CONTINUE
FORECAST WOULD INDICATE CONTINUED LOSS IN POPULATION AN INCREASE IN BLIGHT AND

GENERAL DETERIORATION BY 1990 IT IS FELT THAT THIS PREDICTION WOULD BE WRONG WHILE
NO GREAT REVERSAL OF THE SUBURBANSUBDIVISION GROWTH IS FORESEEN BY 1990 URBAN
BECOME OF GREATER CONCERN AND SOME MODIFICATION BE
SPRAWL WILL CONTINUALLY
OF BATAVIA
EXPECTED BEFORE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER MEET IN THE VICINITY

NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS TO BE DEMOLISHED AND

FIGURE PRESENTS THE ANTICIPATED
CONSTRUCTED FROM THE PRESENT TO 1990

THIS ESTIMATE INDICATES THAT NET INCREASE OF 320NEW HOUSING UNITS WOULD COME INTO
BEING JUST PRIOR TO 1990 AND 8070 JUST AFTER THAT DATE AS VARIOUS PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED

THE VACANCY RATE OF HOUSING UNITS WAS 47 IN 1960 AND 46 IN 1966 DESPITE 52090
LOSS IN POPULATION BETWEEN THOSE YEARS USING FIVE PER CENT VACANCY RATE FOR THE

ESTIMATED AND ASSUMING 30

UNITS RESIDENTS PER UNIT THE 1960 AND 1966 UNIT SIZES WERE
307 AND 306
ROUNDED POPULATION FIGURES OF 496500 AND 504500 ARE OBTAINED FOR 1990
IN ALL CALCULATIONS FIGURES WERE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED

SIGNIFICANT POINT IS THAT BY 1990 APPROXIMATELY 17 OF THE CITYS TOTAL OF 173000 HOUSING
UNITS WILL HAVE BEEN BUILT SINCE 1967 IN ADDITION APPROXIMATELY 29 OF THE TOTAL UNITS

HAVE UNDERGONE VARYING DEGREES OF REHABILITATION ALL RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN THE

WI 11

WILL HAVE BEEN BLANKETED BY PROGRAM OF CODE AND ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT

CITY

THE PLANNING POPULATION FOR EACH OF THE CITYS COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS IS PRESENTED
THE ROUNDED PLANNING POPLLATION FOR BUFFALO IS SET AT 500000 PROGRAMS OF DEMOLITION
AND CONSTRUCTION VIL1 CONRINUC AFTCR 1990BUT IT IS ASSUMED BALANCE BETWCCN LOSS AND
GAIN WILL BE STRUCK AT THE SAME TIME MORE OPEN SPACE WILL BE PROVIDED BY REDUCING
THE GROUND COVERAGE OF THE UNITS PROVIDED

CONCLUSIONS

BUFFALO WILL CONTINUE TO DECLINE POPULATION UNTIL THE MID1970S

IN MODEST INCREASE
IN POPULATION SHOULD BE IN EVIDENCE BY 1980 POPULATION FIGURE OF 500000 SHOULD BE
ESTABLISHED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

THE AREA OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS VERY SMALL IN COMPARISON TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES
DUE TO THEIR LARGER AREAS IN WHICH TO EXPAND OTHER CENTRAL CITIES WILL CONTINUE TO PASS
BUFFALO IN POPULATION EVEN THOUGH THEY DO NOT APPROACH BUFFALOS POPULATION DENSITY PER
SQUARE MILE

METROPOLITAN BUFFALO OUTSIDE THE CITY BOUNDARIES WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN POPULATION

FUTURE LEGISLATION AND SOCIAL VALUES MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE URBAN SPRAWL TYPE OF

DEVELOPMENT OF THE POST WORLD WAR II PERIOD

THE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES PROVIDED WILL AFFECT THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT
WHICH IS TO TAKE PLACE

THEFUNCTIONING OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA AS SINGLE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL UNIT WILL
GROW IN SIGNIFICANCE LOCAL GEVERNMENT MAY BE ALTERED TO REFLECT THIS SITUATION

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TOTAL 2400

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EANT TO LEASE 270 LACE ELDERLY
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INCOE DOELOOER SELCTD 300

TO BE DETEROISSED LOU IN AUTISORITY 300 LOW ELDERLY

SCATTERED SITES HOSAING AUTHORITY 200 LOU INTO FEELLIE DE AELETTED 200

TOTAL 1710 2408 2002 1140

50 UNITS TO BE LEASED BY THE UFFELOLLOUSLLSG AUTHORITY AS LOW FLAT PUBLIC HOUSING

L68 USITS TO BE LEASED BY THE IUFALIIOUSIAA AUTHORITY AS LOW RENT EAD ELDERLY PUBLIC ISOUSING

FIGURE ADDITIONAL NEW HOUSING PROGRAMMED FOR THE PERIOD

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COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM

ON APRIL 22 971 THE CITY PLANNING BOARD CERTIFIED THE PROPOSALS

OF THE BUFFALOCOMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM EXTENSION BRIEF EXCERPTS
OF THE ARE PRESENTED HERE FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE
REPORT REFER
TO THE BUFFALQ COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAM EXTENSION NATHANIEL
KEITH AND MARCON OLEARY AND ASSOCIATES INC DATED FEBRUARY 1971

ONE INITIAL OBSTACLE TOPROSPECTIVE EXPANDED RENEWAL EFFORTS IS THE ACUTE

SHORTAGE OF RETOCATION HOUSING IN SOUND CONDITION AND THE INADEQUATE RATE
OF NEW HOUSNG CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY BUILTUP LAND CAN NOT BE USED
FOR NEW HOUSWITHOUT PRODUCING FURTHER DISPLACEMENT REHABILITATION
EFFORTS ALSO RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE FAMILY DISPLACEMENT

CRITICAL HOUSING SITUATION NOW EXISTS IN THE CENTRAL CITY THE COM
BINATION OF GROWING BLACK POPULATION ABANDONMENT OF SOME DILAPIDATED
HOUSING UNITE AND INCREASING DETERIORATION OF MANY OTHER UNITS HAS CAUSED
SEVERE SHORTAGE OF SOUND HOUSING THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT HOUSING STOCK
ECONOMICALLY AVAILABLE TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CENTRAL CITY POPULATION
IS THAT IN WHITE OWNERSHIP ON THE
FRINGE OF TRADITIONALLY BLACK NEIGHBOR
HOODS HERE ONCE STABLE ETHNIC AREAS ARE
BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE RAPID
TURNOVER AS LONGTERM RESIDENTS MOVE OUT OF THE CITY AND LEAVE THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE EXPANDING BLACK POPULATION

THE 1960 HOUSING CENSUS DATA INDICATED THAT 218 PERCENT OF ALL
UNITS INTHE CITY WERE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING
IN THE MAJOR SEGMENT OF THE INNER
CITY WHICH IS NOW INCORPORATED IN THE MODEL CITY AREA THE 1960 DATA
SHOWED 369 PERCENT OF
HOUSING UNITS AS SUBSTANDARD AND MORE THAN 30
PERCENT OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WITH ANNUAL INCOMES UNDER
3000
THE ORIGINAL BUFFALO COMMUNITY RENEWAL
TIMATED THAT 28542
PROGRAM COMPLETED IN 1965 ES
DWELLING UNITS OR 17 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
SUPPLY THEN
REQUIRED CLEARANCE BECAUSE OF CONDITION AND THAT 42 PERCENT REQUIRED WHAT
WAS THEN TERMED AS CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION AND REHABILITATION
IN 1969 THE STUDY OF THE BUFFALOAINIHERST
CORRIDOR SPONSORED BY THE NEW
YORK STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING COORDINATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAJOR
CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO ESTI
MATED THAT 348 PERCENT OF THE
EXISTING HOUSING IN THE BUFFALO SECTOR
OF THE CORRIDOR WAS SUBSTANDARD THAT SECTOR INCLUDED LARGE PORTION
OF THE INNER CITY

STATISTICS COMPILED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITYS

SYSTEMATIC HOUSING
CODE COMPLIANCE
PROGRAM ESTIMATE THAT OVER 30000 HOUSING UNITS OR 18
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CURRENT HOUSING SUPPLY ARE SUBSTANDARD
OR DEFICIENT
THAT PERCENTAGE VARIED WIDELY
BY NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS RANGING UP TO
47 PERCENT IN SOME INNER CITY DISTRICTS

IV 17
 THE BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR STUDY IN 1969 SPONSORED BY THE NEW YORK
STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING COORDINATION PROJECTED NEED FOR ABOUT 70000
HOUSING UNITS IN THE CORRIDOR BY 1985 OF WHICH 42000 WOULD DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY BE BY THE SUNYAB PROGRAM AND THE BALANCE PRIMARILY
GENERATED
BY NORMAL EXPANSION
PRINCIPALLY IN THE SUBURBS OF THE 42000 UNITS
THE STUDY ESTIMATED THAT CLOSE TO ONEHALF WOULD BE DEVELOPED WITHIN
THE CITY SEGMENT OF THE CORRIDOR WHICH EXTENDS NORTHWARD FROM
THE
BUFFALO WATERFRONT ON BALANCE MOST OF THESE UNITS IN THE CITY WOULD
BE FOR REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SUBSTANDARD UNITS

THE STUDY FURTHER PROJECTS THAT THERE WOULD BE NEED FOR CLOSE TO 14000
PUBLICLYASSISTED UNITS LOW AND MODERATE INCOME OF WHICH CLOSE TO 9000
WOULD BE WITHIN THE CITY

ITIS IN BUFFALOS INTEREST TO STIMULATE NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION WITHIN

THE CITY TO SERVE THE HOUSING NEEDS OF MANY CENTRAL CITY RESIDENTS AS
WELL AS SATISFY CURRENT DEMAND FOR NEW HOUSING BY BUFFALO RESIDENTS LIV
ING ELSEWHERE THE CITY

AT THE PRESENT TIME 6100 NEW HOUSING UNITS HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED FOR
CONSTRUCTION DURING THE 19701975 PERIOD THE MAJORITY OF THESE WILL
BE CONSTRUCTED ON LAND MADE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM
FOR LOW AND MODERATEINCOME FAMILIES AND ELDERLY PERSONS DEVELOPMENT
AND CONSTRUCTION WILL INVOLVE THE BUFFALO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
THE NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND SEVERAL PRIVATE DEVELOPERS SUM
MARY OF THESE ACTIVITIES AND TIMETABLE FOR COMPLETION IS INCLUDED IN
FIGURE

IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THESE CURRENT EFFORTS BE EXPANDED BY THE CONSTRUC
TION OF AN ADDITIONAL 10525 NEW UNITS IN TWENTYONE LOCATIONS THROUGH
OUT THE CITY THESE UNITS ARE PROGRAMMED OVER AN EIGHTYEAR PERIOD AS
SUMMARIZED IN FIGURE THIS PROGRAM IS ALSO SUBJECT TO EXPANSION AS
LATER STAGE DEVELOPMENT ON SEVERAL PROPOSED NEW URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECTS
MAY YIELD AS MANY AS 5500 ADDITIONAL UNITS DURING THE LATTER PART
OF THE 1970S

TOGETHER EXISTING HOUSING ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN FIGURE AND PLANNED

NEW CONSTRUCTION DESCRIBED IN FIGURE YIELD 16625 NEW HOUSING UNITS
WITH POTENTIAL TO 23775 TOTAL UNITS
EXPANSION THIS LEVEL OF NEW HOUS
ING PRODUCTION WILL BE UNPRECEDENTED IN RECENT BUFFALO
HISTORY AND WILL
MOVE THE CITY RAPIDLY TOWARD SOLUTION OF ITS CURRENT HOUSING PROBLEM

IV 18
 ALONE WILL NOT
PLANNING IMPRESSIVE NEW LEVELS OF HOUSING PRODUCTION
LAND DEV
ACCOMPLISH THE INTRICATE TASKS OF LAND ASSEMBLAGE FINANCING
THIS STUDY RECOMMENDS
ELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY VARIOUS BUFFALO AGENCIES AND
FIVE IMMEDIATE
THE 10525 UNIT NEW HOUSING
ORGANIZATIONS AS FIRST STEPS IN INITIATING
PROGRAM THESE ACTIONS ARE

INITIATE THE HERTEL AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL AREA TO BEGIN

LAND ASSEMBLAGE FOR 450 NEW HOUSING UNITS
AND 43
ACRE PARK IN ONE OF BUFFALOS OUTER NEIGHBORHOODS

INTERESTED PRIVATE DEV

ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST
OF THE WALDEN PARK DEVELOPMENT
ELOPERS IN INITIATION
NEW TOWNINTOWN ON ONE OF BUFFALOS FEW REMAINING

LARGE VACANT TRACTS

THE COLD SPRING URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

INITIATE
BETWEEN THE URBAN RENEWAL AND MODEL
AS PARTNERSHIP
RENEWAL MECHANISM TO
CITIES PROGRAMS USING THE URBAN
VACANT AND UNDERUTILIZED LAND
MAKE PREDOMINANTLY
CITIES HOUSING CORPORATION FOR
AVAILABLE TO THE MODEL
NEW HOUSING ON STAGED BASIS THEREBY CREATING RE
LOCATION HOUSING DURING EARLY STAGES IN THE SAME
FOR FAMILIES WHO WILL BE REQUIRED TO MOVE
NEIGHBORHOOD
FOR LATER STAGE NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION

INITIATE THE MODEL CITIES NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

AREA TO BUILD UPON RECENT
IN THE SOUTHERN MODEL CITIES
THE STAGED
PROGRESS IN THE ELLICOTT PROJECT AND CONTINUE
CENTRAL CITY AREA
REDEVELOPMENT OF BUFFALOS MOST DETERIORATED

FOUR ITEMS IN THE

THE PLANNING BOARD APPROVED THE ABOVE
CITY
REPORT THE BOARD DID NOT APPROVE THE FIFTH ITEM LISTED BELOW ANY
BE
FUTURE PROPOSAL TO USE PARK LAND FOR OTHER USES WOULD HAVE TO
AND CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY ACTION WAS TO BE TAKEN
REVIEWED INDIVIDUALLY

AND ADMINISTRATIVELY FOR REDISTRIBUTION

PAVE THE WAY LEGALLY
THE BY INVESTIGATING NEW STATE
OF PARK LAND THROUGHOUT CITY
LEGISLATION AND ESTABLISHING PROGRAM TO ALLOW LIMITED
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN GROVER CLEVELAND AND SOUTH PARKS

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 RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER FIVE SECTION ONE

FRANK SEDITA MAYOR

BUFFALO NEW YORK

CITY PLANNING BOARD

HENRY HARPER CHAIRMAN

JAMES RAE VICECHAIRMAN
REVEREND GRANT CRUMPLEY
THEODORE DILLAWAY
ADAM DOMANSKI
DR PASQUALE GRECO
WOZNIAK
THE RT REV MONSIGNOR WILLIAM

DIVISION OF PLANNING

EUGENE FITZGERALD
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING

REPORT PREPARED BY

PAUL BARRICK
PRINCIPAL PLANNER

PARTICIPATING STAFF
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MARY ANN BODNAR MELVIN ALSTON

ELIZABETH MCCOSKEY DOUGLAS CARROLL
DOROTHY OLEAR WILLIAM CHERRY
RACHEL PALMERI ROBERT DEANTHONY
RICHARD GENNUSO
VICTOR GENNUSO
RICHARD KNELL
DANIEL PANARO

NOVEMBER 1968
 RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER FIVE SECTION ONE

CONTENTS PAGE

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

PARK AND RECREATION STANDARDS

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RECREATION PLAN 11

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NEIGHBORHOOD

COMMUNITY 39

WIDE 44
CITY

51
APPENDICES

INDEX 73
 NI
NA EHT EB
DERAPER HCUS EMACEB FO
DLEIF DNA
OT
DNA ERIUQCA DNAL
FO
DE N
EH
YTIC
DETSMLO ENILTUO 8681
SRETOP KRAP NWAL
SAW
EKAL ROYAM
DLUOC OT
EHT
9681 KRAP
SA
RAW KROY
LIVC WEN
DETSMLO DETSUQER
NA
TNES RP REBOTCO ETIMOC RAEN TNORF T SE RO F
FO L A IC F TR
EHT
OT NOITALSGE LICNUOC
EHT
LIRPA TCEL S
NI OT
SKRAP TE RTS RETROP
EHT
GNI WOD OLAFUB OT NO EHT
TSEW NA
DETNSRP GNILBANE TIMREP
SDENIATBO RENOIMC
ROF OT
HGIH TROF TSAL
DEZINGOCER RETFA
OT
2581 KRAP FO NI
ESN PXE OLAFUB TROPER OT KE RC EHT SAW TAHT
SRAEY LARTNEC NOISV
NI
REVIR
DETSMLO E RHT NE B ETIMOC ETAVIRP SKRAP
NI
DETSGUS TNECAJD ADUQJACS KRAP
NI
NALP
EHT
DEPOH ERUTALSIGE SAW
SIHT KRAP
D E S O P R TA
DETIMBUS ETIS FO KE RC 8681
SAW TI
ETATS KRAP EVLEWT
NOSDUH DNA DAH
SNEZITC EREW
KRAP ERAW LED
WAL EHT
GNIHSLBATE XUAV KNAB EHT EHT
EHT SEITC EHT YTIC
XUAV YNAPMOC DNA
SETIS
REBMVON
EHT
YB
LICNUOC MORF
CILBUP
DETNIOPA
NI
KCIRED F NO
TROPER SI AO
TAHT
NI
FO
8681 DNA
NI ROF E RHT
NETSAM
NO
YRETMEC DEMROF NI
NOM OC DERUCES
ROF
DENWORD NACIREMA RENTRAP XUAV NALP DETSMLO ETIS
EB DNAL ROYAM
NAHT AERA EHT EHT
SEITC DNA SDNAMED DIM DE N NGISED OT
GNI WOD
ETAVIRP REHTAR REVIR
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EHT
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FO
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ROF
FO EHT FO
DE N
NI
MORF LO HCS R UE D N A R G E R UT A N 0581
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ROF
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FO
TIX
HTWORG D E P OL V E D E D I VO R P S A ER A C I L B U P N O S K C A J Y R U T N E C SAERA DETAICOS
N A EP O R UE NI
DNA
TEM HTIW
EROMLIF
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FO
DIAL
YTIC SETA S
SEULAV GNIWORG GNI WOD DETINU
ROF
EHT SAW WERDNA LAMROF NE B
SUTEPMI OLAF I
TON
HCIHW SA
DID
TI NOITAERC GNILORTS EHT
FO HTNE IN NEPO
FO EHT SAH T NE M V O M NOSDUH RO TNEDISRP
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GROW
ASITNCE RESUMED
ZOO WERE MADE
EY SORE WERE CIRCLE WAS BICY LE PO ULAR TO THE
OCTOBER WORK ROCK COMPLAINTS
IMEDATLY NURSEI AGSIZ ROADBES CONETIS
AN BE N NOW AND THAT IN
WERE
BE N
HAD AND
THE
HAD
PARKWAY
STRE T
BRIDLE
BECOME CONTIUED BELI F GROW
CITY
WITH
BUT
1937
HEWN
AND
OF
ATEMPTS
NEAR HAD AND SOURCE
CRE K SOUGHT 1871
QUAR Y
1874
PARKWAYS AMHERST
COLVIN PARK BOATING 1892
1920S BEGAN
TO
PROGRAM
IN
STONE LABOR THE
1890S
CONSTRUI
BY
IN
WAS IN
CONSTRUI CRUSHED RELIF
THE
BECOME
AT
1872
SCAJQUDA WATER COMPLETD HUMBOLDT PARKWAY OF
1896
LATE THE
IMPROVENT MODERNIZAT
AND BY
OF PARK IN
AND P R O V I D E NOW
EDGE BY
DONATI S THE
IN IN
YEARS QUAR Y
HAD
IN
GROWTH
OF
BODY WAS
SHRUBERY FOR
OPEN D PARK FROM DELAY LAKE
AVENUE NORTHELY
WERE
SHORELIN THIS LAKE STONE WAS LINCOLN THE
FACILTES NE DE FEW
PARK
OF
FOR PROVIDE PROVIDE PARKWAY CHAPIN ENTRACES JEWET THE
ORIGNATED
IN
AND AND
BEGAN
CAUSED IN
MANHTAN SEAWE D
SWAMPY TO
A R O U N D P L A C E D WPA FUNDS FINSHED THE
MANMADE AND
THE IMPROVENT EXCAVTION
THE THE E S T A B L I H E D
FIL ED CHAPIN BIDWEL
NOW OF

AND
COMPLETD AVENUE REOUTED PATHS
WERE PARK
SPECIMNS
THE
IN

SMAL
ZOO
THE
IN

TOO
WAS 1935 LACK
THE OF
WAS
AND

FROM
TAKEN
THE
ODOR
FOUL
TO
IN
EXTNDIG RAILOAD
IN
PROVIDE THEFRONT
TO
EXHIBTED AND 1870 CEMTERY ONLY WORK BETWEN SOUTH THE
STATE
RICHMOND DELAWRE HUMBOLDT PARKWAY COMERCIAL
DESIGNED WAS F E A T U R E D IN
LAWN NORTHEAS CRE K 190
TO
THE
BY
TO
IT
MAP BUFALO ELIGBE CITY
WAS PAR DE FOREST THE IN
DRETAINED ELAWRE APROCHES SCAJQUDA
OF THE
THE PARK AS
ON
WERE
MAP AVENUE THE THE
CITY LIST ACQUIRED
TO
AGAIN PARK 1876 1878
IN THE AND
PRO SED INDUSTRIAL THE
BY CROUNDS DEVLOPMNT SERVICE
OF
SIDE WAS
GIVEN
WERE THE
IN THEIR PARIS
PARKWAYS PARKWAY ALSO BUT
PRO SAL PERCHASED ASYLUM NORTH STRE T HAD
BE N
LEGISATON VAUX
AND
DESIGNS DESIGNED
AND
PARKS
IN
AND SYMPHONY BIDWEL
WAS
STRE T THIS STATE
PRIVATE CIVL THE
WAR G R A N T
ON
STRE TS
STATE
OLMSTED AND WERE NEW 1876
IN
CIRCLE AND H U M B O L D T AVENUE
SEN CA STIFLED
WAS THE
PARK BY
AND
CIVL LAND AND
THOSE
THE
PLANS
PAR DE THRE THE
LINCOLN CIRCLE FILMORE TO
AVENUE THE AVENUE THE
DELAWRE HOUNDE PARKS BETWEN
OF
WITH 1870
KE PING
IN
NECSARY THE
AND

THE
EXHIBT P1FRONT CHAPIN AGSIZ PARK SYTEM DEVLOPMNTS
IN THE THE PARKSIDE VETRANS ELMWO D BANK
WAS
IT THE 1894 II
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EHT
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DESARCNI KRAP FO
7291
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OT
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NI
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FO NI
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DNA
YRATILM TNORF LAREV S
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FO
EHT 0781 DLO EHT
SAW
SREBMUN DEPOLVED GNIKLAW DED A SELIBOMTUA
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SAW
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DETSMLO NI
NA
FO
DNA
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EROFEB NACIREMA NACIREMA FO
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MORF EMIT EKAL SAW
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EHT
DETIMREP
REHTRUF NE WTEB
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KRAP
DAORLIA SAW EGAIR C SYELORT
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SAW
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NOITARPE REVO SERUTC S TNEMPOLVD ERAWLED YLANIGRO LAVIRA SEC A
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TRAP
DNAL
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 OF
ACREAGE CITY 1935 OLMSTED
FOR PARK TIME
OF THE
INTE ION COMPLEX POINT INTO LAW NORTHEAS
WAS PARK THE IN
THE
IT OF TO
1925 THE THE
FORMELY 1925
THE
TO
BANKS
DUE
ENLARGED IN
ENGULFED
SAME
THE THE
BUT
IN
AND
PARK
THE
SITE
ON

IN
BUILT ADJCENT BOTH
ON
RECIVED WAS
PARK
ACQUIRED HAD
AT
18 7
WITH
PARKWAY THESTONY EXTNDE BUFALO FRED ICK SOUTH
1898
IN

NEAR
CITY WAS
IS
SITE CODY WAS
LAKESHORE PARK CITY 1892
OF
OF
BEGUN CLUBHOSE
CAZENOVIA ACRES DEVLOPMNT
IN
THE WHICH ACRE FIRST
WITH IN
BY
STRUC RE 69 76 AT
WAS
80
URBAN
CITY
THE THE POINT
ON CONETION SOUTH WHILE
THE
BY CITY
DEVLOPMNT WAS
BUILT
GRENHOUSE
BY
SCHO L STONY
PURCHASED FIRST
THE
OF
PURCHASED SITE
AAREAS DITONAL TIME ACQUIRED
POINT
WITH
THE
CITY MAINT ED
THE
BY
THE
FOR
BUFALO
OF
WAS
PARK FARM PRINC AL CITY RTHIS ESIDNTAL AN
WHICH WAS
STONY PARK PREVNTD THE
BY
WAS AN EX D STUDIES LARGE CLUB
THE
CRE K FROM
ACRES BY
PARK
PURCHASED SOUTH LINES SOLD
IT
WAS OF
COUNTRY
COURSE
LACKWNA ENTIRE SUBMITED CONSTRUI
1LOUGHTON MIL S AFTER 1890 31
PARK
CONETIG RAILOAD
BY SOUTH LATER THE
CAL ED NAMED
IN
CAZENOVIA DISTANCE 189 GOLF
CITY
THE OF WAS HAD
AND IN
TO WAS
1926 SCHO L THE IT
CRE K LAND
PARK AS UMED DRAINED GROUNDS
IN
GRADE PROVIDE BUT BE
1851
IN PUBLIC MCKINLEY PARK
HIGH
WAS NEW
PARK
WAS 1IN896
IS
TO
ADITONAL S C A J Q U D A
LOW
AND
1839
IN SQUARE COMISON THE
OF
PLOWED PAR DE
WAS AS

THE
IN FIELD FOR
NEED
MASTEN
IN
IT
LEGISATON BUILT
WHICH
SCHO L
1912
IN TIME ENCLOSED
1928
IN
BEGAN
CITY PARK
DEICATON PAR DE SERVED REPLACED
POTERS THE PLACE
WAS CITY THE WAS
THE
BY
NIAG RA THE
1873 THE THE PARK AND
AS
1894 TO
BUT
IDEA
SCHO L EXISTNG THE
BY

AT
CRE K PARK
THE
KNOWN LATER
MAKE
CONSTRUED PRO SAL
IN
IN
THE BUILT THE THE THE OF
1913
LEASED TO
1907 18 9 PARK ACQUIRED YEARS
WAS TABLED SQUARE IN
ORIGNALY 1874 WERE WAS FORMELY BY IN
OP OSED THE 191 IN
WAS TEN
DAREA EVLOPMNT
SQUARE PRESNTD THE
PLACE PARK
BY
IN IN BUILT THE
WAS
OVER TOOK STRUC ES CASINO PARK
DEVLOPED RESULTED FIRE WAS PARK
ACQUIRED
NIAG RA MAT ER
R E S O
WAS
L U T I N J U R I S
THE
BUT D C T O N M O N U M E N T HUMBOLDT
PARTILY
OPEN D OF
NUMBER
PRES NT MASTEN
THE

AND
18 6
AREA
THE
IN

COMISON SCHOL
PARK
THE
LOCATE
BY
DESTROYED DEMOLISHED
SCHILER WAS
LAND

THROUGH
DRAINED
THE
IN
FIL ED IV
 EHT TES A EB
GNI ALP EHT
DETSMLO
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 RECREATION FACILITIES

GENERAL ANALYSIS OF RECREATION FACILITIES

PREVIOUS REPORTS PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION

IN 1946 THE DIVISION OF PLANNING IN 1962 AND THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES

PLAN OF THE MASTER PLAN OF 1964 HAVE UNDERSCORED THE DEFICIENCY OF

RECREATION LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF BUFFALO

THE 1946 INVENTORY AND PROPOSALS FOR RECREATION AREAS PREPARED

BY THE NATIONAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION CALLED FOR STANDARD IN BUFFALO

OF ONE ACRE FOR EACH 236 PERSONS AT THAT TIME THE EXISTING RATIO WAS

ONE ACRE FOR EACH 406 PERSONS INCLUDING THE LAND OF BENNETT BEACH

LOCATED IN EVANS TOWNSHIP THE NORMALLY RECOMMENDSONE ACRE

OF RECREATION LAND FOR EACH 100 PERSONS

THE NRA STATED IN ITS REPORT THAT THE GENERAL STANDARD MUST BE

IN TO MEET LOCAL CONDITIONS SINCE THE APPLICATION OF THE

ADJUSTED ANY CITY

STANDARD IN BUFFALO WOULD REQUIRE OVER TWENTYTHREE PERCENT OF THE LAND

AVAILABLE IN THE CITY TO BE DEVOTED TO RECREATION USES THE NRA FELT

THAT THIS WOULD BE AN UNJUST STANDARD IT ALSO NOTED THAT IN OTHER CITIES

WHERE THE DENSITY OF POPULATION IS LESS THAN IN BUFFALO IT IS NOT UNUSUAL

FL

TO FIND TEN PERCENT OF THE LAND USED FOR RECREATION PURPOSES THE PROPOSALS

OF THE NRA IN 1946 ACTUALLY WERE SLIGHTLY UNDER TEN PERCENT OF THE LAND
AREA OF THE CITY OR 2487 ACRES

IT WAS POINTED OUT IN THE REPORT PAGE THAT BUFFALOS DENSITY

OF POPULATION WAS UNUSUALLY HIGH WHICH IS FURTHER COMPOUNDED BY THE

FACT THAT WHEN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA ALONE IS CONSIDERED WITH 39 OF

THE LAND DEVOTED TO OTHER USES THE DENSITY OF POPULATION IN RESIDENTIAL

PORTIONS OF SOME CENSUS TRACTS EXCEEDS 50000 PERSONS PER SQUARE

MILE THE AVERAGE FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN THE CITY WAS APPROXIMATELY

23000 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE NEW

YORK STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY 1944 ESTIMATED THE CITYS

POPULATION TO BE 587 367 PERSONS THIS MAY WELL HAVE BEEN THE CITYS

PEAK OF POPULATION DUE LARGELY TO WORLD WAR 11 ACTIVITIES

FOR THE CITY AS WHOLE THE STANDARD OF ONE ACRE OF PLAYGROUND

SPACE AND ONE ACRE OF PLAYFIELD FOR EACH 800 PERSONS WAS PROPOSED IN

1946 THE TOTAL LAND DEVOTED TO RECREATION THEN WAS 1445 ACRES

TABLE PROVIDES COMPARISON OF THE ACREAGE RESERVED FOR

RECREATION WITH FIVE COMPARATIVE CITIES AND FOR BUFFALO THE FIGURES ARE

BASED ON THE 1960 CENSUS SINCE THESE ARE THE ONLY FIGURES PRESENTLY

AVAILABLE ON UNIFORM BASIS THE RATIO OF 027 ACRES OF RECREATION

NATIONAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION PLAN OF RECREATION AREAS AND

FACILITIES BUFFALO NEW YORK NEW YORK CITY MARCH 1946
PAGE 12
 TABLE SUMMARY OF RECREATION ACREAGE FOR
BUFFALO AND COMPARATIVE CITIES 1960

1960

CITY POPULATION ACREAGE ACRESIGO

MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 027 191 10355 01

922 244 000 65

BALTIMORE MARYLAND
OHIO 494 883 913 99
CINCINNATI
CLEVCLAND OHIO 869728 4093 047
1654 125 831 035
DETROIT MICHIGAN
BUFFALO NEW YORK 532759 1444 027

MILWAUKEE COUNTY IKIRK COMMISSION HAS JURISDICTION OF PARKS WITHIN CITY AND CO
SOURCE RECREATION AND PARK YEARBOOK 1961 NATIONAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION

TABLE II RESIDENCES STRUCTURAL TYPES IN PERCENT 1960

SINE LETAMILY UNITS TWO OR

DETACHED ATTACHED MORE UNITS
57
MILWAUKEE
BALTIMORE 13 57 30
33 63
CINCINNATI
CLEVELAND 36 57

DETROIT 40

BUFFALO 24 72
SOURCE CENSUS 1960

FIGURE POPULATION DENSITY COMPARED TO PERCENT

OF LAND RESERVED FOR RECREATION 1960

RECREATION LAND AS PER CENT OF TOTAL LAND AREA

EEESM VAUK
PUMM UMIHMFH CTN
UUMU IISI

MEIISIIEM ILILEILISUHI

PROPOSED

10 15
LAND PER 100 PERSONS FOR BUFFALO IS FAR BELOW THE GENERAL STANDARD OF

ONE ACRE PER 100 PERSONS RECOMMENDEDBY THE NATIONAL RECREATION

ASSOCIATION DUE TO THE CITYS INTENSE DEVELOPMENT IT IS UNREASONABLE

TO EXPECT THE CITY TO ATTAIN THE GOAL OF ONE ACRE PER 100 PERSONS RATIO

AS IS THE CASE WITH MOST DENSELY POPULATED CITIES THIS RELATIVE SITUATION

IS INDICATED IN THE GRAPH IN FIGURE ON PAGE THREE THE CITY OF BUFFALO

CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO ACQUIRE EXTENSIVE SITES WITHIN THE CITY IT IS

RECOMMENDEDTHAT LARGE PARK RESERVES SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE MORE

SPARSELY DEVELOPED SECTIONS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA TO MEET THIS NEED

THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN OF THE 1964 MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDED

THAT STANDARD OF 35 PER 100 PERSONS OR 35 ACRES PER 1000 PERSONS BE

ESTABLISHED ESSENTIALLY THIS PROPOSAL RECOMMENDED ONE ACRE PER 1000

PERSONS FOR CITYWIDE PARKS ONE AND ONEHALF ACRES PER 1000 PERSONS FOR

COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITIES AND ONE ACRE PER 1000 PERSONS FOR

NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES

THIS REVISION OF THE SECTION OF THE 1964 MASTER PLAN DEALING WITH

RECREATION WAS PREPARED FOR TWO BASIC REASONS THE RECENT PREPARATION

OF POPULATION ESTIMATES REACHING TO 1990 FOR THE CITY OF BUFFALO HAVE

CAUSED REEVALUATION OF THE POPULATION OF THE CITY ON NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS

POPULATION HOUSING AND URBAN GROWTH 19671990

DIVISION OF PLANNING BUFFALO NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 1967
THE NEW PLANNING POPULATION FIGURES FOR THE YEAR 1990 HAVE BECOME THE

FOUNDATION FOR THE NEW RECREATION STANDARDS IN ADDITION MORE

AMBITIOUS OF PROVIDING RECREATION FACILITIES IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH

PROGRAM

THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS ASSISTANCE THIS HAS BEEN

THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES

RECENTLY INDICATED BY INCREASED ACTIVITY IN

HAS RAISED THE PLANNING GOAL THROUGH THIS

THE DIVISION OF PLANNING

REPORT TO 045 ACRES PER 100 PERSONS OR 45 ACRES PER 1000 PERSONS

POPULATION FIGURE OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND 250 ACRES

USING PLANNING

OF LAND RESERVED FOR RECREATION PURPOSES WOULD BE REQUIRED THE

1000 PERSONS FOR CITY

PROPOSALS CALL FOR ONE AND ONEHALF ACRES EACH PER

FACILITIES
WIDE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD

PARK AND RECREATION STANDARDS

ACRES PER 1000 PERSONS

THE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FOR PARKS AND RECREATION

FIRST STEP IN PLAN

AREAS IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DESIRABLE STANDARDS EXISTING FACILITIES MUST

BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF MEETING THESE STANDARDS THE FACILITY SHOULD BE

ADEQUATE IN SIZE FOR THE POPULATION SERVED AND PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR

THE PLAY AREA AND APPARATUS REQUIRED THE AGE COMPOSITION OF GIVEN AREA

SHOULD BE CLOSELY STUDIED TO GUIDE THE INSTALLATION OF FACILITIES WHICH WILL

MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AREA THE SHOULD BE

MOST CLOSELY FACILITY

CENTRALLY LOCATED AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE THE STANDARDS WHICH FOLLOW

ALTHOUGH BASED ON NATIONAL STANDARDS ARE GUIDED TO GREATER EXTENT BY

LOCAL CONDITIONS

CITY WIDE RECREATION FACILITIES

15 ACRES PER 1000 PERSONS

CITYWIDE PARK REQUIREMENTS

ACCESSIBLE FROM THE ENTIRE CITY SERVES ALL AGE GROUPS

MINIMUM SIZE 100 ACRES

USES BOATING SWIMMING PICNICKING BASEBALL WATER

SPORTS HIKING AND FIELD SPORTS ARE COMMONLY

PROVIDED

WHERE LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED

PARKING AREAS COMFORT STATIONS AND SHELTERS SHOULD BE

PROVIDED

TOTAL CITYWIDE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING SPECIALIZED

FACILITIES ARE ONE AND HALF ACRES PER 1000 PERSONS

SPECIALIZED FACILITIES

SPECIALIZED CENTERS OF ACTIVITY PROVIDED OF CITYWIDE

SCOPE SCENIC FEATURES STRIP PARK ZOO BOTANICAL

GARDENS OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY OTHER THAN ABOVE

NO SPECIFIC STANDARDS
COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITIES
15 ACRES PER 1000 PERSONS

COMMUNITY PARK REQUIREMENTS

LOCATED IN AN AREA ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF

COMMUNITY WITHIN ONEMILE RADIUS THIS FACILITY

WOULD SERVE ALL AGE GROUPS IN GENERAL IT WOULD

SERVE 20000 50000 PERSONS BASED ON APPROXIMATELY

ONEHALF ACRE PER THOUSAND PERSONS

USES PASSIVE RECREATION AREAS SWIMMING POOL

BAND SHELL COMFORT AND SHELTER STATIONS LANDSCAPING

AND PICNIC AREAS COULD BE PROVIDED

COMMUNITY PLAYFIELD

LOCATED IN AN ACCESSIBLE AREA AND SERVING FROM THREE

TO FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS THIS FACILITY WOULD SERVE

PRIMARILY YOUNG PERSONS OVER FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE

WITHIN ONEMILE RADIUS THE REQUIRED ACREAGE FOR THE

ENTIRE CITY AVERAGES ONE AND AHALF ACRES PER ONE

THOUSAND PERSONS BUT THE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY REQUIREMENT

WOULD VARY WITH THE POPULATION OF THE

DENSITY COMMUNITY

THIS ADJUSTMENT IS MADE FOR THE OBVIOUSLY GREATER NEED

IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS THESE COMMUNITY

PLAYFIELDS WOULD RANGE FROM 08 ACRES TO 13 ACRES

 PER THOUSAND STRESSING FLEXIBILITY ACCORDING TO SPECIFIC NEEDS

FACILITIES COULD INCLUDE SEPARATE FIELDS FOR MEN AND WOMEN

CROQUET AND ARCHERY AREAS SWIMMING POOI PARKING AREAS

AND PLAYGROUND RECREATION BUILDINGS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED

ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS INDICATED ON PAGE 40 AS COMMUNITY

RECREATION CENTERS

NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION FACILITIES

ACRES PER 1000 PERSONS

NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYGROUND REQUIREMENTS

CENTERED IN NEIGHBORHOOD PREFERABLY ADJACENT TO

SCHOOL OR AGENCY TO PROVIDE YEARROUND RECREATION

SUPERVISION WHEN POSSIBLE THE FACILITY SHOULD BE

LOCATED NEAR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACTIVE AREAS

EMPHASIZING AGES FIVE THROUGH 15 COULD INCLUDE

PASSIVE AREAS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS THE SERVICE RADIUS

MAY EXTEND TO ONEHALF MILE AT LEAST ONE AREA SHOULD

BE PROVIDED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD OF 5000 PERSONS WITH

MINIMUM SITE OF AT LEAST TWO ACRES FACILITIES MAY

INCLUDE OUTDOOR PLAY APPARATUS AREAS SOFTBALL DIAMOND

MULTIPLEUSE PAVED AREA QUIET AREA SHELTER HOUSE

COMFORT STATION AND SOME PARKING SPACE WHILE

 CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL
NEIGHBORHOODS VARY THE

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION SHOULD BE ONE ACRE

PER 1000

PERSONS FOR PLAYGROUNDS

13 NEIGHBORHOOD PARK REQUIREMENTS

CENTERED IN
NEIGHBORHOOD POSSIBLY ADJACENT TO

PLAYGROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

PARK WOULD PROVIDE OPEN

AREA PASSIVE RECREATION BENCHES AND ATTRACTIVE

LANDSCAPING THE GENERAL STANDARD WOULD BE ONEHALF

ACRE PER 1000 PERSONS THERE IS NO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT

FOR THIS OF PARK AREA

TYPE IT MAY ALSO EXIST IN THE FORM

OF PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY CONNECTING VARIOUS FACILITIES

SPECIAL RECREATION STANDARDS

TOT LOT REQUIREMENTS

TOT LOTS ARE GENERALLY LOCATED IN MEDIUM OR HIGH DENSITY

RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO SERVE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN THEY

NORMALLY ARE NOT OPERATED AS FUNCTION OF THE PARKS

DEPARTMENT THE DIVISION OF PLANNING WOULD RECOMMEND

THAT NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS DEVELOPERS AND THE BUFFALO

MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY AND OTHER AGENCIES PROVIDE

SUCH FACILITIES WHEN THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE DESIRABLE

THE SUGGESTED SIZE RANGES FROM 2500 TO 8000 SQUARE

FEET AND THE FACILITIES MAY INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS AN

OPEN SHELTER BENCHES SAND BOX SPRAY POOI SWINGS

SLIDES CLIMBING APPARATUS AND FENCING TO SERVE AS

OF SMALL
SCREENING AND TO CONTROL THE WANDERING

CHILDREN SEE TABLE IV PAGE 38

SCHOOL OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION REQUIREMENTS

WHILE IT IS DESIRABLE TO LOCATE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION

FACILITIES NEAR OR ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS THIS IS NOT ALWAYS

POSSIBLE WHEN THE NEAREST RECREATION AREA IS OVER 500

FEET FROM THE SCHOOL IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT TWENTYFIVE

PERCENT OF THE TOTAL LOT AREA OF THE SCHOOL BE DEVOTED TO

RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PARKING FACILITIES SHOULD NOT

ENCROACH UPON THE AREA RESERVED FOR THIS PURPOSE THE

INTENT FOR PROVIDING THIS AREA WOULD BE FOR BOTH OPEN SPACE

AND AN AREA TO BE USED FOR MINOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

TEMPORARY FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS

WHEN COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING WOULD INDICATE THAT SITE

WOULD BE IMPROPERLY LOCATED VACANT CITYOWNED PARCEL

OF LAND MIGHT BE TEMPORARILY USED FOR RECREATIONAL

PURPOSES IF THE NEED EXISTS HOWEVER THE USE OF THAT SITE

WOULD BE CONSIDERED TEMPORARY AND IT SHOULD NOT BE

DEDICATED FOR SUCH PURPOSES ASSISTANCE IN MAINTENANCE

AND SUPERVISION MUST COME FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD

10
SPECIAL CATEGORY OF RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE

TIFFT FARM RESERVATION

THE TIFFT FARM AREA COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 250 ACRES WAS ADDED
TO THE RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN ON FEBRUARY 1972 AS
SPECIAL CATEGORY OF OPEN SPACE IT IS TO BE RESERVED PRIMARILY FOR
THE PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE IN NATURAL SETTING THE
PREVIOUSLY
AREA WAS DESIGNATED AS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE AS AN OPEN SPACE
RESERVATION THE AREA WILL BE CONTRAST TO AN OTHERWISE INDUSTRIALLY
ORIENTED AREA AND PROVIDE RELIEF FROM SURROUNDING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENTS SEE PAGE 46A

BA
THE RECREATION PLAN

WHENEVER POSSIBLE IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE TO LOCATE RECREATION

FACILITY ADJACENT TO SCHOOL THIS WOULD ENABLE THE CONCENTRATION OF CHILDREN

TO MAKE GREATER USE OF THE FACILITY CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN IN LOCATING SPECIFIC

SITE TO MAKE CERTAIN IT IS IN THE BEST LOCATION POSSIBLE THAT IT IS ON SITE NOT

LIKELY TO HINDER VARIOUS EXPANSION PROGRAMS AND NOT IN THE PATH OF FORESEEABLE

EXPRESSWAY

APPENDIX PLANNING POPULATIONS PRESENTS THE PLANNING

POPULATION OF THE CITYS VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES AND INDICATES

EACH UNITS EXISTING FACILITIES ITS PLANNING REQUIREMENTS IN ACRES AND THE

ADDITIONAL ACREAGE REQUIRED TO MEET THE STANDARD OF ONE ONEHALF ACRES

PER 1000 PERSONS

TABLE 111 PRESENTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN PHASE OF THIS

PLAN WOULD RAISE THE EXISTING LEVEL TO GOAL OF ONE ACRE PER ONE THOUSAND

PERSONS AND SUGGESTS GENERAL LOCATION FOR SUCH ADDITIONS THE NEIGHBORHOODS

WHICH LACK OVER TWOTHIRDS OF THIS REQUIREMENT ARE INDICATED BY TWO ASTERISKS

AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED HIGH ON PRIORITY BASIS NEIGHBORHOODS

11
LACKING BETWEEN ONE AND TWOTHIRDS OF THIS REQUIREMENT ARE INDICATED BY

SINGLE ASTERISK THESE SHOULD RECEIVE ATTENTION NEXT ON

PRIORITY BASIS

PHASE 11 IS LONGER RANGE PROPOSAL WHICH SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN

AFTER ALL NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO THE GOALS OF PHASE

THIS PHASE WOULD ELEVATE ALL NEIGHBORHOODS TO GOAL OF ONE AND HALF

ACRES PER ONE THOUSAND PERSONS THE SUGGESTED LOCATIONS INDICATED

WOULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AT THE TIME OF IMPLEMENTATION AT THE

PRESENT TIME THESE LOCATIONS WOULD SEEM TO BE THE BEST ACCORDING TO

PRESENT CONDITIONS

12
 TABLE 111 NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN

PHASE GOAL ONE ACRE PER THOUSAND PERSONS

PHASE II GOAL ONE AND HALF ACRES PER THOUSAND

PERSONS SEE APPENDIX FOR

INVENTORY OF EXISTING FACILITIES

TABLE III CONTINUES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES INDICATING REQUIREMENTS

OF NEIGHBORHOODS LISTED UNDER COMMUNITY GROUPINGS

SINGLE ASTERISK PRECEDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD INDICATES THAT

ACRE
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TWOTHIRDS OR LESS ACREAGE OF THE PHASE

REQUIREMENT

DOUBLE ASTERISK PLUS UNDERLINING INDICATES THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ONLY

ONETHIRD OR LESS OF THE PHASE GOAL

13
VABLR III CONTINUED

RIVI CUMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN

PHASE ONE

NEIGHBORHOOD PHASE ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED

WITH EXISTING ACREAGE ACREAGE REQUIRED LOCATION

RIVERSIDE PARK 72
RIVERSIDE PARK 76 04 PS 60

MILITARY 63
BLACK ROCK 27 25 PS 51

UPPER BLACK ROCK 25 11 PS 42

PHASE TWO

PHASE DL ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED

NEIGHBORHOOD ACREAGE REQUIRED LOCATION

RIVERSIDE PARK 35 PS 65

RIVERSIDE PARK 40 RANO ST

MILITARY 31 BARRETT PIG

IACIIATIES BY NEGHBOT
RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH
BLACK ROCK 26 PS 51

WILLIAMS PLAYGROUND
UPPER BLACK ROCK 18 PS 42
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 65
ALL SAINTS SCHOOL
SHAFFER VILLAGE

RIVERSIDE PARK SOUTH

RIVERSIDE PARK
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 60
RIVERSIDE BRANCH LIBRARY
FIRE STATION ENGINE NO 26

10
RIVERSIDE HIGH
ONTARIO SMALL BOAR RAMP
SC
COMMUNITY POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
SOURCE 1966 CENSUS III ACK ROCK

11 ST JOHN BAPTIST SCHOOL

31039
MALT EMALK 12 POST OFFICE
15072 IB 13 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 51
14 JUBILEE RECREATION CENTER LIBRARY
15 FIRE STATION NO 15
16 ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL

48 UPPER BLACK ROCK

3S 17 ST ELIZABETH SCHOOL
18 FIRE STATION ENGINE NO 12

2529 19 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 42

20 AUSTIN STREET

IS
1014 MILITARY

21 WEST HERTEL MIDDLE SCHOOL

J10ER
22 CARDINAL DOUGHERTY HIGH SCHOOL
23
3026 3016101 105 24
ST FLORIAN SCHOOL
POLICE STATION NO13
25 JASPER PARISH P1
26 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 79
27 BARRETT PLAYGROUND
28 RAMSDELL PLAYGROUND
29 LASALLE COURTS

14
 EXISTING CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY
ECK CATION EACILITY

PROPOSED CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY

RECREATION FACILITY

PRIVATE PLAYFIELD OR PLAYGROUND

PRIVATP OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

NON RESIDENTIAL

ONEIGHBORHOODBOUNDARY LINE
COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER

EXISTINGNEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASE
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEIL
ILLILUL PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

15
TABLE III CONTINUED

NORTH BUFFAW NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN

PHASE ONE

NEIGHBORHOOD PHASE ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED

WITH EXISTING ACREAGE ACREAGE REQUIRED LOCATION

NARTH DELAWARE 24 43 LAFAYETTE PIG

NORTH PARK 07 123 TAUNTONCOLVIN 60

NPARKTAUNTON 63
STARIN 51 09 TAUNTONSTARIN

CENTRAL 70 PARK
COMMUNITY POPULATION RY AGE AND SEX
PARK MEADOW 67 SOURCE 1966 CENSUS

PARKSIDE 35 33 PS 54 05 MA FEUAIA

OAKWOODMAIN 28 20618 24175

604
65591

PHASE TWO 50541

PHASE II ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED 4044

NEIGHBORHOOD ACREAGE REQUIRED LOCATION 3539
3O
NORTH DELAWARE 34 DELAWARELINDEN
2C34
NORTH PARK 65 TAUNTONCUNARD 45
NPARKHERTEL 20
STARIN 30 TAUNTONSTARIN 08 IN59
TAUNTONSTANDISH
3550252015105 510520253035
CENTRAL PARK 35 WALLACEREVERE

PARK MEADOW 16 PS 64

PARKAIDE 34 OAKWOODMAIN EXP

NORTH DELAWARE PARKSIDE

19 ST MARKS SCHOOL
PUBHC SCHOOL NO 81
20 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 54
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO
21 DEAF
21 ST MARYS SCHOOL FOR THE DISEASE RESEARCH
NORTH PARK LIBRARY
22 BUFFALO SISTER CHARITY HOSPITAL
HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL 23 MEDAILLE COLLEGE

NORTH PARK DELAWARE PARK

PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 88
24 DELAWARE PARK
HEBREW SCHOOL ACADEMY 25 BUFFALO ZOO
ST MARGARETS SCHOOL
26 DELAWARE PARK CASINO
FIRE STATION ENGINE NO 38 POLICE STATION NO 17

PARK MEADOW
STARIN
27 HISTORICAL
10 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 66 SOCIETY BUILDING

SCHOOL NO 86 28 NICHOLS SCHOOL

11 PUBLIC
29 ELMWOODFRANKLIN SCHOOL
12 ST ROSE LIMA SCHOOL
30 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 64
31 FIRE STATION NO
CENTRAL PARK
32 MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
33 CONVENT SACRED HEART
13 HOLY ANGELS ACADEMY
14 SHOSHONE PLAYGROUND
15 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 22
16 BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL ALL HIGH STADIUM
17 FIRE STATION NO 34
18 FAIRFIELD LIBRARY

16
SCAJAOIJJJA

FLVNG QMNWNNRY
AA IJAILON FACIIIIX

IMOJOSO CITYWIIZ OR COMMUNITY

ION KACILILY

CUVALL IINVRRILO OR PLAYCROUND

OIIRAIX OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

IT
NON RI51012NOFLI

ONLIUJIIOIIOOO ICOLINOARY JAN12

COMMUNECUR LIACON CISNRISR

WIRTH UFF
RECREATION PLAN

EXISTING NEIGHBORKOOD FACILITY

PROPOSEO NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASE
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEII
PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALIWAY
TABLE III CONTINUED

NOITH EAST CGO4UN1TY NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN

PHASE

NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH EXISTINA ACRAA
PHASE
ACREA RO
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED
LOCATION

UNTVE 41 30 TYLERBRUCE

LASALAE 11 94 CORDOVA QUARRY 52

AMHERST
KELWINGTON 141
LEROY 139

PHASE TWO

NEJABBORHOOD
PHASE
ACREAGE RA
ADDITIONAL SUZ
LOCATION

39 TY1BRUCE 21
CO
UNIVERSITY
PS 83 18
LASALLE 53 PARKRIDGEKENSINGTON4O
EXP 13
KENSINGTON 44 TOCKBRIDGEJ3AILEY 32
PS 80 12
LEROY 06 DEWEY PIG EXP

UNIVERSITY

PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 83
CANRALICIAN CENTER FOR CHILDREN
COMMUNITY POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL
SOURCE 1966 CENSUS
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
GROVER CLEVELAND PARK
VETERANS HOSPITAL
V4AA
KENSINGTON

PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 80 60
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 85
ROOSEVELT PLAYGROUND 501S
10 SR JAMES SCHOOL 454
11 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 68 4044

LA SALLE 3034
25
12 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 63
13 POST OFFICE
14 FIRE STATION POLICE STATION
15 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 78

LEROY
510
16 MANHATTAN PLAYGROUND
17 CENTRAL PARK PLAZA
18 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 61
19 KENSINGTON POOL
20 DEWEY PLAYGROUND
21 BURGARD VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
22 BLESSED TRINITY SCHOOL
23 FIRE STATION ENGINE NO 24

IS
 EXPRI WAY

EXISTING CITYWIDE
FACILITY
COM
ED CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY
IIECIIEAFLON FACILITY

PRIVATE PLAYFIELD OR PLAYGROUND

PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

NONR EXISTING
PROPOSED
NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY
NE1GHBO FACILITY PHASE
OANEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY LINE
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEIL
COMMUN1TY RECREATION CENTER
ILLILLIL PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
19
TASLK III CQITUWXD

VEST SIDE NELIBBORHOOD KEOREATION FINN

COMMUNITY POPULATION ALI AND SEX

SOURCE 19 CENSUS

NIBBOIBOOD PHASE ADDILIONAL SU8GEATEA 55806

WITH IET1M ACREZ ACRESA 14U1XD MMK

YOREAT 26 34 PS 52 MUMM
WESTPOLOMAC
SCH ST PARK
33
55 5O
FRONT PARK 138 47 SOB ST PARK 47
4O
O34
LAKEVIEW 118 33 HUDSON STRIP PARK

O24
PHASE IVO
ZO 14

NEIGHBORHOOD
P1IEEE
ACREAGE
II ADDITIONAL
REGUIWED
SUG
LOOE
FOREST 30 WATPOTOMAC 28 AO 45 40 40 49 20 95

GRANTFERRY 78 PS 45 38
DEWITTAUBURN 40
FRONT PARK 93 SCH ST PARK 28
VEMONTFARGO 25
MASS CENTER 40
TAU13
PS
LAKEVIEW 75
26
WESTVIRGINIA 36

FRONT PARK

SQUAW ISLAND 20 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 18

21 FERRY CIRCLE
WEST SIDE INCINERATOR 22 MASSACHUSETTS RECREATION CENTER
BUFFALO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT 23 FIRE STATION NO
BRODERICK PARK 24 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 38
WEST SIDE ROWING CLUB 25 OUR LADY OF LORETTO SCHOOL
26 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 77

FOREST 27 MASSACHUSETTSSEVENUPGUSTI PLAYGROUND

28 PUMPING STATION
BRADLEY STREET POOL 29 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 49
CORONATION SCHOOL 30 174TH REGIMENT ARMORY

FIRE STATION NO 19 31 GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL

PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 52 32 HOLY ANGELS SCHOOL
33 DYOUVIIZE COLLEGE
GRANTFERRY 34 PROSPECT PARK LIBRARY
35 FRONT PARK ICE RINK

PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 19 36 NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD GARAGE

10 NEW LIBRARY 37 UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE TRAINING CENTER
11 POLICE STATION NO LAKE VIEW
12 LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL
13 ANNUNCIATION SCHOOL
38 WAI PUMPING STATION
14 LAFAYETTE HOSPITAL 39 CENTENLAL SWIMOLING POOLS
15 ANNUNCIATION HIGH SCHOOL 40 LASALLE PARK
16 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 45
41 LAKEVIEW HOUSM
17 POST OFFICE 42 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO
18 COLONIAL CIRCLE 43 DYOUVILLE COLLEGE
19 SCHOOL
NATIVITY 44 FIRE STATION NO 29
45 KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL
46 POLICE STATION NO 10
47 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO
48 HOLY CROSS SCHOOL
49 TAURTALLO PARK
SO PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 36
51 DAYS PARK
52 BOYS CLUB
53 SMALL BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP TO BE REMOVED
20
 EI

EXISTING CERNWIDE OIS CCMMCNIIY

BEER EN ION FACILITY

PROPOSEDCITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY
RECIIEATION FACILITY

NV PRIVATE ILAYIIIILO OR PLAYGROUND

PRIVATII OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

2SONON RESIIINLIAL

COMMUNITY
IVIOSIIARY
RIICIEATION
LINE
CENTER

AN

RECREATION PLAN

EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD
FACILITY
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOODFACILITY PHASE
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOODFACILITY PHASEII
21 1111111 PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
TABIA III COT4TINUED

ELNWOOD CGIMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION FLAN

PHASR OTIE

NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH EXISTI ACREAGE
PHASE
ACREAGE
ADDICIONAL
INQUIRED
SUG
ALBRIGHT 64
LINCOLN 84
CLEVELAND 21 72 35
BRECKANRIDGE
HARVARDSALCOM37
BRYANT 11 82
IC1
HO4GEABLAND 50
32
ALLEN 16 36 VLXGINIA STRIP PARK

PHASE TWO

NEIGHBORHOOD
PHASE II ADDITIONAL
ACREAGE 8QUIRED LO
SUGGESTED

ALBRIGHT

LINCOLN 14 PS 56

CLEVELAND 45 PS 17 15
HIGHLAND 30
SRYANT 47 PS 16 16
LINWOODSU 31
ALLEN 26 ALLENCOLLEGE

COM
SOURCE
POPULATION
1966 CENSUS
BY AGE AND SEX

MA 32279
14105 11574

EO
ALBEIGHT BRYANT
505
STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO 16 ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL
BUFFALO STATE HOSPITAL 17 FIRE STATION ENGINE NO 16

ALBRIGHTKNOX ART GALLERY 18 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 16

DELAWARE PARK 19 CHILDREN5 HOSPITAL
20 BISHOP MCMAON SCHOOL
LINCOLN 21 BISHOP PALLON SCHOOL
22 SENIOR CITIZENS TSIG
CALASANCTIUS PREPARATORY SCHOOL 23 CLUB I0I
BUFFALO SEMINARY
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 56 ALLEN

CLEVELAND 24 ROSA COPLON HOME

25 ARLINGTONPARK
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO17 26 ST MARYR SEMINARY
NEW YORK GUARD
NATIONAL 27 SALVATION ARMY
10 MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL 28 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 46
11 NARDIN ACADEMY SCHOOL 29 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCBOOL
12 CANISIUS HIGH SCHOOL
13 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 30
14 BIDWELL BRANCH POST OFFICE
15 ELMWOODBRANCH LIBRARY

22
 CEMETARY
44
FOREST

SY

2X1S7ING CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY

FACILITY

POSED CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY

PH RECREATION FACILITY VIRGINIA

PRIVATE PLAYFIELD OR PLAYGROUND

PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

NON RESIDENTIAL RECREATION PLAN

ONBIONBORHOODBOUNDARY LINE
COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER EXISTINGNEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEI
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEIL
11111111 PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

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TABLE ELI CONTINUEI

MASTEN CGO NEJEBBARBOOD RECREATION PLAN

PHASE ONE

NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH EXIST IN ACREAGE
PBAAE
ACREAGE
ADDITIOT
KEQUIIED LO
SUGGESTED

COLD SPRING 02 58 COLD PTIN CENTER38

NARTH1ANDHE 20
HAMLIN PARK 14 132 ERRYTHIPONT 46
TRINIDAD 35
HEULTA VALKVAY 29
NORTHISADHAGEN 22

Z4ASTEN PARK 69 55 PS 35
PS 48 20
KINGFIEY 15 65 KINGSLEY PIG ADD 08
PS 39 22
NORWAYBADGE 35

FMIT BELT 40 50 ELMNORTH 25

LEMONCANTON 25

PHASE TWO

PHASE II ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED

NEIRHBORHOOD ACREAGE RQUIRED LOCATION

COLD SPRING 30 COLD SPRING CENTER 30

HANLIN PARK 73 COLD SPRING CENTER 73
MESTEN PARK 62 UTICAMICHIGAN 20
COEELLICOTT 42
KINGSLEY 40 KINGSLEYWILLOW 40
FRUIT BELT 45 LEMON 15
VIRGINIAMICHIGAN 30

HAMLIN PARK FRUIT BELT

JEFFERSON BRANCH LIBRARY 23 FIRE STATION HAG NO

MASTEN BOYS CLUB 24 BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY POPULATION AGE AID SEX
HIINBOLDT YMCA 25 ROWELL PARK INST SOURCE 1966 CENSUS
LUTHERAN CHURCH 26 EYE GAR HOSPITAL
PS NO 53 27 POST OFFICE MALL
PS NO 74 28 PS NO 31 35304

PS NO 93 29 ST BONIFACS SCHOOL
CANISIUS COLLEGE 30 OUR LADY OF LOURDES SOBOOL
ST VINCENT SCHOOL 31 GIRLS TOE HS
10

HASTEN
ST FRANCIS SCHOOL

PARK
34 NI
32 NYS ARRY
33 US VET BLDG

KINGSLEY
HOUSE 4O
3034
11 BRANCH POST OFFICE
12 MACTEN PAL 35 FIRE STATION BOG NO 21

13 WOODLAWN JR US 36 DEACONESS HOSPITAL

14 PS NO 48 37 PS NO 39
15 PS NO 38 KINGSLEY PIG
16 ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL
BISHOP FLUFFY CENTER SCHOOL
18 BISHOP HERN HS C0LD SPRING
19 HASTEN PIG
20 SKATING LAND 39 CANISINT COLLEGE PHYSICAL
21 RICHARD CARNIVAL CENTER EDUCATION
22 WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM

24
EXISTING CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY
RECREATION IACILITY

PROPOSED CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY

RECREATION

PRIVATE PLAYPIELD OR PLAYGROUND

PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

NONRESIDENTIAL

NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY LINE 11T114

COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER

SAITTU
QIGNTNNTNTT
RECREATION PLAN

EXISTINGNEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASE
PROPOSED NEIGHDORIOOD FACILITY PHASEIL
11111111
PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
TABLE III CONTINUE

EAST BELAVAN CG NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN

PMSL ONE

NEIGHBORHOOD
VITB CISTING ACRE
PHASE
ACRA
ADDITIONAL
REQUIRED LO COMMUNITY POPULATION BY ACA ANI SEX
NEYER 95 28 MOSELLE EI
SOURCE 1966 CENSUS

68992
09 126 COXMTLLYO1YUIC 25 MALE MAT

COTIRTLANABASON 50
30 6O6
BAILEYSHTECK 21
LANG 52 11 PS 71

IIUUBOIDT PARK 60 40 PS 59 15
SCAJAQUADA VALKVAY 27 3S
120 00 2S2

38 49 PS
SCHILLER PARK 51 11 WALDENST M2
PUASE NO
OT

SUA
PHASE II ADDITIONAL 20 10 10 IS 20 25 015
SUGGESTED
4EIRHBARHOOD ACREAAE REQUIRED LOOTIOFL

NEYER 62
SCAJ AQUADACRI4ET 20
KENFIELD 68 ROMADE1AVA 20
COURTLAND EXP 48
LANG 32 LANGWEBER XP
HUMBOLDT PARK 60 SCAJAQUADAFILLM 18
WOODLMMULIZORE 42
MOSELLE 45 RUSTIEFLOAT 30
URBAN PLG 15
WALDENBAILEY 44 WOODKEYSTONE

SCHILLER PARK 31 W1DEI

MEYER LANG MOSELLE

KENSINGTON HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND 19 BRANCH LIBRARY 32 BRANCH LIBRARY

KENSINGTON HEIGHTS 20 ARCHBISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL 33 EMERSON VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
FILLMORE HIGH SCHOOL 21 LANGWEBER PIG 34 EMERSON PLAYGROUND
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 84 22 BISHOP TURNER HIGH SCHOOL 35 NOWAK PLAYGROUND
MEYER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 23 PLAYGROUND 36 ST LUKES SCHOOL
ST BARTHOLOMEWS SCHOOL 24 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 71 37 CENESEEHUMBOLDE JR HIGH SCHOOL
SENECA VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 38 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 62 AND URL PLAYGROUND
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 23 39 GRIDERL
MOSELLE PLAYGROUND SCHILLER
10 KELLY GARDENS HUMBOLDT PARK
11 SE MATTHEWS SCHOOL 25 QUEEN OF PEACE SCHOOL
26 SCHILLER PARK POOL 40 FIRE STATION NO 33
KENFIELD 27 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO II 41 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 59
42 ST MARY MAGDALENE SCHOOL
12 KENSINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WALDEN BAILEY 43 EAST 111GB SCHOOL
13 KENFIELD HOUSING 44 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
14 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SCHOOL 28 SCHEU PARK 45 HUMBOLDT PARK WADING POOL ICE RINK
15 LANGFIELD HOUSING 29 HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL 46 POLICE STATION NO 12
16 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 82 30 FIRE STATION NO 13 17 GLENWOOD PLAYGROUND
17 ST GERARDS SCHOOL 31 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO
18 ST LAWRENCE SCHOOL

26
 DELAVAN

NORTHAMPTON

BEST WALDEN

EXISTING CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY

ECS EAT ON FAG LITY

PROPOSED TY DE OR COMMUNITY
RECREATION FACILITY

PRIVATE PLAYFIELD DR PLAVOROUNO

PRIVKI OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

NONS ESIDENTIAL
SO SNCIOIIRORHDOO ROUNDARY LINE
COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER
IA

IEA
QHXMMUUIT
RECREATION PLAN

EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY

27 PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEI
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOODFACILFTY PHASE II

IIIIIII PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

TABLE III CONTINUED

CENTRAL CLTO4UNITY NEIGHBORHOOD RACREATION PLAN

PHISE ONE

NEIGHBORHOOD PHASE ADDITIONAL SUGG COMMUNITY POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX

WITH EXISTING ACREAGE ACREAGE REQUIRED QCTIFL SOURCE 1966 CENSUS

WATERFRONT 18 87 WATRRFLONT REDEV UAL

441
8879
48M
AREA

SO
BUSINESS DISTRICT 15 30 CHURCH ST MALL 23
WALKWAY 07 5O
454
AUDITORIUM 00 4044
539
PHASE TWO

PHASE II ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED

NEIGHBORHOOD ACREAGE REQUITED

WATERFRONT WESTCAROLINA

SQ Q8
505 2Q10 10 10 IS ZQ25
BUSINESS DISTRICT 23 LAFA
STMICHAEVEMAIN 15
AUDITORIUM

FACILITIES BY NEIGHBORHOODS

WATERFRONT

SCHOOL 76
JOHNSON PARK
HUTCHINSON TECHNICAL
COLUMBUS HOSPITAL
SCHOOL 73
FIRE DEPT HEADQUARTERS
ST ANTHONYS SCHOOL
PROPOSED COMMUNITY COLLEGU
PROPOSED MARINA

AUDITORIUM

10 MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
11 NYS LEN DONOVAN BLDG
12 FIRE BOAT STATION

BUSINESS DISTRICT

13 OLD POST OFFICE

14 FIRE STATION
15 CHURCH STREET EXTENSION
16 CENTRAL LIBRARY
17 LAFAYETTE SQUARE
18 BOYS VOCATIONAL 115
19 NEW FEDERAL BUILDING
20 CITY HAIL

21 NIAGARA SQUARE
22 STATE BUILDING
23 FEDERAL BUILDING
24 COUNTY BUILDINGS
25 POLICE HEADQUARTERS

28
 LU

44
LU
CFL
LU

04 CD

JW

AM ST

GD
LE ST
ST
ISION ST

ST

SC OT

PARK AVE
RECREATION FACILITY

PRIVATE PLAYFIELD OR PLAYGROUND

PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

NONRESIDENTIAL

NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY LINE

COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER

QXRUTRAL

RECREATION PLAN

EXISTINGNEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASE
29 PROPOSED NEIGHDORHOOO FACILITY PHASEIL
IUUNI PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
TABLE III CONTINUED

ELLICOTR CC4M1JNITY NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN

PHASE ONE

NEIGHBORHOOD
IUITH EXISTING ACREAGE
PHASE
ACREAGE
ADDITIONAL
REQUIRED
SU
LOCATION

AWILLERT PARK 46 64 WALNUTWILLIMD 32

WILLERT 32
PK EZP

JOHNSON 20 80 SYCAI 56
AD
BROADWAYGREY 24
COMMUNITY POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
SOURCE 1966 CENSUS
32 58 35745
MALE
ELLICOTT PARK 120 30 WELCONEHALL I7IE

II
PHASE TWO 55
PHASE II ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED
NEIGHBORHOOD ACREAGE REQUIRED

WILLERT PARK 55 BROADWAYPINE 35

BROADWAYCEDAR 20
ZO 24
JOHNAON 50 SBENSANIDGH 40
JOHNSON PIG HKP 10

ENSUE 45 SPERRY PIG RXP 10

WILLIAMSHERMAN 20
WALKWAYS 15 TO

ELLICOTT PARK 75 SENECATYRTLE

WILLERT PARK LARKIN

24 HAMBURG SR RAMPS
NO 47 25 FIRE STATION NO
BOOTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 26 ST PATRICKS SCHOOL
WENDE PIG 27 SMITH ST RAMPS
NO 12
WILLERT PARK
WILLERT PARK
HOUSING EMSLIE
FIRE STATION NO
ST MARYS SCHOOL 28 NO 50

10 STREETS IEPARTMENT DEPOT 29 SACRED HEART SCHOOL

11 POLICE STATION NO 30 NO 75
31 POSTOFFICEA
32 NO 31

ELLICOTT 33 SPERRY PLAYGROUND

34 SR ANN SCHOOL
12 EMERGENCYHOSPITAL
13 NO 32
14 ELLICOTT MALL JOHNSON
15 CLINTON JR HIGH SCHOOL
35 FIT STATION NO 27
16 RECREATION CENTER
17 ETLICORT RECREATION CENTER 36 WESTMLNISTER COMMNNLTYHOUSE
18 NO 37 NO 41

JOHNSON PLAYGROUND
19 ST COLUMBA SCHOOL
20 TALBERT MALL
21 POLICE GARAGE
22 WELCOME HALL PLACE

23 SEWAGE PUMPING STATION

30
 III

II

EXISTING CITY WIDE OR COMMUNITY

ECR EATION FACILITY

PROPOSED CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY

RECREATION FACILITY

PRIVATEPLA PLAYGROUND

PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

NONRESIDENTIAL

ONEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY LINE

COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER
ETTI
RECREATION PLAN

EXISTINGNEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEI
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEIL
11111111 PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
31
TABLE III COTITINUED

EAST SIDE CCO4UNITY NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN

PHASE OKLE

NEIGHBORHOOD
CWITH EXISTING ACRAAE
PHEAS
ACREAGE
MDITIOAAL
GS4RED
SI
LO4
MILLS 17 73 WILSON ST 40
SYCAMOREROTHER 33
PERSON 32 38 BROAD 26
BROADIAYRAON 12
PULLUAN 00 20 PULLUANSCHUTRUM
LOVEJOY 104 COMMUNITY PULATION ACE AND SEX
EROADWAYFIL1MORE 03 97 WO1TZMI3 WATHVAY37 CENSUS
PS 57 10 SOURCE 1966

FLR
PECKHAU PECKHTMMSEND 48825
ONIDA 02 18 RAILROAD
TDINRE 00 07 CAMBRIAGORDON STE

PHASE TWO

NEIGHBORHOOD
PHASE II
ACREAGE
ADDITIONAL
REUNIRED
SU
LO O44
MILLS 45 SYCAUORERATHER
PERSON 35 PERAON 20
15
PULLMAN 10 ARMBR 10 2529

LOVEJOY 49 BENZINGERKIN 34
DAVEY PIG CP 15
BROADWAYFILLMORE 50 LSTHROPDROADIRAY 12 0J4
DETROIT 28
CURTISNEWTON 10
PECKHAM PECKBAWTO 11
ONIEDA 10 PS 40 07 2520W JO JS 2025055
RAILROADOLGA 03
DINGENS 04 CAMBRIA0ORDO EXP

MILLS PERSON

MHA SCHWAB TERRECE 21 AT NICKOLAS SCHOOL 36 LINCOLNP1G

PS NO 24 22 PS NO 40 37 ST JOKMKANTY SOH
ST MARY OF SORROW SCHOOL 23 HOLY APOATLEE PETER PAUL 38 PS NO 44
PS NO 90 39 FIRE STATIO 22
PS NO 58 BABCOCK 40 SI JOACHLN SCH
QUEEN MOAT HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL
ST ADELBERTS SCHOOL 24 CITY GEREGE PULLMAN 41
TRANSFIGURATION SCHOOL 25 BOYS CLISB OF 3UF
26 PS NO 26 AND MULLEN PIG LOVEJOY
BROADWAY FILLMORE 27 POLICE STATION NO
28 ST BEBOOL
ST FELIX WORKING GIRLS HONE 29 COLLINS PLAYGROUND 42 POLICE STA NO 11
10 FRONCZAK BRANCH LIBRARY 43 MORELAND PIG
11 PS NO 57 BAIT 44 DAVEY PIG
12 BROADWAY MARKET 45 FIRE STE NO 28
13 POST OFFICE 30 FIRE STATION NO 35 46 VISITATION SCH
14 POLICE NO 47 PS NO 43
15 FIRE STATION NO 11 EAST INDUSITICI PARK NO 48 ST FRANCIS AGILAI
16 ULINSKI SENIOR CITIZENS CENTE SCHOOL
17 CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL 31 PS NO 25 49 ST APE
SCHOOL
32 PRECIOUS BLOOD SCHOOL 50 LOVEJOY 3RA
PECKHAM 33 THRUWAY INDUSTRIAL PARK LIBRARY
51 HENNEPIN PARK
18 ST STANISLAUS SCHOOL EAST INDUSTRIAL PARK NO
19 BISHOP COLTON HS DINGENS
20 POLONIA PLAYGROUND 34 US POET OFFICE OFFICE
35 PENN CENTRAL TERMINAL 52 CITY ZAOLEEACOR
EAST SIDE

32
 WIDE OR COMMUNIVY
ACILITY

PROPOSOD CITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY

FACILITY

PRIVATE PLAYFIELD DII ELAYOROUND

PRIVATE DR COMMERCIAL MARINA

ONRRSIDCNTIAL

NEIGIIBORIIOOD ROUNDARY LINE

COMMLNITY RECREADON CENTER

EAIIT
QLNMMUUIG
RECREATION PLAN

33 EXISTINE NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY

PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASE
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOODFACILITY PHASEIL
IIIII PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALIWAY
TABLE III

RE
C0147114UED

BUFFALO RIVER NEI PLAWI

PHASE OL
NEIGHBORHOOD PHASE ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED
WITH EXIATING ACREAGE ACREAGE R4IU LOC
PERRY 100
HOPKINS 33
ELK 00
HYDRAULICS 21
SOUTH INDUSTRIAL 00
PHASE TW0

PHASE II ADDITIONAL SUGETED

NEIGHBORHOOD ACREAGE RENUIMD

PERRY 50 HAUBNRGRAPU1GI 20
PS EXP 10
SULLIVAN PK ZP 20
HOPKINS

ELK

HYDRAULICS

SOUTH INDUSTRIAL

CCTH4MUNITY POPULATION AGE AND SEX

SOURCE 1966 CENSUS

I28Z6
NALS

PERRY OTHER
60
CHICAGOPERRY P1G 14 TII BEACH
FIRE STATION 15 LEDDY P1G
CONNODORE PERRY HOUSING 16 SEBO 33 4S
LANIGAN PIG 17 STSTEPHEN SCHOOL
STBERNARD SCHOOL 18 TAYLOR LG
SCHOOL
COIMNODORE PERRY HOUSING
LIBRARY
STVALENTINE SCHOOL UA
10 SULLIVAN PARK
11 SCHOOL 34
12 OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL
13 FATHER CONWAY P1G
LJR

34
 I1

XISTINGCITYWIDE OR COMMUNITY
ECREATION FACILITY

JU PROPOSED CITYWIDE
RECREATION FACILITY
OR COMMUNITY

PRIVATE PLAYFIELD OR PLAYGROUND

ITHTF FAIN IAINCR
PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL MARINA

NONRESIDENTIAL
UUFLUFLTTIJ
NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY LINE
COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER
RECREATION PLAN

EXISTINGNEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASE
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASEIL
35 ILLILILL PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
TABLE III COWTINUED

BUFFALO CCM4UNITY NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN

SOUTH

PHASE ONE

NEIGHBORHOOD PHASE ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED

WITH EXISTING ACREAGE ACREAGE IEGIAIRED LOCFLTIOFL

HOUGHTON PARK 100 00

SENECA 83 00
COMMUNITY POPUIAI1ON 1W AGE AND SEX
TRIANGLE 105 00
SOURCE 1966 CCNSU

CUNBERLAND 98 00 57OI
UA
CAZENOVIA PK 128 00
27420 G5ET

SOUTH PARK 186 00

SOUTH ABBOTT 118 00 5054

PHASE TWO

PHASE II ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED OZ

NEJABBORHOOD ACREAGE REQUIRED LOCATION 25
Z024
HOUGHTON PARK 50 HEJTANMATEJKO

SENECA 00

TRIANGLE 11 P528
07 MIDLANDSOUTH SIDE
15 25 20 IS 15 20 25
CUNBERLAND

CAZENOVIA BK 00

SOUTH PARK 13 CHOATESOUTH PARK

SOUTH ABBOTT 02 PED WA1K

HOUGHTON PARK RIANGI

PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 69
32 SEWER AUTHORITY PUMPING STATION
PARK 33 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 28
LIOUGHTON
34 ST AGATHA SCHOOL
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
35 HEACOCK PARK
BISHOP RYAN HIGH SCHOOL
ST CASIMIR SCHOOL
36 TAYLOR PARK
SR BERNARD SCHOOL 37 TYLER PARK
38 SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL
39 FIRE STATION NO
SENECA
40
41 BISHOP TIIOOII ANNEX
SOUTHSIDE JR HIGH SCHOOL
42 MULROY PLAYGROUND
MUNGOVANPARK
NO 43 HOLY FANFLLY SCHOOL
FIRE STATION NO 25 POLICE STATION

10 BOLTER PARK
44 POST OFFICE SOUTH PARK STATION

11 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 27

12 1LILLERY PLAYGROUND
13 SR TERESAS SCHOOL SOUFH PARK

45 NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE NO
CAZENOVIA
46 LIBRARY DUDLEY BRANCH
CAZENOVIA BRANCH 47 POLICE NO 15 FIRE STATION NO 30
14 POST OFFICE
NO 70 48 OKELL PLAYGROUND
15 PUBLIC SCHOOL
16 SENECA INDIAN PARK 49 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 29
50 ST AMBROSE SCHOOL
17 CAZENOVIA BRANCH LIBRARY
SOUTH PARK
18 ST JOHN SCHOOL
19 CAZENOVIA PARK 52 BOTANICAL GARDENS

CUMBERLAND SOUTH ABBOIT

20 ILEACOCK PARK 26 MT MERCY ACADEMY

21 27 BROOKDALE PARK
22 SR THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL 20 PUBLIC SCHOOLPLAYGROUNDLNO 67

23 BISHOP TIMON HIGH SCHOOL 29 FIRE STATION NO

24 PUBLIC SCHOOL NO 72 30 SHELDON PARK

25 MT MERCY SISTER OF MERCY HOSPITAL 31 ST MARTINS SCHOOL

36
 IV INTL IL
FACILITY

FACII
FLYIILID
OR

OR
CIIMMILNIIY

IIAYCROIIND
WA
CLINTON

MUFFATU
NUTH RECREATION PLAN

EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY

PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY PHASE
UU PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOODFACILITY PHASEIS
37 ILNNU PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
 TABLE IV TOT LOT STAN
THE PROVISION OF TOT LOTS AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION REQUIREMENTS IS TO BE
CONSIDERED AS AN OPTION AVAILABLE TO NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP OR OTHER SPONSORING AGENCY VHICB
WILL ASSUME SUPERVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITY TOT LOTS ARE TO SERVE AS SUB
STITUTE FOR BACKYARDS IN MEDIUM AND HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND SHOULD SERVE AN
AREA WITHIN 1000 FOOT SERVICE AREA THE SITE FOR THE HIGHEST POPULATION DENSITY AREAS
IS BASED ON FORTY SQUARE FEET PER CHILD UNDER FIVE WHICH IS CALCULATED AS TEN PER CENT OF
THE POPULATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OTHER AREAS ARE CALCULATED FROM THE PLANNING DENSITY
OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER

CATEGORY SYMBOL PERSONS TOTAL TOT LOT

PER ACRE AREA PRR 1000

6090 2030 HU 2000 SQ FT

90120 3040 HU 3000 SQ FT
OVER 120 OVER HU
40 4000 SQ FT
THE SHOULD BE LOCATED AS
FACILITY PART OF NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION AREA NEAR PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAY OR AN ELEMENT OF
AS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT RUNICIPAL HOUSING PROJECTS AS WELL
AS OTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD INCLUDE THIS TYPE OF FACILITY LAND PERMANENTLY DEDICATED
BY THE CITY FOR SUCH USE WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION REQUIREMENT

COIMSUNITIES WITH MEDIUM AND HIGH POPULATION DENSITIES

PLANNING
PERSONS PLANNING DENSITY PERCENT OF NO OF
IN 000S POPULATION PERSONS POPULATION CHILDREN
COUSSUNITY 1966 IN OOOS PER ACRE UNDER YRA UNDER YRS
1966 1966

RIVERSIDE 32 30 54 903 2848

WEST SIDE 55 55 83 943 5173
ELMWOOD 33 35 62 540 1791
MASTEN SO 50 77 11117 5507
EAST DELAVAN 67 70 55 861 5760
CENTRAL 15 163 8907 796
ELLICOTT 34 45 111 1156 3928
EAST SIDE 45 73 837 4086
BUFFALO RIVER 13 10 111 10947 1386

TOTAL CITY 482 500 60 1002 48247

INCL ALL 12

COMMUNITIES

TOT LOT STANDARDS APPLIED TO INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS LISTED UNDER CCMMUNITIES SQUARE FOOTAGE
INDICATED WITH THE SUGGESTED NUMBER OF FACILITIES IN PAREWRHESES

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY
BLACK ROCK 10400 SQ FT UPPER BLACK ROCK 72000 SQ FT
WEST SIDE COMMUNITY
FOREST 12000 SQ FT GRANT PARRY 31000 SQ FT FRONT PARK 37000 SQ FT
LAKEVIEW 45000 SQ FT
EU4WOOD COMMUNITY
BRYANT

KASTEN CC
18600

COLD SPRING
SQ FT

12000 SQ FT
ALLEN 30000

HASTEN PARK
SQ FT

12400 EQ FT FRUIT BELT 27000 SQ FT

HAMLIN PARK 29200 SQ FT KINGSLEY 16000 SQ FT
EAST DELAVAN COMMUNITY
HUMBOLDT PARK 24000 SQ FT MOSOLLE 11000 SQ FT WALDEN DAILEY 17400 SQ FT
CENTRAL COMMUNITY
WATERFRONT 42000 SQ FT BUSINESS DISTRICT 18000 SQ FT
ELLICOTT COMMUNITY
WILLERT PARK 44000 SQ FT E1LICOT PARK 60000 SQ FT 12 JOHNSON 30000 SQ FT
ENSLIE 27000 SQ FT
EAST SIDE COMMUNITY
MILLS 27000 SQ FT BROADWAYFILLMORE 30000 SQ FT PACKBEM 12900 SQ FT
ONEIDA 6000 SQ FT PERSON 21000 SQ FT PULLMAN FT
BUFFALO RIVER COMMUNITY
PERRY 30000 SQ FT
IN ADDITION TOT LOT SERVING POCKET OF MEDIUM OR HIGH DENSITY POPULATION OVER 20 DWELLING
UNITS PER ACRE IN AN OTHERWISE LOW DENSITY NEIGHBORHOOD MAY BE PROVIDED IF REQUESTED BY
DULY SPONSORED GROUP
38
 TABLE COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITIES INDICATES THE DENSITY

CLASSIFICATION OF EACH COMMUNITY EXISTING PLAYFIELD AND PARK ACREAGE

THE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS AND THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE REQUIRED TO MEET

THE STANDARDS THE COMMUNITY PARK REQUIREMENT IS BASED ON ONEHALF

ACRE PER 1000 PERSONS WHILE THE COMMUNITY PLAYFIELD REQUIREMENT

VARIES FROM 080 ACRES TO 135 ACRES DEPENDING ON THE DENSITY CLASSIFICATION

OF THE COMMUNITY THE GREATER THE POPULATION DENSITY IS IN GIVEN

COMMUNITY THE GREATER WILL BE THE ACREAGE FOR COMMUNITY PLAYFIELDS

THIS ADJUSTMENT IS NECESSARY DUE TO THE OBVIOUSLY GREATER NEED IN MORE

DENSELY POPULATED AREAS ON CITYWIDE BASIS THE COMMUNITY RECREATION

FACILITIES TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 750 ACRES OR ONE AND ONEHALF ACRES PER

1000 PERSONS THREE ELEMENTS FALL INTO THE COMMUNITY RECREATION CATEGORY

COMMUNITY PARK BASED ON AN APPROXIMATE FIGURE OF ONEHALF

ACRE PER THOUSAND PERSONS THIS FACILITY WOULD EMPHASIZE MORE

PASSIVE ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL THE TYPES OF FACILITIES SUGGESTED

ARE LISTED IN PARK AND RECREATION STANDARDS

COMMUNITY PLAYFIELCI BASED ON REQUIREMENT DETERMINED BY

POPULATION DENSITY THIS FACILITY WOULD SERVE PRIMARILY PERSONS

OVER FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE EMPHASIZING FIELD SPORTS THE

STANDARDS SECTION DESCRIBES SUGGESTED USE IN BOTH THE

FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY MENTIONED HERE THE LOCAL NEEDS

WOULD HAVE TO BE DETERMINED BEFORE DEVELOPING THE FACILITIES

39
 COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTERS UP TO THIS POINT ATTENTION

HAS BEEN PAID TO THE QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSALS

OF LESS SIGNIFICANCE TO AREA REQUIREMENTS BUT MORE

IMPORTANT TO THE QUALITATIVE ASPECTS ARE THE SUGGESTED

COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTERS IN THE STANDARDS

SECTION THIS FACILITY WAS INDICATED AS RECREATION BUILDING

WITH NO INDIVIDUAL AREA REQUIREMENTS

SINCE BUFFALO IS HIGHLY DEVELOPED AND DENSELY POPULATED CITY THE

PROPOSED RECREATION PLAN DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE THE GENERALLY

ACCEPTED NATIONAL STANDARD OF ONE ACRE OF RECREATION LAND FOR EVERY 100

PERSONS IN BUFFALOS CASE THIS WOULD REQUIRE ALMOST ONEQUARTER OF ITS

TOTAL LAND AREA TO BE RESERVED FOR RECREATIONAL USE ACCOMMODATION FOR

ADDITIONAL RECREATION NEEDS IS SUGGESTED TO BE MADE THROUGH COMMUNITY

RECREATION CENTERS

THESE SITES WOULD BE LOCATED NEAR OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES AND

WOULD INCLUDE STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE INDOOR FACILITIES LIKE THE CITY AS

WHOLE THESE SITES WOULD BE INTENSIVELY DEVELOPED THE INDOOR FACILITIES

COULD INCLUDE GYMNASIUM AN AUDITORIUM VARIOUS PLAY AND GAME ROOMS

HANDICRAFT WORKSHOP LOUNGE AND READING ROOM THE NEARBY OPEN

AREA WOULD OFFER THE TYPES OF OUTDOOR RECREATION THAT REQUIRE SMALL LAND

AREAS FOR LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS

40
 THE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTERS WOULD BE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE

CITY WITH SERVICE AREA OF ONE MILE OR LESS THEY WOULD BE PROVIDED ON

THE BASIS OF ONE FOR EACH 20000 PERSONS TWENTYFIVE SUCH SITES ARE

SUGGESTED AND ARE INDICATED BY AN ON THE MAPS IN TABLE III AND BY

NUMBER ON THE CITY AND COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITIES MAP

MANY OF THE SITES CONTAIN STRUCTURES RANGING FROM SHELTER HOUSE TO

FULL RECREATION CENTER SEVEN OF THE LOCATIONS HAVE NO STRUCTURES OF ANY

SORT IN BETWEEN THIS RANGE STRUCTURES OFFER VARYING DEGREES OF FACILITIES

OLDER STRUCTURES MAY BE USED INITIALLY WITH ADDITIONS BUILT WITH AN INTENTION

OF EVENTUALLY REPLACING THE OLD UNIT SOME OF THE OLDER FACILITIES WERE NOT

COMPUTED IN ACREAGE FIGURES SINCE THEIR RETENTION IS QUESTIONABLE IF SUCH

FACILITIES ARE TO BE RETAINED THE ACREAGE INVOLVED SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE

COMMUNITY RESOURCES IF NOT LOCATION IN NEARBY RECREATION AREA WOULD

BE RECOMMENDED WHEN ADDITIONAL LAND IS ACQUIRED FOR THIS PURPOSE THAT

ACREAGE WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY REQUIREMENT

OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED

41
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PROPOSEDCOMMUNITY FACILITY

EXISTING CITYWIDE FACILITY

PROPOSED CITYWIDE FACILITY

AREAS
RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY NAME
25 COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER
43
 TABLE VI PRESENTS THE CITYWIDE RECREATION PLAN THE CITYWIDE

FACILITIES ARE CLOSE TO THE GOAL ESTABLISHED FOR THIS CATEGORY IN TERMS OF

ACREAGE TO COMPLETE THE NEEDS OF THIS CATEGORY NUMBER OF SMALLER

FACILITIES ARE SUGGESTED THESE CONCENTRATE LARGELY ON THE IMPROVEMENT

OF WATER AND RIVER FRONT FACILITIES THE PROPOSALS FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF

SPECIALIZED FACILITIES

PERHAPS THE MAJOR PROBLEM WHICH MAY ARISE OVER CITY WIDE FACILITIES

WILL NOT BE THE ADDITION OF ACREAGE BUT THE RETENTION OF THE EXISTING ACREAGE

THE DENSELY DEVELOPED CITY HAS LITTLE VACANT LAND AVAILABLE FOR NEW PROJECTS

THE TEMPTATION TO USE PARK LAND FOR EXPRESSWAY ROUTES SCHOOL SITES AND

OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS CAN BE VERY GREAT WHEN SUCH

PROPOSALS ARISE EACH SHOULD BE EXAMINED CLOSELY AS TO ITS MERITS IF

PARK LAND IS TO BE LOST REPLACEMENT IN TERMS OF ACREAGE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY

BE PROVIDED

ONE SOURCE OF REPLACEMENT ACREAGE FOR CITYWIDE RECREATION FACILITIES

COULD BE FOUND IN CONTINUED EXPANSION OF WATERFRONT FACILITIES INCLUDING FILL

OPERATIONS MATERIAL DREDGED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS FROM BUFFALO

HARBOR COULD ASSIST IN CREATING EXPANDED LAND AREA OR ISLANDS WHICH IN THE

FUTURE COULD BE USED FOR RECREATION

AMONG THE PROPOSALS REQUIRING RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS FOR CITYWIDE

44
 TABLE VI CITYWIDE RECREATION FACILITIES

EXISTING FACILITY CITYWIDE ACREAGE

AND TOTAL ACREAGE

ALL HIGH STADIUM 57 57

BENNETT BEACH 527 527 IN TOWN OF EVANS
BRODERICK PARK 34 34
CAZENOVIA PARK 1917 1526
DELAWARE PARK 3676 1935
GROVER CLEVELAND PARK 1120 757
HUMBOLDT PARK 510 80
KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL 42 42
ONTARIO BOAT RAMP DRIVE 36 36
RIVERSIDE HSATHLETIC FIELD 30 30
SOUTH PARK 1623 1413
WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM 48 48
WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM 102 NOT COUNTEDFUTURE USE
AS COMMUNITY RECREATION
TOTAL 6485

PROPOSED FACILITY CITYWIDE SUGGESTED

ACREAGE LOCATION

BUFFALO RIVER STRIP PARK 75 BAILEY TO EAST CITY LINE

BUFFALO RIVER STRIP PARK 20 MAIN TO OHIO STREET
WATERFRONT MARINA 140 WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT
NIAGARA RIVER STRIP PARK 70 SCAJAQUADA CR TO RIVERSIDE EK
THEATER EXHIBITION HALL
OTHER EXPANSIONS 140 VARIOUS LOCATIONS
TIMES BEACH 570 SOUTH OF COAST GUARD STATION

TOTAL 1015

EXISTING AND PROPOSED TOTAL 7500 ACRES

45

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FACILITIES ARE CIVIC THEATER AND AN EXHIBITION HALL EXISTING FACILITIES

INCLUDING THE ZOO AND KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE IMPROVED

THE QUALITY OF ALL FACILITIES SHOULD UNDERGO CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT IN THIS

CATEGORY PARTICULARLY SINCE ADDITIONAL QUANTITY IS STRESSED LESS THAN IN THE

OTHER CATEGORIES

THE ARRANGEMENT AND LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL CITYWIDE FACILITIES WOULD

PLAY ROLE IN THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY SEE PAGE 47 THE

REPLACEMENT OF SOME CITYWIDE FACILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED PRESENTLY THERE

IS DISCUSSION OF THE LOSS OF BENNETT BEACH AND MAJQR PART OF GROVER

CLEVELAND PARK SHOULD SUCH LOSSES OCCUR AS WELL AS ANY OTHER IT WOULD

BE RECOMMENDEDTHAT AREAS BE IMMEDIATELY INDICATED TO SERVE AS REPLACEMENT

WHEN SUCH OCCASIONS ARISE IN THE FUTURE THE OPEN SPACE BUFFER MAP ON

PAGE 48 CAN SERVE AS GUIDE FOR RELOCATION SITES

46
SPECIAL CATEGORY OF RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE

TIFFT FARM RESERVATION

THE TIFFT FARM AREA COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 250 ACRES WAS ADDED
TO THE RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN ON FEBRUARY 1972 AS
SPECIAL CATEGORY OF OPEN SPACE IT IS TO BE RESERVED PRIMARILY FOR
THE PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE IN NATURAL SETTING PREVIOUSLY THE
AREA WAS DESIGNATED AS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE AS AN OPEN SPACE
RESERVATION THE AREA WILL BE CONTRACT TO AN OTHERWISE INDUSTRIALLY
ORIENTED AREA AND PROVIDE RELIEF FROM SURROUNDING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENTS

SE

REVISED COMPONENTS OF RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN P61

NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES GOAL 750 ACRES
COMMUNITY FACILITIES 750 ACRES
CITYWIDE FACILITIES 750 ACRES
TOTAL 2250 ACRES
045 ACRES PER 100 PERSONS
SPECIAL RESERVATION TIFFT FARM 250 ACRES
TOTAL 2500 ACRES
050 ACRES PER 100 PERSONS

46A
 THE RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN ATTEMPTS TO SATISFY BROAD

SCOPE OF NEEDS PASSIVE AREAS FIELDS FOR ACTIVE SPORTS AND CENTERS FOR

INTENSIVE RECREATION USES ARE RECOMMENDED WHILE RECREATION PURPOSES

ARE OBVIOUS OPEN SPACE CONSIDERATIONS ARE MORE OBSCURE IN THIS REPORT

OPEN SPACE IS MEANT TO DESCRIBE LAND OTHER THAN THAT BUILT UPON WHICH

BECOMES STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF THE CITYSCAPE AS WELL AS SERVING

PARTICULAR FUNCTION IT SHOULD BECOME VITAL PART OF ITS SURROUNDINGS

BESIDES SERVING AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY

DESIGN OPEN SPACE CAN AID IN SERVING TO SEPARATE INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL

AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OPEN SPACE SHOULD BE TREATED AS MUCH OF AN

ENTITY AS THE STRUCTURES OF THE CITY

FOLLOWING THIS PAGE IS DRAWING ILLUSTRATING THE SEPARATION OF INDUSTRIAL

AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITH OPEN SPACE BUFFERS THIS REPRESENTS GOAL

BEYOND THE TIME PERIOD OF THE RECREATION PLAN WHICH WOULD BE TWENTY TO

TWENTYFIVE YEAR PERIOD IT WOULD RELY ON OTHER FACILITIES IN ADDITION TO

PARKS OR RECREATION AREAS THE PRESENTATION IS IN VERY GENERAL TERMS SINCE

THE VERY LONG RANGE TIME REPRESENTS WILL WITH

PERIOD IT BRING IT CHANGES IN

THE URBAN SCENE THAT CANNOT NOW BE PREDICTED WHILE SUCH GOAL WOULD

EXCEED REASONABLE PLANNING PERIOD OF TIME STEPS IN THIS DIRECTION CAN BE

TAKEN IMMEDIATELY

47

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EXISTING AND PROPOSED RECREATTON
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DISTRICT
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INDUSTRY
INTENSE COMMERCIAL OR LIGHT
USES
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
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AND PROPOSED RECREATION FACILITIES AS PRESENTED IN THE RECREATION PLAN

THEY REPRESENT COMBINATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AND CITY WIDE

FACILITIES WHICH WOULD ALSO SERVE AS PART OF AN OPEN SPACE BUFFER PUBLIC

USES OTHER THAN RECREATION COULD INCLUDE SCHOOL CAMPUSES SERVICE FACILITIES

THAT ARE LANDSCAPED AND IMPROVED EXPRESSWAY RIGHTSOFWAY IT IS HOPED

THAT EXPRESSWAY ROUTES WILL BECOME MORE COMPATIBLE TO THE OPEN SPACE

REQUIREMENTS OF URBANIZED AREAS PRIVATE USES COULD INCLUDE COMMERCIAL

RECREATION AREAS AND MARINAS AS WELL AS GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND

INDUSTRIAL WHEN THESE ARE LANDSCAPED AND DESIGNED IN MANNER THAT WOULD

SERVE THE PURPOSES OF AN OPEN SPACE BUFFER

WITHIN THE BUFFER WOULD EXIST HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL

USES HEAVY INDUSTRY WOULD BE CONCENTRATED IN THE INNER PORTION OF THE

SOUTHWESTERN SECTION OF BUFFALO THIS WOULD BE SURROUNDED BY BELT OF

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES BEFORE ENCOUNTERING THE OPEN SPACE BUFFER

SINCE THE FUTURE MAY FIND THE LOSS OF ESTABLISHED PARK AND RECREATION

LAND IT SHOULD WHEN POSSIBLE BECOME POLICY TO REPLACE LOST ACREAGE

IN AN AREA THAT COULD BECOME PART OF SUCH PROTECTIVE BUFFER CITYWIDE

ACREAGE THAT IS LOST COULD BE REPLACED BOTH ALONG THE WATERFRONT AND IN

AREAS TO ASSIST IN CREATING THE BUFFER PROTECTION

49
 FINALLY AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE RAILROAD RIGHTSOFWAY WOULD HAVE TO

BE UNDERTAKEN WHERE THEY RUN THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN ORDER TO CONNECT

INDUSTRIAL AREAS IT IS HOPED THAT BOTH TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC AWARENESS WILL

PROMPT SUCH AN UNDERTAKING IN THE FUTURE WHERE THERE IS DUPLICATION OF

RAIL LINES ONE LINE SHOULD BE SELECTED FOR USE AND THE OTHERS REMOVED

THE EXISTENCE OF OPEN SPACE BUFFERS CONSISTING OF AN ASSEMBLAGE OF USES

TO SERVE THE PURPOSE WOULD BE MAJOR STEP IN IMPROVING BUFFALOS

ENVIRONMENT

WHILE STRESS IS PLACED ON QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS IN THIS REPORT

IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO RELY ON QUALITATIVE ACTIONS TO ENHANCE THE CITYS

ENVIRONMENT THE PROPOSALS OF THIS PLAN SHOULD ASSIST THE CITY IN

IMPROVING RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS IN PROVIDING VISUAL RELIEF IN

CONTRAST TO THE DENSELY DEVELOPED CITY THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THIS REPORT

IS TO ESTABLISH FRAMEWORK FROM WHICH THE QUALITY OF THE SYSTEM OF

RECREATION FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE MAY DEVELOP TO IMPROVE THE

ENVIRONMENT OF THE CITY

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF RELIEVING ITSELF

OF THE UTILITARIAN FORM OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY CITY AND IS STRIVING

TOWARD GOAL OF IMPROVED URBAN DESIGN THROUGH NEW TOOLS AND

TECHNOLOGY SOME YET TO BE INTRODUCED AS WELL AS GROWING CIVIC

INTEREST IT IS HOPED THAT NEW CONNOTATION WILL BE GIVEN TO URBAN

ENVIRONMENT BY THE NEXT CENTURY

50
 APPENDICES

COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING POPULATIONS 52

NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION INVENTORY 53
ASSIGNMENT OF SPLIT FACILITIES 59
INVENTORY OF EXISTING OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION AREAS
IN BUFFALO PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC 60
CCMMERCIAL RECREATION 62

AGE CONSIDERATIONS YOUTH AND ELDERLY 63

REGIONAL RECREATION FACILITIES 65
STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR THE
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 67
PEDESTRIAN WAYS 68
SUGGESTED PRIORITY 71
MODIFICATION OF SITE LOCATIONS 72
COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD NAMES AND
POPULATION DENSITY MAP 73

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 REC
TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 77 188 39 35 16 67 422
AND REQ
PHASE PLAN I G
15 0 101 AT
195 90 105 83 102 676
BUFALO ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE 24 05 19 07 07 51 11 2020 70 0662 02 6707 60 35 05 30 254
NORTH
CC PTS
REC ATION PIG PIG TN
64 54
PK TO ALS
OELAPK3
21 81 88 66 86 22
REQUIRED FACILTY TOTAL PSPS TOTAL PS TOTAL PSPS TOTAL PS SHO NE SHO NE CROCKER TOTAL PS TOTAL PSDELA
COMUNITY
AND
EXISTNG DELAWRE PARK
PARK
MEADOW BUFALO
NEIGHBOR D NORTH NORTH STARIN CENTRAL PARK PARKSIDE NORTH
REQ
TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 35 44 29 51 29 188 APENDIX
SCE
REQ
AND
FACILTY
PLANIG 15 0
107 120 92 78 54 451 SPLIT
PHASE AT
ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE 7215 57 7606 70 63 04 17 25 17 2707 17 03 25 08 17 263
RIV MIDSCH MIDSCH
REC ATION 65

PIG
60

PK
79
RAMSDEL P1G
HERTEL 51
SQSQ
HERTEL 42
REQUIRED FACILTY TOTAL PSWIL AMS TOTALPSRIVESD TOTAL PSGAY BAR ET TOTAL PSPORTERMARKET TOTAL PS TO ALS
AND
PK PK ROCK CO
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EXISTNG NEIGHBOR D RIVESD
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TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 64 217 140 107 528
AND REQ
PLANIG 15 0
90
233 278 225 826
PHASE AT
SIDE ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE 26 04 22 16 0203 09 02 138 12 1102 05 7716
FLG1O
05 118 07 0404 16 07 80 298
WEST COMUNITY
REC ATION P1G CIRCLE
CIRCLE
PARK
P1G
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PK
FACILTY TOTAL PSBRADLEY TOTAL PSPSCOLNIAL FER Y TOTAL PSPSPSPSPROSPECT MAS BUATIMS SYMPHONY
52 19 45 18 38 49 77
TAUNIELO LASLE
36
TOTAL SEV NTH PSPSDAYS TO ALS
REQUIRED
AND
COMUNITY
NEIGHBOR D FOREST GRANTFERY
PARK
EXISTNG SIDE
FRONT LAKEVIW WEST
REC
APENDIX
TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 69 147 44 04 264 SEE
AND REQ FACILTY
PLANIG15 0
116 158 185 143 602 SPLIT
PHASE AT
EAST ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE 47 30 09 0303 02 11 06 02 03 141 07 092075 30 139 06 4192 338
NORTH COMUNITY TN
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REC ATION PKTN P1GPK
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AND

83
FACILTY TOTAL PSGRCLEVRADCLIFE TYLERWINSPA TY1ERFLO RANGELS
63 78
TOTAL PSPS TOTAL
68 80 85
PSPS ROSEVLT GRCLEV TOTAL PSDEI
61
P1G
MANHTCLESR TO ALS
COMUNITY
EAST
EXISTNG NEIGHBOR D UNIVERSTY LAS LE KENSIGTON LEROY NORTH
 REQ
TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 88 205 117 105 95 610
AND REQ
PLANIG 15 0
90 219 186 120 135 750
PHASE AT
ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE 0202 14 0706 01 6902 52 15 15 01 14 40 40 140
MASTEZI CO ULIR Y TN
REC ATION SCH PIG
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FACILTY TOTAL MASTENORHID 53 74 93 48
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TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 00
4250
14 114 129 62
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64
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98
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TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 140 53 193
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ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE 33
CENTRAL COM UNITY
REC ATION 76
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REC ATION PK
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AND REQ
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135 105 30 150 150 65 30 11 676
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COMUNITY
EAST
TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 119 130 103 105 457
APENDIX
REQ
AND
REMOVED SEE
PLANIG 15 0
165 150 135 225 675
BE
FACILTY
PHASE AT TO
SPIT
ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE 4612 03 08 23 2003 17 3203 0429 120 03 03104
HAL 10
218
ELICOT COMUNITY
REC ATION PARK
P1G
P1G SP
PIG CENTER
WELCOME
TO ALS
REQUIRED TODHEALY
12 47 41 75 50 32
FACILTY TOTAL PSPSWENDE WIL ERT TOTAL PSJOHNSON TOTAL PSPSSPER Y TOTAL PSPSJFK
AND
PARK PARK COMUNITY
EXISTNG NEIWILERT JOHNSON NSLIE ELICOT ELICOT
 REQ
TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 50 00 12 07 00 12 02 83
AND REQ
PLANIG15 0
150 83 117 105 128 198 120 901
PHASE AT
100 1288 83 27 54 02 105 23 03 03 452407 98 2507 50 12 04 128 1622S16 74 186 6560 02 30160607 118 11 22 124011 1507 818
BUFALO ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE
SOUTH
REC ATION PKWYCIRCLE CIRCLE
TN PK
PK
PKPIG SPG PK PKP1G PK PIWY PK PKWY CIRCLE PKWYCIRCLE CIRCLE PK
PARK INDIAN P1GPARK P1G
69
SEMINOLE 28 PARK 72 70 29 PARK
BROKDALE
TOTAL TAYLOR PSTYLER MULNOY HEACO KMCKINLEY TOTAL HEACO K PSCAZ MCKINLEY MC EL AN TOTAL PSCAZ SENHIL ERY TOTAL OKEL SOUTH PSMUIROY MCKINLEY MCKINLEY MC EL AN TOTAL PS SHELDON CAZMCKINLEY MCKINLEY MEC L AN
67
REQUIRED FACILTY TOTAL PSHOUGHTON TOTALBUTLER HINERY MINERAL
AND
TO ALS
PARK PARK
EXISTNG PARK AB OT BUFALO
NEIGHBOR D HOUGHTON SEN CA TRIANGLE CUMBENLAD CAZENOVIA SOUTH SOUTH SOUTH
REQ COWS
TOALED ADITONAL ACREAGE 50 BFLO
SOUTH
50
APENDIX
SEE
AND REQ
ABNDOE TO
FACILUV
PLANIG 15 0
150 150
PHASE AT
BE
TO TRANSFER SPLIT
100 020120 1132 35 3333 00 272601 00 100
RIVER ACREAGE EXISTNG ACREAGE
BUFALO CT4MUNITY
PIG
REC ATION PIG PK
P1G
P1G P1G 33 TO ALS
REQUIRED FACILTY
34
CHIAGOPERYCONWAY
TOTAL PSPS SULIVAN LANIGAN FR TAYLOR NO RES NO RES NO RELSED Y NO RES PS
CR4MUNITY
AND
RIVER
HYDRAULICS INDUSTRIAL
EXISTNG HOPKINS
NEIGHBOR D PERY WEST ELK BUFALO
 ASSIGN MENP 01 SPI A1 01

FACILITY NEIGHBORHOOD CITYWIDE OTHER USES

TOTAL ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES

CAZENOVIA PK ABBOTT 40 BFLOP 150 1526

I917 CUMBERLD 50 BFLOFLFD127
CAS PK 22
DELALJARE PK PARK MEADOW 60 ELMWOOD TS0 1935 XPWYB
3676 PARKSIDE 30 EIU PLID300
ALBRIGHT 64 NBFLOPK 225 0WFE LO
FT

MASTAN PLC 130

4ASTEN PLTD265
WSIDE PLFD150
GROVER CLEVIND UNIVERSITY3O NEAST PK L34 757 NYS DOT 28 JU
1120 KENSINGTON30 NRAST PLID141
UK HOUGRATON 88 ESIDE PK 50 US
362 RSJDE PHD 100 UF
BIB PLFD124
HUMBOLDT PK HUMBOLDT 60 EDELAVAFL PK 250 80 00U US US
510 MASTEN PK 120 W0V
JFI EHHICOTT EHLICOTT 104 EHHICOTT PLC 107 FL

211
LASALLE PARK LAKEVI 80 PIGD 213 CORN COLLEGE UU UU00
US
773 CENTRAL PLC 75 200 OJSVH
CENTRAL PIFD 205
RIVSRSIDE PARK RIV PK S70 RIVERSIDE PK 150 AA WA
CI
U4
SU
UD
IU0
372
SCHILLER PARK SCHILLER PK 43
RIVERSIDE
ETELAVAO
PTFD 152
PK 100
UU0
FT
HS0
0A
369 LANG 26 EDELAVAN PHD 200 000 U0 0U0
SBOSHONE STARIN 20 NBFLO PHD 82
164 CENTRAL PARK 62 UA
U0UO
FR CONWAY PERRY 35 BFLORIVCR PUD 110 CU 35AASI
145 000 0O US0A
UO
UO LROJJUS
WHERTEL MID
SCH34
HASTEN PIG
MILITARY
UPPER BI
17
ROCK17
1LASTEN PARK 52
005
SS US
WSF
UO
UAA
S0
CJZ
U0
92 BELT 40

UC
FRUIT OFT
H0 55 UTJOUS
EMERSON PIG MOSEHLE 68 UU 0FT
106 WALDENBAILEY38 U05 FTC
4U1ROY P1G TRIANGLE 45 UJ
75 PARK 30 UHOSU
COLONIAL CIR CLEVELAND 04 IJTR 0O U0U MU
U0 0I
50 UH0
SUCS
US
55 GRANTFERRY 09 U0
FERRY CIRCLE CLEVELAND 02 RIGHTA FAAY
16
GATES CIRCLE
GRANTFERRY 02
CLEVELAND 10 RIGHTOFWAY
UFT
TU U0
00 UI
UD UU
47 IOU US SO UU0
LCCLELLAN CIR CUMBERLAND 04 RIGHTOFWAY UO UUU0
45 SOUTH ABBOTT 07 RNS
SOUTH PARK 07
07
MCKINLEY
45
SYMPHONY CIR
45
CIR SOUTH ABBOTT
SOUTH PARK 06
ALLEN
BRYANT
06
07
FRONT PARK 05
RI
RIGHTOFWAY

LAFAYETTE SQ BUSINESS NIAT02 RIGHTOFWAY

LO
MARKET SQ BLACK ROCK 03 RIGHTOFWEY
03
SOLDIERS
SQ
P188
BUSIFLESS
LINCOLN
DIST
42
13 RIGHTOFWAY
RIGKATOFWAY
BIDWELL CHAPIN LINCOLN 36 RIGHTOFWAY
LINCOLN PKWY
144
LCKINLEY PKWY CUMBERLAND 12 RIGHTOFWAYI
282 ABBOTT
PARK 16
TRIANGLE

59
APPENDIX INVENTORY OF EXISTING OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
AREAS IN BUFFALO PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC

CITY OF BUFFALO

PARKS DEPARTMENT
LAND UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE ACREAGE SERVING AS
PARKS DEPARTMENT WITH ACREAGE OPEN SPACE OR FOR
RECREATION

10 MAJOR PARKS 109782 10612

15 SMALL PARKS 3749 387
41 PLAYGROUNDS 18506 1717
MISCELLANEOUS 7931 1071
CIRCLES 3752 128
SQUARES 901 32
PARKWAYS 8362 96
53 TRIANGLES 424 22
32 CENTERSTRIPS 833 00
SUBTOTAL 154250 14065

SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS NEIGHBORHOOD 465

ATHLETIC FIELDS CITYWIDE 96
EXISTING PIG TO BE LOST 21
SUBTOTAL 582

CITY OF BUFFALO TOTAL 14647

SEMIPUBIC NOT COUNTED IN RECREATION PLAN

DIOCESE OF BUFFALO SCHOOLS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS 281

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYFIELDS 225
AFFILIATED SCHOOLS PLAYGROUNDS 61
SUBTOTAL 567

PRIVATE SCHOOLS PLAYGROUNDS 111

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC
FTELDS 248
NIAGARA FRONTIER PORT AUTHORITY NETA
SMALL BOAT HARBOR 656
SEMIPUI TOTAL

PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC TOTAL

SEE APPENDIX FOR EXPLAI

60
APPENDIX CONTINUED

STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF THE RECREATION PLAN

COMPONENTS OF PLAN ACRES PERCENT OF TOTAL

NEIGHBORHOOD GOAL 750 ACRES

EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ACREAGE 3274 44
EXISTING PLAYGROUND ACREAGE 2182A
PHASE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE 2075 27
PHASE II ADDITIONAL ACREAGE 2162 297
TOTAL 7511

COMMUNITY GOAL 750 ACRES

EXISTING COMMUNITY ACREAGE 4751 637
PLAYFIELDS 2827A 56
PARKS 1924A 787
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ACREAGE 2739 37
PLAYFIELDS 2188A 4470

PARKS 55LA 22
TOTAL 7490
PLAYFIELDS 5015A
PARKS 2475A

CITYWIDE GOAL 750 ACRES

EXISTING CITYWIDE ACREAGE 6485 86
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ACREAGE 1015 14
TOTAL 7500

PLAN TOTALS GOAL 2250 ACRES

EXISTING RECREATION OPEN SPACE ACREAGE 14510 65

MCI 137 ACRES TO BE LOST 14647
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ACREAGE 7991 35
TOTAL 22501

NOTE EXACT FIGURES DO NOT OCCUR DUE TO THE ROUNDING OF POPULATION

TO HUNDREDS AND ACREAGE TO TENTHS OF AN ACRE

61
012
APPENDIX COMMERCIAL RECREATION

RECREATION FACILITIES
MUST BE PAID ARE LISTED
WHICH ARE IN NATURE AND SEMIPUBLIC
THE CATEGORY OF ENTERTAINMENT
ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH
LOUNGE INCLUDES BOTH FACILITIES
CON
FEE
WHERE
ADMISSION IS CHARGED FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES AND COCKTAIL LOUNGES WHERE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IS
OFFERED REGULARLY MOTION PICTURE AND LIVE THEATER INDICATES FACILITY THAT IS EQUIPPED FOR
AND OFFERS BOTH THESE TYPES OF ENTERTAINMENT LIVE PRODUCTIONS INDICATES LIVE MUSICAL AND
THEATRICAL PROGRAMS

MAP

RECREATION

RILLIARD PARLOR
ROWLING ALLEYS
ROLLER SKATING RINK
INDOOR TENNIS

DANCE HALL
ENTERTAINMENT LOUNGE THEATER
MMOTION PICTURE
THOTION PICTURE LIVE THEATER
LIVE PRODUCTIONS

NUMBER OF BARS AND TAVERNS

IS INDICATED AFTER COMMUNITY
NAME IN PARENTHESIS IS THAT
NUMBER PER 1000 PERSONS
ARIVERSIDE 54169
BNORTH 19043
BUFFALO
CNORTH EAST 18045
DWEST SIDE 28051
EELMWOOD 12036 AZ
MASTEN 38076
GEAST DELAVAN 55082
ILCENTRAL 42466 BASED ON DAYTIME
IFLLICOTT 55162 POPULATION 38
IEAST SIDE 88180
KBUFFALO RIVER 19146
LSOUTHLLUFFALO 28049
CITY TOTAL 456 95

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NLILLHSHSLI W5I7IWC 3934 154 3417 315 3617

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10417 431 374 1930
IWFL 534434 PAIL 452 544 NI TOIL

3144341 1111 151 161 0274 1541

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 AND ELDERLY
APIENTMX AGE CONSTDERAT YOUTH
RECREATION PROGRA
YOUTH AND ELDERLY
TO
ARE IHEU THEY ARE OPEN
SHA
SEMIPUBLIC FACILITISS BOARD ATE INDICATED
INDICATED OF THE YOUTH
ARE PRIMFLTILY ACTIVITIES AS PSRT OF
PUBLIC PROGRAT ASPECTS OF THE ELDERLY
THE RECREATION THE YOLFLLG AND THE
X1LY FOR 43
THE GENERAL PUBLIC
OQILD BE DESIRABLE
TO INCORPORATE
RECTC5TI PROGTAM
OF COUMFLFLITY
RECREATION CEX
SEE PAGES
40 TO

SYSTAN
THE FUNCTIOI OF THE PROPOAED

NR

JO
COMMUNITI ES
RWERS
BUFFALO

NORTH EAST
WESTSIDE

MASTEN
EAST FLELAVAN
CENTRAL
ELLICOTT
EASTS
BUFFALO RIVET
SOUTH BUFFALO

CITY OF BUFFALO

PROPOSED ELDERLY 47
SPONSOR
IVISIOFL OF RECREATI
YOIITH BOARD
SEKIPIJBLIC

ELDERLY
YOUTH
SPOILSOL
BOYS CLUB OF BUFFALO
HOUSE
YOUTH BOATD COFFEE
IN PRIVATE FACILITY
JE
NEIG CENTER OF BUFFALO
HOUSE ASS
ATHLETIC LEAGUE
POLICE
SALVSTI ARMY
WE5TMIFLI5L OUSC
RESIDENTIAL AREAS
MYWCA PACILITY
PRIVATE
YOUTH BD IN

63
APPENDIXFCONTINUED

AGE GROUP PROFILES IN BUFFALO 19601966

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APPENDIX REGIONAL RLCIUA FACILITIES

AS TBE DEVELOPMENT OF METROPOLITAN BUFFALO ERIE AND NIAGARA

COUNTIES CONTINUES CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN NOT ONLY TO
PRESENTLY NEEDED RECREATION FACILITIES BUT ALSO TO FUTURE
REQUIREMENTS BY RESERVING OPEN SPACE IN AREAS BEFORE DEVELOP
MENT TAKES PLACE THE RESERVATION OF LAND FOR OPEN SPACE AND AS
RESOURCE FOR FUTURE PARKS SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN

THE MASTER PLAN OF ERIE COUNTY PROPOSES THAT 16000 ACRES OF FLOOD
PLAIN LAND WHICH IS UNSUITED FOR DEVELOPNENT SHOULD BE PRESERVED
AS OPEN APACE AREAS BY RESTRICTING DEVELOPMENT IN THESE AREAS
FUTURE EXPENSES TO SOLVE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS WOULD BE REDUCED AT
THE SAME TIME THE STRIP PARKS OF FLOOD PLAIN LAND WOULD SERVE AS
RELIEF FROM URBAN CONGESTION IN MANY CASES THE STRIP PARKS
WOULD CONNECT LARGE PARKS

ERIE COUNTY PARKS PRESENTLY CONTAIN 7318 ACRES THERE ARE 3000
ACRES OF FOREST PRESERVES NOW UNDER COUNTY JURISDICTION LONG
RANGE GOALS SEEK THE DEVELOPMENT OF 36300 ACRES BY 1980 AND DOUBLE
THAT BY THE YEAR 2000 PRESENTLY ERIE COUNTY HAS ABOUT 13455 ACRES
INCLUDING STATE FACILITIES OF PARKS FOREST PRESERVES AND RECREATION
AREAS THE GOAL FOR 1980 CALLS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 19000 ACRES
INCLUDING 16000 ACRES OF FLOOD PLAIN LAND ALSO PROPOSED IS
COUNTY GREENBELT BOUNDARY CONTROLLED BY ZONING AND PROGRAM OF
ACQUISITION THIS WOULD CREATE LARGE AREA NOT REQUIRING COSTLY
WATER AND SEWER SERVICES FOURTEEN COUNTY PARKS EXIST ARE BEING
ENLARGED OR ARE PLANNED

NIAGARA COUNTY PRESENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 5000 ACRES OF PARKS AND

OPEN SPACE INCLUDING NE
YORK STATE FACILITIES IT HAS PROPOSALS
FOR AN ADDITIONAL 728 ACRES THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HAS INDICATED SUGGESTED PARKWAY FOLLOWING THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE
LINE

IN THE TWO COUNTY AREA NEW YORK STATE PRESENTLY HAS 5168 ACRES OF
PARKIAND AND 2413 ACRES OF FOREST PRESERVES AND GAME MANAGEMENT
AREA AN ESTIMATED 875 ACRES ARE INDICATED HERE AS ADDITIONAL
STATE FACILITIES THAT MAY BE ANTICIPATED IN THE AREA

IN TOTAL THE TWO COUNTIES

AND STATE PARK FACILITIES PRESENTLY CONSTITUTE
13059 ACRES
PROPOSALS WOULD INCREASE THAT TO APPROXIMATELY 16700
OF PARK LAND OTHER OPEN SPACE FACILITIES NOW CONSTITUTE 5413 ACRES
WITH PROPOSALS INCREASING THAT FIGURE GREATLY TO APPROXIMATELY 56600
ACRES MAJOR EMPHASIS HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PROVISION OF OPEN
SPACE WHICH WILL BOTH SERVE THE OPEN SPACE NEEDS OF AN URBANIZED
POPULATION AND PROVIDES RESOURCE FOR THE PROVISION OF FUTURE PARKS
AS THE POPULATION DEMANDS

THIS SUMMARY OF REGIONAL FACILITIES IS BY NATURE QUANTITATIVE STUDY

THE QUALITATIVE ASPECT OF THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PROVIDED RESTS
WITH THE COUNTY OR STATE AGENCIES WHICH DEVELOP THEM

EXISTING OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT TOTALS ACREAGE

ERIE COUNTY PARKS 7318

ERIE CO FOREST PRESERVES 3000
NIAGARA COUNTY PARKS 573
NEW YORK STATE PARKS 5168
NYS FOREST PRESERVES 413
NYS CAME MANAGEMENT AREA 2000
18472

PROPOSED ACREAGE

FLOOD PLAIN PARKS 16000

CREENBELT LONG RANGE 35000
PARKS PROPOSED ON MAP 1353
RECREATION PARKWAY OPEN SPACE 250
PARKA LOCATIONS INDEFINITE
54903

TOTAL PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ACREAGE

PARKS EXISTING 13059 16112

OTHER OPEN SPACE EXISTING 5413
73357

65
 PLANIG
OF
MAP
DIVSON
BUFALO
METROPLIAN
SPACE
20
16
OPEN AREA
AREA CITY HARBOR
FRESVATION ACILTES
AND
PARKS
UURBANIZED RBANIZED RES VATION
PARKWAY
IDENTFCAO DEVLOPMNTFACILTES
BOAT
PARKS PRESRVE BEACH SMAL PARK PARK
IDENTFCAO
PARK PARK PLAIN SPACE
PRES NT 19 0 INDIAN WILD FE COUNTY STATE FOREST BEN ET NFPA UNDER PRO SED XPANDE FLO D OPEN SUGESTD
REGIONAL EXISTNG PRO SED
68
394 277 534 204 783 490 984
ACREAGE
77
1453 717 464 650 733 135 1081 165 910 1286 288 238 260 372 375 26 95
STATE STATE STATE STATE STATE STATE STATE STATE
C O U N T Y C O U N T Y C O U N T Y C O U N T Y ACREAGE SOO 100 25
547 156 25
250
160 0 350 0
JURISDCTON COUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTY COUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTYCOUNTY COUNTY COUNTYCOUNTY
YORK YORK YORK
ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE NEW ERIE NEW ERIE ERIE NEW
YORK YORK YORKYORK YORK
NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NIAG RA NIAG RA NIAG RA NIAG RA ESTIMAED
SPACE
DEVLOPMNT CRE K
CRE K
MILE PARKS
COURSE RPARKS ANGE LAKE OPEN
LSTRIP ONG BONDS
EXP
UNDER CRE K GOLF RAVINE PARKWAY
CRE KFAL S MEADOWS CRE K BRO K RIDGE FOREST MILE WO DS POINT ISLAND VIEW CRE K 14 RIVER NIAG RA HIL COWEST
OR
EXISTNG
IDENTFCAO
MAP 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

MLLE
BE MAN AKRON COMA ELM HUNTERS EMERY SPRAGUE CHESTNU BOSTON EIGHTE N LARKIN EVANGOLA STURGEON BEAVER LALE ELICOT BUCKHORN 896 NIAG RA FORT FOUR KRUL GOLDEN IAG RA CANAL
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
WILEONTUSCAR OPENHI PRO SED IDENTFCAO
MAP

PLAIN BELT VAL EY CRE K EAST

18
MILE
ESCARPMENTROYALTON SUGESTD
FLO D GRE N ZOAR MARINA CANAL
APPENDIX STANDARFLS FOR OUTDOORRECREATION FOR
THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
EXREMIED REACH
STANDARDS ARE PROVIDED MORE DETAIL IN OUTDOORRECREATION FOR
IN
THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 1967 STATE OF NEWYORK DEPARTMENT
OF CONSERVATION STATE COUNCIL OF PARKS AND OUTDOORRECREATION THE
COUNCIL REGARDS SUCH STANDARDS AS MANDATE FOR ALL FUTURE CONSTRUCTION
SEEKING STATE OR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THE SYMBOL INDICATES FACILITIES
NORMAL REACH
MADE ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE
USE OF THE FACILITIES BY OTHERS

DESIRABLE GOAL FOR THE CITY OF BUFFALO WOULD BE TO PROVIDE FACILITIES

TO ACCOMMODATE AT ONE TIME LT OF THE HANDICAPP PERSONS IN THE
DESIRABLE
WOULD HE APPROXIMATELY 240 HEIGHT
THIS PERSONS OF CONTROL

EAS TEA

STRUCTURE
DIMENSIONS
SIZE
OR DESIGN
CONSIDERATION
RAILIN 28 HIGH
FACILITY IIITH MID RAI1
ACCESS
PARKING RARKING LOT PORTION NE APACE PLUS 057 FT BETWEEN PARKING SPACES 30 IN OPENINGS IN
RESERVED NONSLIP TOT
PARKING AREA AVOID WHEELCHAIR TRAFFIC RAILINGS
PAVEMENT BEHIND AUTOMOBILES
TURNAROUND PAVED DRIVE TO LOADING 75 FT WIN RADIUS WAITING AREA ADJACENT FOR
POINTS NONSLIP PAVE OR AUTO TURNING DISABLED TO EZIT ENTER AUTOS
MENT IDTHOUT BLOCKING TRAFFIC
PATHS WALK NONSHIP PAVEMENT IN 48 WIDE OR TO EXPANSION JOINTS MINIMIZED RAILINGS IN AREAS
WITH CONTRASTING OS FOR 2WAY TRAFFIC CROSS WALKS SHOULD BE AT GRADE OF DANGER
MATERIAL AT EDGE

RAMPS PATH OR BRIDGE STRUCTURE BETWEEN RAILS OR GRADE 57 PREFERRED MAXIMUM 32 HIGH OFFSET
NONSLIP MATERIAL FOR 2WAY TRAFFIC OF 8337 L12 LEVEL REST FROM WALLAT LEAST
CURBS WIDE AREAS AT 30 FT INTERVALS BYOAID GRADE

DOORS CONCESSION
STANDS TELEPHONES EE DIAGRAM DESIGNED WITH DISABLED AND
WHEELCHAIR REACH CONIIDERED
LAVATORIES DRINKING
FOUNTAINS

ACTIVITIES
PARTIAL LIST RECESSED AREA AT SHALLOW ECESSED AREA APPROX AREA SET ASIDE NEXT TO POOI SLOPING HANDRAIL
SWISMAING POOL
END OF POOL SITTING 12 FROM AIDE FOR STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT ALONG STEPS
STEPS 575
HIGLAL2S INTO SHALLOW END
WIDE
SPECTATOR AREAS SHELTERED BENCHES ON LOCATED CLOSE TO SPORT FIELD RAILS TO ASSIST
FIRM OR PAVED SURFACE WITHOUT VISUAL OBSTRUCTION SEATING ON BENCHES
PICNICKING TABLE AND RAISED FIRE WITHIN 300 FT OF COMFORT
AREAS PLACE ON FIRM SURFACE STATION AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN
BOATING AREAS DOCKS OR PIERS SAFETY RAILING IN ALL
RAILS RAMPS OR GANG AREAS OF DANGER
PLANKS RAILS BATTETS
NONSLIPMATERIAL
FISHING AREAS PAVED AREA NONSLIP ACCESS PATHS SHOULD BE PROTECTIVE RAILING
PROVIDED WITH TURNAROUND RM ALON BANKS
SCENIC PATHS ALTERATION OF EXISTING TO 10 FEET WIDE LEVEL REST AREAS AT AREAS OF RAI1II IN AREAS

PATHS EXERTION SPACED 30 FT ON OF DANGER

LONG SLOPES
GOLF PUTTING AS REQUIRED ON FIRM BUILT WI HANDICAPPED
TETHERBALL SURFACE LIMITATIONS IN MIND
BASKETBALL HOOPS
GAME TABLES

67
 PF AYS

IN BUFFALO THE POPULATION DENSITY IS RELATIVELY HIGH AUTOMOBILE

TRAFFIC DOMINATES THE STREET CONSIDERATION IN PROVIDING RECREA
TION FACILITIES IS ACCESS TO THE AREA ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN

TO PROVIDE ROUTES
MOVANENT TAKING
DES
THE PEDESTRIAN WAYS SUGGESTED IN THIS REPORT REPRESENT

SECONDARY
PRIMARILY
ROLE
AN ATTEMPT
AS WALKWAYS WITH AUTOMOBILE

THE SIMPLEST WALKWAY WOULD CONSIST OF NO MORE THAN STREET OF LOW

AUTOMOBILE VOIWUE WITH STOP SIGNS AT ALL INTERSECTIONS STREET
LIGHTING AND TREE PLANTING COULD BE EMPHASIZED ON THESE STREETS
FUTURE ELABORATION COULD INVOLVE UPON REPAVING OF THE STREET
NARROWING OF THE AUTOMOBILE PORTION AND THE WIDENING OF ONE SIDE
OF THE SIDEWALK AREA TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN WAY WHEN
POSSIBLE SECOND SIDEWALK ON THAT SIDE COULD BE PROVIDED AND
RESERVED FOR BICYCLE RIDERS WHERE CLOSENESS TO THE STREET PAVE
MENT CANNOT BE AVOIDED RAILING TO KEEP AUTOMOBILES FROM INTRUDING
INTO THE PEDESTRIAN AREA WOULD BE ADVISABLE MAINTENANCE ALONG THE
ROUTE OF SUCH PEDESTRIAN WAYS WOULD BE ASSISTED BY ADJACENT PROPERTY
OWNERS JUST AS THEY ARE NOW EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN GRASS AREAS OF
CITY STREET RIGHTSOFWAY MAINTENANCE WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED BY
THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF CITY GOVERNMENT

WHERE LARGE INSTITUTIONS ARE LOCATED IN DESIRABLE PATH COOPERATION

WOULD HE SOUGHT TO ENABLE THE PEDESTRIAN WAY TO PASS THROUGH THEIR
PROPERTY AS CIVIC VENTURE THIS WOULD FURTHER SEPARATE PEDESTRIANS
FROM AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC

WHEN NEW ARTERIALS OR EXPRESSWAYS ARE BUILT THE PROVISION OF

PEDESTRIAN WAYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED EARLY IN THE PLANNING STAGES

ACQUISITION OF LAND TO WIDEN SUCH WALKWAYS OR PROVIDE ENTIRELY NEW

RIGHTSOFWAY WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF PARTICULAR NEIGHBOR
HOODS RECREATIONAL ACREAGE ASSIGNMENT

THE
STREET
COMPLETE

PEDESTRIAN
PROHIBITION OF AUTOMOBILE
WHERE FEASIBLE
FACILITY
WOULD CONSTITUTE
AN ILLUSTRATION
TRAFFIC

OF THIS
NA
FROM AM EXISTING
EMPHASIS
TYPE OF FACILITY
OF
IS
ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE

THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ENABLES THE PLANNING

OF SUCH WALKS OR CROSSWALKS THROUGH AN AREA WHICH WOULD FALL
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THAT ORDINANCE THE CROSSWALK IS
DEFINED AS STRIP OF LAND DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC USE WHICH IS
RESERVED ACROSS BLOCK FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS TO ADJACENT AREAS

BESIDES PROVIDING SAFER MOVEMENT FOR CHILDREN SUCH PEDESTRIAN

WALKWAYS WOULD ASSIST IN PHYSICALLY TYING VARIOUS COASNUNITY
FACILITIES TOGETHER HOUSEWIVES MAY WELL USE SUCH WALK FOR
SHOPPING PURPOSES BESIDES CITY POLICING OF THE WALK AREAS IT
WOULD BE HOPED THAT CIVICNINDED PERSONS ALSO WOULD USE THE WALK
AREA TO CONCENTRATE CASUAL SUPERVISION ON THE AREAS THIS PHYSICAL
ELEMENT WOULD SERVE AS NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL FOCAL POINT WHICH
COULD ASSIST IN FOSTERING GREATER SENSE OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT
THE OPEN SPACE PROVIDED BY PEDESTRIAN WAYS NOT PARALLEL TO STREETS
WOULD ALSO BECOME AN ELEMENT OF RELIEF IN THE CITYSCAPE

IN OLD NEIGHBORHOODS CITY INTEREST IN PROVIDING AND PREPARING

SUCH PEDESTRIAN WAYS COULD ALSO SERVE AS CATALYST TO IMPROVE
PRIVATE PROPERTY IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO DISPEL THE NOTION THAT
THE CITYS HOUSING RESOURCES ARE ON PREDESTINED DOWNHILL COURSE

WHILE THE SAFE MOVEMENT OF PEDESTRIANS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN THE

NEIGHBORHOOD PEDESTRIAN WALK COULD ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SENSE OF COMMUNITY AS WELL AS STIMULATING THE REHABILITATION OF
PRIVATE PROPERTY

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II

SUGGESTED CONVERSION OF
CORE AREA STREET INTO
PEDESTRIAN WAY PLAY
FACILITIES FOR SMALL
CHILDREN ARE PROVIDED
WITHIN IT
AUTOMOBILE ACCESS IS
DIVERTED TO REAR AFLEYS
 CF
WAYS
SKETCHES PEDSTRIAN
FIGURE
IT
APPENDIX SUGGESTED PRIORITY

TO EATABI LAB AYATEM OF PRIORITY ATTENTION WAS FIRST GIVEN TO THE

NEIGHBORHOODS LACKING TWOTHIRDS OF THE PHASE ONE GOAL THEA ARE
INDICATED WITH DOUBLE ASTERISK IN TABLE III IN ADDITION TO THIS
LACK OF NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES CONSIDERATION WAS ALSO GIVEN TO THE
LACK OF COZNITY RECREATION FACILITIES IN WHICH THE NEIGHBORHOOD
EXISTS DESIRE TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED OF THE YOUTH OF THE CITY
THOSE UNDER TWENTY YEARS OF AGE AND PARTICULARLY THE YOUTH
LIVING IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS CREATED STATISTICAL EVALUATION
OF THE EXISTING SITUATION

IN THE FOLLOWING
HOOD AND COIUUINITY
TABLE THE FINAL DECIMAL FIGURE INDICATES
DEFICIENCIES RELATED TO THE DENSITY OF
OF THOSE UNDER TWENTY YEARS OF AGE AS INDICATED
POP
NEIGHBOR

BY THE 1966 CENSUS

THE 1068 FIGURE OF THE JOHNSON NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTS THE NEED
OF UNIT OF THOUSAND PERSONS UNDER TWENTY PER ACRE USING THE
TOTAL RECREATIONAL ACREAGE DEFICIENCY OF THE FIRST COLUMI 08
16 OR 24ACRES PER THOUSAND PERSONS OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD

THUS THE RATING CONSIDERS NOT ONLY THE TOTAL ACREAGE DEFICIENCY
NOR ONLY THE DEFICIENCY PER THOUSAND BUT PRESENTS THE DEFICIENCY
AS MODIFIED BY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER TWENTY AND THEIR DENSITY
PER ACRE IN PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD

TOTAL
NEIGHBORHOOD DENSITY PER DEFICIENCY
WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ACRE COSAMMITY DENSITY OF
COINRIUNITY UNDER 20 PERSONS UNDER
DEFICIENCIES PER DENSITY OF PERSONS 20 PER ACRE DEFICIENCY
1000 UNDER 20 PER ACRE PER THOUSAND UNIT RATING

JOHNSON 081 16 L010X438 442 10608

COLD SPRING 10106 1103X423 467 07472
BROADWAYFILLMORE
10 12 980 X33L 321 07062
PULLMAN 10
12 897 X33L 297 06534
PECKHAU 101 12 878 X331 29L 06402
ONIEDA 09 12 833 X33L 276 05796
MILLS 08 12 874 X331 289 05780
HAMLIN PARK 09 06 636 X423 269 04035
KINGSLEY 08106 678 X423 287 04018
GRANTFERRY 09 06 714 X351 261 03915 10
DINGENS 10112 500 X33L 166 03652 11
KENFIELD 09106 469 X336 158 02370 12
LASALLE 09 05 410 X35L 144 02016 13
ALLEN 07 00 945 X257 243 01701 14
NORTH PARK 10 00 456 X319 145 01450 15
BRYANT 09 100 581X257 149 01341 16
CLEVELAND 08100 539 X257 139 01112 17

THE FOLLOWING NEIGHBORHOODS RANK NEXT HIGHEST ON THE LISTING OF DEFICIENCES

AND PRESENTLY LACK ONETHIRD OR MORE OF THE PHASE ONE GOALS THESE ARE
INDICATED BY SINGLE ASTERISK ON TABLE III
THEY ARE LISTED BY COEMUNITY
IN ORDER OF DEFICIENCY SINCE THE TINE ELEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF THESE
FACILITIES WOULD BE GREATER THE 1966 CENSUS AGE FIGURES ARE NOT PRESENTED

18 WILLERT PARK EMALIE NEIGHBORHOODS ELLICOTT COMMUNITY

19 PERSON NEIGHBORHOOD EAST SIDE COMMUNITY
20 MASTEN PARK FRUIT BELT NEIGHBORHOODS 14STEN COMMUNITY
21 FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD VEST SIDE COMMUNITY
22 HUMBOLDT PARK WALDENBAILEY NEIGHBORHOODS EAST DELAVAN CGO4UNITY
23 UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH EAST COMMUNITY
24 BLACK ROCK UPPER BLACK ROCK NEIGHBORHOODS RIVERSIDE CCW4UIIITY
25 NORTH DELAWARE NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH BUFFALO COMMUNITY

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APPENDIX MODIFICATION OF SITE LOCATIONS

THE SUGGESTED SITE LOCATIONS ARE THOSE WHICH SEEM TO BE THE MOST
SATISFACTORY AT THE PRESENT TIME CONSIDERING NUMBER OF FACTORS
SINCE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THE FACILITIES IS OF LONGRANGE NATURE
THE CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED IN ACQUIRING SITE IN THE FUTURE NO
DOUBT WILL BE MODIFIED

THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IN PLANNING

PROVIDE SITES WITHIN
NEI
EASY ACCESS OF PEDESTRIANS
FACILITIES
ESPECIALLY
IS TO
CHILDREN
UNDER FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN DOING THIS UNIFORM SPACING THROUGHOUT
THE CITY WAS SOUGHT IF SITE LOCATION IS CHANGED OTHER PROPOSED
SITES SURROUNDING THE FORMER MAY ALSO HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED

WHERE WALKINGDISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS PERMITTED PROPOSED SITE

MAY HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED IN AN EASILY ACQUIRED LOCATION IN AN AREA
OF SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES OR ON SITE WHICH COULD SERVE AS
BUFFER BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL USES

THE PLANNING FOR LONGRANGE NETWORK OF RECREATION FACILITIES

OF PLANNING PREPARE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY REQUIRES THAT THE DIVIEION
PROPOSALS THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WHEN PARTICULAR SITE IS
TO BE DEVELOPED THE FINAL SELECTION OF SITE FOR ACQUISITION IS

LEGISLATIVE MATTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELECTED SITE IS

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS THIS REPORT IS PREPARED
RESPONSIBILITY
TO ACQUAINT ALL PARTIES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WITH DETAILED INFORMATION
ON THE INVENTORY OF EXISTING FACILITIES STANDARDS AND PROPOSED
SITE LOCATIONS AS PART OF COMPREHENSIVE RECREATION PLAN FOR THE
ENTIRE CITY

THE RECREATION REQUIREMENTS IN AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA SHOULD BE

CONSIDERED AS THE TOTAL REQUIREMENTS PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO OF
THE NEICMEOSHOOD RECREATION PLAN SO THAT LAND MAY BE DEDICATED FOR
SUCH USE BEFORE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES

OF HIGHER
LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DENSITY
THAN ANTICIPATED CAN BE REQUIRED UNDER THE CITYS PROPOSED SUB
DIVISION ORDINANCETO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECREATION ACREAGE TO MEET
THE DEFICIENCY THAT WOULD BE CREATED

IF CONFLICT ARISES BETWEEN PROPOSED RECREATION SITE AND DEVELOP

MENT OF NONRECREATION NATURE THE SITUATION WOULD HAVE TO BE
EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE COURSE OF ACTION TO BE TOKEN AND WHETHER
THE RECREATION PLAN SHOULD BE ALTERED THE PLAN SKOULD NOT BE USED
TO PREVENT NEW HOUSING UNITS TO BE BUILT TO IMPROVE THE CITYS
HOUSING INVENTORY IT IS HOPED THAT TI PROVISION OF RECREATION
ACREAGE WOULD IN FACT ENCOURAGE NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AROUND
THEM

THE NEIGHBORHOOD REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF POPULETION MAY ALSO BE

MODIFIED IN THE FUTURE HOWEVER IT IS NOT RECOMAENDED TO CHANGE
THE PLANNING POPULATION OF PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD ON WHICH THE
REQUIREMENTS ARE NOW BASED WITHOUT DETAILED STUDY ON PERMANENT
CHANGES FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE EXPECTED FROM CENSUS TO CENSUS IN
TERMS OF POPULATION AND CHANGE IN PLANNING POPULATIONS SHOULD NOT
BE BASED SOLELY ON THOSE FIGURES

ANY LOSS IN EXISTING RECREATION ACREAGE THAT IS PROPOSED FOR ANOTHER

USE ALSO BE CAREFULLY STUDIED
SHOULD AND IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT
CONSIDERED THE CITY OF BUFFALO SHOULD NOT BE INTERESTED ONLY IN
REPLACEMENT OF ACTUAL FACILITIES OR STRUCTURES BUT ALSO IN EQUAL

ACREAGE

NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS MAY PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING

SPECIFIC RECREATION SITE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THE SUGGESTED
LOCATIONS OF THIS REPORT ARE BY NO MEANS SPECIFIC OR FINAL DESIGNA
TIONS BUT THEY ARE NECESSARY ELEMENTS IN PREPARING COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE CITY SUCH AN APPROACH IS NECESSARY IN ORDER
TO TREAT ALL CITIZENS FAIRLY IN DISTRIBUTION PATTERN OF RECREATION
FACILITIES

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APPENDIX COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD NAMES
AND POPULATION DENSITY MAP

MAP

PROPOSED POPULATION
DENSITY BY NEIGHBORHOODS
CONMU1
AND

APPROX PERSONS
TI
HOUSING UNITS SOUTH
PER ACRE PER ACRE INDU 0UFALA
SOUIB
UNDER 60
PORT
60 90
90120
OVER 120 OVER 40
INDEX

APPEARANCE 4851 PASSIVE RECREATION 745

ANALYSIS OF RECREATION PEDESTRIAN WAYS 6870
FACILITIES PHASE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANLL1337
ASSIGNMENT OF EXISTING PHASE II NEIGHBORHOOD
ACREAGE 59 PLAN 121337
BICYCLE PATHS 6870 PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 67
CITYSCAPE 454750 PLANNING POPULATION 52
CITYWIDE RECREATION PLAYFIELD COMMUNITY
FACILITIES 64345 PLAYGROUND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES 62 POPULATION 2552
COMMUNITIES FOR COUXNUNITY POPULATION DENSITY 255273
FACILITIES 739 PRIORITY 71
COMMUNITIES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PROPOSALS SEE RECREATION PLAN
FACILITIES PROTECTIVE BUFFER 4750
RIVERSIDE 14 PRIVATE FACILITIES
NORTH BUFFALO 16 COMMERCIAL 62
NORTH EAST 18 SEMIPUBLIC 6062
WEST SIDE 20 PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC
ELMWOOD 22 FACILITIES 61
MA STEN 24 QUALITY OF FACILITIES 45485163
EAST DELAVAN 26 RECREATION PLAN 1150
CENTRAL 28 NEIGHBORHOOD 1338
ELLIC OTT 30 COMMUNITY 3943
EAST SIDE 32 CITYWIDE 4346
BUFFALO RIVER 34 OPEN SPACE CONSIDERATIONS 4750
SOUTH BUFFALO 36 REGIONAL RECREATION
COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTERS 739 FACILITIES 6566
COMPARISON WITH OTHER CITIES SEMIPUBLIC FACILITIES 60
DENSITY POPULATION 5273 SPLIT FACILITY ASSIGNMENT 59
ELDERLY AND YOUTH FACILITIES 63 STANDARDS
EXISTING ACREAGE ALSO UNDER CITYWIDE
SUBJECT 61 COMMUNITY
HANDICAPPED STANDARDS 67 NEIGHBORHOOD
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TOTLOTS
LOCATION II SCHOOL OPEN SAPCE 10
LOCATION MODIFICATION 72 TEMPORARY 10
METROPOLITAN RECREATION 65 PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 67
MODIFICATION OF SITE LOCATIONS 72 SUMMARY OF STATISTICS 6061
NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES 81438 TOTLOTS 938
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING GROUPS 72 WALKS 68
NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION YOUTH AND ELDERLY FACILITIES 63
INVENTORY 5358
NEIGHBORHOODSLISTED UNDER
COMMUNITY SEE REFERENCE MAP 73

OPEN SPACE 4647505960616566

6870
OPEN SPACE BUFFER MAP 48
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ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL

PAGE

TABLE SUMMARY OF RECREATION ACREAGE FOR BUFFALO

AND COMPARATIVE CITIES 1960
TABLE II RESIDENCE STRUCTURAL TYPES IN PERCENT
1960
TABLE III NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PLAN 1337
TABLE IV TOT LOT STANDARDS 38
TABLE COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITIES 42
TABLE VI CITYWIDE RECREATION FACILITIES 45

MAP LAIL NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION 1537

MAP EXISTING AND PROPOSED COMMUNITY AND
CITYWIDE RECREATION 43
MAP OPEN SPACE BUFFER MAP 48
MAP COMMERCIAL RECREATION 62
MAP YOUTH AND ELDERLY RECREATION 63
MAP 6A6D AGE GROUP PROFILES IN BUFFALO 19601966 64
MAP REGIONAL PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
METROPOLITAN BUFFALO 66
MAP COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD NAMES
AND POPULATION DENSITY MAP 73

FIGURE PARK SKETCHES 1888

FIGURE POPULATION DENSITY COMPARED TO PERCENT
OF LAND RESERVED FOR RECREATION
FIGURE HANDICAPPED PERSONS REACH 67
FIGURE PEDESTRIAN WAY ILLUSTRATION 69
FIGURE SKETCHES OF PEDESTRIAN WAYS 70

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COMMERGIAL PLAN

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER VI

VT
COMMERCIAL PLAN

OBJECTIVES

THE COMMERCIAL PLAN HAS AS MAJOR CONSIDERATION THE CONCENTRATION

OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL CENTERS WITHIN THE CITY THIS IS PROPOSED TO SERVE
AS MEANS OF INCREASING THEIR ATTRACTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY THE
SPECIALIZED FUNCTION OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED
THIS DISTRICT NOW SUPPLIES NEARLY QUARTER OF THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE
CITY AND IS VALUABLE ASSET IN CARRYING OUT THE CITYS PROGRAMS

POLICIES

THE POLICIES OF THE MASTER PLAN PROVIDE FLEXIBLE GUIDE PERIODIC REVIEW
AND EVALUATION ARE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER CHANGING FACTORS THE POLICIES
ESTABLISH PERSPECTIVE TO RELATE IMMEDIATE DECISIONS WITH FUTURE IMPLICA
TIONS IN THE LIGHT OF OVERALL GOALS OF THE CITY SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL POLICIES
FOLLOW

CONCENTRATION OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL CENTERS IN THE CITY THIS IS

TO SERVE AS MEANS OF INCREASING THEIR ATTRACTIVENESS AND

EFFICIENCY

REMOVAL OF SUBSTANDARD FACILITIES OBSOLETE AND DETERIORATING

COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES SHOULD BE REHABILITATED OR CLEARED
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE SOUGHT FOR EXISTING USES AS WELL
AS FOR NEW FACILITIES

ENCOURAGE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ORDER TO SUPPLY EMPLOY

MENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TO INCREASE THE CITYS TAX BASE TO ASSIST IN

PROVIDING REVENUE FOR OTHER PROGRAMS COMMERCIAL USES WILL BE
ENCOURAGED TO BUILD OR TO EXPAND IN KEEPING WITH THE PROPOSALS OF
THE MASTER PLAN

IMPROVE THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AS MAJOR REVENUE SOURCE

AND ONE OF EVEN GREATER POTENTIAL THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE IMPROVED ITS ENVIRONMENT AND CIRCULATION
THE REGION
SYSTEM SHOULD OFFER UNIQUE SETTING IN

CONCENTRATE RELATED USES COMMERCIAL USES WHICH ARE RELATED IN

FUNCTION SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE

ANOTHER

BUFFERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED BETWEEN INCOMPATIBLE USES BUFFERS

SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN INCOMPATIBLE RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL USES

VIIS
MAJOR INNOVATIONS IN THE METHODS OF GOODS AND FOOD PROCESSING DISTRIBUTION AND
MERCHANDISING HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE RETAILING SYSTEM THESE INNOVATIONS
REQUIRE BASIC ADJUSTMENTS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH
OUT THE CITY OF BUFFALO

FOUR MAJOR CONCEPTS GUIDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE PLAN

IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COMMERCIAL SYSTEM THROUGH

CONSOLIDATIVE LAND USE POLICIES

IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COMMERCIAL SYSTEM BY

DISTINGUISHING THE FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERING TYPES OF SHOPPING AREAS

IMPROVE THE RETAILING CAPABILITIES OF THE COMMERCIAL SYSTEM BY

LOCATING HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN PROXIMITY TO REGIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SHOPPING AREAS

IMPROVE THE RETAILING CAPABILITIES OF THE COMMERCIAL SYSTEM BY

CREATING EASY ACCESSIBILITY AND INCREASING THE OFFSTREET PARKING
FACILITIES

THE STUDY OF COMMERCIAL LAND USE IS CLOSELY RELATED TO STUDIES OF POPULATION

AND RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES THE RESULTS OF THE LAND USE SURVEY OF THE 1964
MASTER PLAN INDICATED THERE WERE 1570 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL LAND
IN THE CITY

THROUGH 1970 THIS

ACREAGE INCREASED BY 37 ACRES DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE

CITYS POPULATION DECLINED BY SOME 44 000 BETWEEN 1963 AND 1970 THE ACREAGE
CITED INCLUDES MANY VACANT STORES RELATING THIS FIGURE TO PEOPLE THERE EXISTS
ACRES OF COMMERCIAL LAND FOR EVERY ONE THOUSAND PERSONS IN THE CITY AS
WILLBE SEEN THE PRESENT NEED FOR COMMERCIAL LAND MORE NEARLY APPROACHES
ACRES PER THOUSAND PERSONS AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND ITS

RELATIONSHIP TO THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS REQUIRED

THE PROCEDURE FOR THE STUDY OF COMMERCIAL LAND USE WAS AS FOLLOWS

EXISTING LAND USE ACREAGES FOR COMMERCIAL AREAS WERE ANALYZED

EXISTING AND PROJECTED INCOME OF THE CITY AND THE METROPOLITAN

AREA HAD TO BE OBTAINED

LAND USE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE WERE STUDIED AND

PROJECTIONS THEN MADE REGARDING FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL
SPACE

SUPPLEMENTING THE PROJECTED COMMERCIAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS IS THE

PLAN FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUTURE COMMERCIAL CENTERS THROUGHOUT

THE CITY
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EXISTING COMMERCIAL LAND USE ACREAGE THE EXISTING ACREAGE OF
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES BY COMMUNITY IS INCLUDED IN TABLE AI IN APPENDIX

THROUGHOUT THE CITYS TWELVE PLANNING COMMUNITIES THE PREDOMINANCE OF

NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING FACILITIES IS OBVIOUS GENERALLY NEIGHBORHOOD

SHOPPING AREAS ARE NOT AS CONCENTRATED AS THE LARGER SHOPPING FACILITIES

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AND THEIR ORIENTATION TO

STREETS IS QUITE APPARENT PARTICULARLY ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES SUCH AS

BAILEY AND BROADWAY AVENUES AND GENESEE AND MAIN STREETS FIGURE
INDICATES SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES
THAT THE CONSOLIDATION OF COULD

PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL SYSTEM THE FIRST TWO CONCEPTS STATED
EARLIER CALLING FOR CONSOLIDATIVE LAND USE POLICIES AND AN IMPROVEMENT IN T1
EFFICIENCY COMMERCIAL SYSTEM ARE
OF THE FEASIBLE IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXISTING

PATTERN OF COMMERCIAL LAND USE

DETERMINING COMMERCIAL SPACE NEEDS THERE HAVE BEEN NUMBER

OFMETHODS AND STANDARDS DEVELOPED FOR DETERMINING THE ACREAGE REQUIRED FOR
COMMERCIAL LAND USE ROTE METHODS OF COMMERCIAL LAND CALCULATIONS THOUGH
GENERALLY RELIABLE USUALLY DO NOT COMPENSATE FOR CONDITONS WHICH MIGHT VARY
FROM ONE AREA OF THE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER SUCH CONDITIONS INCLUDE

INCOME AND SPENDING PATTERNS

POTENTIAL PURCHASING POWER

DOLLAR VOLUME OF SALES PER GROSS SQUARE FOOT

PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND EXTRAS

THE NUMBER OF SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE REQUIRED TO SERVE PARTICULAR AREA
WAS DETERMINED FROM THE FIRST THREE ITEMS ONCE THIS HADBEEN DETERMINED
SPACE FOR PARKING LOADING AND LANDSCAPING WAS ADDED

INCOMES ARE IMPORTANT IN

DETERMINING COMMERCIAL SPACE NEEDS IN THAT THEY
INDICATE POTEPURCHASING POWER TABLE INDICATES THAT PERSONAL INCOME
FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA ROSE FROM 420 000 000 IN 1967 TO APPROXIMATELY
400 000 000 IN 1970 THE ESTIMATED TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME PROJECTED TO
1990 IS 300 000 000 FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA

PER CAPITA INCOME OF METROPOLITAN RESIDENTS IN 1950 WAS APPROXIMATELY 408

THE ESTIMATED FIGURE FOR 1970 IS ABOUT 000 REPRESENTING GAIN OF 1592
THIS GAIN IS STATED IN TERMS OF REAL PURCHASING POWER WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN
AN INFLATIONARY FACTOR THE BULK OF THE INCOME INCREASE TOOK PLACE AFTER
1960 THE IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIVE WEALTH ESTABLISHED THE BASIS TO EXPAND
SERVICEPRODUCING FUNCTIONS THE ANTICIPATED UPWARD TREND IN REAL PER CAPITA
INCOME WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FACTOR GENERATING NEW DCMAND FOR VARIOUS
SERVICE ACTIVITIES IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE REAL PER CAPITA INCOME WILL RISE
FROM LEVEL OF APPROXIMATELY 000 TO 005 IN 1990 THIS REPRESENTS
GAIN OF ABOUT 005 PER CAPITA DURING THE PROJECTION PERIOD IN TERMS OF

AGGREGATE INCOME THESE PROJECTIONS INDICATE AN OVERALL GAIN FOR THE METROPOLI

TAN AREA OF ABOUT 872 000 000 FROM 1970 TO 1990 THE TREND FOR

V4
 19 0 1652 50 5 8268 35 5
1980 1486 4 53 6 17 2962
SMSA
P1975 ROJECTD 1421 4310 6125 2726 1967
97
109 86
147 94
211
BUFALO ESTIMAED
1970 1349 40 0 5396 2428 1963
86 96 91
121 82
160
98 99 96 92
110 124
SALES 1967 1320 3 13 43TH 20 6
1958
RETAIL I N D C E S 100 100 100 100 100 100
1954
AND
1963 1312 256 3 6 1647 ECONMIC
INCOME SALES INCOME
INCOME
BUFALO SALES SALES SALES
GO DS P E R S O N A L
POULATION SALES OF
INCOME CITY RETAIL RETAIL CBD RETAIL
THOUSAND CAPITA PERSONA MILONS RETAIL MILONS ALL ALL LES
POULATION COMPARISON TOTAL
ALL
TABLE POULATION IN
PER TOTAL IN TOTAL IN TABLE CITY CITY CITY SMSA CBD SMSA
F1 L3LLFFALO IS SHOWN IN TABLO

DUC TO THE
DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATED IN THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK NODES ALONG THE MAIN
STREET CORRIDOR IN BUFFALO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE APT TO BE PRODUCED IN CENTRAL
BUFFALOS LEVEL OF INCOME CENTRAL BUFFALOS INCREASE ALSO SHOULD BE GREATER PERCENTAGE
WISE THAN THE METROPOLITAN AVERAGE IN EXISTING LOW INCOME AREAS

TABLE PRESENTS ECONOMIC INDICES FOR THE CITY USING 1954 AS THE BASE YEAR IN THE

CITY RETAIL SALES IN 1963 COMPARED TO 1954 IN THE CITY DECLINED TO 86 IN 1967 THIS INDEX
NCREASED TO 97 BUT THIS SHOULD BE MODIFIED BY NOTING THE SMSA INCREASE TO 147 IN

1967 CITY SALES LESS CENTRAL BUSINESS NOT DECREASE TO THE EXTENT
DISTRICT SALES DID OF
ALL CITY SALES AND REACHED 109 BY 1967 IN COMPARISON TO THE CITY POPULATION INDEX
SALES IN THE CITY DID NOT DROP TO THE EXTENT OF POPULATION LOSS INDEXED AT 86 IN 1967
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT COMPARISON GOODS SALES AT 82 DID DROP BELOW THE
POPULATION DECLINE INDEX FOR THE CITY IN 1963 BY 1967 THIS INDEX ROSE TO 94

TABLE PRESENTS PERCENTAGE FIGURES RELATING THE ABOVE TO TOTAL SMSA FIGURES FOR 1954
1958 1963 AND 1967 THE DOLLAR SALES INDICES BASED ON THE YEAR 1954 DO NOT INDICATE
THE DECLINE PERCENTAGEWISE TO TOTAL SMSA ACTIVITY THE DECLINE OF CITY SALES HAS BEEN
GREAT AS NEW SHOPPING FACILITIES OPENED THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN AREA IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT CITY SALES LESS CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SALES HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AS
GREAT DECLINE THIS SECTOR DID NOT EXPERIENCE AS GREAT LOSS SINCE THERE IS

GRE DEPENDENCE ON CONVENIENCE SHOPPING THAN ON COMPARISON GOODS SHOPPING IN

MOST COMMERCIAL AREAS IN THE CITY OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

THIS SECTION OF THE COMMERCIAL PLAN

CONCENTRATE ON THOSE AREAS OF THE CITY OUTSIDE
WILL
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WHICH WILL BE TREATED SEPARATELY OLDER SHOPPING AREAS
IN THE CITY USUALLY OF SHOESTRINGNATURE ALONGA MAIN THOROUGHFARE FOUND BUSINESS
BEING ATTRACTED AWAY FROM THEM COMBINATION OF MORE ATTRACTIVE STRUCTURES THE
CONVENIENCE OF GROUPINGS OF STORES AND AMPLE PARKING FACILITIES HAVE BEEN PHYSICAL
ATTRACTIONS THAT CAUSED DECLINE IN CITY SALES THIS WAS PARTICULARLY TRUE IN THE AREA
OF COMPARISON GOODS SALES

TABLE PRESENTED PROJECTION OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA HOW
THIS WILL AFFECT THE AREA OF THE CITY OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WILL BE
DEVELOPED INCOME IT WAS ASSUMED WILL INCREASE AT COMPOUND RATE OF PER
YEAR UNTIL 1975 AND PER YEAR THEREAFTER THE PROJECTIONS REFLECT CONTINUING
INCREASES IN REAL INCOME BUT EXCLUDE INFLATIONARY FACTORS THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS WILL
THUS UNDERSTATE SALES DOLLARS AS THEY WILL OCCUR IN THE FUTURE BUT THEY ARE NECESSARY
AS GUIDE FOR ESTIMATING RETAIL SPACE

TABLE INDICATES THE DISTRIBUTION BY PERCENT OF RETAIL SALES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA
IN 1958 1963 AND 1967 TABLE SHOWS THE DISTRIBUTION BY PERCENT FOR THE CIY LESS
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND IT INCLUDES PROJECTION FOR 1990 BY PERCEN WHICH
IS CONVERTED INTO DOLLARS THE IMPORTANCE OF CONVENIENCE SHOPPING WITHIN THE CITY IS
INDICATED BY ITS HIGHER PERCENTAGE AND IT IS PROJECTED TO REMAIN AT HIGHER LEVEL
THAN THE METROPOLITAN FIGURE SLIGHT DECLINE IN THAT FIGURE IS MADE

VI6
TABLE CITY OF BUFFALO RETAIL SALES AS PERCENT OF SMSA

1954 1958 1963 1967

CITY ALL RETAIL SALES 584 521 417 386

CITY ALL RETAIL SALES
LESS CBD 431 389 343 318

TABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RETAIL SALES IN PERCENT SMSA

1958 1963 1967

CONVENIENCE
FOODS DRUGS AND PROPRIETARY
EATING AND DRINKING 398 388 380
COMPARISON SHOPPING
GENERAL MERCHANDISE APPAREL
FURNITURE 250 248 281
FREESTANDING
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS GAS STATIONS
BUILDING MATERIALS 284 299 278
OTHER RETAIL 068 065 061
TOTAL RETAIL SALES 1000 1000 1000

TABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RETAIL SALES CITY LESS CBD

1963 1967 1990
PERCENT PERCENT PERCENTDOLLARS IN
MILLIONS
CONVENIENCE
FOODS DRUGS AND PROPRIETARY
EATING AND DRINKING 426 424 400 427
COMPARISON SHOPPING
GENERAL MERCHANDISE APPAREL
FURNITURE 172 220 250 267
FREESTANDING
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS GAS
STATIONS BUILDING MATERIALS 345 295 270 288
OTHER RETAIL 057 061 080 85
TOTAL RETAIL SALES 1000 1000 1000 1067

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 37 36
CITY 108 181 150 61 18 21
CITY 100
1967 19 0
64 75
SMSA 184 323 189 58 20 22
SMSA 100
CITY 81 31 33
145 120 CITY
60 20 20
100
1963 1967
49 68
SMSA 141 258 151 57 20 23
100
PERCENT
IN

SMSA
CITY 80 26 36
142 117 CITY 56 21 23
100
1958
SMSA 111 39 59
209 122 RECIPTS 1963 SMSA
55 19 26
100
CITY 67 17 37
121 100
SERVICES CITY 56 18 25
100
RECIPTS DOLARS
1954
SMSA 93 24 54
171 100
1958
SELCTED SMSA 53 19 28
100
SERVICES OF OF
SELCTED MIL ONS BUSINES REC ATION DISTRBUON BUSINES
IN
AUTO AUTO
REC ATION
TABLE PERSONAL REPAIRS HOTEL TOTAL INDCES
4T
TABLE PERSONAL REPAIRS HOTEL TOTAL
HOWEVCR AND THIS IS JOINED BY DECLINE IN FREESTANDING SALES THUS INCREASES ARE
MADE IN COMPARISON SHOPPING AND OTHER RETAIL CATEGORIES THE CITY POPULATION IS
ANTICIPATED TO DROP TO ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE METROPOLITAN POPULATION BY 1990
THE PROJECTION ESTABLISHES 30 PERCENT OF THE SMSA RETAIL SALES TO BE MADE IN THE

CITY THIS WOULD BUILDUPON THE STRONG CONVENIENCE SHOPPING BASE THAT EXISTS AND
HOPEFULLY ATTRACT SOME GAINS
IN OTHER CATEGORIES BY PROVIDING MORE CONVENIENT
AND ATTRACTIVE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES THE 1967 RETAIL SALES IN THE CITY OUTSIDE
THEC BD AMOUNTED TO 318 OF METROPOLITAN RETAIL SALES

SELECTED SERVICES
ARE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY IN PERCENT SPENT FOR THEM FROM

PERSONAL INCOME THIS WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS SIGNIFICANTLY RECEIPTS
FROM SELECTED SERVICES WERE CALCULATED AS INCREASING BY FIVE YEAR INTERVALS
RAISING THE 1990 FIGURE TO IT IS UNLIKELY THAT STEADY INCREASE WILL TAKE PLACE
AND ANNUAL FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE ANTICIPATED BUT THE OVERALL INCREASE SHOULD APPROXIMATE
THE FIGURE INDICATED FOR 1990 TABLE REVIEWS SELECTED SERVICES RECEIPTS FOR THE
METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE CITY FOR 1954 1958 1963 AND 1967 THE CITY PROPER HAS
MUCH MORE FAVORABLE POSITION IN SELECTED SERVICES AS INDICATED IN THE INDICES ON
THIS TABLE AS COMPARED WITH THE INDICES FOR RETAIL ACTIVITY ON TABLE THE INDICES
FOR SELECTED SERVICES ALSO HAVE REACHED HIGHER LEVEL FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE
METROPOLITAN AREA THAN THAT OF RETAIL ACTIVITY THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE MUCH SMALLER
FOR SERVICES THAN RETAIL HOWEVER

TABLE PRESENTS THE DISTRIBUTION OF SELECTED SERVICES RECEIPTS FOR THE METROPLITAN
AREA AND THE CITY AS PERCENT WITHIN THE AREA INVOLVED THE FIGURES FOR 1958 1963
AND 1967 ARE PRESENTED AND PROJECTION OF DISTRUBUTION IN 1990 IS MADE WITHIN THE
CITY INCREASES IN PERCENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ARE INDICATED FOR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS
SERVICES AND FOR HOTEL AND RECREATION DECLINE IN THE PERCENT FOR REPAIRS AND
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE IS INDICATED WITHIN THE CITY

TABLE PRESENTS SELECTED SERVICES RECEIPTS OF THE CITY IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE OF

THE METROPOLITAN AREA RECEIPTS FOR 1958 1963 AND 1967 PROJECTION OF THE CITY

AS PERCENT OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA IS MADE FOR 1990 IN THESE TERMS

CONTINUING
DECLINE IN PERCENTAGE OF SELECTED SERVICE RECEIPTS THE
IN CITY IS INDICATED RELATED TO

CONTINUING POPULATION INCREASE OUTSIDE THE CITY EXCEPT FOR MINOR GAIN IN THE
HOTEL AND RECREATION CATEGORY THE OF TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME PROJECTED FOR 1990
TO BE EXPENDED FOR SELECTED SERVICES AMOUNTS TO 695 000 000 THE TOTALCITY
SELECTED SERVICE RECEIPTS WOULD AMOUNT TO 361 000 000 BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE
INDICATED IN TABLE THE DISTRIBUTION BY CATEGORY OF THIS AMOUNT WAS SHOWN IN
TABLE WITHIN THE CITY AND IS SHOWN AS PERCENTAGE OF METROPOLITAN RECEIPTS IN

TABLE

TABLE ESTIMATES SELECTED SERVICES

RECEIPTS FOR THE CITY MINUS THE DOWNTOWNAREA
FOR 1990 DRAWN FROM THE CITY FIGURES OF TABLE AND THE PROJECTED PERCENT AND
RECEIPTS IN DOLLARS ARE ESTABLISHED AT 29 PERCENT OR 000 000 202
THE SELECTED
SERVICE CATEGORIES INDICATES RECEIPTS ANTICIPATED BY THAT BREAKDOWN

TABLE CONVERTS THE PROJECTED RETAIL SALES SHOWN IN TABLE

10 AND THE PROJECTED
SERVICES RECEIPTS OF TABLE INTO FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS ALL RETAIL CATEGORIES
AND TWO OF THE THREE SERVICES CATEGORIES ARE SHOWN IN TABK 10 THE THIRD CATEGORY
OF SERVICES INCLUDES HOTELS COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND ADDTRTOAL SUCH

VI9
 IN DOLARS
OF
121 53 28 202
MIL ONS
IN
220 65 76 361
MRECIPTS IL ONS
SMSA 19 0 55 47 50 52 OF
CITY
OF 19 0 55 81 37 56
PERCENT TOTAL
PERCENT 1967 59 58 48 56 CBD
AS
LES
OF
CITY 1963 58 63 49 56 CITY 30 38 18 29
PERCENT SNSA
RECIPTS 1958 73 67 61 68
RECIPTS
SERVICE SERVICE
SELCTIVE BUSINES AUTO
REC ATION SELCTED BUSINES AUTO REC ATION
TABLE PERSONAL REPAIRS HOTEL TOTAL TABLE PERSONAL REPAIRS HOTEL TOTAL
REQUIMNTS
AREA
FLO R 19 0
2847 82 9 1514
INTO
RECIPTS
COMERCIAL 1967
180 5257 1 80 857
CBD FE T
II
1 469
LES
CITY
SQUARE
OF
OF
FOOT FOOT SERVICES FOOT SERVICES FOOT
CONVERSION THOUSAND
FOOT FOOT
ING
SHOP SQUARE SHOP ING SQUARE RETAIL SQUARE SQUARE SQUARE SQUARE
10

IN
PER
SON
PER PER
R E T A I L PER
B U S I N E S PER PER AUTOMBILE
TABLE CONVEIC 150
AT
COMPARI
100
AT FRESTANDIG 35
AT
40
OTHER AT
50
AT
35
PERSONAL REPAIRS AT
TOTAL
 AND UNBADING AND SPACE FOR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
OPEN PEDESTRIAN AREAS LOADING SPACC
NOT INCLUDED ELSEWHERE THIS LAST CATEGORY IS INCLUDED SEPARATELY UNDER ADDITIONAL
FACILITIES IN TABLE 11 AND IT IS BASED ON TEN PERCENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS PRECEEDING
IT IN THE TABLE THIS HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE REASONABLE STANDARD TO USE FOR THIS

CATEGORY

TABLE CONVERTS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS OF TABLE 10 INTO ACRES
IL

BESIDES THE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES PARKING IS ADDED IN THIS TABLE PARKING FACILITIES
WERE DETERMINED BY RATIO OF PARKING SPACES TO FLOOR AREA IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT
THE
PARKING DEMANDS VARY ACCORDING TO USES BUT WHEN ALL USES ARE CONSOLIDATED
NEEDS TEND TO EVEN OUT DIFFERENCES WHILE SOME SUBURBAN FACILITIES MAY REACH
RATIO AS HIGH AS TO OF PARKING SPACE TO FLOOR AREA THAT HIGH RATIO WOULD BE

IMPRACTICAL IN THE CITY GREATER RELIANCE MUST BE PLACED ON PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSIT
RIDERS WITHIN THE DENSELY DEVELOPED CITY TOL RATIO FOR PARKING AREA TO FLOOR

AREA IS ESTABLISHED AS GOAL IN THE CITY THE TOTAL AREA REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY
LESS THE DOWNTOWNAREA ARE PRESENTED IN TABLE 11 THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ARE ADDED TO THIS TABLE TO PRESENT THE TOTAL REQUIREMENTS
AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CITY BY 1990
FOR THE IS

COVERED SEPARATELY TABLE 11 ALSO PRESENTS THE NEEDS OF 1967 BASED ON THE SAME
PROCEDURES USED IN DETERMINING THE NEEDS OF 1990 TRANSLATED INTO TERMS OF THE
AMOUNT OF LAND REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND THE AMOUNT OF LAND USED OR
DESIGNEATED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES THE CITY NEEDS ONLY ABOUT TWOTHIRDS
OF THE

LAND PRESENTLY DESIGNATED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES THE PROBLEM WITH OVER
ZONING FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS THAT AN ECONOMIC SURPLUS OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
CAN BE VISUALLY UNPLEASANT IN THE FORM OF VACANT STORES AND EVEN MORE SERIOUS
THE CAUSE OF BLIGHTING EFFECTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS

INDICATEDON FIGURE ARE MAJOR SHOPPING CONCENTRATIONS IN THE BUFFALO AREA WITH
AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE IN THE CITY OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT THE
PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION OF SHOPPINGFACILITIES IS SHOWN IN FIGURE THE COMMERCIAL
BUT ATTEMPTS TO CONSOLIDATE
PLAN THIS BUILDS UPON THE PATTERN SUGGESTED IN FIGURE
ACTIVITIES

NEIGHBORHOOD OR CONVENIENCE SHOPPING AREAS ARE PART OF THE PLAN BUT THEY ARE NOT
INDICATED ON FIGURE GENERALLY SMALL AREA THE GUIDE IN LOCATING SUCH
DUE TO THEIR
FACILITIES SHOULD BE BASED ON THE DENSITY OF POPULATION OF AN AREA AND ITS ABILITY TO
SUPPORT THEM THESE SMALL SCALE SHOPPING AR
SHOULD BE REASONABLY COMPATIBLE WITH
RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND CONVENIENTLY LOCATED WITH LARGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO
WALK ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD DEFINITION IS THE LACK
WILL TO SHOP
OF LIMITATION ON THE SIZE OF STORE IN REACHING COMMUNITYLEVEL TRADE AREA THE
NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES INCREASE AND COMPATIBILITY WITH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IS

LOST THE TERM CONVENIENCE SHOPPING IS USED TO INDICATE THE PURPOSE OF SUCH AREAS
AND IT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE STANDARD LAND USE CLASSIFICATION AND WITH THE CENSUS OF
BUSINESS PERSONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES WHICH ARE COMPAT IBLE WITH
CERTAIN LIGHT
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOPS SHOULD BE PERMITTED
IN LAND USE CONTROLS THE OUTLETS SHOULD BE LIMITED IN SIZE TO PREVENT COMMUNITY

SERVING FACILITIES FROM BEING PERMITTED 2500 SQUARE FOOT MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA

PER OUTLET IS PROPOSED TO GOVERN THIS CONSIDERATION LOCAL SERVICE FACILITIES ARE

PROPOSED TO PROVIDE PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES ACTIVITIES

WHICH ARE NOT CUSTOMARILY CONSIDERED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH RESIDENZK NEIGHBORHOODS
IN MAPPING SUCH FACILITIES CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTIAL AREAS
ARE PROTECTED FROM OBJECTIONABLE USES BY PHYSICAL BARRIERS OR UAER BUFTCRS THESE

VI
 19 0 654 613 18 9 488 904 9093 1364
150 5 20 0 170 5
REQUIRED
AREA 1967 413 321 1206 224 468 526 790 868 190 1058
COMERCIAL ACRES FACILTES DISTRC
TOTAL CBD
IN
RETAIL BUSINES TOTAL
11
TABLE
LES
CITY CONVEIC COMPARISON FRESTANDIG OTHER SERVICES PARKING ADITONAL TOTAL CENTRAL CBD
 IIF

IN

JI

II

NUMBERED AREAS
MAJOR RETAIL AREAS
SEE APPENDIX

FIGURE EXISTING MAJOR COMMERCIAL CONCENTRATIONS

VI J14
 AI WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED THROU THE CITY BUT ARE NOR INDICATED ON TIE PIAN DUE TO
THETI SMALL AREA MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA OF 5000 SQUARE FEET
TO PER OUTLET IS PROPOSED
PREVENT LARGE SCALE OPERATIONS THE AMOUNT OF LAND DESIGNATED FOR THIS
SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE REALISTIC PURPOSE
NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES AND LOCATED IN AREAS WHERE
THEY CANNOT DISTURB RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE
CONVENIENCE SHOPPING AREAS SHOULD BE PERMITTED IN THIS DISTRICT

COMMUNITY FACILITIES ARE LOCATED ON MAJOR STREETS PAST DEVELOPMENT HAS RESULTED
IN ELONGATED COMMERCIAL STRIPS THE LACK OF UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH FACILITIES
FINDS GENERAL DEFICIENCY IN PARKING FACILITIES THE PATTERN PROPOSED IS NOT
DRASTIC CHANGE BUT IT DOES PROPOSE REDESIGN OF SUCH
FACILITIES CONSOLIDATION AND
MORE EFFICIENT USE OF THE COMMERCIAL AREAS
COMMUNITY RETAIL FACILITIES ARE
COMPARABLE TO THE CATEGORIES OF COMMERCIAL USES OF THE
PROPOSED CONVENIENCE
SHOPPING AREAS BUT THEY WOULD NOR BE LIMITED AS TO FLOOR AREA
CONSEQUENTLY
LARGER TRADE AREA WOULD BE COVERED AND MORE
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC MAY BE ANTICIPATED
SUCH USES COULD BE TO
DISRUPTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD BUFFERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED
BETWEEN THEM AND RESIDENTIAL
USES

TWO CATEGORIES OF COMMUNITY RETAIL FACILITIES ARE SHOWN ON THE PLAN THE SMALLER
CATEGORY INDICATES FACILITIES OF LESS THAN 15 ACRES CATEGORY INDICATES
FALILITTES WITH AREAS
LARGER DIFFERENCES WOULD ALSO INVOLVE THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES
GENERALLY THE SMALLER AREA WOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE
CONVENIENCE SHOPPING CATEGORY
AS SUPER MARKETS WHILE THE
LARGER AREAS WOULD INCREASE THEIR RELIANCE ON
COMPARISON SHOPPING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS APPAREL AND HOME
FURNISHINGS THE LARGER
CATEGORY IS DISTINGUISHED ON THE PLAN AND IS BASED ON THE
MAJOR OR TRADITIONAL
SHOPPING AREAS OF THE CITY

WHERE EITHER SMALL OR LARGE

COMMUNITY RETAIL AREA IS INDICATED BUT THE EXISTING
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IS LESS THAN
HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF
COMMUNUY LEVEL IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THOSE AREAS
REACHING THE LEVEL INDICATED PART OF THAT POTENTIAL
IN THE CONSOLIDATION WOULD REST
OF SCATTERED RETAIL FACILITIES AND IN MAKING THE AREA ATTRACTIVE
FOR SHOPPERS

REGIONAL COMMERCIAL FACILITIES WOULD ATTRACT CUSTOMERS FROM

REGIONAL LEVEL AND
WOULD INCLUDE LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL
OPERATIONS SUCH FACILITIES WOULD INCLUDE
BOTH INDIVIDUAL OUTLETS STANDING BY THEMSELVES AND GROUPINGS OF OUTLER ADDED TO
THE PERMITTED USES WOULD BE THOSE
CLASSIFIED IN THE
FREESTANDING CATEGORY SUCH AS
MOTELS AUTOMOBILE SALES AND BUILDING MATERIALS WHICH ATTRACT CUSTOMERS
THE COMMUNITY LEVEL BEYOND
OTHER REGIONAL FACILITIES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS SUCH BUT
WILL REQUIRE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS THE DELAWARE AVENUE AND THE
FILLMORE AREAS ARE CONSIDERED REGIONAL IN
BROADWAY
SCOPE BUT EACH AREA HAS INDIVIDUAL
CHARACTERISTICS IN ADDITION TO THEIR LEVEL OF SERVICE
SUCH CHARACTERISTICS SHOULD
BE FURTHER DEVELOPED AND
PERMITTED USES IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD DIFFER
FROM THE GENERAL
CATEGORY OF REGIONAL COMMERCIAL THE DOWNTOWN
IS ALSO
AREA WHICH IS TREATED SEPARATELY
REGIONAL AREA THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL
REGULATIONS

PART OF THE COMMERCIAL

COMM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY WILL BE MET IN MIXEDUSE
ACTIVITIES
IN SUCH AREAS WOULD
AREAS
EMPHASIZE CONVENIENCE SHOPPING AND
PERSONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES MIXED COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES IN CERTAIN
AREAS IS CONSIDERED TO BE DESIRABLE
HOWEVER THE MIXTURE OF SUCH USES WILL REQUIRE
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND CONTROL

VTL
 COMR
COMMUNITY
THGIOFL3L
COMNOSITE IIXED USES
CCNUR BUSINESS DISTRICT
CBD FI
CORE C3D PEAESTRIAFL CORE

L1GU CC PLAN
 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION THE PLAN PROPOSES AN ORDERLY DISTRIBUTION OF

PR
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR INDIVIDUAL
COMPONENTS ARE OUTSIDE
THE SCOPE OF THIS PLAN BUT SHOULD BE
WITHIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE
ENTIRE CITY PROBLEMS EXISTING CAN BE RESOLVED
BY PURSUING THE FOLLOWING GOALS

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE CONSOLIDATED INTO CENTERS

ENHANCEMENT OF THE APPEARANCE OF FACILITIES AND THE PROVISION
OF ADDITIONAL PARKING
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD AND
COMMUNITY TRADE
MODERNIZE OLDER RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
PROVIDE SHOPPING AMENITIES

THIS SECTION OF THE

COMMERCIAL PLAN DEALS WITH COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE
CENTRALBUSINESS DISTRICT THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILTIN MARKET FOR SUCH FUNDAMENTAL
NEEDS AS FOOD WILL HELP
SUPPORT THE PLAN THE DOWNTOWNAREA WHICH IS COVERED
SEPARATELY CALLS FOR EFFORTS TO CAPTURE ITS
POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL MARKET ITS
RETAIL MARKET IS IN THE FIELD OF
PRIMARILY COMPARISON SHOPPING WHERE CUSTOMERS
MUST BE ATTRACTED TO FAR GREATER DEGREE THAN FOR CONVENIENCE SHOPPING

THERE IS NOT ANY NEED FOR ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL GROUND IN THE AREA OF THE
CITY
OUTSIDE THE DOWNTOWNAREA IN FACT THE CITYHAS ENOUGH LAND DESIGNATED FOR
COMMERCL
PURPOSES FOR CITY OF WELL OVER 700 000 PERSONS THIS FIGURE DOES NOT INCLUDE
VACANT LAND DESIGNATED FOR INDUSTRIAL USES WHICH ALSO COULD BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES AN OVERAB4NDANCE
OF COMMERCIALLY DESIGNATED LAND CAN HAVE
DETERIORATING EFFECT IN THE CITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE EXISTING SYSTEM IS REQUIRED
WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATION OF USES AND THE OF USES
DISTINGUISHING THE
FULFILLMENT OF THIS GENERAL PLAN WILL
RELY LARGELY ON THE INITATION AND IMAGINATION
OF BUSINESS
COMMUNITY
 FT
USESREGION OUTLES OF
SQ RETAIL SERVICES PEOPLE TRAVEL
COMERCIAL SUBTANIL INDVUAL GROUPING OUTLES 250 0 LARGE TRADE
SCALE LARGE SCALE AND
REGIONAL SERVE M30 0 INUTE LIMIT
LARGE SIZE TO OF OR TO OVER 30 TIME NO
FL
SERVICES AREAS FE T AND
ACOMERCIAL CTIVES
BE
TO
FROM TOTAL FRE PEOPLE TRAVEL
SHOULD
SERVICE SCALE COULD SQFTPER SQUARE SCALE SERVICES LES
TYPE
BY
LOCAL SMAL WHICH OBJECTINAL RESIDNTAL OCATION BUFERD RESIDNCES
BE 10 0 SMAL STANDI G USESRETAIL
30 0 MINUTE
TO 15

OR
TIME ACRE
SCALE NE DS BUT FT
AREAS PERSONAL AT THE HEAVY SQ SOME SHOPING SERVICES
AND PEOPLE TRAVEL
COMERCIAL COMERCIAL RETAIL BUSINES SERVICES SERVECOMUNITY EXCLUDING SERVICE
USES
AND SCALE ACRES
AND TO OF
10 0
TO LARGE CONVSHOPING COMPARISON PERSONAL BUSINES 300 MINUTE
TO 15 TIME 530
PRO SED AND
FLO R TOTAL AND
PCONVEI C ERSONAL SERVICES
TH
RETAIL BUSINE S NEIGHBOR D TIME
PER FE T
OF
S E R V I N G PERSONSTRAV
CONVEIC SCALE
AND FT
SQ SQUARE SCALE
10 0 MINUTE
LES
CHARTEIS
OR
SMAL PERSONAL SERVICES IMEDAT 250 50 0 SMAL SHOPING BUSINES TO ACRE
12 SPACE AREA AREA
TABLE DESCRIPTON FLO R DUTLES TRADE GROUND
 COMERCIAL ACREAGE 19 2 1038 1373 1 67 1 29 511 1506 19 4 1609 1214 1364 1 69 1606
COMUNITY
BY 1970
ACREAGE POULATION THOUSAND 305 433 392 538 318 469 656 53 309 468 121 565 4627
IN
COMERCIAL BASE
AND
COMERCIAL ACREAGESTUDY 196 1038 1420 1 5 1 12 495 1312 1869 1656 1 93 1364 1 17 15697
POULATION 1963
POULATION THOUSAND ESTIMAED
OF
320 460 410 580 350 520 700 120 380 530 130 580 5080
DISTRBUON
IN
BUFALO RIVER BUFALO
AI EAST SIDE DEIAV N SIDE
TABLE RIVESD NORTH NORTH WEST ELMWO D MA3TEN EAST CENTRAL ELICOT EAST BUFALO SOUTH TOTAL
 APPENDIX
EXPLANATIONS OF DISPOSITION
OF PERSONAL INCOME
RETAIL SALES AND SELECTED
SERVICES

THE DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONAL INCOME IS PRESENTED IN

GRAPH FORM
IN PIGURE BL DISPOSIBLE PERSONAL INCOME IS BASED ON PROJECTED
PERSONAL INCOME LESS TAXES AND CERTAIN INFLEXIBLE NONTAX PAYMENTS
EXCLUDING SAVINGS PERSONAL CONSUMPTIVE EXPENDITURES REMAIN
WITHIN THIS CATEGORY PLOTTED EXPENDITURES FOR RETAIL SALES
AND SELECTED SERVICES LEFT IS CATEGORY LABELED OTHER PERSONAL
EXPENDITURES WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ITEMS AS TRAVEL EDUCATIONAL AND
MEDICAL EXPENDITURES PROJECTIONS ON GRAPH BASIS WOULD PROVE
INADEQUATE ON THEIR OWN DUE TO THOSE CONSIDERATIONS WHICH ALTER
GRAPHIC PROJECTIONS FOR EXAMPLE AS DISPOSABLE PERSONAL INCOME
INCREASES THE PERCENTAGE SPENT ON RETAIL SALES WILL DECREASE
HOUSING UNITS AS BASIS OF SPENDING PATTERNS WERE NOT USED TO
BUILD ESTIMATES DUE TO THE PATTERN OF CHANGE OF SUCH UNITS IN
THE CITY OF BUFFALO OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS PERSONS PER
HOUSING
UNIT DROPPED FROM 337 PERSONS TO 284
PERSONS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN PERSONAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURES WAS FELT TO BE MORE
CONCRETE MEASUREMENT THAN INCOME OF HOUSEHOLD UNITS FOR THE
CITY
OF BUFFALO CONSIDERATIONS USED IN THE PLOTTING OF THE DISPOSITION
OF PERSONAL INCOME ARE DESCRIBED IN THE TEXT THE GRAPH WAS PRE
PARED TO VISUALLY PRESENT VARIOUS PROJECTIONS IN RELATION TO ONE
ANOTHER ARID AS CONTROL DEVICE
AN IH
AN
IN
MILLIONS
SMSA
10000

FIGURE BL DISPOSITION
OF PERSONAL INCO

YI
 APPENDIX CONTINUED
EXPLANATIONS OF DISPOSITION
OF PERSONAL INCOME
RETAIL SALES AND SELECTED
SERVICES

RETAIL TRADE CATEGORIES ARE COMPOSED OF TYPES OF TRADE THAT ARE

SIMILAR IN CUSTOMER ATTRACTION CONVENIENCE SHOPPING INCLUDES
THE SALE OF ITEMS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED AS CONTINUALLY NECESSARY
AND WHICH REQUIR LITTLE COMPARISON ON THE PART OF THE PURCHASER
THEY ARE USUALLY WITHOUT TRAVELING SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE
COMPARISON SHOPPIPG INCLUDES THOSE ITEMS FOR WHICH THE PURCHASER
WILL TRAVEL SOME ISTANCE TO OBTAIN THE SPECIFIC ITEM HE DESIRES
FREESTANDING COMMERCIAL TRADE INCLUDES THOSE OUTLETS WHICH GENERATE
UFFICIENT TRADE TO STAND BY THEMSELVES THE CONVENIENCE SHOPPING
GROUP INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING GROCERY MEAT FISH FRUIT VEGETABLE
CANDY BAKERY EATING DRINKING DRUG AND PROPRIETARY STORES THE
COMPARISON SHOPP GROUP INCLUDES THE FOLLIWNG DEPARTMENT VARIETY
GENERAL MERCHAN CLOTHING ACCESSORY FUR SHOE FURNITURE
HOME FURNISHINGJ AND APPLIANCE STORES THE FREESTANDING CATEGORY
INCLUDES BUILDING MATERIALS BUILDING SUPPLIES MOTOR VEHICLE
DEALERS TIRE BATTERY AND ACCESSORY RETAIL OUTLETS AS WELL AS
GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS THE CATEGORY LABELED OTHER RETAIL
INCLUDES LIQUOR ANTIQUE SECONDHAND SPORTING GOODS JEWELRY
FUEL ICE FLORIST CIGARETTE AND MAIL ORDER OUTLETS SELECTED
SERVICES LISTED ARE GROUPED BY THOSE REQUIRING COMPARABLE SPACE
REQUIREMENTS THE FIRST GROUP LABELED PERSONAL AND BUSINESS
SERVICES INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LAUNDRY CLEANING PRESSING
LINEN SUPPLY DIAPERBEAUTY BARBER PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOE REPAIR
AND FUNERAL SERVICES ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE WINDOW CLEANING
STRUCTURE AND BUILDING DISINFECTING AND EXTERMINATING MANAGEMENT
CONSULTING STATISTICAL PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERIOR DECORATING
CREDIT AND COLLECTION DUPLICATING MAILING STENOGRAPHIC EMPLOYMENT
RESEARCH TESTING DETECTIVE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT LEASING PHOTO
FINISHING TRADING STAMP TEMPORARY HELP SIGN PAINTING AND

MOBILE II
ANSWERING SERVICES THE SECOND GROUP LABELED REPAIRS
THE FOLLOWING
TOP AND BODY AUTO PAINTING
GENERAL AUTOMOBILE
AND AUTO
REPAIR AUTO
BATTERY AUTO GLASS BRAKE WHEEL
AXLE SPRING EXHAUST AND AUTOMOBILE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SERVICES
AUTOMOBILE PARKING VEHICLE RENTAL AND AUTOMOBILE WASHING SERVICES
ELECTRICAL RADIO TELEVISION REFRIGERATOR REUPHOLSTERY FURNITURE
WATCH CLOCK JEWELRY WELDING LAWNMOWER KNIFE TOOL AND SEWER
REPAIR SERVICES THE THIRD GROUP LABELED HOTELS AND RECREATION
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING HOTELS MOTELS MOTION PICTURES AMUSEMENT
RECREATION ORCHESTRAS ENTERTAINERS THEATRICAL BOWLING BILLIARD
POOL DANCE HALLS DANCE SCHOOLS COMMERCIAL SPORTS AND SKATING
SERVIVES

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 APPENDIX
MAJOR COMMERCIAL AREA

FIGURE PAGE VI14 INDICATED THE FOLLOWING EXISTING MAJOR

COMMERCIAL CONCENTRATIONS

TONAWANDAQNTARIO HUNT TO CROWLEY 36 OUTLETS

DELAWARE PARKING SHOPPING CENTER PLAZA19 OUTLETS OF 64700 SQ FT

HERTEL AVENT WALLACE TO COLVIN 55 OUTLETS

KENMORE AVENUE NEAR ENGLEWOOD TWO SMALL PLAZASLO OUTLETS

49000 SQ FT

CENTRAL PARK PLAZA 26 OUTLETS 265000 SQ FT

BAILEYKENSINGTON LANGFIELD TO STOCKBRIDGE 58 OUTLETS

PART OF PLAZA LOST TO EXPRESSWAY

CLEVELAND HJLL PLAZA 14 OUTLETS 80000 SQ FT

GRANT STREET HAMPSHIRE TO LAFAYETTE 38 OUTLETS INCLUDING

WEST SIDE 4AZA OUTLETS 75000 SQFT
NIAGARA STREET VIRGINIA TO PENNSYLVANIA 30 OUTLETS

10 ELMWOODUTIC BRYANT TO ANDERSON 17 OUTLETS

11 JEFFERSONUTICA NORTHAMPTON TO WOODLAWN 47 OUTLETS

12 GENESEEMOSELLE BARTHEL TO KOONS 42 OUTLETS

13 JEFFERSONWILLIAM PLAZA UNDER CONSTRUCTION 60000 SQ FT

14 BROADWAYFI1LXR REED TO LOEPERE 80 OUTLETS

15 LOVEJOY IDEAL TO DAVEY 15 OUTLETS

16 SOUTH PARK CHICAGO TO HAYWARD OUTLETS

17 CLINTON WEISS TO FENTON 18 OUTLETS

18 SENE PRINCETON TO INDIAN CHURCH RD 38 OUTLETS

19 SOUTH PARK SOUTH BIDE TO CHOATE 12 OUT1

VJ 22
PT THE PRESENT TIME THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL FACILITIES
PROCEEDS WITH LITTLE DIRECTION OFTEN NEW COMMERCIAL FACILITIES
CONFLICT WITH OLDER ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENTS AND THE ECONOMIC
STRENGTH OF THE NEWER FACILITY
COUUTNANITY CORE NEWER FACILITIES
HAS
TENDTI
DAMAGING EFFECT ON AN OLD
THE PROFITABLE
ASPECTS OF THE OLDER CORE AREAS BUT DO NOT SUPPLY THE OTHER URBAN
VALUES OFTEN INHERENT IN THE OLDER CENTERS

BESIDES REPRESENTING WASTE OF LAND THE LACK OF CONTROLLED DEVELOP

MENT HAS TENDENCY TO LEAVE OBSOLETE COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES STANDING
AS REPLACEMENT FACILITIES ARE BUILT IN OTHER LOCATIONS THIS TENDENCY
CAN INTRODUCE BLIGHTING INFLUENCES ON RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS

REVITALIZATION OF THE OLDER COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL AREAS SHOULD OCCUR

AND IMPROVEMENTS MADE WITHIN THEM THE CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE STRESSED GENERALLY POPULATION HAS
DECLINED IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE OLDER COMMERCIAL AREAS IT WOULD
BE DESIRABLE TO SEEK NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN AREAS OF OLD
STRIP COMMERCIAL ZONING TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT
FOR REMAINING COMMERCIAL AREAS MORE ATTRACTIVE EXTERIORS AND
GENERAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN IN THESE OLD
CORE AREAS ALONG WITH THE SEEKING OF NEW CONSTRUCTION IMPROVED
PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES AND OFFSTREET PARKING FACILITIES SHOULD BE
PROVIDED IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS

THE BEST WAY TO COMPETE WITH COMMERCIAL FACILITIES ESPECIALLY

THOSE IN SUBURBAN AREAS WHICH HAVE DRAWN SHOPPERS AWAY FROM CITY
FACILITIES IS TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR SHOPPERS THAT IS
MORE ATTRACTIVE PHYSICALLY AND SOCIALLY THAN THAT OFFERED BY
SHOPPING PLAZAS URBAN OR SOCIAL FACILITIES BEYOND STRICTLY
COMMERCIAL NEEDS SHOULD BE PROVIDED

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FIGURE D1 PROPOSED
RAPID TRANSIT STATIONA

FL

SPECIAL REGULATIONS PERMITTING THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL

AND COMMERCIAL USES IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE STATIONS OF THE PROPOSED
RAPID TRANSIT LINE WILL BE REQUIRED LAND USE REGULATIONS SHOULD BE
FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO PERMIT INDIVIDUAL CONTROL AT EACH STATION THE
LARGE PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN THE TRANSIT FACILITY WARRANTS SPECIAL
PUBLIC CONTROLS
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 CONTENTS

THE LONG RANG PLAN

FOREWORDGOALSAND OBJECTIVES
SUMMARY OF THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR DOWNTOWNBUFFALO
REGIONAL CONTEXT
DOWNTOWNDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC OF THE PLAN

EXISTING AND FUTURE PREDOMINANT LAND USE PATTERNS

10 RAPID TRANSIT AND THE MALL
11 NEW RETAIL SPACE
12 STREETS AND PARKING
13 NEW OFFICE SPACE
14 CONVENTION CENTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOTELS HOUSING

THE MAIN STREET MALL

18 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

20 THE MAIN STREET MALL PLAN
28 MALL STRUCTURE
30 POTENTIAL NEW RETAIL SPACE
30 SERVICES TO MAIN STREET RETAIL STORES

TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

32 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

33 THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE REGIONAL CONTEXT
35 THE STREET SYSTEM
37 PARKING
38 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN DOWNTOWN

THE CONVENTION CENTER

40

THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

44

CUD HOUSING AND THE DOWNTOWNPEILPHERY

AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

46

TIMING AND NEXT STEPS

48
 FOREWORD INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE PRIME MOVE NOWTOWARD

THIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ACHIEVING THESE GOALS IS TO

IS PLAN TO REVITALIZE
DOWNTOWN BUFFALO TO ACCOMMODATE MAXIMUM IMPLEMENT THE PLAN IF THE PLAN IS
IT IS RESPONSE
EXPECTATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT
TO THE AWARENESS OF CITY LEADERS IMPLEMENTED THERE IS EVERY REASON
GROWTH TO ANTICIPATE BRIGHT FUTURE FOR
THAT THE FUTURE OF BUFFALO CITY LIES
THE REGIONAL CENTER AND SPINOFF
IN THE HEALTH OF ITS CENTER CITY IF PLAN THE ARRANGEMENTOF
BUFFALO CITY IS TO REMAIN FUTURE LAND USES JUDICIOUSLY TO ADVANTAGES TO THE ENTIRE REGION
FISCALLY
THESE ADVANTAGES HAVE BEEN
SOLVENT IF IT IS TO OFFER THE HIGH PERMIT THE PROPER LOCATION OF NEW
SERVICES NECESSARY TO SUBSTANTIATED BY THE INSPIRING
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
EXAMPLES OF SEVERAL OTHER
MAKE IT AN ATTRACTIVE AND HUMANE
PROVIDE AND LOCATE SUFFICIENT
THEN REGIONAL CENTERS PLANNED AND
PLACE TO LIVE MAJOR EFFORT
PARKING SPACE TO AVOID RETARDING THE COUNTRY SUCH
WILL HAVE TO BE MADE TO DEVELOP DEVELOPED IN
NEW PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ACTION GIVES THE PEOPLE OF
DOWNTOWN TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL IT
CITY
DEVELOPMENT SENSE OF BELONGING FEELING OF
WILL HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED NOT ONLY
LOCATE NEW PUBLIC PRIDE AND CONCERNAND
AS GROWING MARKETPLACE BUT AS
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND CULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS SO THAT SPACE FOR INVOLVEMENT IT BECOMES THE LIFE

CENTER OF THE REGION STRONG NEW PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT LINE OF CITY CONVERSELY WITHOUT
IT WITHOUT ACTION THE CITY WILL
ACTIVE AND VISUALLY EXCITING PREEMPTED
WITHER
THE PLAN OUTLINES THOSE ELEMENTS PURSUE VIGOROUSLY DEVELOPMENT
WITH DOWNTOWN
NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THESE COMPATIBLE
ENDS THE PROPOSALS ARE INTER ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE
LOCATE ELSEWHERE
LOCKING THEY ARE INTENDED TO WORK REGION
IN THE

TOGETHER IN PRODUCING AN AREA WITH MAKE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

CRITICAL MASS THAT CAN BRING
THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN AS
NEWACTIVITIES TO DOWNTOWN AND
COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE PROVIDING
EXPAND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ALLWEATHER PASSAGES WHEREVER
LIFE OF THE CITY
POSSIBLE

STATED SPECIFICALLY THE MAJOR

PROTECT AND PRESERVE BUILDINGS
GOALS FOR DOWNTOWN ARE SEVEN OR THAT HAVE HISTORIC
SPACES OR
POINT PROGRAM AS FOLLOWS TO
ARCHITECTURAL VALUE
INCREASE THE NUMBER AND VARIETY

OF JOBS AVAILABLE DOWNTOWN TO EXPLOIT OPPORTUNITIES FOR

INCREASE RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES CREATING NEW AND EXCITING PUBLIC

CLOSE TO JOBS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SPACE AND BUILDING FORMS

TO INCREASE CITY TAX REVENUE PROMOTE GOOD DESIGN IN THE
TO MAINTAIN DOWNTOWNSROLE
CREATION OF NEW BUILDINGS
AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER OF THE

THE LEVEL AND 10 ENCOURAGE THE LOCATION OF

REGION TO RAISE

INCREASE THE SCOPE OF DOWNTOWN NEW BUILDINGS AT POINTS THAT

REINFORCE THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF
SERVICES FOR THE BUFFALO METRO
TO ATTRACT AS ACTIVITIES
POLITAN AREA
DIVERSIFIED MIX OF MUTUALLY 11 ENHANCE THE INTEREST OF

SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN BY IMPORTING

AND PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO
COMPLEMENTARY FUNCTIONS FOR
SEEK OUT AND PROMOTE PROGRAMS EXAMPLE CONVENTION AND
AND PROJECTS IN THE CITY AND EXHIBIT HALL WHICH CAN BE VISITED

REGION THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH AT THE SAME TIME

DOWNTOWN GOALS
12 LOCATE FUNCTIONS DOWNTOWN
THE ABOVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT GENERATE ACTIVITY DURING OFF
WILL BE REALIZED ONLY IF THEY ARE PEAK HOURS SUCH AS CONVENTION
SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC POLICY THAT IS FACILITIES AND THEATERS
KEYED TO THE FUTURE OF DYNAMIC
13 PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
DOWNTOWN IT WILL TAKE FAR
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SIGHTED APPROACH TO MANY PUBLIC
ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSIT TO
IDEAS AND DECISIONS FROM
SERVE THE REGIONAL CENTER
AESTHETICS TO LAND USE TO ACTIVITIES

IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD OR ENHANCE

THE OVERALL PLAN THE FOLLOWING
POLICY IMPLICATIONS ARE VITAL TO THE
ENTIRE PROGRAM
 THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPRESENTS ADDITIONAL ANNUAL
SUMMARY OF THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR
PROPERTY TAX REVENUES OF
ESTABLISHMENT THE APPROPRIATE
OF
DOWNTOWNBUFFALO INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN DOWNTOWN APPROXIMATELY 6900000 OR AN

BUFFALO WILL PRODUCE MAJOR

INCREASE OF ROUGHLY 85 OVERTHE

FRAMEWORKFOR THE CONTINUING CHANGE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OVER

PRESENT 8200000 PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES IN DOWNTOWNADDITIONAL
THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS THE POTENTIAL
RENAISSANCE OF DOWNTOWN FOR CHANGE IS WHENVIEWED
RETAIL SALES WILL REPRESENT 60 TO
STARTLING
EO000OOO PER YEAR OVER PRESENT
AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE
DOWNTOWN RETAIL SALES OR NEARLY
DECLINE OF DOWNTOWN IN THE POST
WORLDWAR II YEARS THIS CHANGE HAS 50 ADDITION TO PRESENT GROSS
RETAIL SALES ADDITIONAL RETAIL SALES
HAS ALREADY BEGUN IT GIVES EVERY
INDICATION OF CONTINUING WITH STRONG
TAXES WILL BE ABOUT 2700000
LEADERSHIP TO INSURE THAT STRONG THREE ARE
IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS
ACTIONS ARE TAKEN IN THE IMMEDIATE REQUIRED TO TRIGGER THIS NEW
FUTURE
GROWTH THESE INCLUDE THE

THE PLAN PROJECTS NEW TOTAL GROSS BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR HIGH

SPEED TRANSIT LINE WITH STATIONS

INVESTMENT OF APPROXIMATELY
INTEGRATED THE MALL SYSTEM TO
INTO
450000000 OVER THE NEXT 20
ALLOW COMMUTERS TO GO FROM HOME
YEARS 285000000 OF THIS AMOUNT
TO SHOPPING OR OFFICE DESTINATIONS IN
IS REPRESENTED BY NEW OFFICE SPACE
NEW RETAIL SPACE WILL REPRESENT PLEASANT YEARROUND ENVIRONMENT
AN ANCILLARY ALLWEATHER AIR
ROUGHLY 25000000 OF NEW
CONDITIONED MALL ON MAIN STREET
INVESTMENT PUBLIC OFFICE SPACE
BETWEEN GENESEE AND CHURCH
75000000 AND HOTELS 45000000
STREETS AND THE REMOVAL OF ALL

WHEN PUT INTO THE CONTEXT OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON MAIN STREET IN

ANTICIPATED REGIONAL GROWTH THESE THIS AREA AND INCREASES IN

ARE REASONABLE EVEN CONSERVATIVE PARKING SUPPLY TO KEEP PACE WITH

ESTIMATES BASED ON ANTICIPATED NEW GROWTH RESULTING IN 20000
POPULATION INCREASES IN THE REGION NEW PARKING SPACES
OFFICE SPACE IN THE REGION IS

EXPECTED TO RISE AT ABOUT MAJOR ELEMENTS AT THE PLAN

PER YEAR DOWNTOWN CONSERVATIVELY SMOOTHLY OPERATING MOVEMENT
COULD CAPTURE ABOUT 35 OF THIS
SYSTEM INTEGRATING PEDESTRIAN RAPID
GROWTH PER YEAR SINCE IT IS ALREADY TRANSIT AND VEHICULAR FOR THE
TRAFFIC
THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS FOR
PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE TOTAL
THE REGION IN TERMS OF RETAIL GROWTH NUMBER OF DAILY TO DOWNTOWN
TRIPS
AN INCREASED CAPTURE OF 33 OF AND INCREASING THE RATIO OF RAPID
REGIONAL SALES SHOPPING GOODS TRANSIT TO AUTO TRIPS
TRIPS
ONLY IS NOT AN UNREASONABLE

EXPECTATIONIF DOWNTOWN PRODUCES THE NEW DOWNTOWN MALL FOR THE

AN ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVE WITH PURPOSE OF CREATING PLEASANT

SUBURBAN SHOPPING MALLS ITS ALLWEATHER ENVIRONMENT TO REVIVE

VARIETY AND MANY OTHER QUALITIES DOWNTOWN RETAIL SALES

AND ADVANTAGES CANNOT BE

AN INCREASED PARKING SUPPLY
DUPLICATED IN SUBURBAN SHOPPING AND EXPRESSWAY
RELATED TO THE STREET
MALLS WHEREAS DOWNTOWN CAN
SYSTEM IN SUCH WAYAS TO REDUCE
DUPLICATE THE FACILITIES FOUND IN
THE TRAFFIC ON THE DOWNTOWN
SUBURBAN MALLS
STREET SYSTEM
THESE NEW INVESTMENTS TRANSLATED
NEW OFFICE SPACE DEVELOPMENT
INTO FLOOR SPACE EQUAL APPROXIMATELY INDUCED BY THE ENVIRONMENT
13275000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW CREATED BY THE FIRST THREE ELEMENTS
SPACE IN THE DOWNTOWN BY 1990
DESCRIBED ABOVE TO INCREASE THE
7830000 SQUARE FEET OF THIS ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE CITY
GROWTH IS NEW PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE OF BUFFALO
2500000 SQUARE FEET IS PUBLIC
OFFICE SPACE FOR FEDERAL STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT USE NEW RETAIL

SPACE IS ABOUT 1030000 SQUARE

FEET NEW HOTEL SPACE 1370000
SQUARE FEET ALL OF THIS GROWTH
 THE MOVEMENT SYATEM ALMOST 750 SURFACE SPACES WILL BE NATURALLY IF NEW DEVELOPMENT SLOWS VARIOUS MECHANISMS FOR EQUITABLY
ELIMINATED EACH YEAR THE PLAN DOWN THE CITYS COMMITMENT RATE DISTRIBUTING THESE COSTS ON PROPERTY
THE PROPOSED BUFFALOAMHERST
CALLS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THESE 750 WILL ALSO SLOW OWNERS AND MERCHANTS HAVE BEEN
CORRIDOR TRANSIT LINE IS AN IMPORTANT
PER YEAR PLUS 250 PER YEAR OR WORKED OUT IN MANY OTHER CITIES AND
INGREDIENT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PARKING IS ESSENTIAL TO THE PLAN THE
1000 NEW SPACES YEAR OVER THE THE BEST OF THEM CAN BE ADAPTED
DOWNTOWNPLAN THE BULK OF THE COMMUNITY HAS THE MECHANISM FOR
HE NEXT 20 YEARS IN BUFFALO
COST OF THE HIGH SPEED TRANSIT LINE THROUGH CITY LEADERSHIP
FINANCING
IT AND IT WILL HAPPEN
QUASIPUBLIC CORPORATION CAN
WOULD BE ASSUMED BY COUNTY CITY THE NOW HAS WORKABLEAND
AL CITY AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS
PROCEED TO THE NEXT STEP OF MORE
AND OTHER ADJOINING MUNICIPALITIES SUCCESSFUL PARKING FORMULA THE USE
FUNDAMENTAL FACT LOCAL DETAILED PLANNING AND DESIGN
FEDERAL FUNDING AND THE PRESENT OF CITY BONDS WITH SPECIAL PRIVATE

ALREADY EARMARKED FOR GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY THE COST DEVELOPMENT
LY
MORTGAGE TAX BACKUP FOR ANY SPECIAL SUBSIDIES
THE USERS PARKERS AND BUSINESSES
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF EXTRA COSTS NEW OFFICE SPACE
WHO BUY AND BENEFIT FROM THE
ES
FOR UNDERGROUNDOR COMPLICATED
OTHER INCREASES IN TAX RATEABLES SPACES ARE THOSE WHO PAY PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE IS EXPECTED
BUILDING REQUIREMENTS MAIN PLACE
ALONG THE LINE PLUS THE INCREASES IN
ANTICIPATED RATE STRUCTURES FOR TO INCREASE BY 78 MILLION NEW
AND THE NEW MARINE MIDLAND OFFICE
OTHER TAX SOURCES RESULTING FROM MARINE MIDLAND REFLECT THIS FACT SQUARE FEET ABOUT 15 MILLION
TOWER DEVELOPMENT ARE EXAMPLES
DOWNTOWNGROWTH TRIGGERED BY THE EMPLOYEE PARKING IS 50 FOR THE SQUARE FEET OF THIS IS ALREADY
OF SUCH SPECIAL SITUATIONS
PLAN INCLUDING AUGMENTED RETAIL FIRST HOUR 30 FOR THE SECOND AND PROGRAMMED MARINE MIDLAND AND
SALES TAXES UTILITY TAXES ETC CURRENT PLANS AND NORMAL DOWNTOWN 20 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR THE UTILITYCOMPANIES NEW PUBLIC
WOULD BE NET ADDITIONS TO THE CITYS GROWTH WILL ELIMINATE 6000 PRESENT SHOPPER PARKING RATE STRUCTURES OFFICE SPACE TOTALING 25 MILLION IS
TAX POSITION OFFSTREET PARKING SPACES 3000 SHOULD BE LOWEST IN THE FIRST HOUR EXPECTED TO BE BUILT OVER THE NEXT
FROM THE WATERFRONT AND 3000 AND RISE TO 20 YEARS ROUGHLYONE MILLION
OTHER MAJOR BENEFITS OF THE ALLDAY DISCOURAGE
FROM OTHER BUILDING SITES PROGRAMMED
PARKERS WITH MERCHANTS SUBSIDIZING SQUARE FEET IS ALREADY
IN MOVEMENT SYSTEM ENVISIONED BY THE
ONLY AS THEY SEE IT INDIVIDUALLY TO
ANT PLAN RESULT FROM THE INTEGRATION OF ANOTHER 3000 LEGAL ONSTREET IN TERMS OF INCOME TO THE CITY NEW
THEIR BENEFIT THIS WOULD APPLY ONLY
RAPID TRANSIT STATIONS AND PARKING SPACES AND 6000 ILLEGAL ONSTREET PRIVATE OFFICE
SPACE DEVELOPMENT
TO STRUCTURES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT
STRUCTURES WITH THE PEDESTRIAN MALL SPACES REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WILL ACCOUNT FOR THE LIONS SHARE OF
TO THE SHOPPING AREA
SYSTEM PROVIDING SMOOTH THE PRESENT AND PROPOSED STREET THE APPROXIMATELY 6900000 TOTAL

TRANSITION FROM AUTOMOBILE TO THE SYSTEM THESE ARE PROPOSED TO BE THE DOWNTOWNMAIN STREET ANTICIPATED ADDITIONAL DOWNTOWN
PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM AND FROM TRANSIT ELIMINATED THE TOTAL REDUCTION OF MAIL AND RETAIL SALA PROPERTY TAXES ANNUALLY NEW
STOPSTOTHEALLWEATHERPEDESTRIAN SPACES ADDS UP TO 15000 PRIVATE OFFICE ACCOUNTS FOR GREAT
CURRENT RETAIL SALES DOWNTOWN ARE
SYSTEM PREPONDERANCE POSSIBLY AS MUCH
CURRENT COSTS OF THESE SPACES AT AT ABOUT 40 MILLION

BASED ON GREATLY INCREASED TODAYS PRICES WOULD BE ABOUT

SIYEAR IF
THE MERCHANTS PROPERTY QWNERSAND
AS 80 OF THESE TAXES THEREFORE

AGAIN IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT ONE

OWNTOWNACCESSIBILITY THE IMPACT 70 MILLION AT AN AVERAGE OF 3500 CITY TAKE STEPS ENVISIONED IN THE
OF THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE RAPID
THE RAPID TRANSIT LINES ON PER SPACE AS COSTS WILL GO UP PLAN SALES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 200
TRANSIT THE MALL AND PARKING
DOWNTOWN WILL RESULT IN THE RATES WILL NECESSARILY ALSO RISE TO 220 MILLION AS DOWNTOWN
NT ACTIOES PROPOSED IS TO CREATE THE
FOLLOWING ATTRACTS ITS SHARE OF REGIONAL
ID THE MARINE MIDLAND COSTS PER ENVIRONMENT AND INVESTMENT CLIMATE
RETAIL SALES GROWTH
INCREASED RETAIL MARKET POTENTIAL SPACE ARE HIGHER THAN 3500 AND IN WHICH THIS NEW PRIVATE OFFICE

OF BETWEEN AND 13 BECAUSE THE ARRANGEMENT IS THAT MARINE THE DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET MALL DEVELOPMENT CAN TAKE PLACE
INCREASED NIIMBERS OF PEOPLE MIDLAND WILL ABSORB ALL COSTS OVER AND THE PROPOSED SUBWAY ARE KEY
CONCLUSION
DOWNTOWN WHAT THE USER CHARGESSUPPORT ELEMENTS IN MAKING THIS 60 TO

REDUCTION OF
THEREFORE THE USE OF CITY BONDS IS 80 MILLION GROWTH POSSIBLE IT IS THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND
LONG TERM PARKING
CONVENIENCE THAT DOES NOT COST ESTIMATED THAT THE MALL ALONE WILL OTHER LEADERSHIP GROUPS IRT THE
DEMAND BY 3500 SPACES
THE CITY ITSELF ANYTHING INCREASE PRESENT SALES BY 20 OR DOWNTOWN MUST SUPPLY THE IMPETUS
10 DECREASE IN PEAK HOUR 28 MILLION NEW DEPARTMENT IN MOBILIZING DOWNTOWN FOR ACTION
AT THE RATE OF 1000 SPACES YEAR
TRAFFIC ON THE DOWNTOWN STREET STORE IS PROPOSED IN PRESENT IS AXIOMATIC BUT IF THAT LEADERSHIP
THE CITY WILL PUT UP BONDS OF TO
SYSTEM LAFAYETTE SQUARE BOTH TO TAKE ISSUPPLIED THE REWARDS FOR BUFFALO
MILLION YEAR ON EITHER
ADVANTAGE OF THIS POTENTIAL AND TO WILL BE GREAT THROUGH CONCERTED
MARKED INCREASES IN SERVICE REVENUE OR NODOWNPAYMENT BASIS
AY HELP GENERATE THE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROGRAM INVOLVING RELATIVELY LITTLE
AND CONVENIENCE
ACTUALLY MARINE MIDLAND HAS WILL MAKE IT
POSSIBLE THE TOTAL COST TO THE CITY EXCEPT IN TERMS OF

PARKING ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR 560 SPACES COSTS IN CURRENT 1970 DOLLARS OF THE LEADERSHIP THE CURRENT IMAGE OF

AND WHEN COMPLETE WILL ACCOUNT FOR MALL ARE 85 MILLION THESE TOTAL DOWNTOWN CAN BE REVERSED
THE BASIC CONCEPT OF THE MOVEMENT
1500 OF THE 20000 SPACES IN COSTS CAN BE SUPPORTED BY AN PLEASANT AND EXCITING PHYSICAL
SYSTEM IS BALANCE BETWEEN MASS
ADDITION 1800 MORE SPACES ARE INCREASE OF ONLY 12 MILLION IN ENVIRONMENT ESTABLISHED NEW AND
TRANSIT AND THE AUTOMOBILE
UNDER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION EG RETAIL SALES TAX 08 INCREASE FAVORABLE CLIMATE FOR INVESTMENT

THE PARKING ELEMENT OF THE PLAN CITY COURT RAMP AND ANOTHER OVER PRESENT SALES AND ONLY 20 CREATED AND THE TAX PICTURE RADICALLY

PROPOSES 20000 NEW PARKING 1000 SPACES ARE IN EARLY PLANNING OF THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE OF 60 ALTERED

SPACES IN STRUCTURES OVER THE NEXT MILLION IN 1970 DOLLARS IT SHOULD BE

IT IS EVIDENT THAT DOWNTOWNS
NOTED THAT THESE FIGURES DO NOT
II 20 YEARS OR 1000 SPACES YEAR
ACHIEVEMENT RATE IS ALREADY WELL INCLUDE INCREASES IN EITHER COSTS OR
THIS REPRESENTS NET ADDITION OF AHEAD OF THE NECESSARY PACE OF
REVENUES RESULTING FROM PRICE
SPACES OF ONLY 5000 AN INCREASE 1000 NEW SPACES PER YEAR ESCALATIONS OR INFLATION
OF 18 OVER THE PRESENT STOCK

II
 THE REGIONAL CONTEXT

DOWNTOWN BUFFALO LIES AT THE DOW

EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE AT THE
OPPC
ENTRANCE TO THE NIAGARA RIVER IT

THE
WAS IN ITS EARLY HISTOR THE MAJOR
LOW GI
TRANSSHIPMENT POINT TO AND FROM
OTHER
THE WEST ON THE LAKES AND WAS THE

JUNCTION FIRST WITH THE ERIE CANAL NEVER

AND LATER WITH THE RAILROADS SOM
CAPTUR
HEAVY INDUSTRY SUBSEQUENTLY GREW
RESULT
TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF WHAT IS
POTENT
NOWDOWNTOWNMANUFACTURERS USED
POTENT
THIS GEOGRAPHICAL POINT TO REDUCE
DOUBLI
CIA NCE HIGH BULKLOW VALUE RAW MATERIALS
MALL SHIPPED FROM THE WEST INTO HIGH
990
VALUELOW BULK PRODUCTS TO BE
SHIPPED EAST THE STEEL AND GRAIN HE

PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES ARE EXAMPLES DEMO

AS PO
CONSEQUENCE OF THIS HISTORY
DOW
DOWNTOWN IS LOCATED ASYM
WHET
METRICALLY TO THE URBANIZED AREA OF
HOW
THE REGION THIS FACT HAS BOTH
DESIGN
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
ENVIRO
THE POTENTIAL AMENITY OF PROXIMITY
ITS GRO
TO THE LAKE IS AN ASSET WHICH CAN
STADIUM
MIA BE AND IS BEING EXPLOITED ON THE
OTHER HAND ITS POSITION PUTS IT IN

SOMEWHAT WEAK POSITION TO TAP

POTENTIAL RETAIL MARKETS THIS

DISADVANTAGE CAN BE OVERCOME BY
IMPROVING DOWNTOWNSACCESSIBILITY
TO THE REGION CURRENT AND

PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

WILL IMPROVE ITS POSITION

LAKE ONTARIO

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PROPOSED MAJOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

 BUILDING LIFE EXPECTANCY

THOSE AREAS IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO

WHERE DEVELOPMENT MIGHT OCCUR
WITH THE LEAST COST AND LEAST
OF IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES
RN DISRUPTION

WERE DETERMINED BY THE

INVESTIGATION OF THE PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONA
ACTIVITIES OF ALL BUILDINGS THE
PURPOSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS
TO DESCRIBE THOSE AREAS WHERE

NEW DEVELOPMENT COULD OCCUR WITH

LEAST DISRUPTION TO EXISTING

ACTIVITIES AND WHERE LAND COULD BE

ASSEMBLED AT RELATIVELY LOW COST

ALL NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WERE

EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF THE

FOLLOWING CRITERIA

IN

IT

EXISTING STRUCTURES EXISTING GLYONS

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LONGRANGE GIVENS

III
MIDDLERANGE GI
COMMITTED DEVELOPMENT

OTI PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS EXISTING GIVENS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

DOWNT
CONSIDERED IN EVALUATING THE LIFE
OPPOI
EXPECTANCY OF ALL BUILDINGS IN THE
THE
DOWNTOWN PROJECT AREA WERE
LOW GR
MAJOR CRITERIA OTHER
BUILDING HEIGHT NUMBER OF STORIES
NEVER
BUILDING SIZE GROSS SQUARE FEET
SOM
HISTORIC VALUE
CAPTUR
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS BEING EQUAL RESULT

HIGH BUILDINGS AND LARGE BUILDINGS POTEN

ARE MORE RESISTANT TO CHANGE THAN POTEN
LOW BUILDINGS AND SMALL BUILDINGS DOUBL

AND THEREFORE HAVE GREATER LIFE IN DO

EXPECTANCY HISTORICBUILDINGS ARE 1990
CONSIDERED VALUABLE TO THE CITY AND
THE IL

THUS JUDGED RESISTANT TO CHANGE

DEMO
MINOR CRITERIA
POTEN
FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION DOWN
ENCLOSED ELEVATORS WHET
BUILDING AGE HOW
VISUAL IMPORTANCE DESIG
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE ENVIRC

THE EVALUATION OF EACH BUILDING BY

ITS GR

111111 II THESE CRITERIA PROVIDED THE BASIS

FOR DETERMINING THE EXPECTED LIFE OF

LIII
DLIII ID EACH BUILDING AND ITS SUSCEPTIBILITY

TO CHANGE

FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

THE ACTIVITY FUNCTION OF EACH

LJL STRUCTURE

BASIS OF
WAS EVALUATED ON THE
ITS IMPORTANCE
DOWNTOWN BUFFALO AREA AND ON
TO THE

ITS EXPECTED LIFE IN THE PARTICULAR

STRUCTURE THIS WAS DONE ON THE

BASIS OF DETAILED SURVEY OF
DOWNTOWN ACTIVITIES

FACTORS USED IN THIS EVALUATION

WERE AS FOLLOWS

EVALUATION OF FUNCTIONS AND

USES BY CITY OFFICIALS

NUMBERS OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED

ACTIVITIES IMPORTANT TO THE

ECONOMIC BASE
UNIQUE ACTIVITIES

SPECIALTY SHOPS
INSTITUTIONAL USES
PARKING FACILITIES

SUITABILITY OF BUILDING FOR THE

USE OCCUPYING IT

GENERAL AREAS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

 DOWNTOWNDEVELOPMENT 160 160

OPPORTUNITIES
II
HE BUFFALO REGION HAS RELATIVELY
IM
ROW GROWTH RATE COMPARED TO MANY ASG6ONSL
OTHER REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY

NEVERTHELESS WHEN TRANSLATED INTO OJO II

SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE POSSIBLE

CAPTURE RATE FOR DOWNTOWNTHE

RESULTS CONSIDERABLE EXPANSION
POTENT AL FOR DOWNTOWNTHIS
POTENTALCOULDEASILYRESULTIN
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80
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DOWNTOWNBETWEEN 1970 AND
173
1990 139

DOWNTOWN
THE ILUSTRATIONS ON THIS PAGE
DEMONSTRATE GRAPHICALLY THE GREAT ISSO WE IEEO IGGO WE IGEO BEE
JI POTENTIAL FOR
GROWTH THAT EXISTS FOR
DOWNTOWN THE PROBLEM IS NOT PROJECTED RETAIL SALES 197090 PROJECTED OFFICE AND CLERICAL PROJECTED GOVERNMENTAL
HETHER DOWNTOWN WILL GROW BUT
EMPLOYMENT 197090 EMPLOVMENT 197090
HOWTHE DOWNTOWN CAN BE
DESIGNED TO PRODUCE AN
ENVIRONMENT WHICH WILL MAXIMIZE
60THOIMAND ENMLOVEES 14 MIECRI SAUSRE FEET
ITS GROWTH

RE
12
INCREASE

600 IQ
432

400

ID
11

II
300

1FI ULI
II J200

LI
II

II
II
100

EI
II
II
LI

II
PROJECTED EMPIJWMENT 197090
2DL
EMPLO 197090 SR 197090
II
DOWNTOWNDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

II

II
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND
DYNAMICS PLAN SYS

THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF THE PLAN IS THE

TO USE PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC THE
FACILITIES IN CONNECTED MUTUALLY IS TH

SUPPORTIVE WAY TO PRODUCE AN CONR

ENVIRONMENT AND INVESTMENT TRAN
CLIMATE CONDUCIVE TO LARGE SCALE OFFIC

PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN MAJ

AND THUS IMPROVE THE CITYS TAX IN TL

BASE
NE
PUBLIC INVESTMENT WILL BE PRIMARILY INTO

IN THE AREA OF TRANSPORTATION AND SYST

MOVEMENT SYSTEMS THESE ARE TO CON

BE DESIGNED AND LOCATED TO PED
PRODUCE CONTINUOUS AND
SEQUENTIAL CHAIN OF EVENTS AND
EXU
FACILITIES WHICH WILL
ALLOW PEOPLE TO FUTL

EXPRESSWAYS SERVE DOWNTOWN GO TO AND FROM THEIR DESTINATIONS

MASS TRANSIT SERVES DOWNTOWN PAT
IN CONVENIENT PLEASANT SAFE
VISUALLY COHERENT WAY DO
ZEC
THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE AND
MOVEMENT SYSTEM ARE THK
MAI
RAPID TRANSIT
LAFE

RAIL SUBWAY RAPID TRANSIT LINE AND

IS MAJOR FEATURE OF THE DOWNTOWN WID
PLAN IT IS INTENDED TO REDUCE SHO
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC TO DOWNTOWN DO
PROVIDE AT TRANSIT STOPS AN EXCITING DEP
ENTRANCE INTO DOWNTOWNTHE FIRST OTH
INSTALLATION SYSTEM IS THE
OF THE IMP
BUFFALOAMHERST LINE ULTIMATELY ADD
THE SYSTEMIS PROPOSED TO BE FOR
COMPLETED BY THE ADDITION OF THE INHI

KENMOREAIRPORT LINE
PU
HIGHWAYS SYS
REAL
THE HIGHWAY AND EXPRESSWAY WHI
SYSTEM MAXIMIZES ACCESS TO FOR
EXPRESSWAYS FEED INTO PARKING STRUCTURES MASS TRANSIT SERVES THE MALL AND MAJOR USES DOWNTOWN AND ALLOWS THE RELATIVELY
ATTN
SMALL NUMBER OF DRIVERS WISHING TO

DOWNTOWN TO DO SO THE
BYPASS EASILY
BE
DEPRESSED EXPRESSWAY BETWEEN
ELM AND OAK STREETS ORIGINALLY TEN
RATI
PROPOSED IN THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
INTE
TRANSPORTATION STUDY IS BEING RE
EXAMINED THE CONSULTANTS INVE

RECOMMEND SURFACE FACILITY MO

PARKING

NEW PARKING STRUCTURES BUILT TO

KEEP PACE WITH DEMAND FOR SPACE

ARE TO BE LOCATED TO INTERCEPT
DOWNTOWNBOUND TRAFFIC BEFORE IT

PENETRATES THE DOWNTOWN STREET

NETWORK

PARKING STRUCTURES FEED INTO THE MALL THE MALL CONNECTS NEW PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
 THE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT ONE OF THE CENTRAL OBJECTIVES OF THE

SYSTEM AND THE MAIN STREET MALL PLAN IS TO ESTABLISH NEW LAND USE

PATTERNS AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING

THE KEY ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURE OF
THE DOWNTOWN MOVEMENT SYSTEM ONES NOT THROUGH SPECIFICATION OF

THE MAIN WHAT USES WILL GO ON WHAT SITES BUT

IS THE MALL IT IS

CONNECTIVE ELEMENT BETWEEN RAPID BY GUIDANCE OF THE MARKET

RATHER

MECHANISM BY PRUDENT PUBLIC

TRANSIT PARKING SHOPPING AND
INVESTMENT THERE IS FOR EXAMPLE
OFT CES AS WELL AS FORMING THE
NO INTENTION IN THE PLAN OF SETTING
MAJOR CIVIC PLACE FOR PEDESTRIANS
UP PROHIBITION OR SPECIFICATION OF
THE CITY
CERTAIN USES ON CERTAIN SITES BUT TO
NEW PRIVATE BUILDINGS WOULD TIE
RELYON THE MARKET TO DETERMINE
NTO THE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT THE APPROPRIATE USES THE USES
3SYS EM IN ORDER TO PRESERVE
SHOWN ON VARIOUS SITES IN THE
CONT NUITY IN THE DOWNTOWN SUCCEEDING PAGES ARE NOT INTENDED
PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM TO RESTRICT FROM
DEVELOPERS
PROPOSING AND CARRYING OUT

FUNCTIONAL AREAS AND ALTERNATE USES BUT RATHER TO REFLECT

EXISTING

FUTURE PREDOMINANT LAND USE WHAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE

PATTERNS MARKETABLE USES FOR THOSE SITES

DOWNTOWNIS PRESENTLY CHARACTER THE PLAN IS INTENDED TO BE HIGHLY

ZED BY SOMEWHAT DISCONNECTED FLEXIBLE TO ALLOW MANY ACTIVITIES TO

OCCUR IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA

AND SCONTINOUS PATTERN OF USES
TH TO THE TO BE HIGHLY RESPONSIVE TO
APPLIES PARTICULARLY

MAN STREET CORE

SHOPPING PARTICULAR DEVELOPERS SENSE OF

SQUARE GENESEE STREET WHAT IS MARKETABLE AND TO PROVIDE

LAFAYETTE
AND THE DIVISION STREETS INTRODUCE FRAMEWORKWITHIN WHICH MANY
DE BREAKS IN THE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE POSSIBLE
CONTINUITY

SHOPPING FRONTAGE IN MAIN STREET

DOWNTOWNFRAME USES SUCH AS
EXISTING PREDOMINANT LAND US
DEPARTMENT STORE WAREHOUSES AND
OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES PREEMPT
MPORTANT AND VALUABLE SITES AND
ADD TONALLY REDUCE THE POTENTIAL
FO AN INVITING STREET QUALITY THUS
JI NH TING DEVELOPMENT
RETAIL AND OFFICE CORE
PUB INVESTMENT IN THE MOVEMENT

SYS EM WILL HOWEVER PRODUCE OFFICES

REALGNMENT OF VALUES SO THAT SITES ENTERTAINMENT RETAIL

WH CH AT PRESENT SEEM UNDESIRABLE

HOTEL VISITOR FACILITIES
TO DEVELOPMENT WILL BECOME HIGHLY
MIXED USES OFFICES SERVICES
ATTRACTIVE IN THE FUTURE
RESIDENTIAL
TI THE FUTURE PATTERN OF LAND USES WILL RESIDENTIAL
BE MUCH MORE COMPACT AND WILL
GOVERNMENTAL
TEND TO REALIGN ITSELF ALONG MORE
II ONAL LINES INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATIONAL HEALTH
RAT AS RESULT OF AN RELATED
RELIGIOUS RESIDENTIALLY
NTEGRATED APPROACH TO PUBLIC COMMERCIAL
NVESTMENT IN ELEMENTS OF THE
WAREHOUSING DISTRIBUTION
MOVEMENT SYSTEM WHOLESALING SERVICES
II

II

II

11

PREDOMINANT LAND USE CONCEPT PLAN

II
 III RAPID TRANSIT AND THE MALL

VWW
TWO UNES ARE PROPOSED FOR
REGIONAL PUBLIC RAIL RAPID TRANSIT

SYSTEM RAIL SYSTEM HAS THE

ADVANTAGES OF MINIMIZING AIR

POLLUTION AND MAXIMIZING PEAK

HOUR CAPACITY IN THE DOWNTOWNIT

CAN BE IN SUBWAY IN THE DOWNTOWN

AREA WHICH ALLOWS THE POSSIBILITY
OF DESIGNING MAXIMUM AMENITY INTO

THE MAIN STREET MALL FURTHER IT

ALLOWS THE LINE TO BE DESIGNED AS

PART OF THE MALL

THE FUTURE SECOND LINE THE

KENMOREAIRPORT LINE WOULD CROSS

THE BUFFALOAMHERST LINE IN WHAT IS
EF NOW LAFAYETTE SQUARE
THE STOPS ON BOTH LINES SERVE
THE FIVEMAJOR CLUSTERS OF ACTIVITIES
IN THE DOWNTOWNNORTH MAIN STREET

LAFAYETTE SQUARE SOUTH MAIN

STREETCATHEDRAL THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND THE GOVERNMENTCENTER

THE MALL WILL STRETCH FROM JUST NORTH

OF CHIPPEWA STREET TO MAIN PLACE

MALL ON THE SOUTH IT WILL HAVE

EXTENSIONS EAST AND WEST ON HURON

STREET COURT STREET LAFAYETTE

SQUARE AND EAGLE STREET THE

EXTENSIONS WILL CONNECT TO THE
CONVENTION CENTER MAJOR OFFSTREET

PARKING FACILITIES THE TRANSPORTATION

CENTER BUILDING LOBBIES AND STORES

THE MA WILL BE COVERED
ALLWEATHER FACILITY HEATED AND
MW AIRCONDITIONED

3U THREE SUBWAY STOPS WILL BE WITHIN

THE MALL ITSELF TWO ON THE
BUFFALOAMHERST LINE THEATER

EDW BETWEEN CHIPPEWA AND HURON

STREETS AND LAFAYETTE SQUARE
WHICH ALSO WILL BE STOP ON THE
KENMOREAIRPORT LINE

1113 1118

TOTAL 877 TOTAL 877

WORK
TRANSIT 300 501 TRIPS 520 702

PRIVATE SHOPPER
AUTO 439 528 TIIPS 357 411

THE PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK TRANSIT AND THE MALL

NFTA PROPOSED RAPID TRANSIT LINE TRANSIT STATION 600 WALKING RADIUS
MODE 1970 1990 PURPOEE 1970 IWO

POTENTIAL FUTURE RAPID TRANSIT LINE PERS TRIPSDAYOOO

MAIN 197 1990
10 BUS ROUTES WITH FUII RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM STREET MAIL
 RETAIL SPACE
THE MALL REPRESENTS MAJOR
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR RETAIL

INVESTORS IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO IT

PROVIDES FACILITY WHICH TIES

TOGETHER THE DOWNTOWN RETAILING

FUNCTION OVERCOMING THE DISABILITIES
GSFLSSS
OF DISCONTINUITY AND VULNERABILITY
TO WEATHERPRESENTLY CHARACTERIZING
DOWNTOWN AS SHOPPING
ENVIRONMENT

MASS TRANSIT CONSOLIDATES THE

ENVIRONMENT PRODUCED BY THE MALL
BY PROVIDING FAST EASY ACCESS TO
DOWNTOWN FROM DISTANT PARTS OF THE

REGION AS WELL AS THE CLOSEIN

AREAS OF THE CITY

THE QUALITIES AND AMENITIES

PRODUCED BY THESE FEATURES WILL

VASTLY IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVE

POSITION OF DOWNTOWN WITH

RESPECT TO OTHER INVESTMENT

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGION

WUU RETAIL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN

THE DOWNTOWN AREA ASSOCIATED WITH

THE MALL ARE SHOWN IN THE MAP AT

THE LEFT IT IS IMPORTANT TO

UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE AREAS SHOWN

AS OPPORTUNITY AREAS DO NOT MEAN

THAT EXISTING FACILITIES WOULD
NECESSARILY BE REPLACED BUT THAT
BECAUSE OF THE IMPROVED

ENVIRONMENT INCREASED RETAIL SALES

ACTIVITY WILL INDUCE IMPROVEMENTS TO

OCCUR PRIMARILY IN THE AREAS

DESIGNATED THESE CHANGES WILL

HAPPEN MAINLY AS RESULT OF MARKET

ACTION RATHER THAN GOVERNMENTAL

ACTION

22
2O

113

TO

1970
02 POTENTIAL RETAIL SPACE 197090

TOTAL 1990 22 MINION FT

NEW DEMAND 08
MAC
REPLACEMENT 03
411
PRIVATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES RETAIL
EXIATING TO REMAIN 11

RETAIL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AREA

MEO
MAN STREET MALL SPACE DEVELOPMENT
RETAIL
JOS
PROGRAM 197090
 JILL STREETS AND PARKING

CHANGES IN THE DOWNTOWN

ENVIRONMENT BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE MALL AND MASS
TRANSIT WILL BE REINFORCED BY CHANGES
IN THE STREET PATTERN AND ADDITIONS

TO THE OFFSTREET PARKING SUPPLY THE

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THESE FACILITIES

IS TO SERVE DOWNTOWNACTIVITIES
THE INTENTION IS TO AVOID THE

TENDENCY FOR TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS TO

OBLITERATE THE VERY USES THEY ARE

MEANT TO SERVE IT DOES NOT MAKE IT

EASY AND CONVENIENT FOR ALL POSSIBLE

MOVEMENT TO OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN

CROSSTOWNTHROUGH TRAFFIC IS

CONFINED TO TWO CHANNELS IT IS

EXPECTED THAT THE THROUGH TRIP

DRIVERSWILL GO AROUND DOWNTOWN

AND THOSE BOUND TO DOWNTOWN

WILLBE SIPHONED OFF INTO PARKING

STRUCTURES PRIOR TO PENETRATING

DEEPLY INTO THE CORE AREA STREET

USED TO
SYSTEM THIS PRINCIPLE IS

PRODUCE TRAFFICFREE PEDESTRIAN

PRECINCT IN THE RETAIL CORE

THE ELMOAK EXPRESSWAY AS

ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IN THE NIAGARA
FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION STUDY
PROVIDES FOR AN EXCESS CAPACITY FOR
THROUGH TRAFFIC AN ATGRADE FACILITY
MIGHT SERVE AS WELL WITH LESS COST

TO THE PUBLIC

PARKING STRUCTURES HAVE BEENSHOWN

ON LOCATIONS PERIPHERAL TO HIGH

HIS VALUE ORD SITES THESE ARE

SUGGESTED LOCATIONS TO DEMONSTRATE

THE LOCATIONAL PRINCIPLE FOR FUTURE

GA PARKING SUPPLY

TOTAL 325

NEW
PWY TO 280 ES DEMAND 45

STREET 181 RAMPS 50

PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK STREETS AND PARKING WEGALETC STREET LOTS 80

LIMITED ACCESS EXPRESSWAYS LOCAL STREETS

ARTERIALS OFTSTREET PARKING FACILITIES

MAJOR
IARRING PACES UUUSJ
12 COILECTORDISTRIBUTOR STREETS
 NEW OFFICE SPACE
SITES FOR NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS IN

THE DOWNTOWN ARE SHOWN CLUSTERING

IN MAJOR AREAS NORTH MAIN

FOUR

STREET CENTRAL MAIN STREET SOUTH

MAIN STREET AND AROUND CITY HALL
IN THIS AREA NEW OFFICE BUILDING

DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE
PREDOMINANTLY GOVERNMENTAL

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE MARKET WILL

GOVERN THE LOCATION OF SPECIFIC SITES

THE REASON FOR SHOWING LOCATIONS
IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT VISUALLY

COHERENT DESIGN FOR DOWNTOWN IS

POSSIBLE DEVELOPERS MAY FIND IT

EXPEDIENT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE

UNDER THE DICTATES OF SPECIFIC

SITUATION BUT THE PLAN SHOWS THAT

THE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS SITE CAN BE
RELATING THE BUILDING
TO DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM

THE LOCATION OF NEW GOVERNMENTAL

FOLLOWS THE TREND SET BY

BUILDINGS THIS TREND

HAS BEGUN TO ESTABLISH MAJOR
GOVERNMENT CENTER IN

DOWNTOWN INCLUDING FEDERAL

COUNTY AND CITY FUNCTIONS

30

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GPII

UIUIII

POTENTIAL OFFICE SPACE 197090

OTYOF BUFFALO ERIE COUNTY

AA II
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES OFFICES

IE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC

MAIN STREET MALL

OFFICE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
NEW TBRK STATE

PROJECTED GOVERNMENTAL OFFICE

GO 1970
FEDERAL
80 90

SPACE 197090
 CONVENTION CENTER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE HOTELS HOUSING
TRANSPORTATION CENTER

NUMBER OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ARE

PLANNED IN DOWNTOWN APPROPRIATE

TO ITS ROLE AS THE REGIONAL CENTER
THE BASIC OBJECTIVE AS WITH MOST

OF THE OTHER DOWNTOWN ELEMENTS

CAPABLE OF RESPONSE TO THE INITIATIVE

OF PUBLIC POLICY IS TO ASSEMBLE IN

DOWNTOWN GROUP OF ACTIVITIES AND

FUNCTIONS WHICH REINFORCE ITS

STRENGTH AS THE CULTURAL AND

ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER OF THE REGION

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE

ISTHE PROPOSED CONVENTION CENTER

EMS
TO BE LOCATED IN THE BLOCK BOUNDED

BY COURT FRANKLIN MOHAWKAND

PEARL STREETS THIS STRATEGIC LOCATION

OFFERS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE

STATLERHOTEL THE COURT STREET

PARKING RAMP THE MALL AND THE
MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM

THE NEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE SITED

IN THE SOUTH MAIN STREET AREA IS

AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN

ITS CONVENIENT LOCATION WILL ALLOW

AFTER HOURS AND EVENING COURSE

STUDIES TO BE PURSUED BY THE

DOWNTOWN WORK POPULATION THE

LARGEST SINGLE
WORK FORCE
CONCENTRATION IN THE REGION

CONVERSELY WORKSTUDY COURSE

ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MOST EASILY
ACCOMMODATED IN THIS LOCATION FOR

FULLTIMECOMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS THE CONVENIENT ADJACENT

STOP ON THE MASS TRANSIT WILL

SYSTEM

SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE PARKING

DEMAND AND HELP REDUCE TRAFFIC
VOLUMES ON THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

NEWHOTELDEMANDWILLBEGENERATED
BY THE CONVENTION CENTER THE
INVENTORY OF AVAILABLE HOTEL ROOMS
HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT

YEARS IN DOWNTOWN BECAUSE OF STRICT

CODE ENFORCEMENT THIS DEMAND

FOR HOTEL SPACE IS EXPECTED TO
RESULT IN TWO OR THREE FIRSTRATE
HOTELS IN DOWNTOWN BY 1980

AS THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN

OCCURS IT WILL BECOME AN ATTRACTIVE

PLACE TO LIVE INCREASING NUMBERS

OF PEOPLE WILL BEGIN TO SEEK LIVING

111111 SPACE APARTMENTS OR REHABILITATED

IN

HOUSING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA

NEW TRANSPORTATION CENTER IS TO BE

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE REGIONAL CENTER BETWEEN THE ELMOAK

BUILT

EXPRESSWAY AND THE MALL ON THE

BLOCK BOUNDED BY ELLICOTT NORTH
PUBLIC FACILITIES
HOTELMOTEL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY OAK AND CLINTON STREETS
DIVISION
COMMERCIALENTERTAINMENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

14
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ERIE COUNTY

47

1970 1980 1990

HOTEL AND MOTEL UNIT PROJECTIONS
197090

TOTAL 1990 42 THOUSAND UNITS

II

TO REMAIN 12
EXISTING

HOTEL AND MOTEL DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM 197090
PRESENT SKYLINE
THE PROFILE OF THE DOWNTOWN TAKEN

THROUGH MAIN STREET LOOKING EAST

IS BEING TRANSFORMED BY THE RISING
STRUCTURE OF THE MARINE MIDLAND

BUILDING AT MAIN AND SWAN STREETS

AT 40 STORIES IT WILL BE THE TALLEST

STRUCTURE ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER

OC
VI

FUTURE SKYLINE
THE FUTURE SKYLINE WILL SEE CLUSTERS
OF HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS
DEVELOP ALONG MAIN STREET WITH

CONCENTRATIONS JUST TO THE NORTH OF

THE BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK AT

LAFAYETTE SQUARE AND IN THE MARINE

MIDLAND AREA

MU
 ETATS
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NOISVD HCRUHC NOISVD NAWS ACEN S EGNAHCXE ETATS YAWURHT
YN T OCS YR EP OLAFUB REVIR
 MAIN STREET MALL

THE MALL PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES

POLICY STATEMENT BY THE THE COMMITTEE STUDIED CAREFULLY PLANNING AND BUIRDING OF

MALL COMMITTEE THE PLANS FOR THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND TO MANAGE IT AFTER COMPLETION THE MALL DESIGN IS BASED ON THE

OF THE MALL AS PREPARED BY THE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY PRINCIPLE THAT IF AN ENTIRELY NEW
THERE IS ONLY ONE REALISTIC CREATED DOWNTOWN
CONSULTANTS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE IT IS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS

ALTERNATIVE FOR RETAILING ACTIVITIES IN

MALL TO EXISTING BUILDINGS TO MANAGEMENT OF THE CONVENTION THE RETAIL GROWTH NOW BEING
DOWNTOWN BUFFALO THAT IS TO
CENTER AND DUAL PROMOTION OF BOTH SIPHONED OFF TO REGIONAL SHOPPING
PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN
CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL CENTERS CAN BE RECAPTURED
AND OUTSIDE OF THE MALL AND THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE MALL
DOWNTOWN MUST BE PREPARED TO
PARTICULARLY TO THE PROPOSED RAPID BE UNDERTAKEN BY THIS CORPORATION DOWNTOWNTHE FIRST QUESTION IS
OFFER TO SHOPPERS AN ENVIRONMENT
TRANSIT SYSTEM ARE MATTERS OF PRIME AN OUTSTANDING RETAIL MALL AND
OF COURSE WHETHER DOWNTOWN CAN
WHICH NOT ONLY AFFORDS THE AMENITIES
SUPPORT THE NECESSARY INVESTMENT
IMPORTANCE THE PRELIMINARY PLANS FINE CONVENTION FACILITY TOGETHER WITH
AND FEATURES AVAILABLE TO SUBURBAN
HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO ATTACH THE ROOF
TRANSIT
REQUIRED PRODUCE SUCH AN
TO
THE ANTICIPATED RAPID SYSTEM
SHOPPING CENTER PATRONS OF ENVIRONMENT THE ANSWER AFTER
OF THE MALL TO EXISTING BUILDINGS INCENTIVES FOR THE
SHOULD PROVIDE
CONVENIENCE EASE OF PARKING AND EXHAUSTIVE IS THAT
AND TO PREMIT ERECTION OF NEW ONES INVESTIGATION IT

ACCESS AND COMFORTABLE ALLWEATHER PROJECTED NEW PRIVATE INVESTMENT

BEFORE OR AFTER THE MALL CAN BE SUPPORTED BY ALLOCATION OF
DURING IN THE CBD AS SET FORTH IN THE
ENVIRONMENT BUT IT MUST AND CAN OF THE INCREASED TAX
CONSTRUCTION MOST IMPORTANTLY FINAL PORTION
OFFER MORE DOWNTOWN INHERENTLY IS CONSULTANT REPORT
WOULD GO FORWARD REVENUES GAINED IF DOWNTOWN
PLANS FOR THE MALL
ABLE TO OFFER ALL OF THE ONEOFAKIND THE PARKING TO MEET THE PROJECTED
TOGETHER WITH FINAL PLANNING OF THE CAPTURES ONLY THE PRESENT PROPORTIEN
VARIETY THAT SUBURBAN MALLS ARE NOT THE OVERALL CBD CAN
SUBWAY SECTION IN THESAME AREA SO REQUIREMENTS IN IT NOWREPRESENTS OF TOTAL REGIONAL
IN POSITION TO GIVE TO THEIR USERS AND SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY THE AND OFFICE OF
THAT CONSTRUCTION AND USE MAY BE RETAIL SPACE EXPECTED
THIS FEATURE OF DOWNTOWN IN ITS ROLE BOARD OF
CITY THROUGH ITS PARKING NEW REGIONAL GROWTHTHIS IS VERY
PROPERLY TIED TOGETHER
AS THE CENTER OF GREAT UNDER THE BUFFALO PLAN OF PARKING MODEST GOAL INDEED THERE IS EVERY
METROPOLITAN REGION CAN EASILY BE THROUGH FINANCE COMMITTEE
THE FINEST IN THE COUNTRY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN DO
TO RESTORE DOWNTOWN TO ITS APPOINTED WITH THE CHAIRMAN
EXPLOITED JOINTLY BETTER THAN THIS IF THE
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE THE MALL AND PARKING COMMITTEE SIGNIFICANTLY
RIGHTFUL PLACE IT IS THE FIRM BELIEF OF OF
ENVIRONMENT PRODUCED IS MARKEDLY
BELIEVES THAT THE ADOPTION AND
THIS COMMITTEE THAT THROUGH THE VARIOUS METHODS SUGGESTED MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN THAT MANAGED
CARRYING OUT OF THE OBJECTIVES SET
CONCERTED ACTION BY THE CITY AND BY THE CONSULTANTS FOR THE FINANCING
FORTH IN THE CONSULTANTS CBD PLAN BY COMPETITIVE REGIONAL SHOPPING
DOWNTOWN LEADERSHIP CENTER OF MALL CONSTRUCTION WERE EXAMINED
ITS CENTERS AGAIN THIS OBJECTIVE DOES
ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTINUED
LEVEL OF AS TO THE FEASIBILITY AND PRACTICALITY
PROMISING PHYSICAL NOT SEEM UNDULY DIFFICULT TO
OF THEIR USE IN THIS CASE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA II
AMENITY INFINITELY SUPERIOR TO THAT PARTICULAR
ACCOMPLISH FURTHER IF ACCESS TO
FOR THE SET FORTH IN WHICH IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF THE CITY
FOUND ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION CAN MANY REASONS DOWNTOWN IS MAXIMIZED THE
THE FINANCE COMMITTEES THE ENVIRONMENT MUST BE FURTHER
BE PRODUCED IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE WOULD BE
MEMORANDUMOF NOVEMBER ENHANCED AND THE TAX BASE GREATLY
MAINTAINED EASILY PARTICULARLY SINCE
THE MALL WILL BE ITS CENTRAL FEATURE INCREASED ORTHE CITY FACES
1970 THIS MALL AND PARKING
WILL PROVIDE THE SETTING FOR FUTURE
THE VARIETY GOODS AND SERVICES
OF
IT

MUST DISMAL
COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT IT
OFFERED DOWNTOWN IS BOUND TO BE
VARIETY OF STORES SHOPS RESTAURANTS
RECOMMENDTHAT THE MALL BE CHARLES DIEBOLD CHAIRMAN THAT OFFERED
HOTELS AND OTHER FACILITIES SUCH AS
ILL MORE EXTENSIVE THAN
CONSTRUCTED WITH CITY FUNDS TO BE ROBERT ADAM ELSEWHERE
THE PROJECTED NEW CONVENTION
REPAID FROM FUTURE TAX REVENUES LOUIS BERGER
CENTER AVAILABLE ON SCALE AND THE TYPE OF FACILITY ENVISIONED IS
BOTH WALLACE MCHARG ROBERTS AND WILLIAM GOECHLL
CONCENTRATION NOT POSSIBLE COVERED AIRCONDITIONED AND
TODD AND THEIR ECONOMIC ADVISORS SKYLIT
WILLIAM HARDER
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE REGION HEATED STRUCTURE IT WILL BE LIGHT
LARRY SMITH AND COMPANY PROJECT DAVID LAUB
THE MEMBERSOF THE MAIN STREET THAT THE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN AND AIRY WITH PLANTING PAVING
WILLIAM SMITH
MALL AND PARKING COMMITTEE BENCHES SMALL CONVENIENCE SHOPS
DEVELOPMENT PLAN WILL PROVIDE HARLAN SWIFT
ADEQUATE SECURITY AND POLICE
UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE PREMISE INCREASED SALES AND PROPERTY TAXES
PROTECTION FROM PARKING SPACE TO
CONTAINED IN THE INTERIM REPORT TO PAY THE FINANCING COST SEVERAL
DESTINATION OR FROM TRANSIT CAR TO
CBD PLAN THAT THE MAIN STREET MALL TIMES OVER
DESTINATION SERVICE NOT POSSIBLE
WAS KEY ELEMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN THE COMMITTEES STUDY OF THE IN THE PRESENT PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT
CONCEPT PLAN WALLACE MCHARG
PROBLEMS OF MANAGEMENT AND OF DOWNTOWN
ROBERTS AND TODD DESIGNATE IT AS
MAINTENANCE OF THE MALL SUGGESTED
ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES IN OVERALL THE COST OF SUCH STRUCTURE WILL BE
THAT THE BEST INTERESTS OF BOTH THE
DEVELOPMENT AND LARRY SMITH AND ABOUT 12000000 IN 1975 DOLLARS
CITY AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
COMPANY INC LABEL IT AS THE KEY TO BE PAID FORBY GENERAL
WOULD BE SERVED BY THE FORMATION
ELEMENT IN THE CONTINUED IMPROVING BOND ISSUE
AND FUNDING OF OBLIGATION
NOTFORPROFIT
PERFORMANCE OF THE RETAIL SECTION
CORPORATION IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITH THE

BACKING AND SUPPORT OF THE GREATER

BUFFALO DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

FINANCE SUCH CORPORATION TO ASSIST
THE CITY IN IMPLEMENTING THE

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 THE DIAGRAM ABOVE AND THOSE ON
THE OPPOSITE PAGE SHOW THE MAJOR
ELEMENTS OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN

IN THE MALL AREA THESE ELEMENTS ARE

PULLED APART SO TOSPEAK ON THE
RIGHTHAND PAGE TO SHOW THEIR
RELATIONSHIP TO VARIOUS LEVELS THE

TOP LEVEL SHOWS THE ROOF OF

THE MALL AND ITS CONNECTION TO

PERIPHERAL PARKING STRUCTURES THE

SECOND LEVEL SHOWS THE MALL
LEVEL WHICH IS PRESENTLY THE GROUND
AND STREET LEVEL AND THE CONNECTIONS
WITH OFFICE LOBBIES AND STORES THE
THIRD LEVEL SHOWS THE BUFFALO
AMHERST SUBWAY LINE LYING
IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE STREET
SURFACE THE BOTTOM LEVEL SHOWS
THE KENMOREAIRPORT LINE PASSING
UNDERTHE BUFFALOAMHERST LINE AND
ITS STATIONS AT LAFAYETTE SQUARE
AND THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER

THE DIAGRAM ABOVE PUTS ALL THESE

LEVEF TOGETHER AS COMPOSITE TO

SHOW THE INTERLOCKING NATURE OF THE

VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN

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 PARKING STRUCTURES AND THE ROOF OF THE MALL

THE MALL LEVEL SHOWING VERTICAL ELEVATOR TOWERS LOBBIES AND STORES

BUFFALOAMHERST SUBWAY LINE UNDER THE MAIN STREET MALL

KENMOREAIRPORT LINE UNDER COURT STREET

II

COMPOSITE DIAGRAM OF ALL MAJOR LEVELS

IN THE MAIN STREET MALL AREA
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ENCLOSED MALL AND ARCADES

22 MAIN STREET MALL STREET LEVEL PLAN SECTION THROUGH MAIN STREET OUTDOOR PLAZAS AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS
 THE MAIN STREET MALL

THE PLAN AT THE LEFT AND THE SECTION

ABOVE GIVE DETAILED VIEW OF THE

NATURE OF THE MALL ALONG ITS ENTIRE

TO THE
LENGTH FROM CHIPPEWA STREET
DIVISION STREETS PARK MAIN STREET

WILL BE CLOSED FROM NORTH DIVISION

TO HURON STREET AN UNDERPASS WILL

ALLOW UNIMPEDED PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC

FLOW FROM CHIPPEWA TO NORTH

DIVISION STREET MALL EXTENSIONS ON
COURT AND EAGLE STREETS WILL EXTEND
THE PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT ONE BLOCK

ON EITHER SIDE OF MAIN STREET TO

PEARL AND WASHINGTON STREETS MAIN

ENTRANCES TO THE MALL WILL BE FROM
PEARL AND WASHINGTON STREETS
COVERED GRADE CROSSINGS WILL ATTACH

III EXTENSIONS EAST ON EAGLE AND

MOHAWKSTREETS TO PARKING FACILITIES
AND NEW OFFICE BUILDING LOBBIES
II THE EAGLE STREET EXTENSION WILL
EFLICOTT
CROSS OVER ELLICOTT STREET ON
BRIDGE TO THE PROPOSED NEW
TRANSPORTATION CENTER

AN EXTENSION WEST ON COURT STREET

LI WILL PROVIDE DIRECT CONNECTION

BETWEEN THE CONVENTION CENTER AND

THE MALL

THE ROOF STRUCTURE WILL CROSS THE

INTERVENING STREETS WHERE THE MALL

CONTINUES FROM ONE SIDE OF THE
SHINGTCN
STREET TO THE OTHER AT EAGLE AND

WASHINGTON STREETS FOR INSTANCE

THE ROOF OF THE MALL WILL CONTINUE

RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET SO THAT

PEDESTRIANSCAN CROSS THE STREET

UNDER COVER EVEN IN BAD WEATHER

THE STRUCTURE WILLBE MADE AS

SPACE FRAME SUPPORTED BY COLUMNS
MAIN SPACED ON FIFTYFIVE FOOT CENTERS

THIS DEVICE WILL ALLOW THE STRUCTURE

TO BE EXTENDED IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS

WITHOUT ALTERING THE BASIC STRUCTURAL

MODULE

THE MALL EXTENSIONS ON SIDE STREETS

ARE DESIGNED AS SKYLIT ARCADES ON

BOTH SIDES OF THE FORMER STREET AND

MAI
OPEN ON ONE SIDE THE ARCADES WILL
OPEN TOWARD WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
THE CARTWAY OF THE OLD STREET THE

PAVING WILL BE REMOVED AND THE

STREET FILLED WITH TREES AND PLANTING
THUS ADDING BADLY NEEDED RELIEF OF

PARK SPACE IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE

AT THE SOUTHERN END THE MALL WILL

JOIN DIRECTLY TO THE MAIN PLACE MALL

THUS INCORPORATING MAIN PLACE INTO

THE DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM

FRARIKIN

MALL RETAIL

RAPID TRANSIT LINE

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ENCLOSED MALL AND ARCADES

MAIN STREET MALL ROOF LEVEL PLAN SECTION
24
THROUGH COURT STREET OUTDOOR PLAZAS AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS
 THE PLAN AND SECTION AT THE LEFT
SHOW THE ROOF OF THE MALL AND THE
SECTION THROUGH COURT STREET AND
LAFAYETTE SQUARE LOOKING TOWARD THE
NORTH

THE SECTION SHOWS THE STATIONS AT

MAIN STREET WITH THE KENMORE

AIRPORT LINE TUBE SHOWN IN

LONGITUDINAL SECTION AND THE

BUFFALOAMHERST LINE TUBE SHOWN

IN TRANSVERSE SECTION WITH MAIN
STREET MALL JUST ABOVE IT THE MAIN
ENTRANCE OF THE NEW CONVENTION

CENTER SHOWS LUST TO THE LEFT OF

PEARL STREET THIS SECTION CLEARLY

TRANSIT SHOWS THE DIRECT CONNECTION OF THE

ELEVATORS
CONVENTION CENTER WITH THE MALL AND
THE MASS TRANSIT LINES

WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER

HOWARD CONCEPT WAS DEVELOPED
USING TWO CONCRETE ROADWAYSOVER
EACH LINE OF COLUMNS ON EITHER SIDE

OF THE STREET AT THE ROOF LEVEL THESE

ROADWAYSSUPPORT FIRE FIGHTING

APPARATUS PERMANENTLY HOUSED ON

THE ROOF OF THE MALL THE PURPOSE OF
THE PERMANENT APPARATUS IS TO BE

AVAILABLETO FIGHT ANY FIRES WHICH

WOULD NORMALLY BE FOUGHT BY HOOK

AND LADDER APPARATUS FROM THE
STREET FIRES OCCURRING IN BUILDINGS
BELOW THE ROOF LINE OF THE MALL
WOULD BE FOUGHT BY REGULAR STREET
EQUIPMENT WHICH WOULD COME
DIRECTLY INTO THE MALL AT STREET LEVEL

THE ROOF PLAN ALSO SHOWS THE ROOF

OF THE EXTENSIONS OF THE MALL

CONTINUING ACROSS PEARL STREET AT

COURT STREET AND ACROSS WASHINGTON

AT EAGLE STREET LAFAYETTE SQUARE
AND MOHAWKSTREET

PEARL

FRARD

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SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE LOOKING SOUTH ON THE MAIN STREET MALL AT LAFAYETTE SQUARE
 THIS ANATOMICAL SKETCH SHOWS THE MEZZANINES AND PERMIT THE STATION
STATION LEVELS AT LAFAYETTESQUARE PLATFORMS TO BE AT MINIMUM DEPTH

THE BUILDINGS AND GROUND HAVE BELOW THE GROUND THIS WILL REDUCE
THE THE LENGTH OF STAIRS AND ALLOW
BEEN CUT AWAY TO REVEAL

BETWEEN THE MALL CLOSER MORE OPEN RELATIONSHIP TO

RELATIONSHIP
THE MALL ALSO PROVIDES SAFER
ELEVATOR LOBBIES STORES AND THE TWO IT

ELEVATORS APPEAR AS ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RIDER AT

STATION LEVELS
LOWER COST TO THE
VERTICAL TOWERS THE STRUCTURE OF SIGNIFICANTLY

THE ROOF OF THE MALL IS SHOWN AT THE TAXPAYER

UPPER LEFT END OF THE MALL THE

ROADWAYS FOR THE FIRE TRUCK HAVE

BEEN STRIPPED AWAY TO REVEAL THE

GIRDERS NECESSARY TO CARRY THE

ROADWAYLAFAYETTE SQUARE NOW
ONLY TRAFFIC ISLAND IS SHOWN AS THE

SITE FOR NEW DEPARTMENT STORE AND

OFFICE BUILDING THE MALL WOULD

II

MALL AND TRANSIT STATION AT LAFAYETTE SQUARE

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ROOF PLAN OF TYPICAL MALL SECTION

TYPICAL MALL SECTION

LINES AND THE MALL STRUCTURE

28 SECTION THROUGH LAFAYETTE SQUARE SHOWING BOTH SUBWAY
III
THE OPEN SKYLIT QUALITY OF THE MALL
SHOWN BELOW THE LIGHT AIRY
SPACE FRAME STRUCTURE IS SHOWN IIII
COVE ED WITH DOUBLE DOMES OF
ACRYL PLASTIC THE OUTER DOME IS I1
EFLECTIVE TO CUT DOWN ON SUMMER

GLA AND HEAT THE INNER DOME

SUPPL ES AN INSULATING AIR SPACE TO

REDUCE HEAT LOSS IN WINTER SNOW

AND AINWATER WILL BE CARRIED AWAY
TWO LOOT WIDE SCUPPERS BETWEEN
IJ THE AND DRAINED DOWN THE
SKYLIGHTS

SUPPORTING COLUMNS SNOWON THE

ROADWAY AND ICE IN THE SCUPPERS
BE MELTED BY RADIANT HEATING
LJ II

ELEMENTS USED ONLY AS NEEDED THE

JO NT BETWEEN THE FACES OF BUILDINGS
AND THE STRUCTURE WILL BE MADE BY
SPECIAL

CONDITION
STRUCTURAL

AT EACH
ELEMENT WHICH
CAN BE VARIED TO MEET THE SPECIAL

BUILDING
4FFFL4FTLF

RVR RI
FIRE ACCESS
RF
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FIRE
R1 RM
APPARATUS ACCESS WAY ON MALL ROOF
IRI
GROUND LEVEL FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS WAY
AND ENTRY TO MALL INTERIOR
RR
FIREAPPARATUS STATION AND
HIGH PRESSURE WATER PUMP CENTRAL MECHANICAL PLANT LOCATION

HIGH PRESSURE WATER MAIN AND CONNECTIONS INDIVIDUAL HVAC UNITS

LII

II

II
 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR ACTIVITIES

THE PLAN AT THE LEFT SHOWS THE USES

II7 WHICH EXIST NOWALONG MAIN STREET

INTHE AREA OF THE PROPOSED MALL
THESE HAVE BEEN EVALUATED TO
DETERMINE

INVESTMENT
WHERE THE MOST LIKELY

IN RETAIL

SENSE DOES THE PLAN

ACTIVITIES IN THE

VI SHOWNAS
TO BE AIROCKID

CHANGED BY PUBLIC ACTION RATHER HOUEE IR

WHERE PRIVATE ACTION OTHER

THEY INDICATE IS

MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AS THE EFFECT OF CAREFT

THE MALL BEGINS TO BE FELT ON THE AS THE MT
U1JYIL PATTERN OF RETAIL SALES IN DOWNTOWN
MINIMUM USE OF PUBLIC POWERS IS

EXPECTED TO BE USED IN THE

STORES BANKING BUSINESS SERVICE
DEPARTMENT VARIETY
ASSEMBLY OF SITES
HOTEL PERSONAL SERVICES
OTHER RETAIL STORES EATING DRINKING

RETAIL SPACE OPPORTUNITIES

IN THE MALL

THE DIAGRAM AT THE LEFT SHOWS

AREAS IN AND ADJACENT TO THE MALL

WHERE IN THE CONSULTANTS JUDGMENT

NEW OR IMPROVED RETAIL SPACE

COULD OCCUR THESE LOCATIONS WERE
SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF THE RESULTS

OF AN ANALYSIS OF EXISTING STRUCTURES

AND RETAIL ACTIVITIES IN DOWNTOWN

THOSE AREAS WHERE STRUCTURES HAD
NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS

INDICATING EASY REPLACEABILITY IE

NONFIREPROOF SINGLE STORY POOR
CONDITIONS ETC OR WERE LOW

TAXPAYERS WERE THOSE DESIGNATED

AS AREAS WHICH WOULD BE RIPE
FOR REPLACEMENT OR RADICAL

ON MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT IF THE MALL WERE

RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES
CONSTRUCTED
RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES OFT MAIN STREET

SERVICING THE MALL

RELATIVELY FEW STORES ON MAIN STREET

ARE SERVED DIRECTLY FROM MAIN

STREET WHEN MAIN STREET IS CLOSED

TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TRUCKS WILL BE

PROHIBITED FROM THE MALL IN ORDER

TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE FEW STORES

REQUIRING SERVICE FROM THE MALL

TRUCK LOADING AREAS ARE PROPOSED
IN EACH BLOCK WHERE MATERIALS CAN

BE TRANSFERRED TO SPECIAL CARTS FOR

DELIVERY GOODS AND REMOVAL OF

OF

WASTES THE SERVICE AREAS PROPOSED

WILL BE DESIGNED TO HANDLE MOST OF

THE SERVICE NEEDS OF THE MALL AREA

BASEMENT SERVICE LEVEL

UNDERGROUND SERVICE TUNNEL

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TRUCKACCESS
 THE VIEW OF THE ROOF OF THE MALL
FROM THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS IS AS

IMPORTANT AS THE VIEW THE

PEDESTRIAN HAS WHEN IN THE MALL
THE MALL STRUCTURE IS SHOWN WITH
VARIOUS PIECES OF THE STRUCTURE

PEELED AWAY TO SHOW HOWVARIOUS

ELEMENTS RELATE TO EACH OTHER THE

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IS SHOWN ON

THE ROADWAY ON THE ROOF OF THE MALL

AIRCONDITIONING EQUIPMENT WILL BE

HOUSED IN PENTHOUSES ON EVERY
IS OTHER BAY THE ROOFSCAPE WILL BE AS
CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT AND DESIGNED

AS THE INTERIOR OF THE MALL

II

TIE

AL
11

II

II

9TH

II

11

II

II
 EACH OF THESE ELEMENTS EXCEPT SHOULD BE CLEAR FROM THE ABOVE THE HIGHWAY PLAN IS ALSO EXTREMELY
RANSPORTATION IT

RAPID TRANSIT EXISTS TODAY IN SOME STATEMENTS THAT THE COMMITTEE IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE
AND TRANSIT UNINTEGRATED AND INSUFFICIENT FORM ENDORSES THE VIEW THAT ONE OF THE PLAN THE COMMITTEE ENDORSES THE
FOR INSTANCE THERE ARE SUCCESSFUL MAJOR PURPOSES NOT THE MAJOR
IF
PROPOSED SURFACE STREET PLAN BUT
STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE PARKING RAMPS BUT THEY ARE RELATED PURPOSE OF RAPID TRANSIT IS TO WITHHOLDS JUDGEMENT ON THE
THE STREET SYSTEM THERE
ONLY TO PRESERVE DOWNTOWNIN VIEW OF THIS ELMOAK ARTERIAL UNTIL THE TECHNICAL
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROPOSED IS THE SUCCESSFUL MALL IN MAIN PLACE THE COMMITTEE ENDORSES THE VIEW ISSUES ARE RESOLVED IN PRINCIPLE
MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM TO THE SUCCESS BUT IS INTERNALIZED AND DOES NOT THAT THE CHARACTER OF THE RAPID
IT THE PURPOSE OF THE EXPRESSWAY
OF THE PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN CANNOT BE
RELATE TO ANYTHING ELSE THE OBJECT TRANSIT LINES SHOULD FEATURE MODE SYSTEM IS TO SUPPLY MAXIMUM
UNDERESTIMATED TO ESTABLISH THE THEREFORE TO CREATE CRITICAL THAT WOULD PROVIDE FAST SAFE
IS ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN AT AN ADEQUATE
ECONOMIC CONTEXT FOR MASS TRANSIT MASS OF ELEMENTS WHICH WORK RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT SERVICE AS WELL LEVEL OF SERVICE AS WELL IS PROVIDING
PROPOSALS THE FOLLOWING FACTS SHOULD SUCH CREATE
TOGETHER IN WAY AS TO AS AN ALIGNMENT THAT IS NOT ONLY FACILITY FOR THROUGH TRAFFIC
BE BORNE IN MIND
AN ENTIRELY NEW ENVIRONMENT COMPATIBLE WITH DOWNTOWN
CLAUDE SHUCHTER CHAIRMAN
DOWNTOWN ACCOUNTS FOR DOWNTOWNIN SENSE THIS REALLY DEVELOPMENT BUT ONE WHICH WILL
EDWARD UMIKER
APPROXIMATELY 245 OF THE TOTAL DOES NOT MEAN DOING ANYTHING ENHANCE THE VISUAL AND AESTHETIC
DONALD KETCHUM
TO THE CITY FROM PROPERTY MUCH OTHER THAN WHAT IS ALREADY CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE PROJECTS
REVENUES
RALPH BARNES
AND RETAIL SALES TAXES IN OTHER BEING DONE EXCEPT COORDINATING THE
THERE ARE NUMBER OF REASONS FOR JOHN NASCA
EXISTING AND NEW PUBLIC ELEMENTS
TERMS DOWNTOWN IS ROUGHLY ONE THESE VIEWS THE MAJOR ONE IS THAT PAUL ROHRDANZ
SQUARE MILE OR ABOUT 25 OF THE OF DOWNTOWN
THEY WILL BEST PROMOTE THE POTENTIAL ALEX TRUMBLE
TOTAL AREA OF BUFFALO CITY BUT RETURNS
AS MAJOR COORDINATING ELEMENT FOR AN INTEGRATED PLEASANT GORDON THOMPSON
ONE QUARTER OF THE TOTAL TAX
THE RAPID TRANSIT SHOULD PEOPLEORIENTED DESIGN FOR THE
SYSTEM
REVENUES AS AN EMPLOYMENT MALL AND ITS EXTENSIONS
ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING
CENTER DOWNTOWN SUPPLIES JOBS FOR
61000 PEOPLE OR ABOUT 15 OF THE IT
OUGHT TO BE PLEASANT FAST AND AN INTEGRATED ALIGNMENT WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION GOALS
TOTAL JOBS IN THE REGION THE REGION CONVENIENT MAIN STREET MALL WOULD PERMIT
PROMOTE BETTER URBAN
SMSA IS ABOUT 1600 INTERACTIONS WITH THAT PROJECT THE
SQUARE THE DOWNTOWN AREA
IN IT
OUGHT ENVIRONMENT
MILES THUS 11600 OF THE AREA STATION DESIGN CAN BECOME PART OF
TO RELATE DIRECTLY IN HIGHLY VISIBLE
5O OF THE THE MALL THIS WILL GREATLY REINFORCE MAKE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS
SUPPLIES JOBS THESE AND WELL
DESIGNED WAY TO THE THE SENSE OF ARRIVAL AT
TWO POINTS ILLUSTRATE ABOUT AS MAJOR THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AS
PEDESTRIAN MALL SYSTEM
AS THE IMPORTANT AND PLEASANT PLACE COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE PROVIDING
FORCEFULLY IS POSSIBLE
PASSENGER SHOULD BE AWARE THE
IMPORTANCE OF DOWNTOWN TO THE CITY POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING THIS ALLWEATHER PASSAGES WHEREVER
IN TERMS OF TAXES AND TO THE REGION VISUALLY THAT HE HAS ARRIVED QUALITY WOULD BE VIRTUALLY POSSIBLE
AS AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER DOWNTOWNAT THE HUB OF THE NONEXISTENT ON ANY OF THE OTHER
MINIMIZE OF EXISTING
DISRUPTION
REGION LOCATIONS DOWNTOWN NON
THIS IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY AND AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
INTEGRATED ALIGNMENT WOULD BE
REGION IS REINFORCED WHEN IT IS THE ALIGNMENT BOTH VERTICAL AND
INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE PROPOSED INCREASE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
CONSIDERED THAT THE CITYS TAX BASE HORIZONTAL OUGHT TO BE ARRANGED TO
MALL PROJECT AND WOULD LESSEN THE SERVICE AND RIDERSHIP TO DOWNTOWN
IN AREAS OTHER THAN DOWNTOWN HAS PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF THE DOWNTOWN
TAX PROVIDE REDUCED POLLUTION LEVELS
BEEN STEADILY DECLINING AND ITS COSTS RATABLES FOR THE CITY
AREA
STEADILY RISING THE REDUCE STREET AND PARKING
TRANSIT WAY SHOULD TRAVERSE
RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE WILL BE
THE DOWNTOWN SO AS NOT TO PRODUCE CONGESTION BY INCREASING TRANSIT
CONSEQUENTLY THE AIM OF THE PLAN PROVIDED FIRST NORTHEASTWARDFROM
INFLUENCE ON THE RIDERSHIP
FOR DOWNTOWN HAS BEEN TO PROPOSE BLIGHTING
DOWNTOWN IN THE BUFFALOAMHERST
THAT THE CITY DO EVERYTHING HUMANLY SURROUNDING AREAS ACCOMMODATEREQUIRED
CORRIDOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN OTHER
POSSIBLE AND WITHIN ITS ABILITY TO
SHOULD NOT PREEMPT ANY MORE
IT
DIRECTIONS DUE NORTH EAST AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES BOTH PUBLIC

FINANCE TO MAINTAIN THE VALUABLE DOWNTOWN REAL ESTATE THAN TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN
SOUTH IN THE INTERIM UNTIL THIS FAST
CONCENTRATION OF DOWNTOWN AND TO
SERVICE THESE MINIMUM RIGHTOFWAY
IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY IS AVAILABLE IN

PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH WILL

AND LONG RANGE IN
DIRECTIONS THOSE MINIMIZE
IT SHOULD PROMOTE THE DESIGN AND DISRUPTION DURING
ATTRACT NEW DEVELOPMENT AND NEW DIRECTIONS THAT WILL NOT ENJOY RAPID CONSTRUCTION
BUSINESSES DOWNTOWNTHE ULTIMATE ENVIRONMENT QUALITY OF DOWNTOWN
TRANSIT SERVICE THE MOTOR BUS WILL
OBJECT IS OF COURSE TO MAINTAIN IT SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF BEING CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE
DOWNTOWN AS THE CORE OF THE REGION EXPANDED AND EXTENDED IN THE THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND ITS PHASED
AND THE MAJOR TAX RESOURCE IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MUST ACCOMMODATE
MAINTAINING THE FISCAL SOLVENCY OF
BUS ROUTES IN SUCH WAY AS TO
THE CITY MAKE THE SERVICE ATTRACTIVE FOR

THE CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE PLAN FOR COMMUTERS SHOPPERS AND

DOWNTOWN WHICH PROVIDES THIS RECREATION SEEKERS WHILE STILL BEING
AS ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT AS
ENVIRONMENT IS THE MAIN STREET MALL
ITS BRANCHES AND ITS INTEGRATED POSSIBLE TO OPERATE TO ACHIEVE
THIS IT
MAY BE NECESSARY TO GIVE
ARRANGEMENT WITH RAPID TRANSIT
PREFERENTIAL ATTENTION TO THE
PARKING AND HIGHWAYS THE KEY
WORD IS INTEGRATED EXPEDITIOUS MOVEMENT OF BUSES IN

TRAFFIC AND TO HAVE BUSONLY LANES

IN THE OPPOSING DIRECTION ON CERTAIN

ONEWAY STREETS
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 THE TRANSPORTATION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF RAPID TRANSIT
SYSTEM
SYSTEM IN THE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN
REGIONAL CONTEXT
AREA WILL RESULT IN INCREASED
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
DENSITIES AND MORE STRUCTURED
BUFFALOS URBAN AREA POPULATION REGIONAL GROWTH PATTERN EXISTING

DENSITY OF 6600
PERSONS PER SQUARE PLANS CALL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE
MILE IS THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR LINE
UNITED STATES DESPITE THIS HIGH CONNECTING THE CBD AND THE NEW
POPULATION DENSITY TRANSIT RIDERSHIP CAMPUS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AT

IN BUFFALO METROPOLITAN AREA IS BUFFALO SUNYAB BETWEEN 1973

RELATIVELY LOW AMONG LARGE CITIES AND 1977 PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES BY
ALTHOUGH IT IS HIGH AMONG THOSE THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION
DEPENDENT UPON BUSES ALONE THERE AUTHORITYS CONSULTANTS CALL FOR
IS POTENTIAL FOR COMPREHENSIVE THE SUBWAY THROUGH THE CENTRAL

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BUSINESS DISTRICT TO BE UNDER

INVOLVING SEVERAL RAPID TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT 1973 AND
CORRIDORS COMPLEMENTED BY AN 1974
EXTENSIVE FEEDER BUS SYSTEM
HIGHWAYS
EARLY IN 1970 THE NIAGARA FRONTIER

INITIATED AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF FREEWAYS

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR AN EXCLUSIVE CONNECTS MAJOR EMPLOYMENT AND

THE RETAIL LOCATIONS WITH RESIDENTIAL

RIGHTOFWAY TRANSIT LINE IN

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE REGION LATEST

BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR AS PART
OF ITS MASS TRANSIT STUDY THE STUDY ADDITIONS TO THE REGIONAL NETWORK

HAS RESULTED INCLUDE THE YOUNGMANN

IN FIRM

RECOMMENDATION FOR RAIL RAPID EXPRESSWAY THE KENSINGTON

TRANSIT LINE FROM DOWNTOWN TO EXPRESSWAY THE AURORA
AMHERST IN CONSIDERING POSSIBLE EXPRESSWAY AND PART OF THE

HIGHWAY SYSTEM LATER EXPANSION OF THE BUFFALO LASALLE EXPRESSWAY PROPOSED

FUTURE EXTENSIONS OF THIS NETWORK
AMHERST RAPID TRANSIT LINE TO OTHER
EXISTING EXPRESSWAY EXPRESSWAY CERRIDOR HIGH POTENTIAL CORRIDORS DESIGNATED DESIGNATED AS EXPRESSWAYS
FRONTIER INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITY EXPRESSWAY
DESIGNATED EXPRESSWAY HIGHWAYS AND ARTERIALS BY THE NIAGARA
TRANSPORTATION STUDY THE MASS
THE SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY AND THE
BELT EXPRESSWAY
TRANSIT STUDY HAS DELINEATED
ALIGNMENTS FOR FIVE CORRIDORS HAVING

POTENTIAL FOR EXCLUSIVE RIGHTOFWAY

TRANSIT FACILITIES THESE INCLUDE IN
ADDITION TO THE BUFFALOAMHERST

CORRIDOR LINE RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS

CONNECTING THE BUFFALO CENTRAL

BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH HAMBURG
CHEEKTOWAGA THE TONAWANDAS AND
VILLAGE OF KENMOREGRAND ISLAND
KENMOREAIRPORT LINE THE
REGIONAL RAPID TRANSIT NETWORK WILL

INCREASE MOBILITY IN THE REGION AND

PROVIDE AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE

II MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE

WHODO NOT OWN CAR OR THOSE WHO
FIND THE USE OF CARS INCONVENIENT
AN EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WILL REDUCE
THE MAGNITUDE OF STREET AND

HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD

OTHERWISE BE NEEDED TO MEET THE

GROWING TRAFFIC DEMANDS OF

COMMUTER WORK TRIPS

PROPOSED PUBLIC TNNSPORTATION SYSTEM

 ELM OAK ARTERIAL

ALTERNATIVE
JI

KM

II PROPOSED STREET CHANGES

EXISTING STREET SYSTEM
CLOSED STREET
EXPRESSWAY
NEW STREET
ARTERIAL COLLECTOR OR DISTRIBUTOR

CHANGE IN TRAFFIC DIRECTION

LOCAL STREET

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 THE STREET SYSTEM

EXISTING STREETS

ELLICOTTS LAYOUT OF DOWNTOWN

BUFFALO CREATES GREAT NUMBER OF

PROBLEMS FOR TODAYS VEHICULAR AND

PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS FIVE AND
QUIN SIX LEGGED INTERSECTIONS ALONG
GENESEE AND NIAGARA STREETS ARE
DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND IN SOME
FL
CASES CONFUSING TO DRIVERS AND
HAZARDOUS FOR PEDESTRIANS THE
COMBINATION OF THE GRID AND RADIAL

PATTERN COUPLED WITH THE

STREET

COMBINED USE OF ONE AND TWOWAY

STREETS IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND FOR

NOT COMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH

PEOPLE
THE AREA

TO MAKE EFFICIENT USE OF THE

AVAILABLE STREET CAPACITY MODERN
EQUIPMENT NEW
TRAFFIC SIGNAL

PAVEMENT MARKETINGS NEW SIGNING

AND ELIMINATION OF ONSTREET PARKING
AND LOADING WHEREVER POSSIBLE
WILL BE REQUIRED

THE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN STREET PLAN

SEEKS TO OVERCOME MANY OF TODAYS
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

THE TRAFFIC PLAN

VEHICULAR ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN WILL

BE PROVIDED BY COMBINATION OF

FREEWAYS AND ARTERIAL STREETS FOUR

RADIAL FREEWAYS WILL SERVE TO
ACCOMMODATE ALMOST 70 PERCENT OF

THE TOTAL VEHICULAR TRAVEL TO AND

FROM THE CBD THESE ARE

THE NIAGARA SECTION OF THE NEW

YORK STATE THRUWAY FROM THE
NORTHWEST

THE NIAGARA SECTION OF THE

NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY FROM
THE SOUTHEAST

THE KENSINGTON EXPRESSWAY

FROM THE NORTHEAST AND

THE BUFFALO SKYWAY FROM THE

SOUTH

THE EXISTING RADIAL FREEWAYS CAN

CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT

FREEWAY ACCESS TO THE DOWNTOWN

AREA THROUGHOUT THE 20 YEAR

PLANNING PERIOD IF
IMPROVEMENTS
II
ARE MADE AT OTHER POINTS ALONG

II THESE FREEWAYS SPOT IMPROVEMENTS

RECONSTRUCTION RAMP METERING AND

SOME RAMP CLOSURES SHOULD BE
EXAMINED AND ARE AMONG THE
TRAFFIC PLAN LIMITED ACCESS EXPRESSWAYS
POSSIBILITIES OF OPTIMIZING THE
MAJOR ARTERIALS
EXISTING FREEWAY CORRIDORS PROVIDING
II COLLECTORDISTRIBUTOR STREETS ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN
LOCAL STREETS

II
 JI HI MAJOR ARTERIAL
CONTINUE TO
STREETS THAT WILL

PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE

NEW HIGHWAY FACILITIES

THE WEST SIDE ARTERIAL CONNECTING

IN INGRESS AND EGRESS TO
PROVIDING
THE KENSINGTON EXPRESSWAY AND THE
DOWNTOWN INCLUDE NIAGARA STREET
VIRGINIACAROLINA INTERCHANGE OF
ELMWOOD AVENUE DELAWARE
THE NIAGARA SECTION OF THE NEW
AVENUE FRANKLIN STREET LINWOOD YORK STATE THRUWAY WILL FUNCTION AS
AVENUE MAIN STREET GENESEE
DISTRIBUTOR OF TRAFFIC TO THE
STREET SYCAMORE STREET BROADWAY
DOWNTOWN AREA AND ALSO
WILLIAM STREET SWAN STREET
ACCOMMODATE EASTWEST THROUGH
STREET AND SOUTH PARK
MOVEMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO
AVENUE
EXPRESSWAYS THE LOCATION OF THIS

AT GRADE FACILITY AS RECOMMENDED

THE MAIN STREET MALL
BY THE CONSULTANTS IS SHOWN OF THE
THE PLAN SHOWS THE CREATION OF
ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
TOTAL PEDESTRIAN ENVRONMENT IN
THE ELMOAK ARTERIAL IS CURRENTLY
TEN BLOCK AREA BOUNDED BY
BEING EXAMINED AS BOTH LIMITED

CHIPPEWA PEARL WASHINGTON AND ACCESS DEPRESSED FREEWAY AND AS

EI
CHURCH STREETS WHICH WILL
AN ATGRADE JUNIOR EXPRESSWAY
SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE DOWNTOWN THE DEPRESSED FREEWAY SCHEME IS

PATTERN CLOSING COURT AND

STREET
SHOWN ON THE ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
MOHAWKSTREETS ACROSS MAIN STREET THE ATGRADE SCHEME FAVORED BY
WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT THE TRAFFIC
THE CONSULTANTS IS SHOWN IN THE
VOLUMES ON THE STREETS IMMEDIATELY INSET PLAN
NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE CLOSURES
SOUTH OF THE MAIN STREET MALL THE THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE TAO TY

CHURCH UNDER EITHER ALTERNATIVE BE

NEW SIXLANE STREET II
DIVIDED
ARTERIAL AS WELL AS PAIR OF ONEWAY THE DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECT ON OF
AND FROM DOWNTOWN
LI SENECA AND
STREETS COMPOSED OF TRAFFIC TO

SWAN STREETS WILL PROVIDE AMPLE EACH ALTERNATIVE EXHIBITS CERTAIN

CAPACITY SERVE THE PROJECTED

TO ADVANTAGES OVER THE OTHER FINAL

EASTWEST MOVEMENTS ACROSS MAIN DETERMINATION WILL RESULT FROM THE

STREET NORTH OF THE CLOSURES AT EVALUATION PRESENTLY BEING CARRIED

MAIN STREET NEW ONEWAY PAIR OUT BY CITY AND STATE AGENCIES

HURON AND CHIPPEWA THIS EVALUATION WILL CONSIDER THE

UTILIZING

STREETS
IS PROPOSED TO ABOVE POINTS AS WELL AS OTHERS SUCH

ACCOMMODATE THE PROJECTED AS BENEFITS TO THE PUBLIC RELATED

EXISTING OFFSTREET PARKING FACILITIES
EASTWEST TRAFFIC VOLUMES HURON TO COSTS
STREET WILL BE REVERSED FROM ITS
TO IMPROVE THE ACCESS FUNCTION OF
PRESENT WESTBOUND DIRECTION AND
CIVIC
THE SKYWAY TO DOWNTOWN IS IT

COMMERCIAL CHIPPEWA STREET WILL BE MADE

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PROPOSED TO MAKE ELMWOOD

PRIVATE
ONEWAY WESTBOUND ON THE WEST AVENUE ONEWAY SOUTHBOUND AND
SIDE OF DOWNTOWNTHIS ONEWAY TO IMPROVE ITS CONNECTION WITH
PAIR WILL CONNECT INTO ANOTHER
LOWER TERRACE AND THE SKYWAY
ONEWAY PAIR CONSISTING OF NIAGARA
ONRAMP IT IS ALSO PROPOSED THAT
STREET AND PROSPECT STREET
THE SKYWAY OFFRAMP BE CONNECTED
NIAGARA STREET WILL OPERATE AS INTO FRANKLIN STREET AT SWAN STREET
ONEWAY INBOUND FORALL VEHICLES
TO DECREASE THE TRAFFIC VOLUMES IN
WITH THE PROVISION FOR AN EXCLUSIVE
NIAGARA SQUARE DELAWARE AVENUE
BUS LANE OUTBOUND PROSPECT STREET
BELOW NIAGARA SQUARE WOULD
WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE ONEWAY BE REDUCED IN IMPORTANCE
OUTBOUND
UPPER TERRACE WOULD REMAIN OPEN
THE CLOSURE OF MAIN STREET BETWEEN ONLY TO SERVE ABUTTING PROPERTIES
CHIPPEWA AND CHURCH STREETS THE MODIFICATIONOF THE SKYWAY

NECESSITATES THE CONSTRUCTION OF OFFRAMP TOGETHER WITH THE CLOSURE

ONEWAY COUPLE TO CONNECT MAIN OF THE RADIAL STREETS IN DOWNTOWN
STREET WITH PEARL AND ELLICOTT WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE

STREETS BETWEEN GOODELL AND REDUCTION OF TRAFFIC IN NIAGARA

TUPPER STREETS THESE NEW SQUARE

CONNECTIONS ARE SHOWN ON THE
THE CREATION OF GRID PATTERN
IN
ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
COMBINATION WITH SYSTEM OF

ONEWAY STREETS WILL GREATLY

IMPROVE THE EASE OF TRAFFIC AND
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT IN THE
36 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
 PAIKING

PRESENT PARKING

THE 1969 PARKING SUPPLY OF 28000

PARKING SPACES IN DOWNTOWN
CONSISTS OF ABOUT 4000 SPACES IN

PERMANENT STRUCTURES 14270

SPACES IN OFFSTREET PARKING
AND ALMOST 9000 LEGAL AND ILLEGAL

ONSTREET PARKING SPACES

SM CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING

OFFICES BUILDINGS AND PARKING

STRUCTURES WILL REMOVE ABOUT
ONEFOURTH OF THE TOTAL SUPPLY
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS MANY
ONSTREETPARKING SPACES WILL BE

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REMOVED TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY
OF THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED
SYSTEM TO REPLACE PARKING
STREET

SPACES THAT WILL BE REMOVEDNEW

PARKING FACILITIES WILL BE REQUIRED

THE PARKING PLAN

MAJOR OFFSTREET PARKING FACILITIES

WILL BE LOCATED NEAR THE MAIN

DOWNTOWNTHIS
POINTS OF ENTRY TO
WILL MINIMIZE THEDEMAND FOR
EASTWEST MOVEMENTS IN DOWNTOWN

AT THE SAME TIME THE PARKING

FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN CLOSE

PROXIMITY TO RETAIL SHOPS AND

PROJECTED CONCENTRATIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT THE PARKING FACILITIES
ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED INTO THE
PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM
CH
TOTAL OF 20200 NEW PARKING
SPACES WILL BE NEEDED OVER THE
NEXT 20 YEARS IF THE PLAN IS FULLJ

DEVELOPED OF THE 1000 NEW

PARKING SPACES PER YEAR ALMOST
750 SPACES WILL ACCOUNT FOR
REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING ONAND
OFFSTREET PARKING WHILE 250
ADDITIONAL SPACES WILL BE REQUIRED
TO MEET THE ADDITIONAL 20 YEAR
DEMAND GRADUAL REMOVAL OF THE
6000 ONSTREET PARKING SPACES
THE
THAT EXIST TODAY WILL IMPROVE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRESENT AND

PROPOSED STREET SYSTEM THE CITY

OF PARKING PROGRAM IS
BUFFALOS
WELL AHEAD OF THE NECESSARY PACE

OF 1000 NEW SPACES PER YEAR

THE MARINE MIDLAND CENTER THE

COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING AND THE
FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING WILL ADD
ABOUT 1700 NEW PARKING SPACES
TO THE EXISTING OFFSTREET SUPPLY

THE CITY COURT RAMP AND

PARKINO PLAN PROPOSED PARKING FACILITY
PROPOSED NEW PARKING FACILITY IN
CURRENT PARKING FACILITY PROJECT THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY ELMWOOD

EXISTING PARKING FACILITY

HURON DELAWARE AND MOHAWKWILL
ADD ANOTHER 2000 SPACES
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THE
DOWNTOWN COST AND MAXIMIZE THE INTER

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC

ROU
PRESENT TRANSIT TRANSPORTATION ON ONE HAND AND NOT
THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND OTHER LAND
THE 24 BASIC BUS ROUTES PROVIDING STA
II LOCAL TRANSIT SERVICE TO DOWNTOWN
USES TO BE SERVED ON THE OTHER HAND
LINE

ARE OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE TO ALL THE CONSULTANTS TO THE NIAGARA BUT

RESIDENTS SEEKING ACCESS TO THIS FRONTIER WILL
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
VITAL AREA OF THE REGION TODAY HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT THE ROU
ABOUT ONETHIRD OF ALL TRIPS AND HALF BUFFALOAMHERST LINE BE STEEL MA
II OF ALL SHOPPING TRIPS TO DOWNTOWN WHEEL ON STEEL RAIL SYSTEM THIS ALN

II BUFFALO ARE MADE BY BUS MAIN TYPE OF SYSTEM WOULD BE COR

STREET CARRYING ABOUT 60 BUSES IN WITH THE MAIN STREET ESS
COMPATIBLE
THE PEAK DIRECTION THE PEAK HOUR
IN
MALL AND IS ENDORSED BY THE TH
IS BY FAR THE HEAVIEST TRAVELLED CONSULTANTS STR
TRANSIT ARTERY TO DOWNTOWN
THE PLAN ENVISIONS THAT THE EAST

THE TRANSIT PLAN WEST LINE KENMOREAIRPORT WILL MA

COMPLEMENT THE BUFFALOAMHERST EA
THE RAPID TRANSIT NETWORK IN
LINE AT LATER DATE ALTHOUGH NO COR
DOWNTOWN AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN
DETAILED STUDY HAS BEEN DU
FEASIBILITY
CONSISTS OF TWO LINES INTERSECTING AT
MADE THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE PER
COURT AND MAIN STREETS THE
ALIGNMENT WITHIN THE CBD IS MU
BUFFALOAMHERST LINE NOWUNDER ACC
SUGGESTED THE EASTWEST LINE
STUDY BY THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
COMING DOWNRICHMOND AVENUE TIM
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WILL COME
WOULD FOLLOW PUBLIC RIGHTOFWAY PAR
DOWNMAIN STREET TO CHURCH STREET
DIS
ALONGSIDE WADSWORTH STREET AT
IN SHALLOW SUBWAY AT THAT POINT NO
ALLEN STREET IT WOULD CONTINUE IN
IT WILL GO TO ERIE STREET OVER TO
SOUTHEAST DIRECTION TO ELMWOOD PER
SWAN STREET AND CONTINUE SOUTH
AVENUE AT THIS POINT THE LINE
ALONG AN ALIGNMENT JUST WEST OF TH
WOULD BE IN SUBWAY AND FOLLOW
PEARL STREET AT SENECA STREET THE TRAR
ELMWOOD TO MOHAWKSTREET WHERE
LINE WILL START TO COME OUT OF THE THE
IT WOULD CURVE TO THE EAST FOLLOWING
GROUND GO UNDER THE SENECA
NIAGARA STREET NIAGARA SQUARE TEC
OFFRAMP FROM THE SKYWAY AND BE
AND COURT STREET TO LAFAYETTE
EXISTING DOWNTOWNBUS ROUT APPROXIMATELY ATGRADE AT SYS
SQUARE AT LAFAYETTE SQUARE THE BEC
EXCHANGE STREET IT WILL THEN
LINE WOULD BEND SLIGHTLY TO THE
CONTINUE FOR
SOUTH PAST MEMORIAL
OUTH TO CONTINUE DOWNCLINTON
AUDITORIUM ON THE WEST SIDE AND HIG
STREET TO THE EAST PROPOSED STATION
CURVE WEST OF THE SKYWAY THEN TO THE
LOCATIONS IN THE CBD ARE ALONG
THE EAST WHERE IT WILL CONNECT WITH VIR
ELMWOOD AVENUE AT JOHNSON PARK
THE OLD TRACKS OF THE ERIE 5PC
AT CITY HALLNIAGARA SQUARE
LACKAWANA RAILROAD AT THE FOOT OF GO
AND AT COURT AND MAIN STREETS
MAIN STREET INS
INTERSECTING WITH THE BUFFALO
COR
STATIONS ALONG THIS LINE ARE AMHERST LINE IT IS RECOMMENDED
SER
PLANNED AT CHIPPEWA STREET THAT THIS LINE BE IN SUBWAY
LO
THEATER COURT STREET BETWEEN ELMWOOD AVENUE AND
OFT
LAFAYETTE SQUARE BETWEEN TRINITY STREET AND OAK AND CLINTON
PRE
SWAN AND SENECA STREETS STREETS
OFE
CATHEDRAL PARK AND AT THE FOOT
ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE WIFT
ALIGNMENT
OF MAIN STREET COMMUNITY WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS THE
COLLEGE THE THEATER AND OF
PART FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE
LAFAYETTE SQUARE STATIONS ARE KENMOREAIRPORT LINE WOULD BE TO

PLANNED AS INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE

CURVE WEST FROM COLLEGE STREET BE
MAIN STREET MALL DIRECT
BRIEFLY ON THE WEST SIDE ARTERIAL
CONNECTIONS FROM THE UNDERGROUND THEN CURVE SOUTH INTO NIAGARA
PLATFORM LEVEL TO THE MALL LEVEL WILL
STREET TO NIAGARA SQUARE THESE
TWO ALTERNATIVES SHOULD BE
EVALUATED IN TERMS OF PATRONAGE
CONSTRUCTION COST AND IMPACT ON
THE NEIGHBORHOOD

38
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NUMBER
BE
OF BUS
II DIII
SUPPLEMENTED BY
ROUTES SERVING THOSE AREAS THAT DO

NOT HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THE

ID TRANSIT
STATIONS ALONG THE RAPID
LINES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

BUFFALOAMHERST RAPID TRANSIT LINE F4

WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BUS
ROUTES ENTERING THE DOWNTOWN VIA

MAIN STREET IT TS ANTICIPATED THAT

ALMOST ALL OTHER ROUTES WOULD

CONTINUE TO SERVE DOWNTOWN

ESSENTIALLY AS THEY DO TODAY

THE PROBLEM OF DISRUPTION OF MAIN

STREET MUST BE MINIMIZED BY
SIMULTANEOUS CONSTRUCTION OF THE
MALL STRUCTURE AND THE SUBWAY
EACH BLOCK MUST BE ENTIRELY

COMPLETED BEFORE THE NEXT BEGINS

DURING THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION

PERIOD AT LEAST TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC

MUST BE MAINTAINED AND PEDESTRIAN

ACCESS MUST BE POSSIBLE AT ALL
TIMES DURING PEAK SALES PERIODS

PARTICULARLY AT CHRISTMAS TIME

DISRUPTION MUST BE MINIMIZED WITH
NO MAJOR CONSTRUCTION DURING THAT

PERIOD

THE DESIGN OF THE MALL AND RAPID

TRANSIT SYSTEMS SHOULD ALLOW
THE FUTURE ACCOMMODATION OF

PEOPLEMOVER SYSTEM THE

TECHNOLOGY OF THIS TYPE OF
SYSTEM IS NEARING THE POINT OF

BECOMING ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE

FOR USE IN AREAS IN WHICH THERE ARE MWB

HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PEOPLE

THE RECENT UNIVERSITY OF WEST

VIRGINIA CAMPUS PILOT PROJECT

SPONSORED BY THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT IS THE PRELUDE TO THE
INSTALLATION OF SUCH SYSTEMS
COMMONLY SUCH SYSTEM IS BEING

SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED IN DOWNTOWN

LOS ANGELES THE DETAILED DESIGN
OF THE DOWNTOWNSHOULD NOT
PRECLUDE THE FUTURE INTEGRATION
OF PEOPLEMOVER SYSTEM
WITH OTHER MAJOR ELEMENTS OF

THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

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PROPOSED DOWNTOWNTRANSIT SYSTEMS
NFTA PROPOSED RAPID TRANSIT LINE BUS ROUTES WITH FULL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

POTENTIAL FUTURE RAPID TRANSIT LINE TRANSIT STATION 600 WALKING RADIUS
 CONVENTION CENTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
1II
NEW CONVENTION
DOWNTOWN BUFFALO SHOULD CONTAIN
BETWEEN 90000
FACILITY

AND 125000
IN

UL
STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITION SPACE 15
TO 25 MEETING ROOMS WITH TOTAL
BUFFALO BADLY NEEDS NEW
SEATING CAPACITY OF 5000 TO 6000
CONVENTION FACILITY IT IS SUFFERING
AND APPROPRIATE LOBBY OFFICE
FROM INCREASING COMPETITION FROM
STORAGE AND FOOD SERVICE SPACE
OTHER BETTER EQUIPPED CITIES THE
WEAK COMPETITIVE POSITION OF IN ADDITION THE NEW CONVENTION FF1FLF7
BUFFALO IS MERELY MATTER OF THE
LACK OF PROPER EQUIPMENT THIS
FACILITY

TO 1500
SHOULD BE SERVICED

NEARBY
BY 1000
PARKING SPACES AND
LLIL K2C
POSITION CAN BE RADICALLY ALTERED HAVE EXPANSION ROOM AVAILABLE FOR
BY COMBINATION OF THE PROVISION POSSIBLE SECONDSTAGE ADDITION
ON NEW FACILITIES AND THE IN FUTURE YEARS
IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER FEATURES
THESE SIZE SPECIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN
OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN
DETERMINED BY AN ANALYSIS OF

IF THE CITY WERE TO PROVIDE CONVENTION FACILITIES RECENTLY

NEWCONVENTION FACILITY IN ITS CONSTRUCTED IN CITIES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CBD NATION WHICH WILL BE COMPETING WITH
COMPLEMENTED BY NEW NEARBY BUFFALO FOR LARGE NATIONAL

HOTELS THEN BUFFALOS PRESENT CONVENTIONS WHICH ARE THE PRIMARY

CONVENTION TRADE WOULD BE MARKET POTENTIALS FOR EXPANSION OF

EXPECTED TO DOUBLE WITHIN FIVE BUFFALOS CONVENTION TRADE IN THE

YEARS AFTER OPENING THE NEW FUTURE SMALLER SCALE FACILITIES THAN
FACILITY AND QUADRUPLE WITHIN 15 RECOMMENDEDABOVE WOULD PLACE
YEARS AFTER THE FACILITY BECOMES BUFFALO IN LESS COMPETITIVE
AVAILABLE POSITION WHILE LARGER SCALE FACILITIES
IN AN INITIAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
PRESENT CONVENTION DELEGATE
WOULD BE SUPERFLUOUS DUE TO
EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE CITY OF
BUFFALOS PRESENT LACK OF HOTEL
BUFFALO WILL AMOUNT TO LITTLE OVER ALTERNATE CONVENTION CENTER LOCATIONS
SPACE
6000000 IN 1970 NEW
CONVENTION FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO CONVENTION HALL OF THE SIZE
INCREASE THE FLOW OF OUTSIDE RECOMMENDEDWOULD REQUIRE THE THE SITE RECOMMENDEDFOR THIS PROPOSED LOCATION

CONVENTION DOLLARS BROUGHT INTO THE AVAILABILITY OF AN ADDITIONAL 1500 TO FACILITY ON THE BASIS OF THE ABOVE AITERNATE LOCATIENS

COMMUNITY TO OVER 12000000 2000 DOWNTOWN HOTEL ROOMS IN EVALUATION IS THE SO CALLED IRS
BY 1980 ASSUMING NEW FACILITY BUFFALO IN ORDER TO BE FULLY UTILIZED BLOCK BOUNDED BY PEARL FRANKLIN
IS AVAILABLE BY 1975 AND OVER IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE CONVENTION AND COURTSTREETS AND SPANNING

25000000 BY 1990 IN 1970 FACILITY ITSELF TOGETHER WITH VIGOROUS MOHAWKSTREET ON THE NORTH INTO THE

DOLLARS EFFORTS ON THE PART OF CITY OFFICIALS ADJOINING BLOCK THIS SITE IS THE

AND THE OF MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED OF ALL THOSE

AVAILABILITY GOOD HOTEL
UP 3000 NEW HOTEL ROOMS CAN
TO
CONVENTION
SITES IN THE CBD WILL GENERATE THE EXAMINED PRIMARY CONSIDERATION
BE BUILT IN THE CBD OVER THE NEXT CENTER
REQUIRED HOTEL FACILITIES WITHIN FOR CONVENTION FACILITIES WILL
20 YEARS WITH THE NEW CONVENTION OF
APPROXIMATELY YEARS AFTER THE FIVE COMPLEMENT THE PRESENT RENEWAL
FACILITY ACTING AS CATALYST FOR THIS HOTEL
CONVENTION HALL BECOMES AVAILABLE THE EAST SIDE OF THE CBD AND AID
DEVELOPMENT THESE NEW HOTELS
FORECASTS OF CONVENTION CENTER IN COMPLETION OF THE DOWNTOWN
TOGETHER WITH OTHER CONVENTION
UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED REVENUES URBAN RENEWAL PHASE II PROJECT
ORIENTED FACILITIES RESTAURANTS
AND BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY HAVE AS WELL AS THE WATERFRONT URBAN
ENTERTAINMENT ETC WOULD AMOUNT BEEN KEYED TO THIS ANTICIPATED RENEWAL PROJECT TRANSIT
TO 80000000 IN NEW CONSTRUCTION INCREASE IN CBD HOTEL ROOMS STATION
IN BUFFALOS CBD BY 1990 INORDER FOR THIS SITE TO BE FULLY

THE COMMITTEE THEREFORE

LOCATION IN THE CBD SERVICEABLE AS CONVENTION CENTER EL
RECOMMENDS STRONGLY THAT BUFFALO
BUILD COMPETITIVE CONVENTION
SIX

LOCATIONS
POTENTIAL
IN
CONVENTION
THE CBD WERE
HALL
LOCATION
FOR
ADEQUATE NEARBY PARKING
THE FACILITY WILL HAVE TO BE II
PROVIDED IN THE NIAGARA SQUARE PARKIN MALL
HALL IN ITS CBD EVALUATED EACH SITE WAS THOROUGHLY
AREA IN ADDITION GROUND AREA FOR
EXAMINED IN TERMS OF BOTH ITS
THE
WILLIAM HASSETT JR CHAIRMAN POSSIBLE FUTURE EXPANSION OF

APPROPRIATENESS AS CONVENTION
ALBERT COOPER CONVENTION FACILITIES SHOULD BE
CENTER LOCATION AND ITS OVERALL
AVERY FONDA AVAILABLE CITY OFFICIALS HAVE ADVISED
CONFORMANCE WITH THE DYNAMICS OF
WILLIAM KING THAT PARKING AND EXPANSION
CBD DEVELOPMENT AND ACCEPTANCE SOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE
ROBERT ZUGGER
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS
GEORGE BURNS PRESENT TIME THESE ARE NECESSARY
CONVENTION CENTER LOCATION
TO CONVENTION CENTER
HENRY HARPER PREREQUISITE
40 LEONARD LEVIN DEVELOPMENT AT THIS SITE
 DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND
ECONOMIC BENEFITS

LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

COSTS FOR THE PROPOSED FACILITY ARE

PRELIMINARILY ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN

9000000 AND 11000000 MORE
DETAILED SITE STUDIES AND DESIGN

ANALYSIS WILL HAVE TO BE CONDUCTECP

BEFORE DEVELOPMENT COSTS CAN BE

MORE PRECISELY IDENTIFIED

ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS FOR

THE CONVENTION FACILITY ASSUMING
9000000 TO 11000000 OF

GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ARE ISSUED

BY BUFFALO TO FOR CAPITAL COSTS
PAY
RANGE BETWEEN 650000 AND

SR
WILL

800000 ANNUALLY LEVEL REPAYMENT

ON SIX PERCENT 30YEAR BONDS

OPERATING REVENUES FROM THE

FACILITY ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED

COSTS EXCEPT IN THE
OPERATING
EARLIEST YEARS OF OCCUPANCY
BUFFALOS SHARE OF STATE SALES TAX

REVENUES RESULTING FROM CONVENTION

IN8TWLL
DELEGATE EXPENDITURES IN THE CITY

IS PROJECTED TO RISE OVER 556500

WITHIN FIVE YEARS AFTER THE
CONVENTION CENTER IS OPENED THESE
CONVENTION DELEGATERELATED SALES

TAX REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO

INCREASE TO OVER 1130000 ANNUALLY

BY 1990

CONSTRUCTION OF 80000000 WORTH

OF NEW PRIVATELY SPONSORED

CONVENTIONRELATED FACILITIES IN

BUFFALOS CBD OVER THE NEXT

20 YEARS IS ALSO ANTICIPATED

INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 3000 HOTEL

ROOMS AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL

RETAILING RESTAURANT AND

ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES THIS

INCREASE OF HIGH VALUE LOW SERVICES

COST PROPERTY IS EXPECTED TO

GENERATE OVER 3000000 OF NEW

REAL ESTATE TAXES FOR THE CITY BY

1990 AT 1970S PROPERTY TAX RATE

IN OVERALL TERMS IT IS ANTICIPATED

THAT THE CITYS INVESTMENT IN

NSIT CONVENTION HALL WILL RESULT IN

3TIOFL SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC GAINS FOR THE

CITY BY AS EARLY AS 1980 AND
HAVE INCREASING BENEFICIAL
IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF
THE COMMUNITY IN YEARS THEREAFTER
THESE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN
OUTSIDE DOLLARS BROUGHT INTO THE

COMMUNITY NEW CONSTRUCTIORT AND

ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN ASSOCIATED NEW JOBS AND
ECONOMIC VITALITY IN BUFFALOS CBD
CERTAINLY JUSTIFY PUBLIC INVESTMENT
FIRST PHASE OF THE SCALE THE
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
SECOND PHASE CITY WITH FIRSTCLASS COMPETITIVE
CONVENTION FACILITY
AREA PHASE

F1RS FLOOR 87500

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AREA 4O IOC OP

INAANG LL AREA
SECOND FLOOR 47500

BAJDET AREA 18
CAJ 18
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75W

THIRD FLOOR 40
KEEFLNO RO 4O
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SIVRM3E 4O
214P00 7Z000 10000
TOTAL

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PHASE II

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3RD FLOOR
2ND FLOOR

INFIRSTPHASE
INSECONDPHASE

PHASE
PHASE PHASE II

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THE NEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
EXPECTED ULTIMATELY TO SERVE

4000 STUDENTS WHILE

APPROXIMATELY
STATEMENT THE COMMITTEE ON PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN AND MASS
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSIT ARE PRIMARY GOALS THE

COLLEGES SPACE REQUIREMENTS

THE PROBLEM OF SUPPLYING ADEQUATE
DEMAND SITE OF APPROXIMATELY
FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE
50 ACRES ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND THE

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL IS ONE
SPREAD OUT NATURE OF CLASSROOM
BEING ACTIVELY PURSUED BY MANY
BUILDINGS IMPOSE THIS REQUIREMENT KE JR
SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS
FOR LARGE SITE SITES ANSWERING
NUMBER OF YEARS SITE FOR ONE OF
THE
CRITERION ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND IN
SEVERAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES
DOWNTOWNAREA
PLANNED FOR BUFFALO HAS BEEN

SOUGHT IN OR CLOSE TO THE DOWNTOWN COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS HAVE

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TO
POSSIBLE
LOCATION
SITES

OF
IN

THE COLLEGE

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DOWNTOWN FOR

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DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE PERMANENT FACILITIES WITHIN CLOSE

THE COMMITTEE SUBMITS THE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER THE

RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPROACH WAS THAT

SINCE THE COLLEGE WOULD HAVE TO
FOLLOWING PAGES
BEGIN ITS ACTIVITIES IN TEMPORARY
DR JOSEPH MANCH CHAIRMAN THE PERMANENT SITE SHOULD
FACILITIES
MAX CLARKSON THE
BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO MINIMIZE
JOHN HETTRICK
DISRUPTION OF MOVING
GEORGE WESSEL
THE CRITERIA USED IN SITE EVALUATION PROPOSED LOCATION
THE HONORABLE JOSEPH TAURIELLO

THE HONORABLE ALBERT ABGOTT WERE ACCESS TO RAPID TRANSIT

OF PARKING ACCESS TO THE

THE HONORABLE FRANK LUDERA AVAILABILITY

EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM PARKING COSTS

LAND ACQUISITION COST AVAILABILITY
ACQUISITION COSTS ARE HIGH SINCE
DISTURBANCE POTENTIAL EXPANDABILITY
THE GREATER PORTION OF THE SITE WOULD
AVAILABILITY TO DOWNTOWN FOR
HAVE TO BE ACQUIRED ON THE OPEN
WORKSTUDY COURSES AND AVAILABILITY
MARKET BUT THESE ADDITIONAL COSTS
OF CONVENIENCE SHOPPING THESE

RANKED CAN BE MORE THAN OFFSET BY THE FACT

CRITERIA ARE NOT NECESSARILY
THAT THE MUNICIPAL PARKING AUTHORITY
IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE
CAN ABSORB THE COST OF THE PARKING
ANALYSIS OF THE SEVEN SITES BY THE STRUCTURE TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE
CRITERIA LISTED ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE COLLEGE IN OTHER SITES THIS COST
INDICATES THAT THE SOUTH MAIN
WOULD HAVE BE BORNE BY THE
TO
STREET SITE OFFERS THE GREATEST
COLLEGE PARKING DEMAND WOULD
NUMBER OF ADVANTAGES AND THE ALSO BE HIGHER ON OTHER SITES NOT
FEWEST DISADVANTAGES MUTUAL TO
HAVING CONVENIENT ACCESS HIGH
REINFORCEMENT OF THE GOALS OF THE TRANSIT
SPEED RAPID
COLLEGE AND GOALS FOR DOWNTOWN
ARE BEST ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS SITE
ACCESS PARKING AVAILABILITY FUTURE

PLANS FOR CITYOWNED PARKING

STRUCTURE AND SERVICE BY RAPID
TRANSIT ALL FAVOR THIS SITE FUTURE

EXPANSION OF THE COLLEGE FACILITIES

AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THIS ERA OF

INCREASING DEMAND FOR HIGHER

EDUCATION WOULD BE POSSIBLE ON

THIS SITE WITH THE FUTURE ACQUISITION
OF THE LAND FROM MISSISSIPPI STREET

EAST TO MICHIGAN AVENUE

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ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
 CBD HOUSING AND THE DOWNTOWNPERIPHERY
AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
THE CBD HOUSING IN SHORT DOWNTOWN WILL INCREASINGLY
STATEMENT OF

COMMITTEE OFFER VERY ATTRACTIVE HOUSING

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS
THE
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOWNTOWN
RESURGENCE OF DOWNTOWN AS THE
PLAN PROCEEDS
RETAIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND
CULTURAL
IS THAT JOHN DONOVAN CHAIRMAN
SPORTS CENTER OF THE REGION
JAMES AMMON
IT WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE
DONALD BLAIR
PLACE TO LIVE NO OTHER AREA
IN
AS
FOR REVEREND GRANT CRUMPLEY
THE REGION HAS THE POTENTIAL
AS THE DON MCCARTHY
VARIETY AND INTEREST
WILLIAM ACKENDORF
DOWNTOWNAS DOWNTOWN IS

ARTHUR LEWIN
INCREASINGLY FOUND TO BE AN
NELSON NICHOLS JR
ATTRACTIVE AREA IN WHICH TO LIVE
THE PRESENT CLOSEDAFTER5PM
ROBERT RAMSEY
AFTER 5PM GEORGE RAND III

QUALITY WILL DISAPPEAR

NIGHT LIFE ACTIVITY IS EXTREMELY

IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE SUCCESS

OF IMPORTANT NONCORE DOWNTOWN
OF DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
THE RESURGENCE
FORTUNATELY THERE IS SELF
ONE TYPE OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
FEATURE IN THE NURTURING
GENERATING POSSIBLE IN THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVITIES AFTER THE FIRST
AREA AND WHICH HAS NOT BEEN
OF EVENING
SLOW PIONEERING EFFORTS IT BECOMES
EXPLOITED ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE
EASIER AND EASIER TO FOSTER NEW IS THAT WHICH COMBINES THE
REGION
FOR
ACTIVITIES AGAIN FORTUNATELY
UNIQUE QUALITIES FOUND IN THE RECENT
BEING THE
DOWNTOWNTHE BURDEN OF
LEISURE TIME RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT
FIRST ONE IS BEING TAKEN OFF THE
DEVELOPMENT OF GHIRARDELLI SQUARE
PRIVATE DEVELOPER BY THE AND THE CANNERY IN SAN FRANCISCO
DEVELOPMENT NOWTAKING PLACE IN
IN THE AREA AROUND FISHERMANS
THE WATERFRONT URBAN RENEWAL WHARF AND THE OLDER EQUALLY
PROJECT AREA THE MARINA SUCCESSFUL TIVOLI GARDENS IN
DEVELOPMENT AND THE WATERFRONT COPENHAGENTHE DEVELOPMENT OF
AREAS AB WILL BEGIN TO GENERATE
NEW IMAGE FOR DOWNTOWN BY
THE AROUNDTHECLOCK POPULATION OF THE MAIN STREET
DEVELOPMENT
NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH DOWNTOWN
MALL THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER
AS AN AFTER 5PM ENVIRONMENT THE WATERFRONT HOUSING THE MARINA
THE REBUILT AUDITORIUM AND THE
THESE PROJECTS WILL OPENUP NEW
COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL PRODUCE
INTERRACIAL DEVELOPMENT IN
HOUSING
KIND OF GLAMOR WHICH WILL MAKE
DOWNTOWN IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS
DOWNTOWN AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR THIS
THESE OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE OF TWO
SITE
TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE
TYPES THE AREA BETWEEN PROSPECT
IS IN THE WATERFRONT PROJECT AREA
ELMWOOD AND CAROLINA STREETS
STRADDLING ERIE STREET BETWEEN THE
PRESENTS FINE OPPORTUNITY FOR
MARINA APARTMENTS AND THE MARINA
CREATION OF AN INTOWN VILLAGE
IT IS CALLED ERIE QUAI IT HAS HIGH
THE REARRANGEMENT OF THE STREET
VISIBILITY POTENTIALLY GLAMOROUS
PATTERN WILL ELIMINATE THROUGH
LOCATION ACCESSIBILITY FROM THE
TRAFFIC JOHNSON PARK MAKES
EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM GOOD ACCESS
SMALL PLEASANT CENTRAL PARK THE
FROM DOWNTOWN AT ERIE STREET AND
SECOND TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY LIES IN
THE AN EXCELLENT PARKING SUPPLY
RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN
HIGH
HEART OF DOWNTOWNPRODUCING
COMPLETELY URBAN RESIDENTIAL

ENVIRONMENT NOT FOUND ANYWHERE IN

THE REGION

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 SERVICE ACTIVITIES

AS THE DOWNTOWN CORE EXPANDS

MANY ACTIVITIES WHICH OCCUPY
INEXPENSIVE SPACE IN THE PERIPHERAL
AREAS OF DOWNTOWN WILL TEND TO BE
DISPLACED BY ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN
MANY OF THE
PAY HIGHER RENTS
ACTIVITIES LIKELY TO BE DISPLACED ARE

IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE TO THE

CONTINUED SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF

DOWNTOWNTHEY WILL TEND TO

COMPETE FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO THE

PRESENT DOWNTOWN AREA FARTHER
FROM THE CENTER THAN AREAS THEY

KIJW PRESENTLY OCCUPY BUT STILL WITHIN

THE PROPOSED HIGHWAY RING TWO

BASICALLY DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITY

WILL COMPETE FOR THESE AREAS

THE FIRST WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUCH

DOWNTOWN SERVICE ACTIVITIES AS

VARIOUS TYPES OF PRINTING SOME

TYPES OF WHOLESALING SPECIAL
PRODUCTS ETC THE OTHER TYPE WILL
BE HOUSING AND ITS ATTENDENT
CONVENIENCE SERVICES EARLY IN THE
PERIOD DEMAND WILL BE LOW BUT
HOUSING HOUSING AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN

PROCEEDS DEMAND FOR HOUSING WILL

RESIDENTIALLY RELATED COMMERCIAL PARKS WALKWAYS TEND TO DRIVE OUT SERVICE ACTIVITIES
HOUSING
THE MARKET WILL PREVAIL IN THIS
SERVICE INDUSTRIES POTENTIAL BRIDGE USES FOR
COMPETITION BUT IN ORDER TO
RESIDENTIAL LINKAGES
PROMOTE HOUSING IN THE DOWNTOWN
ZONING CONTROLS SHOULD BE APPLIED
IN CERTAIN AREAS GRADUALLY

UU TO SEPARATE DOWNTOWN SERVICE

ACTIVITIES FROM HOUSING THREE

POSSIBLE PATTERNS ARE SUGGESTED IN

THE ACCOMPANYING MAPS

LL

LANDSCAPE PLAN PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS OTHER NONCORE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

PLAZAS AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS

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STREETS AND PARK TREES
 TIMING AND NEXT STEPS

THERE ARE FIVE MAJOR ELEMENTS OF IT WOULD REQUIRE CORPORATION WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THAT MIGHT BE THE COST OF THE MALL IS NOW
THE PLAN WHICH ARE IN THE PUBLIC BOTH BORROWING POWER AND TAXING AVAILABLE THROUGH SUCH AGENCIES AS ESTIMATED TO BE 8493000 IN 1970

DOMAIN EACH OF THESE IS ESSENTIAL POWERS THE BORROWING POWERWOULD UDC OR HUD UDC IS ALREADY DOLLARS AND THE TIME SCHEDULE
TOSUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HAVE BE BE BASED ON THE CITY FAITH INVOLVED DEEPLY IN THE WATERFRONT INDICATES AT WORST 5YEAR
PLAN THEY ARE THE CONVENTION AND CREDIT BECAUSE THE MALL COULD AND ELLICOTT PROJECTS AND CERTAINLY CONSTRUCTION PERIOD BEGINNING IN

CENTER THE HIGHSPEED RAPID NOT IMMEDIATELY GENERATE ENOUGH COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR INVOLVEMENT 1974 THE SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION AND
TRANSIT SYSTEM THE MAIN STREET ADDITIONAL TAX INCOME TO COVER IN OTHER ASPECTS OF THE DOWNTOWN MALL CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE CARRIED

MALL PARKING AND THE OPERATING EXPENSES IN ADDITION TO PLAN ON SIMULTANEOUSLY OVER PERIOD OF

HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT REQUIRED FOR BOND RETIREMENT NOT MUCH MORE THAN ONE YEAR
PLANNING AND OPERATION THE
THE SETTING UP OF SEPARATE AND AND THAT EVEN THIS COULD BE STAGED
THE IMPLEMENTATION EACH POSES
OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY SHOULD FORM
PARALLEL TAXING STRUCTURE NOT LIMITED BY AREAS OF MAIN STREET SO AS NOT
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL AND NONPROFIT CORPORATION TO PROMOTE
BY THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TO INTERRUPT BUSINESS NOR CREATE
FINANCING PROBLEMS FOR SOME SUCH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINAL
CONSTITUTIONAL IMPOSED ON THE
LIMIT UNDUE HARDSHIPS TO THE MANY
AS PARKING AND HIGHWAYS SMOOTHLY CONCEPT PLAN AND TO CONTRACT FOR
CITY WOULD BE EXPENSIVE AND MERCHANTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA
WORKING AND SUCCESSFUL THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MALL AND THE
REPUGNANT TO THE TAXPAYERS AND
MECHANISMS ALREADY EXIST AND CONVENTION CENTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS POSSIBLY WILL BE
VOTERS
CAN BE EXTENDED TO HANDLE THE THE CITY THE CITY SO DESIRES IN
IF MORE STABLE IN THE FUTURE THAN IN THE

REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN FOR THE PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN IS SO BROAD THE PLANNING STAGE THE CORPORATION RECENT PAST BECAUSE OFTHEVERYFINE

OTHERS PARTICULARLY THE MALL NEW THATMOST OF THE PROPERTY SHOULD BENEFITS INCORPORATED INTO THE
DEVICES ARE BEING ESTABLISHED TO ENCOMPASSED DOES NOT ABUT THE PRESENT CONTRACT WITH THE BUILDING
ASSIST THE ARCHITECTS AND
CARRY OUT IMPLEMENTATION THERE ARE MALL IN FACT THE PROPERTY THAT WILL TRADES TOGETHER WITH STABILIZATION
PLANNERS TO PROJECT AND PROVIDE
TWO FACETS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BENEFIT MOST FROM THE OVERALL IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL PRICES
USES OF MALL SPACE TO PROVIDE
MALL SOURCES OF FUNDS AND DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE MOST OF THE HOWEVER FIGURE OF 10000000
MAXIMUM INCOME FROM THE SPACE
ORGANIZATION FOR PLANNNIG AND REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE WILL BE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ALLIED COSTS
WITHOUT UNDULY INFRINGING ON THE
THE
OPERATION AFTER CONSTRUCTION GENERATED IS IN THE OFF MAIN STREET OF
HAS BEEN USED IN ESTIMATING
RIGHTS PRESENT OR FUTURE OCCUPANTS
CONSIDERATION OF EACH FACET IS AREAS WHERE THE PRIVATE OFFICE SIZE OF BOND ISSUE NEEDED TO
OF EXISTING RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
GIVEN BELOW BUILDINGS THE HOTELS AND OTHER FINANCE THE MALL ALSO INCLUDED IS

COORDINATE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE

FUNDING SEVERAL
POSSIBLE PROFIT OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURES WILL BE THE COST OF CARRYING CONSTRUCTION

SOURCES HAVE BEEN ERECTED FOLLOWING RAPID TRANSIT AND THE JOINT PLANNING OF THE MALL LOAN FOR 10000000 WHICH IS
FUNDING
EXAMINED MALL CONSTRUCTION THESE BENEFITS STRUCTURE AND THE RAPID TRANSIT ESTIMATED TO BE 1575000 WITH THE

THE CITY CANNOT BE PREDICTED IN ADVANCE AS SYSTEM TO MINIMIZE CONSTRUCTION LOAN DRAWN DOWNOVER THE PERIOD

VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION OF THE BASIS FOR TAX LEVIES BUT WILL BE COSTS AVOID DUPLICATION OF COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAID FROM THE

ASSESSED AS CONSTRUCTION TAKES AND PRODUCE THE PHYSICAL LAYOUT BOND ISSUE ON
PROPERTY OWNERS AND PROCEEDS OF THE
BEST SUITED TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED THE MALL ALSO
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PLACE ALSO THE NECESSITY OF COMPLETION OF
RESULTS OF BOTH VENTURES COVER THE
ATTACHING THE MALL ROOF STRUCTURE TO INCLUDED IS 925000 TO
THE VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION PRIVATE
COSTS OF THE BOND ISSUE AND OTHER
ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS WOULD CALL FOR ASSIST IN THE PLANNING OF THE
CORPORATION IS UNLIKELY TO BE UNFORESEEN COSTS THIS
COERCIVE POWERS THAT ONLY THE CITY CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTER COMPUTATION
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE IT WOULD
COULD WIELD DIRECT CITY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ADDED COOPERATION OF THE INDICATES THE NEED FOR 12500000
REQUIRE LOOVO ACCEPTANCE OF THE BOND ISSUE TO RETIRE THIS AMOUNT
IS THEREFORE THE ONLY PRACTICAL BUFFALO CONVENTION BUREAU THE
PLAN BEFORE IT COULD BE
METHOD FUNDING THE CAPITAL
OF COST HILTON HOTELS CONVENTION IN 20 YEARS WITH INTEREST RATE
EXPERTS
IMPLEMENTED THIS LEAVES EITHER
OF THE MALL THERE ARE SEVERAL AND ANY OTHER NEEDED CONSULTANTS THE COST WOULD BE 1075000
DIRECT CITY INVOLVEMENT OR THE
ADVANTAGES IN THIS METHOD THE TO AGAIN PROVIDE THE FACILITIES BEST PER YEAR
FORMATION OF QUASIPUBLIC
DIRECT CITY FINANCING AND SUITED FOR BUFFALOS NEEDS AND
ORGANIZATION THE LOCAL
CONSTRUCTION OF THE MALL CAN BE
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AS IT IS USED THE OPERATION AND
INVESTIGATE
DONE UNDER PRESENT LAW THE TAXING
IN CALIFORNIA IS ONE POSSIBILITY THE MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING MALLS AND
WITH THE CITY UNDER ITS
POWER STAYS
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HAS THE CAN CONVENTION FACILITIES TO DETERMINE
PRESENT ORGANIZATION CITY
WORKED IN SOME PLACES WHERE THE MOST DESIRABLE FORM OF
ATTACH THE MALL ROOF TO EXISTING
PERMITTED BY LAW AND WHERE THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE WHEN
STRUCTURES THE CITY WOULD
BENEFITED PROPERTY OWNERS FRONT ON CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE AND ACTUAL
RETAIN TITLE TO THE LAND AND
THE MALL SO THAT SPECIAL TAX LEVIES DURING THE
STRUCTURE AND CAN LEASE DIRECTLY OR MANAGEMENTNECESSARY
CAN BE MADE ON FRONT FOOT OR CONSTRUCTION PERIOD CONDUCT II
THROUGH AN AGENCY SPACE FOR USE
SQUARE FOOT OF AREA BASIS SEARCH FOR THE MEN TO EMPLOY
BY TENANTS TO PRODUCE INCOME THE
RIGHT

WITH THE AS MALL MANAGER AND CONVENTION

CITY COULD DEAL DIRECTLY
CENTER MANAGER THERE ARE BOTH
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RE
SPECIALIZED FIELDS AND REQUIRE
RIGHTSOFWAY FOR
SYSTEM TRANSIT

AND FOR THE JOINT CONSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED PEOPLE

OPERATION OF STATION AREAS ETC THE

CI4Y COULD APPLY FOR ANY STATE OR

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 THE FUNDS TO PAY THIS AMOUNT WOULD
BUFFALO CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
COME FROM THE GENERAL FUNDS OF
COMPARISON GOODS SALES ALTERNATIVES
THE CITY OF BUFFALO THE DOWNTOWN
1967 1975 1980 1985
CONCEPT PLAN SHOWS PROJECTED
CBD SALES LEVEL INCREASE OVER 1967
SMSA COMPARISON GOODS
SALES OF BETWEEN 60000000 AND 830 000
SALES LEVEL FORECAST 630 790
84000000 AS SALES IN DOWNTOWN
INCREASED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION
CBD FORECASTS UNDER

OFMAIN PLACE WE SUGGEST THE BASE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS

LOW 140 158 166 200
YEAR FOR COMPARISON BE THE YEAR
THE HIGH 140 177 200 224
IN WHICH THE DECISION TO BUILD

MALL IS ANNOUNCED IT SEEMS SAFE INCREASE OVER IOE LEVEL

TO ASSUME 60 MILLION INCREASE LOW 18 26 60

FROM THAT YEAR PROBABLY 1971 TO HIGH 37 60 84

1990
ADDITIONAL SPACE WARRANTED
THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE 100 PER SQUARE FOOT
FINANCED BY BOND ISSUE UNLIKE LOW 180000SF 260000SF 600000SF
THE MALL WHICH WILL BE AMORTIZED BY HIGH 370000SF 600000SF 840000SF
INCREASED TAX YIELDS NOT BASED ON
INCREASED RATES BUT ON NEW

INVESTMENT THE CONVENTION CENTER

WILL BE AMORTIZED BY REVENUES

EARNED BY THE CENTER

THAT WOULD PRODUCE INCREASED

SALES TAXES AT THE 1970 RATE OF

1800000 ANNUALLY THE ESTIMATED

INCREASE IN ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX
REVENUE IS 6900000 BY 1990 IN

THE CBD THE TOTAL TAX REVENUE

WOULD INCREASE BY 8700000
IN VIEW OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN
DOWNTOWN BUFFALO SINCE THE

ARTHUR LITTLE REPORT AND THE

ARCHITECTS COLLABORATIVE REPORT WE
MU ST ASSUME THAT THIS STUDY CAN BE

IMPLEMENTED AND SUCCESSFUL ALSO

WITH THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION OF

THE UNIVERSITY THE HOUSING PROGRAM

OF THE UDC IN THE ELLICOTT DISTRICT AND

THE WATERFRONT AREA AND THE

PROVIDING OF RAPID TRANSIT BY THE

NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY THIS PLAN SEEMS TO HAVE
MORE PROMISE OF SUCCESS THAN EVEN
THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL URBAN

RENEWAL PHASE DID IN 1963

IT

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 MALL AND SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION PHASING

MALL STRUCTURE AND SUBWAY IN THREE PHASES BETWEEN 1973 AND 1976
MALL LANDSCAPING SPRING AND SUMMER 1976
ENTIRE PROJECT COMPLETE IN OCTOBER 1976 READY FOR THE BICENTENNIAL CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON

FIRST PHASE CONSTRUCTION 19731975 THIRD PHASE CONSTRUCTION 19751976

THEATRE STATION 19731 975 MAIL 19751 976
MALL 19741975

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SECOND PHASE CONSTRUCTION 19741976 THIRD PHASE CONSTRUCTION 19751976 FIRST PHASE CONSTRUCTION 19731974

LAFAYETTE STATION 19741976 MAH 19751 976 SUBWAY 19731 974

19751976 CATHEDRAL PARK 19731974
MAIL

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 19701975 19761980 19911985 19861990

MALL AND OPEN SPACE

MAIN STREET MALI CONSTRUCTION 19731976 ALONG COMPLETE 1976
WITH TRANSIT SUBWAY

DOWNTOWNLANDSCAPE PLAN BEGIN PROGRAM COMPLETE PROGRAM

INCLUDING
WAYS
STREET TREES PARKS

RAPID TRANSIT
BUFFALOAMHERST TRANSIT LINE CONSTRUCTION OF DOWNTOWN COMPLETE REMAINDER
PORTION SECTION FROM CHURCH OPERATION BEGUN IN 1976
TO GOODELL UNDER MAIN STREET
SECTION FROM CHURCH TO MICHIGAN
VIA PEARL AND SOUTH PARK

KENMOREAIRPORT LINE CONSTRUCT LAFAYETTE SQUARE BEGIN CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION

STATION OPERATION BEGUN IN 1985

REDUCTION IN NUMBER FURTHER REDUCTION IN

BUS SYSTEM TEMPORARY ROUTE REVISIONS
DURING CONSTRUCTION OF DOWNTOWN BUS ROUTES NUMBER OF BUS ROUTES
AFTER COMPLETION
OF BUFFALOAMHERST LINE

TRAFFIC AND PARKING

EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM KENSINGTON INTERCHANGE 19741975 ELMOAK ARTERIAL COMPLETE WEST SIDE
19771 979 ARTERIAL 1982
BEGIN WEST SIDE ARTERIAL 1980

STREET SYSTEM PERMANENTLY CLOSE PORTIONS OF MAIN

MAII RELATED STREETS GENESSEE MOHAWK COURT EAGLE

ELMWOOD HURON CHIPPEWA STREETS FOR MALL SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION

NIAGARA STREETS MAKE DIRECTION CHANGES

CITY COURT BUILDING RAMP COMPLETE BY 1975 DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES AT THE RATE OF 1000 SPACES PER YEAR
PAIKING

OFFICE SPACE
PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE COMPLETE 1ST PHASE MARINE 16 MILLION SQ FT 21 MILLION SQ FT 15 MILLION SQ FT

MIDLAND CENTER INCLUDING MARINE

095 MILLION SQ FT MIDLAND PHASE II

GOVERNMENT SPACE COMPLETE NEW FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING

NEW CITY COURT BUILDING

UTILITY COMPANIES NEW TELEPHONE CO

BUILDING 20 STORIES
ADDITIONS TO RE
MODELING OF EXISTING
TELEPHONE CO BUILDING

RETAIL SPACE
EXISTING SPACE IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS

NEW SPACE 250000 SQ FT 300000 SQ FT 300000 SQ FT 250000 SQ FT

SPECIAL FACILITIES

MARINA COMPLETE 1972 BOATING SEASON

CONVENTION CENTER 1ST STAGE COMPLETED 1975 2ND STAGE 1978

CONTINUED RENOVATION OF NEW HOTEL 400 ROOMS NEW HOTEL 700 ROOMS NEW HOTEL 600 ROOMS
HOTELMOTEL
STATLERHILTON MARINE MIDLAND
WATERFRONT BOATEL 200 ROOMS PHASE HOTEL 400 ROOMS

NEW HOTEL 200 ROOMS BOATEL 200 ROOMS PHASE II

TRANSPORTATION CENTER COMPLETED 1974

SPORTS ARENA COMPLETED 1973

EDUCATION

COMMUNITY COILEGE PHASE 11975 PHASE II 1980

WATERTRENT DEVELOPMENT

HOUSING AREAS AB COMPLETE 2800 UNITS 1100 UNITS 200250YEAR 1100 UNITS 1100 UNITS

EUBLIC SCHOOL COMPLETE 1973

CONVENIENCE RETAIL COMPLETE 1976

ERIE QUAL COMMERCIAL COMPLETE 1976

EXISTING DOWNTOWNHOUSING CONTINUING OVER 20 YEAR

REHABILITATION PERIOD

1100 1100 UNITS 1100 UNITS

NEW DOWNTOWNHOUSING UNITS

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EMERGING IN THE TASK

BUFFALO FALLS

AND THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY OF

MAINTAINING AND GENERATING

ADDITIONAL MOMENTUM IN CARRYING

OUT THE PLAN FOR THE REGIONAL
CENTER STRONG PARTNERSHIP HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED BETWEEN MAYOR
SEDITA AND HIS CITY ADMINISTRATION
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH
THE BUFFALO DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION AND THE STATE THROUGH
THE NEW YORK STATE URBAN

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THE

OPPORTUNITIES AND MECHANISMS FOR

CARRYINGTHEM OUT ARE THERE IT

REMAINS TO DO THE JOB AS MAYOR
SEDITA HAS SAID THE OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED IN 1971 ARE IN BUFFALO

NISTORICALLY EQUALED ONLY BY THE

COMING OF THE ERIE CANAL

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 COMMISSIONER RICHARD MILLER ADVISORS DON MCCARTHY VICE PRESIDENT
CREDITS MIDLAND TRUST
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN RENEWAL MARINE COMPANY OF
RALPH BARNES
920 CITY HALL WESTERN NEW YORK
EXECUTIVE VICEPRESIDENT
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 241 MAIN STREET
GREATER BUFFALO DEVELOPMENT
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203
THIS PLAN IS REPORT TO THE MAYOR LEE NORTON COD COORDINATOR FOUNDATION INC
OF BUFFALO FRANK
SEDITA AND 2210 ENE COUNTY BANK BUILDING 1308 RAND BUILDING NELSON NICHOLS JR
CARRIED OUT AT HIS REQUEST BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

WITH THE MAYOR ARE BUFFALO URBAN LEAGUE INC

COPARTICIPANTS PAUL RRICK
ROBERT RAMSEY 234 JEFFERSON AVENUE
THE NEW YORK STATE URBAN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
SENIOR VICEPRESIDENT
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EDWARD BUFFALO NEW YORK 14210
DIVISION OF PLANNING
BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK
LOGUE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF 202 CITY HALL ROBERT RAMSEY
545 MAIN STREET
EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE GREATER
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 SENIOR VICEPRESIDENT
BUFFALO DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK
CLAUDE SCHUCTER PRESIDENT AND THE PLAN ARE TERENCE FITZPATRICK MAIN
THE CONTENTS OF STREET
DAVID LAUB CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SECRETARYMANAGER
COMPOSEDOF THE REPORTS OF THE BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203
BUFFALO CONVENTION AND VISITORS
THE MEMBERS OF THE MAYORS CBD FOLLOWING SPECIAL COMMITTEES
BUREAU INC GEORGE RAND ILL

STEERING COMMITTEE ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR CHAIRMANBOARD

164 FRANKLIN STREET
CBD STEERING COMMITTEE CBD CONVENTION CENTER
NEW YORK 14202 RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION
BUFFALO
2200 COUNTY BANK BUILDING
ERIE
EUGENE FITZGERALD CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN JOHN TRAVERS JR
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING DIVISION OF EXECUTIVE VICEPRESIDENT
WILLIAM HASSEFT JR REALTOR
PLANNING RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC
HASSEFT INC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
202 CITY HALL 155 FRANKLIN STREET
LIBERTY BANK BUILDING MUNSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 GARRY
422 MAIN STREET FRONTIER HOUSING
NIAGARA
ROBERT ADAM PRESIDENT BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 CBD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
ADAM MELDRUM ANDERSON
126 PEARL STREET
COMPANY MEMBERS CHAI BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
383 MAIN STREET BURNS PRESIDENT
GEORGE JOHN DONOVAN ARMOND SIEPER REALTOR
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14205 COPY PRODUCTS INC EXECUTIVE VICEPRESIDENT 4612 MAIN STREET
RALPH BARNES DIRECTOR 23 HURON STREET GREATER BUFFALO BOARD OF REALTORS
SNYDER NEW YORK 14226
GREATER BUFFALO DEVELOPMENT BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 291 DELAWARE AVENUE
FOUNDATION INC ALBERT COOPER MANAGER BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 CBD TRANSPORTATION TRANSIT

1308 RAND BUILDING AREA PROMOTION EXPRESSWAYS

DEPARTMENT
NEW YORK 14203 MEMBERS
BUFFALO BUFFALO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAIRMAN
RICHARD DANFORTH 238 MAIN STREET WILLIAM ACKENDORF
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 BUFFALO AREA MANAGER CLAUDE SHUCHTER PRESIDENT
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
MOHAWKPOWER CORPORATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN RENEWAL AVERY FONDA PRESIDENT NIAGARA
535 WASHINGTON STREET MANUFACTURERS TRADERS TRUST
920 CITY HALL
LIBERTY NATIONAL BANK TRUST
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 COMPANY
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 COMPANY PLAZA
FRANCIS FAUST 422 MAIN STREET JAMES AMMON
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203
LOCAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 SENIOR VICEPRESIDENT

NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT ERIECOUNTY SAVINGS BANK MEMBERS

HENRY HARPER CHAIRMAN
MAIN PLACE
CORPORATION CITY PLANNING BOARD RALPH BARNES
2222 HIGHWAY BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
MILLERSPORT 120 DELAWARE AVENUE EXECUTIVE VICEPRESIDENT
GETZVILLE NEW YORK 14068 BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 DONALD BLAIR PRESIDENT GREATER BUFFALO DEVELOPMENT

BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL FOUNDATION INC

JOHN GALVIN CHAIRMAN WILLIAM KING VICEPRESIDENT
1685 ELMWOOD AVENUE 1308 RAND BUILDING
GREATER BUFFALO COMMUNITY MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14207 BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TRUST COMPANY
NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLAZA REVEREND GRANT CRUMPLEY DONALD KETCHUM
CORPORATION BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 MEMBER CITY PLANNING BOARD REGIONAL DIRECTOR
718 MARINE TRUST BUILDING PASTOR BETHEL AME CHURCH NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
LEONARD LEVIN
237 MAIN STREET 174 JEWETT PARKWAY TRANSPORTATION
LEVIN FREEDMAN INC
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 BUFFALO NEW YORK 14214 GENERAL DONOVAN STATE OFFICE
HOTEL STATLERHILTON
BUILDING
JOHN LATONA PROJECT DIRECTOR NIAGARA SQUARE ARTHUR LEWIN
125 MAIN STREET
NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 LEWINMEYERS COMPANY
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203
CORPORATION 4525 MAIN STREET
ROBERT ZUGGER GENERAL MANAGER
2222 MILLERSPORT HIGHWAY BUFFALO NEW YORK 14226
HOTEL STATLERHILTON
GETZVILLE NEW YORK 14068
NIAGARA SQUARE
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202

54
 JOHN NASCA ATTORNEY WILLIAM HARDER PRESIDENT CBD ERIE COUNTY COMMUNITY ADVISORS
NASCA NASCA BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK COLLEGE RALPH BARNES DIRECTOR
405 WALBRIDGE BUILDING 545 MAIN STREET
GREATER BUFFALO DEVELOPMENT
43 COURT STREET BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 CHAIRMAN
FOUNDATION INC
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
DAVID LAUB CHAIRMAN OF THE DR JOSEPH MANCH SUPERINTENDENT 1308 RAND BUILDING
PAUL ROHRDANZ BOARD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BOARD OF EDUCATION BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203
THE KLEINHANS COMPANY INC MARINE MIDLAND TRUST COMPANY OF 712 CITY HALL
BRUCE GARVER ARCHITECT
MAIN AND CLINTON STREETS WESTERN NEW YORK BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN RENEWAL
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 237 MAIN STREET
920 CITY HALL
MEMBERS
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
GORDON THOMPSON BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
THE HONORABLE ALBERT ABGOTT
URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNER DANIEL RANSOM PRESIDENT
CHAIRMAN JAMES SHENTON PRESIDENT
NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION THE WILLIAM HENGERER COMPANY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE ERIECOUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AUTHORITY 465 MAIN STREET
MAIN AND YOUNG ROAD
1600 STATLERHILTON HOTEL BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE
WILLIAMSVILLE NEW YORK 14221
25 DELAWARE AVENUE
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 WILLIAM PRESIDENT
SMITH BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
ALEX HENS INC COMMONCOUNCIL
TRUMBLE PRESIDENT KELLY
MAX CLARKSON
NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSIT SYSTEM INC 478 MAIN STREET CHESTER GORSKI PRESIDENT
855 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 CHAIRMAN BUFFALO CAC OF THE COUNCIL
NEW YORK 14203 CHAIRMAN GRAPHIC CONTROLS
BUFFALO GEORGE ARTHUR COUNCILMAN
HARLAN SWIFT PRESIDENT CORPORATION
ELLICOTT DISTRICT
ED WARD UMIKER ERIE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK 189 VAN RENSSELAER
WILLIAM BUYERS COUNCILMAN
73 ENGINEER ERIE BANK BUILDING
COUNTY SAVINGS BUFFALO NEW YORK 14210 NORTH DISTRICT
OF ERIE BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
JOHN HETTRICK PRESIDENT WILLIAM DAURIA COUNCILMAN
45 CHURCH STREET
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MARINE MIDLAND TRUST COMPANY OF AT LARGE
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
WESTERN NEW YORK AUGUSTINE FRANCZYK COUNCILMAN
HOLLAND JEWETT MANAGER
241 MAIN STREET FILLMORE DISTRICT
ADVISORS
BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 DANIEL HIGGINS COUNCILMAN
STUART ALEXANDER MARINE MIDLAND TRUST COMPANY OF SOUTH DISTRICT
COMMUNITY PLANNER WESTERN NEW YORK THE HONORABLE FRANK LUDERA
WILLIAM HOYT COUNCILMAN
BUFFALO AREA CHAMBEROF COMMERCE 241 MAIN STREET MINORITY LEADER
DELAWARE DISTRICT
238 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NEW YORK 14203 ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE
HORACE JOHNSON COUNCILMAN
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 25 DELAWARE AVENUE
LEE NORTON CBD COORDINATOR MASTEN DISTRICT
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
PROFESSOR ROBERT PAASWELL 2210 ERIECOUNTY BANK BUILDING RAYMONDLEWANDOWSKI
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 THE HONORABLE JOSEPH TAURIELLO COUNCILMAN LOVEJOY DISTRICT
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT MEMBER DELMAR MITCHELL COUNCILMAN
EDWARD SEEBURG
BUFFALO ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE AT LARGE
1404 MAIN PLACE
3435 MAIN STREET 25 DELAWARE AVENUE ANDREW MORRISEY COUNCILMAN
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14214 BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 ATLARGE
LEON SIDELL CARL PERLA JR COUNCILMAN
MALL GEORGE WESSEL PRESIDENT
CBD MAIN STREET GENESEE BUILDING
NIAGARA DISTRICT
BUFFALO AFLCIO COUNCIL
PARKING COMMITTEE WEST GENESEE STREET ALFREDA SLOMINSKI COUNCILMAN
1334 PRUDENTIAL BUILDING
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202 AT LARGE
CHAIRMAN BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
JOHN TRAVERS JR HENRY STALL JR COUNCILMAN
CHARLES DIEBOLD ILL PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VICEPRESIDENT UNIVERSITY DISTRICT

WESTERN NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK

RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION GERALD ALEN COUNCILMAN
428 MAIN STREET AT LARGE
400 EDWARDS BUILDING
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202

MEMBERS CHARLES TURNER CHAIRMAN

BOARD OF PARKING
ROBERT ADAM PRESIDENT
1220 CITY HALL
ADAM MELDRUM ANDERSON
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202
COMPANY
383 MAIN STREET
RN BUFFALO NEW YORK 14205

LOUIS BERGER JR PRESIDENT

LL BERGER INC
514 MAIN STREET
BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202

WILLIAM GOECKEL PRESIDENT

OTTO ULBRICH COMPANY INC
446 MAIN STREET

BUFFALO NEW YORK 14202

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WAS SUPPLIED BY THE FOLLOWING

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THE PLAN WAS PREPARED BY

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KEES NIJE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER

MARKET AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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INDUSTRIAL PLAN

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER VII
 IN

PS

ECONOMY APPENDIX WHICH ESTIMATES 700000

IN MANUFACTURING
MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES
JOBS IN THE BUFLALO METROPOLITAN AREA BY 1990 OF
HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED THE LAND REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE
THESE CHATTGES INITIATED THE FAMILIAR TREND THESE JOBS MORE THAN ONEHALF ARE IN FIELDS OL
INDUSTRY
DUR MANUFACTURING MOTOR FREIGHT AND
WAREHOUSING
INDUSTRIES MIGRATING TO THE SUBURBS
OF CITY
WHOLESALE TRADE CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORTATION AND
THE PAST TWO DECADES THE SNOWBALL EFLECT
ING
PUBLIC UTILITIES THIS SECTION OF THE MASTER PLAN WILL
THE LOCATIONAL
OF THIS TREND HAS AFFECTED PREFERENCES
NUMBER OF THESE JOBS WHICH
PROVIDE ESTIMATES OF THE
INDUSTRIES IN THAT THEY ALSO SEEK LOCA
OF MANY NEW
THE
OUTSIDE THE CITY T4E REASON FOR THIS DECISION IS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED IN BUFFALO
TIONS
AND SIZE OF INDUSTRY BEST SUITED FOR LOCATION IN THE
THE DEMAND FOR SUFFICIENT SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE
METHODS FREQUENTLY CITIES CITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE ESTIMATES INTO
HORIZONTAL PRODUCTION
AND AN INDUSTRIAL PLAN TO GIVE GENERAL DEVELOPMENTAL
HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH LARGE NUMBER OF OBSOLETE

BUILDINGS THE ABILITY GUIDELINES THE PLAN INDICATES

OFTEN VACANT MULTISTORY LOFT

AREAS OF THE TO REMAIN INDUSTRIAL

OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO TO DEVELOP PLAN TO ADEQUATE CITY

VACANT LAND SUITABLE FOR IMMEDIATE INDUSTRIAL

TO THE
LY MEET THIS SITUATION IS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE
THE INDUS DEVELOPMENT OR TO BE RESERVED FOR THIS PURPOSE
LONGRANGE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE CITY
NONINDUSTRIAL AREAS TO BE REDEVELOPED
TRIAL PLAN IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF TOTAL PROGRAM EXISTING

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR INDUSTRY

OF
INDUSTRIAL AREAS TO BE VACATED FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE
SET FORWARD IN THE
THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM IS

VII
INDUSTRIAL PLAN

OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

THE INDUSTRIAL PLAN PROPOSES THE CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL AREAS

AND THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH BUFFALO BECAME MAJOR
CENTER OF MANUFACTURING AND HEAVY INDUSTRY FOLLOWING ITS COMMERCIAL PEAK
BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE OLD ERIE CANAL SLUMP OCCURRED IN INDUSTRIAL

ACTIVITY AFTER WORLD WAR II

PROSPECTS IMPROVEMENT OF
FAVORABLE FOR
BUFFALOS ECONOMY LIE IN THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES AND OTHER NONMANUFACTURING
EMPLOYMENT WHILE STABILIZING ITSELF AS MANUFACTURING CENTER JOB
DEVELOPMENT AND MANPOWERTRAINING ARE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL

PLANNING SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL POLICIES FOLLOW

REMOVAL
INDUSTRIAL
OF SUK
STTLICTURES
FACILITIES OBSOLETE AND DETERIORATING
SHOULD BE REHABILITATED OR CLEARED
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE SOUGHT FOR EXISTING USES AS WELL
AS FOR NEW FACILITIES

ENCOURAGE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ORDER TO SUPPLY EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITIES AND TO INCREASE THE CITYS TAX BASE TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING

REVENUES FOR OTHER PROGRAMS INDUSTRIAL USES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO
BUILD OR EXPAND IN KEEPING WITH THE PROPOSALS OF THE MASTER PLAN

INCREASE THE SKILLED LABOR SUPPLY THROUGH TRAINING OR RETRAINING

PROGRAMS AN INCREASE IN THE SKILLED LABOR SUPPLY WILL BOTH ASSIST
INDIVIDUALS AND ATTRACT NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

CONCENTRATE RELATED USES INDUSTRIAL USES WHICH ARE RELATED IN

FUNCTION SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE

ANOTHER

BUFFERS SHOULD INCOMPATIBLE USES

PATTERNS AND TRENDS OF INDUSTRIAL LOCATION

BUFFALO DURING THE LAST TWO DECADES HAS BEEN DECLINING PERCENTAGEWISE AND
NUMERICALLY IN MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT EVEN IN INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCING
EMPLOYMENT INCREASES OF GROWTH HAS BEEN RELATIVELY
THE RATE SLOW THE
CITY IS AFFECTED BY THE OUTMIGRATION OF CITY FIRMS TO SUBURBAN LOCATIONS AND
THE CHOICE OF OUTSIDE FIRMS LOCATING IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF SITES BEYOND
THE CITY BOUNDARIES

STUDY OF THE LOCATION OF EXISTING INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE CITY USED RING ANALYSIS
METHOD THE LOCATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ZONES RELEVANT TO INDUSTRY TYPES
AND LOCATIONAL INFLURENCE FACTORS WERE STUDIED AND THE RESULTS ARE SUMMARIZED
IN TABLE AND TABLE

VII
 TAFLLE

WCATJON CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN BUFRAW

INNER ZONE MIDDLE ZONE OUTER ZONE WTERLRONT

ZONE INNER CITY IS SMALL AND GOODS NTANULACTURING LARGER TINTS INNER OILY MOD OL THE SPACE IS THIS IS IANL AREA WITH NHLTOHEE 01 DISTINCT TIISTRICIS

DESCRIPTION AND IUJSIIIOG INDUSLRIES OCCOPY ONLY SMALL DEVOTED TO GOODS HANDLING FIRM FLOOR AREA FLOOR AREA RATIOS VARY BUT ARE GENERALLY TEUCH TOWER
PORTION OT THE TOTAL AREA FLOOR AREA RATIOS RATIOS ADD EMPLOYEE DENSITIES ARE LOWER HOT SIMILARLY EMPLOYEE DENSITIES ARE TOWER MUCHLAND
AND ETEPTOVE DENSITIES ARE HIGH SIZABLE THE TWO LOSER NONES EMPLOY NEARLY TWOTHIRDS USED BR RAILROAD TEROTITHALI DOCKS AREA CONTAINS
PORTION 01 GOODS HANDLING EMPLOYMENTIS EON OF ALL GOODS ISANDLTNG WORKER IN THE CITY INDUSTRIAL LAND RESERVES SUITABLE FOR DEVELOPING URBAN
CENTRATED IS THIS ZONE INDOSTRIAL PARHA WITH AEEOMPAZTYIS AMENITIES AND
PRESTIGE

ZONE HIGH ACCENSIBILILY TO INNER OTTY MARKETS BR US ACCESSIBLE LONER CITY SERVICES AND MARKETS
TO INTERINDUSTRY LINITAGEN TN METAL WORKING INDUSTRIES

LOCATIONAL STANDARDIZED TIMESENSITIES PRODUCTS GOOD HIGHLY DESIRABLE POINT OF DISTRIBUTION WITH ADDED AVAILABILITY 01 LARGE SKLLIED WORKFORCE TRANSPORTED
MVSSTSGES LINKAGE TO BUSINESS SENICE REQUIREMENTS OF ACCESS TO POST OFFICE LESSTITANCARLOAD CALL BY AUTOMOBILE SOD POBLIC TRANSL GOOD RAIL AND PORT
BERED ONLY TS THIS INNER CITY AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES GOOD LOCATION IS REGIONAL MARKETS ACCESS BR HEAVY BULKY IMPORTS AND ESYORT ANSI
VARIED AND FLESILSIE WORKGORESUTILIZING ESCELLEST AND THE AVAILABILITY NBA LARGE LOWWAGEWORK ABILITY 01 ABUNDANT PROCESS AND ROOLLER EATER IRONT LAKES
PUBLIC TRANSIT FACILITIES FORCE VIA PUBLIC TRANSIT RIVEN AND WELLS SOCEITENL POINT 01 SIRTBUTION WITH
QUICK ACCESS TO INTERREGIONAL HIGHWAYO

ZONE SMALL LIRMS ARE ABLE TO UTILIGE UNSPECIALIZED SLIGHTLYGREATER NEED INC SPECIALIZED SPACE CE MEDIUM AND LARGE FIRMS CAN PROVIDE ONSERVICE CC
INDUSTRY APACE IN MULTISTORY BUILDINGS FIRMS RAN QUIREMENTS INC HIGH VOLUME01 GOODS HANDLING QUIREMENIS FIRMS WITH ESTONSIVE LAND REQUIREMENTS
RETENTION TOLERATE CONGESTION SMALL VOLUME HIGH VALUE MERCHANDISE TOLERANCE OF NUISANCE AND CON BUT LOW PER SQOARE FOOTPRODUCTIVITY TAO FIND ADEQUATE
FACTORS GOODS AND DO SOT GENERATE NUISANCES GERTON ALTHOUGH MJISANCE GENERATION IS MODERATE SITES NOOHONO PROCESSES ARE TOLERATED LOW CONT FOR
LARGE HAND SITES HIGHER WAGES ALLOW INC WORK FORCE
SPREAD THIN TO DRIVE GREATER DISTANCES TO WORK ADEQUATE
LAND AVAILABLE FOR ESPENSIOS

VEESM LAND LIMITED SUPPLY 01 VACANT LAND ALTHOUGH SUPPLY SMALL SUPPLY OF EZISTING VACANT LAND HOWEVER VACANT LAND AVAILABLE IN LARGE TRACTS ALTHOUGH TOUCH OF
AND SPACE VACANT FLOOR SPECS IS AVAILABLE IN VARIED CON INDUSIRTAL RENEWAL WILI MAKE ADDITLOONI APACE THIS LASD REQEIRES PUBLIC ATITITHES AND BETTER ACCESS
IN ZONE DITION AND PRICE THIS AMIS HAS HIGHEST INDUSTRIAL AVAILABLE
RAT AS TURANWER

TABLE 2FACTORS INFLUENCING INDUSTRIAL

LOCATION

LOCACIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING FACTORS

ABILITY TO PAY FOR LAND VALUE ADDED PER WORKER

FLOOR AREA RATIO VALUE
ADDED PER SQUARE FOOT OF
FLOOR SPACE

ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF EXISTING LOCATION OF SIMI

CENTRAL LOCATIONS WILL LAR FIRMSMARKET ANDOR
INGNESS TO PAY FOR CENTRAL STIPPLY LINKAGES LABOR
LOCATION FORCE AND TRANSPORTATION
REQUIREMENTS

TO DO WITHOUT BUSI
ABILITY DEPENDENCE UPON BUSI
NESS SERVICES NESS SERVICES FIRM SIZE
DISTRIBUTION

ABILITY TO UTILIZE SNIL FIRM SIZE AND LOCATION

TRACTS OF LAND TYPICAL PLANT PLOT SIZE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS

TOLERATION OF NUISANCES ZONING CLASSIFICATION

GENERATION OF NUISANCES FIRM LOCATION WITHIN IN
AND SENSITIVITY TO NUL DUSTRIAL DISTRICT
SANCE REGULATIONS

SPECIAL RESOURCE OR FA RAIL SIDING WATER TRANS

CILITY REQUIREMENTS PORT AND COOLING WATER

DESIRE TO RESERVE LAND INDUSTRY GROWTHRATE

FOR FUTURE GROWTH OF
SPEED TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGE

II

113
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NUMBER C1

SA
M4W

JJ

LOCATION OF MAJOR INDUSTRIES FIGURE

VII4
TABLE 3CITYWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRIAL FIRMS BY ZONE

TOTAL FLOOR SPACE

NO OF NO OF FLOOR AREA FLOOR AREA PER EMPLOYEES LAND AREA ACRES PER 1000
ZONE FIRMS EMPLOYEES SQ FT RATIO EMPLOYEE PER ACRE SQ FT ACRES EMPLOYCEG
36 3271 9992 123 303 177 8080 185 56
114 20051 83127 100 415 105 83538 1918 95
192 37623 172835 57 459 55 300959 6907 184
TOTALS 342 60945 265954 68 436 68 392477 9010 148

EXISTIN6 INDUSTRIAL LAND RI

VIX5
 RV

INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT LOCATION

THE DISTRIBUTION
PATTERN OF MAJOR INDUSTRIES IS CONTAINED IN
FIGURE THE
INDUSTRIAL
SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR THIS ANALYSIS WAS LIMITED TO THOSE FIRMS
EMPLOYING 25 OR MORE PERSONS EACH FIRM WAS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE
3DIGIT STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE AND SURVEYED FOR
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES TOTAL FLOOR AREA AND TOTAL
SITE AREA

FROM THIS INFORMATION VALUABLE UTILIZATION

RATIOS WERE OBTAINED PERTAINING
TO FLOOR AREA RATIO TOTAL FLOOR AREA DIVIDED BY TOTAL SITE AREA FLOOR SPACE
PER EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEES PER ACRE AND ACRES PER ONE THOUSAND EMPLOYEES
THE END RESULT OF THIS
INDUSTRIAL WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR
ANALYSIS
DETERMINING THE FUTURE SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRY IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO
TABLE SUMMARIZES ON ZONE BASIS THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE
SURVEY

IN TERMS OF
EMPLOYMENT CONCENTRATIONS SHOWN IN TABLE THE OUTER ZONE
AND WATERFRONT CONTAIN NEARLY TWOTHIRDS OF THE
PRESENT INDUSTRIAL
EMPLOYMENT AND THE BULK OF THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES THE MIDDLE ZONE
CONTAINS ONETHIRD OF THE INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED
BY BOTH HEAVY AND LIGHT MANUFACTURING USES THE INNER ZONE HAS ONLY
PERCENT OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT ON PERCENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL LAND AND
MOST INDUSTRIES ARE CONFINED TO LIGHT MANUFACTURING
PROCESSES

IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE AMOUNT OF LAND REQUIRED THE FUTURE

BY INDUSTRY IN
IT WAS NECESSARY TO ESTIMATE FUTURE EMPLOYMENT ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY GROUP
AND THEN TRANSLATE THESE ESTIMATES INTO FUTURE SPACE REQUIREMENTS BASED
UPON ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS BY 1990 IT ESTIMATED THAT THE METROPOLITAN
IS
AREA OF BUFFALO WILL HAVE 000 PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE FIELD
193
APPROXIMATELY
OF MANUFACTURING CONTINUATION OF PAST TRETIDS WILL PLACE ABOUT 45 000 OF
THESE EMPLOYED PERSONS IN THE CITY

SPACE STANDARDS AND LAND SUPPLY

THE VARIABLE WAYS IN WHICH INDUSTRIES UTILIZE SPACE COMPLICATE THE PROBLEMS
OF FINDING SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES
THERE ARE SEVERAL MEANS OF EXPRESSING INDUSTRIAL SPACE USE THIS ANALYSIS
USES FLOOR SPACE PER WORKER AND FLOOR AREA RATIO THE INDUSTRIAL SURVEY
INDICATED THAT FIRMS WITH COMPARABLE FLOOR AREA RATIOS
HAVE TENDENCY TO
GROUP TOGETHER DETERMINING LAND REQUIREMENTS THEREFORE REQUIRES THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD FLOOR AREA AND FLOOR
SPACE PER WORKER RATIOS IN
EACH INDUSTRIAL ZONE EVEN THOUGH THESE STANDARDS WILL VARY SOMEWHAT FOR
SPECIFIC INDUSTRY GROUPS WITHIN EACH ZONE TABLE SUMMARIZES THESE
STANDARDS

APPLICABLE STANDARDS
FOR EMPLOYEES PER ACRE AND ACRES PER ONE THOUSAND
EMPLOYEES ARE SIMILARLY CONTAINED IN TABLE THESE STANDARDS ARE NECESSARY
TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF LAND
INDUSTRY CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUPY WITH KNOWN
EMPROYMENT ESTIMATES WHEN APPLIED TO THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
IN EACH ZONE THE RESULT INDICATED NEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 14W ACRES OF

VZI6
 ACREAGE REQUI MNTS 228 1 38 1374
ZONE
WATERFONT
OUTER AND
441 818 205 747 813 121 175 832 10 0 913 757 980 787 676 687 578 665 179 617 PER EMPLOYES 20 35
ACRES 10 0
PERCENT ZONE
559 182 629 126 842 451 155 62 243 20 135 283 267 422 220 722 333 EMPLOYES ACRE
PER
150 50 30
IN
MID LE
ZONE
BY
ZONE
IN ER
166 127 37 374 13 25 78 41 46 115 99 FLORSPACE EMPLOYE
PER
300 450 600
DISTRBJO STANDRS FLORAE RATIO
15 10 05
MACHINERY
METALS MACHINERY INSTRUME S
EMPWYMEI METALS NO
I N D U S T R I A L
FOOD TEX ILES AP REL URIBER FURNIT E PAPER PRINT G CHEMI ALS FUELS RUB ER STONE PRIMARY FABRIC TED NO EL CTRI A EL CTRI AL TRANSPO I PRECISON MISCELAN OU TOTAL ESTIMA ED
TABLE
E M P L O Y E S 1 0 1 40 3250 450 0
5PRO SED
OF
TABLE ZONE
INDUSTRIAL LAND
FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES THE PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS
REFLECT THEMODERN TREND TOWARD LOWER EMPLOYMENT DENSITIES IMPOSED BY INCREASES
IN GROUND FLOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS

WHOLESALE TRADE EMPLOYMENT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIZABLY IN THE CITY FOR FOUR
REASONS

THE ADVANTAGES OF BUFFALO AS CENTRAL CITY OFFER AS CENTER FOR

METROPOLITAN AREA DISIRIBUTION

BUFFALOS IMPORTANCE AS TRANSPORTATION TRANSFER POINT

THE USE OF OBSOLETE INDUSTRIAL SITES WELL SERVED BY RAILROADS AND

STREETS FOR WAREHOUSING IS LOGICAL REPLACEMENT

THE IDEAL
LOCATION OF PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION AREAS SITUATED BETWEEN
THE CENTRAL CRE OF THE CITY AND THE SUBURBS IN ADDITION AMPLE
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES WATER RAIL AND HIGHWAYS ARE PROVIDED

PERCENTAGEWISE THE CITY COULD OBTAIN 70 PERCENT OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA

EMPLOYMENT IN THIS FIELD WHICH BY 1990 SHOULD EXCEED 23 000 JOBS IN THE
CITY USING THE WORKER DENSITY OF 22 EMPLOYEES PER ACRE FROM THE INVENTORY
HE 1990 LAND REQUIRE FOR WAREHOUSING USES SHOULD INCREASE TO

APPROXIMATELY 1050 ACRES

THE PLAN FOR INDUSTRY

THE PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL PLAN INDICATES AREAS FOR INDUSTRY WAREHOUSING AND
MIXED AREAS OF BOTH ACTIVITIES THE DISTRIBUTION PLAN WHILE NOT DRASTICALLY
DIFFERENT FROM THAT WHICH EXISTS TODAY STRONGLY URGES CAPITALIZATION UPON THE

TRANSPORTATION ADVANTAGES WITHIN THE CITY AND DEFINES THE RELATIONSHIP OF

INDUSTRIAL USES TO OTHER MAJOR LAND USES IN ADDITION IT IMPLIES MORE
EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF THESE INDUSTRIAL AREAS THE INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS ARE
ACCESSIBLE BY CITY AND SUBURBAN EMPLOYEES FIGURE SHOWS THE PROPOSED
DISTRIBUTION PATTERN FOR INDUSTRIAL LAND USE

THE LOCATION OF THE RAILROAD FACILITIES THE CITY WAS

IN MAJOR FACTOR IN
LOCATING AND DIFFERENTIATING FUTURE INDUSTRIAL AREAS THE SURVEY OF EXISTING
LAND USE INDICATED WAS MORE THAN
THERE TOTAL OF 2250 ACRES OF RAILROAD
LAND OF WHICH 900 ACRES WERE USED FOR RAIL FACILITIES VACANT RAILROAD
LAND WITHIN INDUSTRIAL AREAS HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR FUTURE INDUSTRIAL LAND USE
WHILE VACANT RAILROAD LAND ON THE PERIPHERY OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS HAS GENERALLY
BEEN PROPOSED FOR OTHER USES

THE ORIENTATION OF THE RAILROADS IN BUFFALO MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ALTER INDUSTRIAL

LAND USES APPRECIABLY THE PLAN CONCENTRATES INDUSTRIAL AND DISTRIBUTION
ACTIVITIES IN PROXIMITY TO MAJOR RAIL SYSTEMS IN THE CITY
 TABLE WHOLESALE TRADE EMPLOTHE 19291967
IN THOUSANDS

YEAR CITY SMSA

1929 146 156 936

1939 106 117 906
1948 174 201
1954 866
187 238 786
1958 180 225 800
1963 152 216 694
1967 164 249 659

TABLE WHOLESALE TRADE EMPLOYMENT PROJECTED 19751990

IN THOUSANDS

YEAR CITY SMSA CITY AS

1975 176 284 620
1980 193 297 650
1985 204 313 650
1990 231 330 700
TAB 1990 ACREAGE ADJUSTMENTS INDUSTRY AND WHOLESALE
LAND REQUIREMENTS BASED UPON EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES
INDUSTRY 1374 ACRES
WHOLESA1E 1050
TOTAL 2424 ACRES

LAND AREAS ALLOCATED IN PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN

INDUSTRY 1050 ACRES
WHOLESA1E 503
MIXED INDUSTRY AND
WHOLESALEAWAREHOUSE 1087
TOTAL 2640 ACRES
GROSS ACREAGE OF MAPPED
MAJOR LAND USES
INDUSTRY AND
2640
WHOLESALE AREAS
ACRES
STREETS 360
RAILROAD FACILITIES 1300
ADDITIONS 400
TOTAL 4700 ACRES
INTERIOR RESERVE AND
PORT RESERVE 600
5300 ACRES

INCLUDING SPACE FOR

SPACEBUFFERS

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 ANOTHER IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATION IN
LOCATING INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND THE SIZING
DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES OF
WAS THE PAST
AND FUTURE IMPORTANCE
BUFFALO THE CITY ENJOYS OF THE PORT OF
STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AT THE
OF LAKE ERIE AT THE EASTERN END
HEAD OF THE
THE PORT OF BUFFALO NIAGARA RIVER MORE DETAILED COMMENTS
ARE PRESENTED IN ON
APPENDIX THESE ARE TAKEN FROM THE
REPORT BUFFALO WATERWAYS
CITY PLANNING BOARD 1970
IMPORTANCE IS MANIFEST IN THE THE ECONOMIC
PORTS CONTINUING PROGRAM OF IMPROVEMENTS
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE AE PROVIDED WITH
HARBOR FUTURE PORT DEEP WATER HARBOR IN THE
OUTER
DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR IN THE
BETWEEN THE BUFFALO UNDERDEVELOPED AREA
RIVER AND THE
FUHRMANN BLVD WOULD ASSIST SOUTHERLY CITY LINE SEWER LINE IN
IN SUCH
INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OTHER FUTURE IMPROVEMENTB
POSSIBLE FUTURE RECLAMATION
OF ADDITIONAL
OF LAKE ERIELAKE LAND AND THE
ONTARIO CANAL ON THE POSSIBILITY
RIVER AMERICAN SIDE OF THE
NIAGARA

LONGRANGE PORT PLANNING IS NOW

FRONTIER PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NIAGARA
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
WATER SHIPMENT OF GOODS IS
ECONOMICAL AND LEAST THE MOST
POLLUTIONPRODUCING MEANS OF TRANSPORT
CIECLINE IN GREAT LAKES THE GREAT
SHIPPING HOWEVER INDICATES
FACTORS ARE INVOLVED THAT MANY MORE
IRJ THE COMPLEX
TRANSPORTATION
REGULATION SUBSIDY AND TAX INDUSTRY THESE INCLUDE
EXEMPTION MUCH OF THE
CPMMERCE ON THE GREAT LAKES FUTURE OF WATERBOURNE
MAY REST IN THE POLITICAL SPHERE
THERE IS DESIGNATIQN OF INDUSTRIAL
FOR FUTURE INDUSTRIAL RESERVE IN THE SOUTH
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
EXPANSION BEYOND THE PROJECTED 1990
PREVIOUSLY IN THIS CATEGORY THE NEEDS AN AREA
INTO AN OPEN
TIFFT FARM AREA HAS BEEN RECLASSIFIED
SPACE RESERVE CATEGORY THIS
SHOULD PREVENT
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA PROVIDE RELIEF OVERLYINTENSIVE
WILDLIFE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL
PRESERVE CHARACTER OF THIS LAND
ALREADY EXISTING
IN THE PLAN THE THREE
INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS INDICATE LIGHT MEDIUM AND
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
CLASS CATEGORIES
INDICATES
FROM ONE TO THREE
MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND
RESPECTIVELY THE MIXED
INDUSTRIAL RESERVE CLASSIFICATION WAREHOUSING AREAS THE
INDICATES
NOT AT THE PR6SENT TIME POTENTIAL INDUSTRIAL LAND THAT IS
SEEN ASBEING NEEDED BY 1990
OCCUR IN THE PORT AREA WHERE AN EXCEPTION MIGHT
UNFORESEEN FACTORS IN WATER
RESULT IN DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPMENT MIGHT
LAND ADJACENT TO THE
ADDITIONAL HARBOR PERHAPS ON LAND FILL
RESERVE LAND FOR THE MORE
DISTANT FUTURE COULD BE
THROUGH THE OBTAINED
CONSOLIDATION OF RAILROAD FACILITIES IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS

CONCLUSIONS IN
EFFECTUATING THIS PLAN
LITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT
SOME INDUSTRIES WILL REQUIRE
TO THEIR FACILITIES
TO REDUCE SOME WILL REQUIRE MEASURES
POLLUTING EFFECTS OF THEIR
ACTIVITY SEE APPENDIX OTHER PLANTS
MAY REQUIRE CLEARANCE AND RENEWAL
BE NECESSARY TO MAKE OME LARGE SCALE SITE IMPROVEMENTS WILL
AREAS ATTRACTIVE BOTH IN
VISUAL FINANCIAL AND
SENSE TO PROSPECTIVE
DEVELOPERS

VII1O
 NJ

IA

INDUSTRIAL
WAREHOUSING

INDUSTRIAL

II
FILL
INDUSTJLAL RESERVE
VITIL
IF
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDUSTRIALLY ORIENTED LAND AND RESIDENTIAL LAND

REQUIRES CAREFUL CONSIDERATION MANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS NOW STRUCTURALLY

DEFICIENT ARE LOCATED IN POOR PROXIMITY TO DETERIORATED INDUSTRIAL USES
THESE INCOMPATIBILITIES NEED TO BE MINIMIZED AND BUFFERED

NORTHWARD FROM TIMES BEACH THE MASTER PLAN INTENDS TO PORTRAY CONTINUOUS

PARKLIKE CHARACTER OF LAKE AND RIVER FRONT DEVELOPMENT SUCH CHARACTER

MAY INCLUDE ALL USES BE THEY RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL OR

PUBLIC IN NATURE IN THIS SENSE CHARACTER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN USE

THE INDUSTRIAL PLAN PROVIDES BASIS FOR GUIDING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

IN BUFFALO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION
OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES REQUIRES ACTIVE CONTROL AND GUIDANCE

VXI12
 LAND USE APPENDIX

AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING UTILIZATION OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF BUFFALO WAS

UNDERTAKEN IN PREPARATION OF THE 1964 MASTER PLAN THIS INVENTORY REMAINB

THE BASE OF STUDIES FOR THE MASTER PLAN THE TABULATIONS ARE ADAPTABLE TO

CHANGES LAND USE DATA WAS PREPARED ON BLOCK NEIGHBORHOOD AND

COMMUNITY BASIS IN ADDITION THE DATA WAS PRESENTED ON HALFMILE CONCENTRIC

RING BASIS FOCUSED ON THE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL PLAN

THE CITY WAS DIVIDED IN THREE ZONES THE INNER ZONE THE MIDDLE ZONE AND THE

OUTER AND WATERFRONT ZONE THE LAST CONTAINED NEARLY TWOTHIRDS OF INDUSTRIAL

EMPLOYMENT ZONES WERE USED TO ESTIMATE FUTURE SPACE REQUIREMENTS BASED

ON THE DIFFERENT CONSIDERATIONS IN THE ZONE AREAS SPACE REQUIREMENTS WERE

BASED ON THE EXISTING SITUATION MODIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL TRENDS

HIGH CONCENTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND RELATED USES IN RINGS THROUGH CAN

BE ATTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THE LOCATION OF THE BELT RAILROADS IN THE AREA IN THE

PERIOD OF GREATEST RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAST CENTURY THE BELT LINES

SURROUNDED THE THEN DEVELOPED AREAS OF THE CITY THE TIME PERIODS FOLLOWING

FOUND URBAN DEVELOPMENTS ENGULFING THE BELT LINES AND AREAS BEYOND THEM

TABLES AI AND INDICATE WAREHOUSE AN WHOLESALE INDUSTRIAL AND

RAILROAD USES BY COMMUNITY AND BY RING

113
 TABLE AI INDUSTRIAL USES BY COMMUNITY
BUFFALO RIVER CENTRAL EAST DELEVAN EAST SIDE ELICOTT ELMWOOD
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES

VAREHOUSE AND WHOLESALE 18947 3234 6875 16695 5444 524

WAREHOUSE AND WHOLESALE 4844 2952 2774 12385 4419 524
OPEN STORAGE 14103 282 4101 4310 1025
INDUSTRIAL 73722 4049 19588 30239 7044 652
LIGHT AND MEDIUM 10188 2392 7196 9188 3359 652
HEAVY 63534 1657 12392 21051 3685
RAILROADS 73936 4879 12310 84007 10467
RAILROAD FACILITIES 56759 2952 8399 75192 9423
RAILROAD VACANT 17177 1927 3911 8815 1044

MASTEN NORTH BUFFALO NORTH EAST RIVERSIDE SOUTH BUFFALO WEST SIDE
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES

WAREHOUSE AND WHOLESALE 1219 9642 72994 13901 1160 5174

WAREHOUSE AND WHOLESALE 308 5934 1210 9123 886 1534
OPEN STORAGE 911 3708 11784 4778 274 3640
INDUSTRIAL 5685 8083 5539 26724 6806 595
LIGHT AND MEDIUM 3670 4641 2289 8941 761 3654
HEAVY 2015 3442 3250 17783 6045 2301
RAILROADS 14068 2594 17819 3498 3415
RAILROAD FACILITIES 13263 2594 17429 3470 3085
RAILROAD VACANT 805 390 28 330

TABLE A2 INDUSTRIAL USES BY RING

WAREHOUSE WHOLESALE INDUSTRIAL RAILROADS

ASOF ASOF ASOF

TOTAL AS TOTAL AS TOTAL AS
IV OF INDUSTRIAL OF RAILROADS OF

ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES ACRES RING

RING RING RING
01 1422 17 27 1617 31 1918 36
02 6454 74 41 10460 53 67 7446 33 48
03 4989 58 27 9876 51 53 10305 45 55
04 4724 55 21 11095 57 49 14765 65 65
8585 100 33 26550 137 102 34089 150 131
05
06 16739 195 40 46696 241 113 55765 246 135
07 9967 116 31 32265 166 100 19150 84 60
08 17630 206 42 31623 163 75 62125 274 148
09 12760 149 35 20167 104 55 11306 50 31
10 2401 28 11 3454 18 16 9954 44 47
11 104 283 170
12 34
TOTAL 1000 32 194086 1000 71 226993 1000 13
85809

VA
 POPULATION APPENDIX

SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN OF 1964 OCCURRED IN 1967
THE CITY PLANNING BOARD REDUCED THE PLANNING POPULATION OF THE CITY FROM

615 000 TO 500 000 EVEN THOUGH THE CITY MIGHT NOT OBTAIN THIS POPULATION
BY 1990 THE 500 000 FIGURE HAS BECOME THE PLANNING POPULATION FOR THE CITY

THE PRIMARY SOURCE USED BY THE CITY FOR POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR THE

STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA IS THE CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY

STUDY OF 1969 THE METROPOLITAN AN4 ERIE COUNTY POPULATION FIGURES HAVE
BEEN UTILIZED HOWEVER BASIC ASSUMPTION IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO POPULATION
FIGURES DOES DIFFER INHERENT THE
PROGRAM DESIGNED BY
IN TO PRODUCE
ITS PROJECTIONS WAS THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO LOSE PEOPLE
TO 450 000 BY 1980 THE MOVEMENT FROM BUFFALO WOULD TAKE PLACE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PATTERNS SHOWN DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1960 AND 1966
THE DIVISION OF PLANNING AGREES IN THE CONTINUING DECLINE OF CITY POPULATION
ITS 1967 STUDY HOWEVER ASSUMED CHANGE IN THE 19601966 PATTERN FOR BOTH
8BS TRACT AND CONCRETE REASONS CHANGES IN ATTITUDES AND TRANSPORTATION
IT WAS FELT WOULD CHANGE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN ADDITION THE

HOUSING INVENTORY OF THE CITY PROPER WAS SEEN AS IMPROVING CONSTRUCTION

OF UNI WAS TO BALANCE AND THEN PASS DEMOLITION OF UNITS THE DECLINE
AFTER 1970 WA MODIFIED BY THESE CONSIDERATIONS THE POPULATION WAS BASED
ON THE NUMBER PF HOUSING UNITS AVAILABLE EVEN WITH AN INCREASED VACANCY
RATE

THE POPULATION FIGURES USED

DETERMINING VARIOUS CONSIDERATIONS OF THE
IN

INDUSTRIAL PLANDEPEND MORE ON THE COUNTY AND SMSA FIGURES THAN THE FIGURES
OF THE CITY PROPER THE FIGURES USED BY THE DIVISION OF PLANNING ARE SHOWN
IN TABLE BI
COMPARISON OF FOUR STUDIES FOR SMSA AND ERIE COUNTY ARE
SHOWN IN TABLE B2 TABLE B3 PRESENTS NUMBER OF POPULATION STUDIES
FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

115
 1969
1472 1540 1610 1097 1201
CORIDOR
BA
1969
19 0 1652 1359 496 1492 1582 1685 1697 121 126 1325 1396
ALT
CAL
1985 1567 1289 485 STUDIES 1969
FOUR 1421 1487 1567 1652 1 71 12 4 1289 1359
CAL
PROJECTINS THOUSAND
IN

1980 1487 12 4 470

PROJECTINS THOUSAND
IN
LOW196
POULATION FIGURES 1975 1421 1 71 460
POULATION FIGURES BASIN PROTECIN
BN
1520 1584 16 0 1737 1243 13 5
BI CO B2 CO
TABLE SMSA ERIE BUF TABLE SMSA 1975 1980 1985 19 0 ERIE 1975 1980 1985 19 0
TABLE B3
POPUIABION STUDIES FIGURES IN THOUSANDS
1970 1975 1980 1985
BUFFAW SMSA
US CENSUS BUREAU 1970 1349

CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LAB1969 1366 1421 1487 1567 1652

BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR 1969 1362 1472 1540 1610

CONSULTEC MARCOU OLEARY
ASSOC JUNE 68
ERIENIAGARA BASIN STUDY1966 1456 1520 1584 1660 1737
LOW PROJECTION DEVELOPED
BY DIV PLANNING 1967

BUFFALO CBD ECON ANALYSIS 1457 1520 1595

LARRY SMITH CO 1965

DIVISION OF PLANNING 1967 1350 1430 1500 1560 1650

ERIE COUNTY

US CENSUS BUREAU 1970 1114

CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LAB 1969 1125 1171 1224 1289 1359

BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR 1969 1097 1201

CONSULTEC MARCOU OLEARY
ASSOC JUNE 68
ERIEWNIAGARA BASIN STUDY 1966 1174 1243 1335
LOW PROJECTION DEVELOPED
BY DIV PLANNING 1967

DIVISION OF PLANNING 1967 1130 1190 1230 1290 1330

ERIE CO DEPT PLANNING 1966 1120 1187 1300

CITY OF BUFFALO

US CENSUS BUREAU 1970 463

CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LAB 1969 479 460 450 451 469

BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR 1969 463 458

CONSULTEC MARCOU OLEARY
ASSOC JUNE 68
ERIENIAGARA BASIN STUDY 1966 517 501 486
20002020 STABLE 480

DIVISION OF PLANNING 1967 474 460 470 485 496

459 444 439

ERIE CO DEPT PLANNING 1966
 ECONOMY APPENDIX

TABLE C6 PRESENTS PAST EMPLOYMENT IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS FROM

1959 TO 1967 TABLE C7 PRESENTS PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT IN MAJOR ECONOMIC
SECTORS FROM 1970 TO 1990 FROM THE MATERIAL DEVELOPED BY THE CORNELL
AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY STUDY OF 1969 TABLE CI PRESENTS THE ESTIMATED
LABOR FORCE TO 1990 FOR THE SMSA ERIE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF BUFFALO
TABLE C2PRESENTS THE PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR
FOR ERIECOUNTY TO 1990 WHILE TABLE C3
DOES THE SAME FOR THE CITY OF
BUFFALO TABLE C4
PRESENTS THE ESTIMATED MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT FOR
THE SMSA ERIE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF BUFFALO TABLE PRESENTS THE C5
ESTIMATED EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO BY
NUMBER AND BY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL

FOLLOWING THE ABOVE MATERIAL TABLE CB

PRESENTS EMPLOYMENT PROJECTION
BY MAJOR INDUSTRY INCLUDING SIC NUMBERS FOR CLASSIFICATIONS FINALLY
TABLE C9 PRESENTS AREAS OF RELATIVE WEAKNESS IN THE SMSA MANUFACTURING
BASE SOME OF THESE ARE UNDERREPRESENTED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT
INDUSTRIES
FIT WELL INTO THE GENERAL LABOR CONDITION OR FOR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ARE
NOT APT TO DEVELOP FULLY HERE THESE INDUSTRIES HAVE LOCATION COEFFICIENTS OF
50 OR LESS THIS IS BASED ON RELATIVE SHARE OF NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOUND
IN REGION LOCATION COEFFICIENT OF LESS THAN IMPLIES THAT THE INDUSTRYS
PRODUCT IS BEING IMPORTED OVER 10 IMPLIES THAT THE INDUSTRYS PRODUCT IS
BEING EXPORTED SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES LISTED IN TABLE MAY BE CONSIDERED
AS POSSIBLE EXPANSION IN THE AREAS INDUSTRIAL BASE

118
 TOTAL 4574 497 5397 5682 5937 TOTAL 2 3 2301 2365 2414 2504
OTHER 633 652 664 672 673 SECTOR OTHER 373 360 349 339 334
SECTOR
ECONMIC 177 173 173 176 182
ECONMIC TRANSP 281 286 300 313 328 T R A N S P
MAJOR
MAJOR BY
BY FINA CE 159 125 193 200 208 FINA CE 102 106 111 113 116
19 0
19 0 7030 25205780 1949
EMPLOYENT GOVT 606 709 896 852 896
EMPLOYENT GOVT 334 365 389 400 422
1985 6750 24305 50 1874
TO
PROJECTD
FORCE 1980 6460 23605280 18 5 PROJECTD SERVICES 643 766 896 10 4 1 0
SERVICES 362 405 453 493 533
LABOR BUFALO
1975 5940 21304890 1875
ESTIMAED THOUSAND 1970
IN
5480 1940 4540 1930 ERIE
TCOUNTY HOUSAND TRADE
IN

847 965 1082 1 59 1231 OF

CITY
THOUSAND TRADE
IN

384 413 430 444 467

CI C2 1405 1425 1453 1483 150 C3 500 480 460 450 450
CO
TABLE SMSFEMAALE ERIEBUFALO TABLE 1970 1975 1980 1985 19 0 TABLE 1970 1975 1980 1985 19 0
 19 0
AND
1970
PERCENT 166 173 197 156 43 67 198 10 0
19 0 1932 150 450 BUFALO 19 0
EMPLOYENT 1985 1914 1483 450
OF
CITY
PERCENT
NUMBER 450 467 533 422 116 182 534 2704
BY
MANUFCTRIG 1980 18 5 1453 460
1847 1425 480
EMPLOYENT AND
1970
PERCENT 224 172 162 150 46 79167 10 0
ESTIMAED THOUSAND 1970 ESTIMAED THOUSAND
1975
NUMBER 500 384 362 334 102 177 373 2 32
IN
1819 1405 500 1N
C4 CO CS
TABLE SMSA ERIE BUFALO TABLE MFGTRADE SERVICES GOVTFINA CE TRANSP OTHER TOTAL
TABLE C6 EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICUVWRAL ESTABLISHMENTS
BUFFALO SMSA 19591967

FIGURES IN THOUSANDS

5K 1966 1963 1964 196J 1962 1961 1960 19S9

MESUIACT
TETAL AA 4544

1752
4744

1806
4553

1731
4373

1676
4284

1649
426

1658
4230

1644
4417

1765
4358

1739

1231 LOQ4 1102 1084 5172 1122

DATABLE 6ODU 2213 1181 5116

24 LRNITE WOPL6D AXE LAMILVEE 08 08 08 07 07 07 08 09 11

25 PUNITUE AFTDJLAT 20 20 38 19 21 20 19 21 21
32 ABREGLYTT CEMENT PLASTET PIUIA 82 81 80 79 62 86 84 89 90
33 323 336 329 307 291 291 291 336 306
PRIMARY METAL
34 FABRIERICD MCIII PTODRACL 126 241 140 132 124 129 124 136 139
132 150 141 139 134 135 136 142 133
3S 34ACHINCRY EACEPT ELECTRICEP
36 IECTRICI MACLILNEFY EQULPIXESI

ZN5 541 250 142 130 129 130 133 138 134

37 EQILPMEML 319 312 295 266 268 264 246 263 260
38 TNAIWMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTA 35 34 31 28 28 27 26 27 24

ILOFTDUREBLT GOOD 869 574 563 560 535 556 560 391 617

20 POO2 AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 140 142 147 150 131 151 154 139 163
13 13 12 13 13 14 14 15 16
22 TEUTILE MILL
PWDUCTA
23 APPAREL AND RELETED PRODUCTS 24 23 24 23 22 23 26 27 28
26 PAPTI MIS ALLIED PROJIACIN 66 70 67 67 67 70 70 74 74
86 84 81 79 74 75 73 77 77
27 PRINTING AND VAABLISHING
CHEMICAL 159 161 135 136 139 156 134 167 181
28 ALLIED PRODUCT
29 PETROLEUM RELLAIRIG AND ETLETED
INDUSTRIES 07 07 08 08 09 09 10 10 11
30 RUBBER RUSE P2AAI PRODS 47 47 43 40 39 38 38 40 42
32 LOAT ARD LEATHER PRODUCTS 03 03 03 02 02 03 03 04 05
MISCELLANEOUS ADA 23 24 22 20 38 18 18 18 20
39 MAMAFACLURLAG

1063 2938 1804 2697 2635 2609 2586 3632 2619

NONMANUTECTURING

203 206 195 162 168 172 200 151 256

15
16
GENERAL
HEAVY
BR
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACLORS
CONSTRUCTION
53
40
57
39
52
37
43
40
43
33
17 SPECIAL TRADD CONUACTORA 110 110 105 99 92

40
RENRSILRON3
AND PUBLIC ITLUTLES

TRARSPORT
325
82
320
84
318
67
311
88
313
89
320 317 334 341

41 LOCAL INTERURBAN PASAENGER TRANSIT 30 29 28 28 29

42 MOTOR FREIGHT TRANAP STORAGE 83 60 77 73 73
44 WATER TRANSPORLAUON 13 32 32 12 12
05 05 04 04
47 TRANSP AERVICEC
100 99
04
98 98
489 COMMUNICATION END PUBLIC UTILLTLGA 102

922 687 862 645 833 822 843 155

WHOLESOLE AND US TAIL TUSDA 958
226 216 208 202 200
30 WHOLESALE TRODE

RETAIL 732 706 679 660 645

5249 TRADE

32 BTD MATERIAL HARDWARE 29 29 28 28 28

GENERAL MCRCLAODISE STORES 360 350 145 141 140
53
FOOD STORES 134 127 117 115 112
54
AUTO DCALERS SERVICA STATIONS 83 86 86 85 8J
35
56 ACCESOORTES STOREA 30 49 48 40 47
APPAREL
57 FURNITURE 510555 29 26 26 25 24
EATIFL END DRINCLNG PLACES 176 169 164 153 148
58
59 MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL STORES 69 67 66 63 62

176 170 164 162 162 162 160 158 156

FINANCE INSURSTUE AND REAL ESTATE
60 FLANKING 61 60 58 37 36
6L CREDIT AENCIES OTHERTHAN BANLTS 10 10 10 10 09
62 SECURITY DEELERS SCHENGSA 06 06 05 06 06
63 INSURANCE CARDER 51 47 46 46 48
BROKERS AAWLCS LA 18 17 17
INSURMUCE
65 REAL ESTATE 26 23 23 22 22
66 COINBMNALIONS OF REEL ASTATA IASAA
03 03 04 03 04
LOANA LAW OFFICES

1014708689 576 860 568 558 649 530

682 648 610
070999 SERVICES AND NISCELLARSEAS
36 37 34 32 32
70 FLOTRALS AND LODGINI PLACES
PEREONAL SERVICES 59 58 55 34 54
72
MLACALLANEKS BAHAMA MACTJEES 98 87 79 68 65
73
SATEESLILE
75 AULOSSEBTIC CEPSIE
SEIVLAAIU GAUGES 23 S1 21 36 18

MOATHLY AMUSATI PEBLLABAD

NACAWALAME

VH21
 WV
AE

TABLE C6 CONTINUED

SIC CI IFIDUETFY LW LW 1964 1963 1963 1961 1960 1959

BGYDC DAD MLAEELIAAEWE ATISUED

76 MISEEIIANEOA RPK SWLCM 13 12 11 09 08

71 MOTIOFI PIETU 08 07 05 07 07
79 AMUNMENT TECVEA CEPT

80 MEDICAL DAD 4HF HEALTH 381 177 16 357

EDUCALIOAIEIEM 56 55 53
86 NOEPROFLL MEMBERSHIP AGAAIASTHU 104 99 92 86 11
MISEELLENMUS AEWICEE 32 29 26 26 25

0749 FOMMTY AND ILAHERLEE 08 08 01 06 06

BVEINMTNT 719 672 630 604 588 555 529 509 483
91 FEDERAL 102 98 93 90 89
929 HALE END LOCEJ 617 573 537 513 498
92 STATE 50VEU EUT 310 131 121 107 101
EDUCATION 63 53 45 38
OTHER SLIT 87 81 76 69
93 LOCAL GOVEMMEEL 466 440 416 406 397
EDMACATLM 240 224 204 398 189
OTBETHEAL 21A 216 232 208 208

NEETHLP EATLAIW PEKLIEED

PEE AVAILABLE

122
TABLE R14PLOYME IN MA ECONOMIC SECTORS
BUFFPLW SMSA 19701990

FIGURES IRA TBOUSANDS

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990

TOTAL JOBS 5480 5935 6428 6745 7030

ERIC COUNTY 4574 4977 5397 5682 5937
NIAGARA COUNTY 906 958 1031 1063 1093

SELFEMPLOYED AGRIC 490 470

UAMESTIC WORKERS SSO 530 510
ERIC COUNTY 449 432 416 400 384
NIAGARA COUNTY 101 98 94 90 86
NONFARM WAGE SALAVY WORKER 4930 5405 5918 6255 6560
ERIE COUNTY 4125 4545 4981 5282 S5S3
NIAGARA COUNTY 805 860 937 973 1007
MANUFACTURING 1820 1853 1889 1922 1946
ERIE COUNTY 1405 1425 1453 1483 1500
NIAGARA COUNTY 415 428 436 439 446
NONMANUFACTURING 3111 3552 4029 4333 4614
ERIE COUNTY 2723 3117 3524 3798 4048
NIAGARA COUNTY 388 435 505 535 566
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTLEN 222 258 293 319 337
ERIE COUNTY 187 219 247 268 284
NIAGARA COUNTY 35 39 46 51 53
TRANSP PUBLIC UTILITIES 320 326 342 356 373
HRIE COUNTY 281 286 300 313 328
NIAGARA COUNTY 39 40 42 43 45
FIN INSURANCE REAL ESTATE 176 194 212 220 228
ERIE COUNTY 159 17S 193 200 208
NIAGARA COUNTY 17 19 19 20 20
WHOLESALE RETAIL TRADE 967 1095 1234 1323 1404
ERIE COUNTY 847 965 1082 1159 1231
NIAGARA COUNTY 120 130 152 164 173
SERVICES MISC 700 830 980 1094 1200
ERIC COUNTY 643 762 896 1004 1101
NIAGARA COUNTY 57 68 84 90 99
GOVERNMENT 725 848 964 1020 1071
ERIE COUNTY 606 709 806 852 896
NIAGARA COUNTY 119 139 158 168 175

123
 19 0 800 730 590
1 5 4 0 8 4 5 0 2950 17310 18610 21460 35890 4350 137910 10410 1 30 860 1 620 14150 6 40 280 56 70 194580
1970 9 1G85 800 1620 840
31950 16570 17 60 19 30 34810 410 135940 1 010
820
1 3 1 0 8 2 5 0 630
10780 14 70 630 2710 56280 192 0
INDUSTRIE 1980 800 1710 85 0
32320 158 0 16950 1850 3 760 3860 132530 1 690
930
1 5 2 0 7 9 2 0 1 0 3 0
670
14840 590 2636 56130 18 60
4AJOR
BY
1969
197S 800 710
1 7 9 0 8 7 0 3 2 6 8 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 1 7 1 9 0 3 2 7 5 0 3630 128950 12460 1050 1760 7620 940 15260 5 20 2540 56320 185270
STUDY
MA
IN
1970 800
1870 8260 3 10 14590 15 0 15980 31780 3420 12530 13 40 1 80 2040 7340 8 30 15730 750
50 0 2460 56 70 18 970 LABORT Y
PROJECTIBS PRODUCTS E L C T R I A L PRODUCTS PRODUCTS
FPRODUCTS IXTURES GLAS METALS CXCMACHINERY EQUIPMENT PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PUBLISHNG ALIED RELATED PLASTIC AERONUTICAL
MANUFCTRIG NOD4RAHLES CORNEL
EMPLOYENT CLAY METALS
T O T A 1
WOOD
INDUSTRY D U R A B L E S KINDRED PAPER FMISC
LUMBER FURNIT E STONE PRIMARY FABRICTED MACHINERY ELCTRIAL TRANSPO I NSTRUMES TOTAL FOOD TEXILES AP REL PAPER PRINT G CHEMIALS PETROLUM RUB ER PRODUCTS MISC TOTAL
TABLE SIC 24 25 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 20 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 39 SOURCE
13
TABLE C9 INDUSTRIES WITH DPWTHE11 1NDERREPRESENTAT ION 1966

SIC INDUSTRY LOCATION

COEFFICIENT

2421 SAWMILLS AND PLANNING MILLS 11

2432 VENEER AND PLYWOOD
2441 WOODEN BOXES CRATES 48
2S11 WOODEN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE 27
2512 UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE 19
2515 MATTRESSES AND BEDSPRINGS 48
321 HAT GLASS
3221 GLASS CONTAINERS
3251 BRICK CLAY TILE 33
341 METAL CANS
3429 HARDWARE NEC 10
34312 SANITARY WARE PLUMBERS BRASS GOADS
3444 SHEET METAL WORK 38
3449 ARCHITECTURAL MISC METAL WORK 47
3452 BOLTS NUTS RIVETS WASHERS
348 MISC FABRICATED WIRE PRODUCTS 42
34948 VALVES PIPE PIPE FITTINGS 19
3511 ENGINES TURBINES
3519 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES NEC
352 FARM MACHINERY 04
35312 CONSTR MINING MACHINERY 03
3541 METAL CUTTING MACHINE TOOLS 14
3545 MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES 32
3555 PRINTING TRADES NACHINERY 20
3562 BALL ROLLER BEARINGS
3566 COMPUTING MACH CASH REGISTERS 30
3576 SCALES AND BALANCES
3581 AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING MACH
3582 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY MACH
3584 VACUUM CLEANERS INDUSTRIAL
3586 MEASURING DISPENSING PUMPS
3591 MACH SHOPS JOBBING AND REPAIRING
3611 ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS 07
3612 TRANSFORMERS 23
3613 SWITCHBOARD SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS 02
3632 HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS FREEZERS
3643 CURRENT CARRYING WIRE DEVICES
3633 HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
3641 ELECTRIC LAMPS
3651 RADIO TV EQUIPMENT RECEIVING
3661 TEL TELEGRAPH APPARATUS
662 RADIO TV COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP 44

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TABLE C9 CONTINUED

SIC INDUSTRY LOCATION

COEFFICIENT

36713 ELECTRON TUBES

3674 ELECTRONIC CONIPONENTS 31
3715 TRUCK TRAILERS 27
3721 AIRCRAFT
3811 ENGINEERING SCIENTIFIC LNSTRTINENTA 06
3822 AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS 44
386 PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIP SUPPLIES 06
387 WATCHES CLOCKS
3949 SPORTING GOODS NEC 10
2015 POULTRY DRESSING PLANTS 19
2086 BOTTLED CANNED SOFT DRINKS 38
2654 SANITARY FOOD CONTAINERS 03
272 PERIODICALS 07
28234 SYNTHETIC FIBERS
283 DRUGS 39
541 SOAP DETERGENTS 12
PREPARATIONS
CHEMICALS 24
THER PRODU4S
RICU1TURAL 10

SOURCE CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY STUDY 1969

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 PORT OF BUFFALO APPENDIX

BY 1900 THE WATERBORNE COMMCRC BUFFALO WAS EXCEEDED IN THIS

NATION ONLY BY CHICAGO AND NEW YC CITY ONLY ABOUT HALT DOZEN
PO IN THE WORLD EXCEEAED THE VOLUME HANDLED IN I3UFFALO HARBOR

IN 1914 THE PANAMA CANAL OPENED THIS FACILITY CHANGED CONTINENTAL

AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING PATTERNS THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
DEVELOPED ROUTE WESTWARD FROM THEIR GRAIN PRODUCING AREAS TO
VANCOUVER WHERE GRAIN COULD BE SHIPPED BY WATER TO THE ATLANTIC
COAST BY USING THE PANAMA CANAL AS WELL AS TO PACIFIC DESTINATIONS
BESIDES HANDLING THE GRAIN OF THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES BUFFALO
HAD ALSO SERVED AS THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR CANADIAN GRAIN SHIPPED
TO THE EAST COAST

ANOTHER IMPACT OF THE CANAL ON THE PORT OF BUFFALO CAME FROM THE
PANAMA CANAL ACT OF 1912 THIS FORCED RAILROADS TO DIVEST THEMSELVES
OF THEIR WATER CARRIERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE COMPETITION AS
RESULT IN BUFFALO SHARP DECLINE IN PACKAGE FREIGHT TOOK PLACE UNTIL
THAT SOURCE OF COMMERCE DISAPPEARED ALSO ATTRIBUTED TO THE 1912
ACT WAS THE DECLINE OF ANTHRACITE COAL SHIPMENTS IN BUFFALO WHICH FELL
FROM 4255000 TONS IN 1919 TO 671000 TONS IN 1931 SHIPPERS DID
NOT FAVOR WATERTRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OF LOWER RAILROAD RATES
THIS DECREASE LATER BECAME INSIGNIFICANT AS THE INCREASED USE OF OIL
AND GAS FOR HEATING PURPOSES FOUND THE USE OF COAL DIMINISHING
GREATLY

FLOUR MILLING BEGAN MAJOR GROWTH AFTER THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
ITS

WHEN LARGE MILLING COMPANIES BEGAN TO LOCATE IN BUFFALO DUE TO THE

WITHDRAWAL BY RAILROADS OF FREE FLOUR STORAGE IN BUFFALO IN 1900
THE RAILROADS GRANTED FREE MILLING INTRANSIT PRIVILEGES TO BUFFALO
AND IN 1920 SIMILAR PRIVILEGES WERE WITHDRAWN FROM MINNEAPOLIS
FOR PDRIOD OF TIME DURING WHICH NEW FACILITIES WERE BUILT IN
BUFFALO IN THAT YEAR 40
OF THE GRAIN SHIPPED TO BUFFALO WAS MILLED
INTO FLOUR BY 1970 VIRTUALLY ALL THE GRAIN SHIPPED TO BUFFALO WAS FOR
MILLING PURPOSES

THE RAILROADS OWNED FLEETS OF LAKE FREIGHTERS AND NUMBER OF GRAIN

ELEVATORS IN BUFFALO UNTIL THE EARLY 1920S WHEN THE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION FORCED THE RAILROADS TO GIVE UP THEIR LAKE
FREIGHTERS ALSO DURING THE 1920S FEED FOR IIVESTCXK BECAME
SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS IN BUFFALO AS THE 1920S ENDED HD THE 1930S
BEGAN THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEPRESSION OCCURRED THE DEPRESSION
WAS TO STRIKE BUFFALO AND ITS PORT SEVERELY

IN 1925 THE PORT OF BUFFALO RANKED FIFTH ON NATIONAL LEVEL IN WATER

BORNE TONNAGE THE VAST VOLUME OF COMMERCE OF THE GITEAT LAKES
EXCEEDED THAT OF THE ATLANTIC GULF OF MEXICO AND PACIFIC COASTAL

PORTS COMBINED IN THAT YEAR 113 MILLION TONS WERE HANDLED ON THE

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LAKES WHILE 92 MILLION TONS WERE HANDLED BY ALL COASTAL PORTS AT
THIS TIME OVER ONETHIRD OF THE WAGES PAID IN BUFFALO CAME FROM
WATERFRONT AND RAILROAD ACTIVITIES

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HAD LONG BEEN USED FOR SHIPPING DEGREE
TO
BUT IN AUGUST 1927 IT WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED FOR TRANSPORTATION FROM
MINNEAPOLIS TO NEW ORLEANS UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT THIS FACILITY WHICH OFFERED 20

REDUCTION UNDER
RAIL RATES MADE POSSIBLE THE SHIPMENT OF GRAIN AND FLOUR BY AN ALL
WATER ROUTE WITH FOREIGN TRANSHIPMENT MADE NEW ORLEANS
REPRESENTATIVES OF BALTIMORE AND BUFFALO WERE UPSET BY THE USE OF
THIS GOVERNMENT BARGE LINE WHICH AT FIRST OPERATED UNDER DEFICIT
LATER THE ROUTE WAS TO DIVERT MAJOR SHIPMENTS FROM BUFFALO

DURING THE NINETEENTWENTIES CONCERN BEGAN TO GROW IN BUFFALO OVER THE

INCREASING IN CANADA INCLUDING THAT FROM
GRAIN EXPORT BUSINESS
MONTREAL THE REOPENING OF THE WELLAND CANAL WAS ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED FOR 1930 THE ENLARGED CANAL WAS SEEN AS AN EXTENSION OF
THE GREAT LAKES SHIPPING ROUTE WHICH HAD ENDED AT BUFFALO OSWEGO
NEW YORK ALSO HOPED TO ATTRACT GRAIN PAST BUFFALO BY USE OF THE
WELLAND CANAL THE FURTHER EAST LAKE FREIGHTERS COULD DELIVER
THEIR CARGOES THEDESSEXPENSIVE WOULD BE THE COST OF SHIPPING
TALK OF SEAWAY IN THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER ALSO CAUSED UNEASINESS
IN BUFFALO SHIPPING CIRCLES

LAKE TRAFFIC CAINE TO DEPEND LARGELY ON THE SIZE OF THE GRAIN

HARVEST AND THE VOLUME OF STEEL PRODUCTION THE NATIONS STEEL
PRODUCTION WAS ONLY TWENTY PER CENT OF CAPACITY IN 1932 AND TRAFFIC
AT BUFFAL6 FELL TO 957000 TONS THE FOLLOWING YEAR THERE WAS
SEVENTY PER CENT INCREASE IN STEEL PRODUCTION AND THE PORTS TRAFFIC
INCREASED FIFTYFIVE PER CENT

THE WELLAND CANAL WAS COMPLETED IN 1833

ORIGINAL SERIES OF
IMPROVEMENTS OCCURRED UNTIL 1913 WHEN IT WAS CLOSED FOR MAJOR
RECONSTRUCTION OPENING IN 1932 AS THE WELLAND SHIP CANAL IT LATER
BECAME PART OF THE ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY

IN IMPROVEMENTS WERE BEGUN ON THE NEW YORK STATE BARGE

1935
CANAL FROM THE HUDSON RIVER TO OSWEGOVIA THE OSWEGOCANAL
WATER DEPTH OF FOURTEEN FEET WAS PROVIDED ALONG THIS ROUTE WESTWARD
TO BUFFALO THE BARGE CANAL WAS TWELVE FEET DEEP WITH POINTS DROPPING
TO DEPTH OF NINE FEET WORK ON THE IMPROVEMENT STOPPED IN 1942

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THE OSWEGOIMPROVEMENT BEGAN AGAIN PROVIDING AN OVERHEAD
IN 1946
CLEARANCE OF TWENTY FEET IN COMPARISON WITH THE FIFTEEN AND HALF FOOT

CLEARANCE FOR THE REST OF THE CANAL GRAIN COULD BE SHIPPED THROUGH
THE WELLAND CANAL TO OSWEGOON LAKE ONTARIO WHERE GRAIN ELEVATORS
BUILT WITH STATE ASSISTANCE COULD STORE GRAIN UNTIL IT WAS TRANSFERRED
TO CANAL VESSELS AND SHIPPED EASTWARD LARGER CANAL BARGES COULD
USE THE OSWEGOTO THE HUDSON RIVER CONNECTION

CHANGES FUEL PONSUMPTION BROUGHT ABOUT CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION

IN
PIPELINES HAD LONG BEEN IN USE BUT BETWEEN 1930 AND 1950 GREAT
GROWTH OCCURRED RESIDENTIAL CONSUMPTION OF COAL DROPPED FROM 256
MILLION TONS IN 1929 TO 77 MILLION IN 1951 ON NATIONAL LEVEL IN
THE BUFFALO AREA COAL WAS STILL USED TO HEAT MOST HOMES AS WORLD
WAR II BEGAN FUEL OILS AND NATURAL GAS FOR HEATING PURPOSES HAD
BEGUN TO GROW IN USE BUT EXPANSION WAS CURTAILED BY DEFENSE NEEDS

THE ERIE CANAL HAD LOST ITS IMPORTANCE AS MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

AS WORLD WAR II APPROACHED IT WAS VIRTUALLY ABANDONED WITHIN THE
CITYS BOUNDARIES EXCEPT FOR THE PORTION WHICH IS NOW PART OF THE
BLACK ROCK CANAL THE WAR ITSELF SERVED AS STIMULANT FOR THE
PORT OF BUFFALO THE LENDLEASE ACT
1941 PROVIDED THE AREA WITH
OF

INDUSTRIAL ORDERS WORTH BILLION DOLLARS IN 1942 AFTER THE UNITED

STATES HAD DECLARED WAR BUFFALOAREA INDUSTRY PRODUCED FIVE BILLION
DOLLARS WORTH OF MATERIALS THIS SURPASSED BY FOUR TIMES THE
PREVIOUS RECORD ESTABLISHED IN 1929
PORT
PRESSED
OIL
OF BUFFALO OPERATED
INTO SERVICE AS
AND GRAIN WERE SHIPPED TO THE PORT
BOATS SERVED AS ARMED PATROLS
VA
INDUSTRY IN THE AREA AND THE
AT FULL CAPACITY
OF
ON
ALL VESSELS WERE
LAKE
LIMESTONE IRON ORE COAL
THE LAKES EMAIL PRIVATE

GRAIN ACTIVITY REACHED HIGH LEVELS IN 1945 THE GRAIN HANDLED

REACHED 257 MILLION BUSHELS THE FIVEYEAR ANNUAL AVERAGE BETWEEN
1933 AND 1937 WAS 98 MILLION BUSHELS BETWEEN 1953 AND 1957 THE
AVERAGE WAS TO FALL TO 121 MILLION BUSHELS THIS WAS TO FALL FURTHER
TO AN AVERAGE OF 76 MILLION BETWEEN 1963 AND 1967

THE PORT OF BUFFALOS RANKING IN TERMS OF TOTAL TONNAGE HANDLED

DURING THE MIDTWENTIES HAD BEEN SECOND ON THE GREAT LAKES AND
FIFTH OF ALL UNITED STATES PORTS IN 1930 THIS HAD SLIPPED TO THIRD
OF LAKES PORTS AND SEVENTH OF ALL PORTS 1937 THE PORT OF BUFFALO
BY
REMAINED THIRD LAKES PORTS BUT FELL TO NINTH OF ALL PORTS
OF THE

DESPITE THE HIGH DEGREE OF ACTIVITY IN THE PORT OF BUFFALO DURING

WORLD WAR TI THE RANKING OF THE PORT BY 1946 HAD FURTHER DECLINED
TO FIFTH OF THE PORTS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND TWELFTH OF ALL PORTS
OBSCURED BY THE LOCAL
ACTIVITY IN BUFFALO WAS THE RELATIVE INCREASING
IMPORTANCE OF OTHER PORTS THIS WAS TO CONTINUE AND TO BE UNDER
SCORED BY THE OPENING OF THE ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY

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 THE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAR EFFORT FOUND LOCAL HOPES FOR
RESURGENCE OF THE PORT RISING WHILE MANY NEEDS OF THAT WAR WERE
NATIONAL AND
MET BY BUFFALO AND ITS PORT SHIFTS IN REQUIREMENTS
CHANGES INTRANSPORTATIOFL METHODS AND ROUTES OCCURRED

SHORTLY AFTER WORLD WAR LITHE INLAND WATERWAYS THE MISSISSIPPI

OHIO ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI RIVERS ATTRACTED
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF GRAIN AWAY FROM THE BUFFALO AREA AND TOWARD THE GULF OF MEXICO
THESE WATERWAYS HANDLED 57 MILLION BUSHELS OF GRAIN IN 1950
THIS GREW TO 330 MILLION BUSHELS BY 1960

MOVEMENT OF THE POU1TRY INDUSTRY SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE NATION LEFT

ONLY THE EASTERN MARKET FOR BUFFALOS FEED BUSINESS SMALL PLANTS
WERE BUILT NEAR NEW LOCAL MARKETS HALF THE 1950 GRAIN FEED
MILLS IN BUFFALO WERE CLOSED BY 1960
BUFFALO WILL CONTINUE AS
MAJOR CENTER DUE TO ITS LOCATION AND THE LARGE TONNAGES
THIS FIELD
OF FLOUR BYPRODUCTS AVAILABLE LOSSES IN THIS FIELD WERE DAMAGING
BUT NOT DISASTRQUS

MUCH HARDER HIT WAS THE GRAIN MERCHANDISING BUSINESS NOTICEABLE

SHIFT BEGAN WITH THE INCREASED USE OF THE INLAND WATERWAYS AFTER
WORLD WAR II ATLANTIC COAST BUSINESS REMAINED UNTIL THE OPENING
OF THE ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY THEN GRAIN MERCHANDISING IN BUFFALO
WAS VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR THE TRANSFER OF GRAIN AT
BUFFALO WAS REMOVED BY OCEANGOING SHIPS CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION
ROUTES ALONG WITH CHANGES IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STORAGE POLICIES
DEPRESSED THE GRAIN STORAGE INDUSTRY IN BUFFALO

THE INDUSTRY HAD REACHED ITS PRESENT PROPORTIONS LOCALLY BY

MILLING
1948 FLOUR MILLING IN BUFFALO IS APT TO BE LEAST AFFECTED BY CHANGES
IN TRANSPORTATION ROUTES IN FACT SIZABLE INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE IN THE BUFFALO AREA RECENTLY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PASTA
PRODUCTS CEREALS AND CONVENIENCE FOODS WHILE MILLING PRODUCTION
IS HIGH ITS MARKET HAS CHANGED IN 1930
STILL
50 OF THE FLOUR
PRODUCTION WAS EXPORTED WHILE PRESENTLY ONLY IS FOR EXPORT

NO GENERAL PLAN FOR HARBOR DEVELOPMENT EXISTED IN BUFFALO AFTER THE

ERIE CANAL OPENED IN 1825 FACILITIES
INWERE BUILT
HAPHAZARD
FASHION IN 1929 1940 AND 1941 HAD BEEN PASSED
STATE LEGISLATION
IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORMATION OF
PORT AGENCY BUT THESE ACTS
DID NOT BEAR FRUIT IN 1950 COMMISSION WAS AUTHORIZED TO STUDY
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORT FACILITIES IT SUBMITTED REPORT IN THE
FOLLOWING YEAR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE FAILED
TO APPROVE THE PORT ORGANIZATION SUGGESTED
WHILE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY ALWAYS SOUGHT HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
PREPARATION IN BUFFALO HARBOR FOR DEEPER DRAFT VESSELS USING THE ST
LAWRENCE SEAWAY WAS NOT ALTOGETHER JOYFUL EVENT THE OCEAN ROUTE
HAD BEEN TRADITIONALLY OPPOSED BY THE CITY OF BUFFALO THIS OPPOSITION
PROVED WARRANTED AS BUFFALO LOST ITS STRATEGIC POSITION AS TRANSFER
POINT

THE ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY WAS TO PROVIDE 27 FOOT DEEP NAVIGATIONAL

CHANNEL AND OPERATED JOINTLY BY CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
BUILT

LRERORTEDLY THE AMERICAN PASSAGE HINGED ON THE RELATED POWER

DE ELOPMENT ADDED TO THE RNE STATUTES OF BOTH NATIONS CALLED
FOR FULL COSTS TO BE REPAID FROM TOLLS WITHIN FIFTY YEARS

THE PLANNING OF THE UNITED STATES SECTION OF THE SEAWAY BEGAN IN

1954 BY THE BUFFALO DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS DURING 1958 THE SEAWAY OPENED BUT ITS FIRST FULL
SEASON WAS IN 1959 DESPITE REFERENCES TO TH SEAWAY AS AMERICAS
FOURTH SEACOAST PERFORMANCE IN
ITS THE LAST TEN YEARS HAS BEEN

DISAPPOINTING IN DEBT
AND THE SEAWAY DID
IT IS NOT MAKE SIGNIFICANT
INROACL8 ON COMPETING MODES BUT IT DID MANAGE TO DIVERT THE EXPORT

GRAIN COMMERCE FROM BUFFALO

AS DEVELOPED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE HARBOR THE FEDERAL

IN 1963 THE WEST
GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTED NEW NORTH ENTRANCE
BREAKWATER WAS BUILT TO PROTECT THE NEW ENTRANCE WHICH WAS CUT
THROUGH THE OLD BREAKWATER THIS CUT AND THE REHABILITATION OF THE

BREAKWATER TOOK PLACE DURING 1964 AND 1965 TRIANGULAR CUT WAS
MADE FROM THE COAST GUARD PROPERTY AS PART OF THIS PROJECT THE
NEW NORTH ENTRANCE CHANNEL HAD DEPTH OF 25 FEET IN SOFT MATERIAL
AND 26 FEET IN HARD MATERIAL THE NORTHERN END OF THE OUTER HARBOR
HAD PROJECT DEPTH OF 23 FEET BUFFALO RIVER AND ITS ENTRANCE CHANNEL
HAD DEPTH OF 22 FEET IN SOFT MATERIAL AND 23 FEET IN HARD MATERIAL

THE SOUTH ENTRANCE CHANNEL HAD

30 AND 29 FOOT PROJECT DEPTH WITH
DEPTH OF 28 FEET AT THE SOUTHERLY END OF THE OUTER HARBOR BETWEEN
THE TWO ENDS DEPTHOF 27 FEET WAS PROVIDED THE SOUTH ENTRANCE
WAS TO HANDLE THE DEEPER DRAFT SHIPS USING THE ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY

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WHILE THE BUFFALO RIVER WILL CONTINUE IN ITS INDUSTRIAL USE THERE IS
NO THOUGHT OF MAKING IT NAVIGABLE FOR THE DEEP DRAFT VESSELS USING THE
ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY THE SOUTH CHANNEL ENTRANCE TO THE OURER
HARBOR HAS BEEN DEVELOPEDTO HANDLE THOSE SHIPS

IN 1967 FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WAS

THE NIAGARA
ESTABLISHED AND INCORPORATED WITH THE PORT AUTHORITY THE PORT
AUTHORITY HAS ASSEMBLED MOST OF THE LAND ADJACENT TO THE OUTER
HARBOR UNDER ITS OWNERSHIP CURRENTLY MUCH OF THIS LAND HAS
BEEN FILLED TO THE HARBOR LINE AND FACILITIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO
ATTRACT NEW COMMERCE TO BUFFALO HARBOR

OVER HALF OF THE TOTAL TONNAGE HANDLED BYTHE PORT OF BUFFALO IN 1967
WAS IRON ORE OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 87 WAS DOMESTIC ORE OF
THE TOTAL THE THREE MAJOR BULK COMMODITIES IRON ORE LIMESTONE

AND GRAIN COMPRISED FOURFIFTHS OF THE PORTS TOTAL TONNAGE

THIRTY YEARS BEFORE IRON ORE HAD MADE UP ABOUT 30 OF THE PORTS
TOTAL TONNAGE OF WHICH 98 WAS DOMESTIC ORE THE THREE MAJOR
BULK COMMODITIES CONSTITUTED APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE TOTAL TONNAGE

THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF 1937 WHICH WAS AN ACTIVE YEAR WAS TWENTY
ONE MILLION TONS COMPARED TO SIXTEEN AND HALF MILLION TONS IN 1967

LIMESTONE COMPRISED OF THE TOTAL AND GRAIN IN 1937 13

BY
1967 LIMESTONE ROSE TO 14
AND GRAIN FELL TO OF THE TOTAL 11
TONNAGE
THE TREND IN THE 1950S BETWEEN THE ABOVE YEARS HAD FOUND THE THREE

MAJOR BULK COMMODITIES CONIPRISING TWOTHIRDS OF THE TOTAL TONNAGE

WITH IRON ORE THEN APPROACHIRLG THE 50 MARK

THE GENERAL CARGO AND OCEAN SHIPPING ROLE OF THE PORT OF BUFFALO IN
THE FUTURE IS PIVOTAL BASED ON HISTORIC PRECEDENT IT IS PROBABLE
THAT SHIPS WILL GET LARGER AND STOP AT FEWER PORTS ON THE GREAT
LAKES THE PORTS OF THE LAKES GENERATING THE MOST CARGO WILL
SURVIVE BUFFALO AS MAJOR REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION POINT IS HAMPERED
BY OTHER PORTS IN THE SAME REGION THE PORT AUTHORITY SEEKS TO
SECURE SIGNIFICANT POSITION FOR THE PORT AS BULK TERMINAL TO ESTABLISH
STEADY TRADE AND TO PROVIDE BASE FROM WHICH TO BUILD BUFFALO DOES
HAVE AN ADVANTAGE IN BEING ABLE TO HANDLE BULK AND SPECIALTY CARGO

GENERAL CARGOES ARE MORE VALUABLE PER

BULK CARGOES FOR ANY
TON THAN

PORT THERE IS LACK OF SUCH CARGOES ON THE GREAT LAKES AND BUFFALO
SUFFERS FROM THIS CONSIDERATION THE FUTURE OF GENERAL CARGO SHIPPING
MIGHT APPEAR BLEAK TRENDS TOWARD CARGO CONTAINERIZATION THE

CONTINUING TREND OF SERVICING OF FEWER PORTS AND BUFFALOS RELATIVE

CLOSENESS TO THE GIANT PORT OF NEW YORK ALL WOULD SEEM TO UNDERSCORE
BLEAKNESS THE LOCAL PORT AUTHORITY IS NOT PESSIMISTIC HOWEVER
ITS PLAN IS TO HOLD AND BUILD UPON KEY COMMODITIEG IMPORT STEEL AND

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EXPORT FLOUR INCREASED IN 1969 THE PORT AUTHORITY HAS SOUGHT AND
ATTRACTED INCREASES IN BULK CARGOES CLAY POTASH SALT SAND ETC
FLOUR AND STEEL STAPLES TOGETHER WITH OTHER BULK CARGO GROWTH COULD
ATTRACT ADDITIONAL CARGOES

DOMESTIC GRAIN REACHING THE PORT OF BUFFALO BETWEEN 1963 AND 1967
FELL BY 58 FROM THE 1943 TO 1947 LEVEL THIS DROP WAS ONLY 22 FROM
1933 TO 1937 LEVEL HOWEVER BY 1960 THE PORT OF BUFFALO RANKED SEVENTH
OF THE GREAT LAKES PORTS IN TERMS OF TONNAGE HANDLED AND TWENTYFIRST
OF ALL UNITED STATES PORTS IN 1967 BUFFALO HELD ITS GREAT LAKES
RANKING BUT FELL TO TWENTYSIXTH OF BOTH LAKES AND COASTAL PORTS
DESPITE THE LOSS HI GREAT LAKES
SHIPPING THAT SOURCE IN 1968 SUPPLIED

88 OF THE TONNAGE HANDLED BY THE PORT AUTHORITY

SSUMING THAT POLLUTION PROBLEMS WILL BE EFFECTIVELY COMBATTED THE

GREAT LAKES WILL STILL OFFER THE WORLDS LARGEST SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER
BY THE NEXT CENTURY THIS RESOURCE WILL BECOME OF INCREASING
IMPORTANCE BUFFALO WITH ITS STRATEGIC LOCATION SHOULD PLAY AN
IMPORTANT ROLE

FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR THE PORT GENERALLY MAY INCLUDE LONGER SHIPPING
SEASON AND REGROWTHIN HARBOR COMMERCE LAND PROJECTIONS AND
ISLANDS MAY BE BUILT OF WASTE AND DREDGED MATERIAL BEHIND BULKHEADS
WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE WATER FLOW OF LAKE ERIE NEW
CANAL USING ROCK CANAL ROUTE IN
THE BLACK PART TO CONNECT LAKES
ERIE AND ONTARIO REMAINS POSSIBILITY AND IS STILL UNDER STUDY
SINCE 1874
THERE HAVE BEEN TWENTY SUCH STUDIES IF THE PRESENT STUDY

FINDS SUCH CANAL TO BE WARRANTED INSTEAD OF SIMPLY IMPROVING THE

WELLAND CANAL ADDITIONAL SHIPPING WOULD BE THRUST ADJACENT TO
BUFFALO HARBOR ADDING AN IMPETUS TO THE GROWTHOF COMMERCE IN
THE AREA
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TNBLE 01 WHEAT FLOTR PRODUCTION IN HUNDRED WEIGHT LARGEST US CENTERS

YE5YR
FAR
AVERAGE
PERIOD BUFF5LO KANSAS CITY MINNEAPOLIS

195357 26593154 13739157 12108065

196367 26637784 14307242 8630752

TABLE 02 LAKE RECEIPTS OF GRAIN AT BUPPALO IN BUSHELS

WHEAT OTHER GRAIN TOTAL

193337 78869224 18748902 97618126

194347 13049 51878816 182377299
195357 68759871 52112606 120872477
196367 53321270 22235425 75556695

CORN OATS BARLEY RYE FLAXSEED SOYBEANS MALT

TABLE RAIL RECEIPTS OF GRAIN AT BUFFALO IN BUSHELS

WHEAT OTHER GRAIN TOTAL

195357 32883020 45649600 78532620

196367 19653220 10819600 30472820

CORN OATS BARLEY RYE FLAXSEED SOYBEANS MALT

THY

TABLE VT L4 GRAIN TO BUFFAI LOADED OUT BY RAILROAD IN BUSHELS

OTHER GRAIN

20
WHEAT TOTAL

195357 12356896 32601669

196367 5109254 6936 5116190
RYE ONLY

CORN OATSBARLEY RYE FLAXSEED

SOTIRCE THE CORN EXCHANGE BUFFALO NY

TABLED SHIPMENT OF GRAIN FROM BUFFALO VIA WELLAND CANAL AND NYS
BAPGE CANAL AT OSWEGO IN NY TONS

YEARLY AVERAGE
FOR 5YR PERIOD WHEAT OTHER GRAIN TOTAL

195357 136000 398933 534833

ALL IN 1956 19555657
ONLY
CORN OATS
BARLEY FLAXSEED

196367 70315 ALL 70315

IN 1964
CORN ONLY

SOURCE NYS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

 RV

TAALE 06 BUFFALO RECEIPTS OF RC ORE AND LIMESTONE

IN MILLIONS OF 2000 LB TONS BY FIVEYEAR INTERVALS

IRON ORE CANADIAN ORE LIMESTONE

TOTAL TONS OF TOTAL

1930 297 00 93
1935 212 08 110
1940 560 06 22
1945 644 05 240
1950 660 57 348
3955 749 99 398
1960 708 73 319
1965 902 152 300

3966 941 163 303

1967 907 121 236
1968 836 109 227
1969 870 102 228

PRELIMINARY FIG
SOURCE US CORPS OF ENGINEERS

TAB1JD7 BUFFALO CUSTOMS DISTRICT FOREIGN COMMERCE 19461969

NATIONAL RANKING COMPARED TO OTHER US CUSTOMS DISTRICTS

VALUE OF FREIGN COMSERCE BUFFALO CUSTOMS DISTRICT IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

194650 195155 195660 196165 1966 1967 1968 1969

AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE

RANKING
EXPORT
IMPART
TOTAL

VALUE
EXPORT 3845 5667 7745 8938 14008 15097 16078 18444
IMPORT 2160 4057 4174 5577 11088 13902 23483 26819
TOTAL 6005 9714 13919 14515 25096 28999 37561 45263

CUSTOMS DISTRICT PORTS AND DISTRIBUTION POINTS IN METROPOLITAN BUFFALO PLUS DUNKIRK

CONNERCE EXPORT AND IMPORT GENERAL CARRIED BY VESSEL AIR TRUCK PIPELINE AND
RAIL MAIL NOT INCLUDED MOTOR VEHICLES SHIPPED THROUGH CANADA ARE INCLUDED

DISTRICTS OF NE YORK AND DETROIT EXCEED VALUE OF BUFFALO IN TOTAL AND IN IMPORT
THESE ARE JOINED BY NE ORLEANS AND SAN FRANCISCO TO EXCEED BUFFALO IN EXPORT
NOTE THE PORT HANDLES ONLY SMALL
PERCENT OF THIS COT
SOURCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS FOREIGN OMMERCE AND NAVIZATION OF THE UNITED STATE 3966 1967

FOR 19461965 US TRADE SUXNAXARY FT070E ANDI ISSUES FOR 39 1967

HIGHLIGHTS OF US
FOREIGN
CPORS AND IMP TRS T9 DAOENIB DA0I4 ROT 29GS 969

VII38
 AIR POLLUTIONAPPENDIX

THE BUFFALO AREA FALLS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF BOTH THE ERIE COUNTY
AND NEW YORK STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN REGARD TO THE REGULATION OF
AIR POLLUTION WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN AREA THERE ARE FOUR POLLUTION
ZONES THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS COVERED BY ZONES AND THE LATTER
OF WHICH PERMITS DUST AND DIRT EMISSION LEVELS TO 75 MICROGRAMS PER
CUBIC METER THIS REPRESENTS REDUCTION FROM THE PAST WHERE LEVELS
UP TO 280 HAD BEEN REACHED THE STATE AIR QUALITY ZONES RANGE FROM
LEVEL TO BUT THE FIFTH LEVEL IS NOT USED ZONES II AND III
PERMIT LEVELS OF 45 55 AND 65 MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER RESPECTIVELY
THESE LEVELS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED GOALS SUPERIMPOSED ON FIGURE
AIR POLLUTION ZONES ARE DENSITIES OF AIR POLLUTIOR AS RECORDED IN
JUNE 1972

ISLAM

KENMORE
SV

NO
FIGURE AIR POLLUTION ZONES

V11 39
TRANSPORTATION PLAN

BUFFALO MASTER PLAN

CHAPTER VIII
TRANSPORTATION PLAN

THE DESIGN OF COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE

IN DETERMINING THE FUTURE LAND USE DISTRIBUTION WITFIIN THE CITY IN THIS SENSE

THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF ALLOWING OR ENCOURAGING LAND USE

CHANGES IN CONSIDERING THE FUNCTION OF BUFFALO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIRABLE

THOROUGHFARE SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL IF THE CENTRAL CITY CHARACTER OF BUFFALO IS TO BE

IMPROVED THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN LARGE METROPOLITAN CENTER HAS TWO

MAJOR OBJECTIVES

TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS TO AND FROM THE

CITY AND

TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS WITHIN THE CITY

PROPER

FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DISCUSSION THE FACT THAT BOTH INTRACITY AND

INTRAREGIONAL OBJECTIVES MUST BE SATISFIED THE CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE

TRANSPORATTION SYSTEM HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED SEPARATELY THE PRIMARY ARTERIAL

SYSTEM IS USUALLY CONSIDERED AS BEING INTRACITY SERVING THE EXPRESSWAY

SYSTEM HAS IN ADDITION TO LOCAL REQUIREMENTS THE ACCOMMODATION OF BOTH INTRA

AND INTERREGIONAL TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS SINCE ANTICIPATED GROWTH WILL BE

CONCENTRATED OUTSIDE THE CITY THE INTRAREGIONAL SYSTEM REQUIRES THE GREATEST

SCRUTINY IF THE OBJECTIVE OF CAPITALIZATION ON THE CENTRAL CITY FUNCTION OF BUFFALO

IS TO BE ACHIEVED

POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES

THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN SETS FORTH GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO ADEQUATELY SERVE

THE PROPOSED LAND USE ARRANGEMENTS EXPRESSED IN THE MASTER PLAN AT THE

SAME TIME THEY EMPHASIZE THE CENTRAL CITY FUNCTION OF BUFFALO ON THE NIAGARA

VIII
FRONTIER DIFFICULT BUT DESIRABLE OBJECTIVE IS THE CONSOLIDATION OF DIVERSE

RAILROAD PROPERTY AND LINES OWNED BY VARIOUS COMPANIES SERVING SIMILAR OR

OUTDATED FUNCTIONS WHIE AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC MUST BE SERVED PROPOSALS FOR

TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE WEIGHED AGAINST ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE MASTER

PLAN DESIRABLE PLANNING CONSIDERATION IS TO ENCOURAGE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN PLACES OF RESIDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE IS THE

RAPID TRANSIT PROPOSAL WITHIN THE CITY SUCH FACILITIES NOT ONLY PROVIDE

TREMENDOUS CARRYING CAPACITIES IN COMPARISON TO THE AUTOMOBILE BUT THEY

ALSO OFFER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF UNIQUE NATURE

IN LIGHT OF THE GENERAL POLICIES FOR TH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STATED ABOVE

SERIES OF SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE LISTED

REDUCTION IN THE LENGTH OF TRAVEL TIME

INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN AREA THUS

ALLOWING FOR GREATER LOCATIONAL CHOICE BOTH IN PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND

PLACE OF WORK

UTILIZATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TO FACILITATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LAND

USE OBJECTIVES AS AN EXAMPLE RELATE THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO PROPOSED

INDUSTRIAL AREAS

UTILIZE THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TO ENCOURAGE DESIRABLE FUNCTIONAL CHANGES

WITHIN THE CENTRAL CITY

INCREASED SAFETY THROUGH THE PROPER DESIGN OF THOROUGHFARES

IMPROVED LEVELS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE

VIII
BACKGROUND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION STUDY NETS BEGAN

IN 1961 THE STUDYS OBJECTIVE WAS TO PREPARE JZBMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION

PLAN FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES NETS EMPLOYED

PLANNING PROCESS CONSISTING OF THREE PHASES INVENTORY FORECAST AND PLAN

AND TEST THE TRAVEL INVENTORY WAS TAKEN THROUGH EXTENSIVE ORIGINAND

DESTINATION SURVEYS AND TRAFFICVOLUME COUNTS IN 1962 THE BASE YEAR FOR

LATER PROJECTIONS THIS MATERIAL COMBINED WITH LANDUSE INFORMATION WAS

USED TO DEVELOP TRIP GENERATING RATES AS RESULT OF TESTING THE ALTERNATE

NETWORKS BY ADVANCED MODALSPLIT TECHNIQUES THE NETS RECOMMENDED

BASIC CORRIDOR PLAN CONSISTING OF EXPRESSWAY NETWORK COMPRISED OF 120

MILES OF EXISTING AND UNDERCONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND 126 MILES OF NEW

ROUTES THE BASIC CORRIDOR PLAN WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED LOCALLY

NFTS ALSO EXAMINED FUTURE MASS TRANSIT NEEDS IT CONCLUDED THAT IF NO

IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE TRANSIT SYSTEM OF 1962 TRANSIT RIDERSHIP

WOULD DECLINE FROM AN AVERAGE WEEKDAY VOLUME OF 208 000 TRIPS TO 189 000

TRIPS IN 1985 DURING PERIOD WHEN TOTAL PERSON TRIPS WERE PREDICTED TO DOUBLE

THE NETS DEVISED ELEVEN ALTERNATE PROPOSALS FOR TRANSITFACILITY DEVELOPMENT

AND TESTED THEM AGAINST PREDICTED TRAVEL DEMANDS ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT MAKE

FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS THE NFTS INDICATED THE CORRIDORS OF HIGH TRANSIT

POTENTIAL THE GREATEST POTENTIAL WAS DIRECTLY NORTH FROM DOWNTOWNBUFFALO

IN WHAT NETS CALLED THE KENMORE CORRIDOR SECOND WAS THE UNIVERSITY

CORRIDOR TO THE NORTHEAST OTHER SIGNIFICANT VOLUMES WERE INDICATED TO THE

EAST TO THE SOUTHEAST AND TO THE SOUTH LESSER VOLUMES WERE SHOWN EAST

WARD FROM NIAGARA FALLS ON THE PERIMETER OF THE BUFFALO URBANIZED AREA

VIII3
THE NFTS WORK WAS USEFUL IN IDENTIFICATION OF CORRIDORS AND ESTIMATING

VOLUMES OF USE OF THE SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES BUT NO DECISIONS TO IMPLEMENT

TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE

TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE SUNYAB AMHERST CAMPUS AND TO SUGGEST

MEANS OF ACCOMMODATING THE EXPECTED GROWTH THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE

OF PLANNING COORDINATION OPC WAS REQUESTED TO CONDUCT AN IMPACT STUDY

MAJOR RECOMMENDATION WAS RAPID TRANSIT LINE IN THE BUFFALOAMHERST

CORRIDOR THE IJNIVERSITY CORRIDOR OF THE NFTS GENERALLY ALONG MAIN STREET

FROM THE BUFFALO CBD THROUGH THE PRESENT SUNYAB CAMPUS AND TO THE NEW

AMHERST CAMPUS THE NETS WAS REPLACED BY THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION

COMMITTEE NFTC WHICH WAS TO PERFORM CONTINUING TRANSPORTATION STUDIES IN THE

AREA THE BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR HAS BEEN GIVEN HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR

IMPLEMENTATION

THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WAS CREATED TO IMPLEMENT

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS UNDER BROAD STATE POLICY FOR

TRANSPORTATION THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUFFALOAMHERST RAPID TRANSIT

LINE SHOULD GET UNDERWAY SHORTLY AND EXTENSIONS OF RAPID TRANSIT FACILITIES

HAVE BEEN PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF BUS COMPANIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA

IS CONTEMPLATED BY THE AND TRANSPORTATION CENTER WILL BE BUILT

IN DOWNTOWNBUFFALO

VIII4
EXISTING FHOROUGHFARE SYSTEM FIGURE PRESENTS THE MAJOR ARTERIAL AND

EXPRESSWAY SYSTEMS WITHIN THE CITY AND ADJACENT METROPOLITAN AREA THE PRIMARY

ARTERIALS ARE RADIAL IN NATURE STARTING AT NIAGARA SQUARE AND RADIATING OUTWARD

INTO THE METROPOLITAN AREA THE THOROUGHFARES INDICATED REPRESENT FACILITIES

THAT MEY BE ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION IN FEDERAL AID NETWORK AMONG THE

PRIMARY RADIAL ARTERIALS IN BUFFALO ARE NIAGARA DELAWARE MAIN GENESEE

BRAODWAY AND SENECA STREETS RHE REMAINDER OF THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM TAKES THE

FORM OF MODIFIED GRID PATTERN WITH THE STREETS EITHER RUNNING NORTHSOUTH

SUCH AS BAILEY FILLMORE AND JEFFERSON OR EASTWEST SUCH AS KENMORE

HERTEL AMHERST DELAVAN FERRY AND WILLIAM STREETS FOR THE MOST PART

THE GRID ARTERIALS ARE PRESENTLY INTRACITY SERVICE ROUTES AN EXPRESSWAY

SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE GRID AND RADIAL ARTERIAL SYSTEMS AND

GENERALLY TAKES THE FORM OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL BELT SYSTEM THE INNER EXPRESS

WAY BELT CONSISTS OF THE KENSINGTON EXPRESSWAY AND THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY

THE SECOND BELT IS DEFINED BY THE NEW YORK ST THRUWAY TO THE EAST AND THE

YOUNGMANN EXPRESSWAY NORTH OF THE CITY THIS SYSTEM IS CONNECTED BY

SERIES OF RADIAL EXPRESSWAYS THE NIAGARA SECTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE

THRUWAY THE BUFFALO SKYWAY AND PART OF THE KENSINGTON EXPRESSWAY THE

OF THE ARTERIAL
EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED INDEPENDENT MAJOR

SYSTEM IN TERMS OF RIGHTOFWAY ALIGNMENTS

FIGURE AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC INDICATES POINTS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION NORTH

AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL CORE OF THE CITY THE HISTORIC PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT

HAS MOVED IN NORTHERLY AND EASTERLY DIRECTIONS FROM THE CENTRAL CORE

CONSEQUENTLY THE MAJOR TRAFFIC FLOWS HAVE BEEN IN THIS NORTHEASTERLY CORRIDOR

COMBINES THE SAFETY AND CAPACITY DEFICIENCIES AS PRESENTED IN THE

FIGURE

VIII5
 LEXPRESSWAY
PRIMARY ARTERIAL
SECONDARY ARTERIAL

FIGURE EXISTING
THOROUGHFARES

VIII6
TOPICS STUDY FOR THE CITY THE TOPICS PROGRAM WILL ASSIST IN THE RESOLUTION

OF MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS

THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE TO LARGE EXTENT THE MANNER IN WHICH

THE CENTRAL CORE OF BUFFALO IS TO SERVE IN METROPOLITAN CAPACITY IF THE CORE

IS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN SIZABLE PROPORTIONS OF REGIONAL ACTIVITIES IT WILL BE

NECESSARY THAT ACCESSIBILITY TO AND FROM THE CORE BECOMES ONE OF THE MAJOR

PROVISIONS OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AUTOMOBILE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE

CITY MUST FACILITATE THE EASY MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY IN RELATION

TO THE EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM THE PROPOSED RAPID TRANSIT FACILITIES AND BUS LINES

IN THE CITY WHICH WILL PLAY KEY ROLES IN MOVEMENT AND IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS TABLE PRESENTS GENERAL STANDARDS FOR

THOROUGHFARES AS DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS AGENCIES OPERATING WITHIN THE BUFFALO

AREA IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT CERTAIN SITUATIONS REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS

HOWEVER THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS WILL SERVE AS DOES THE GENERAL LAND USE

PLAN AS GUIDE

TABLE MINIMUM THOROUGHFARE DESIGN STANDARDS

COLLECTOR LOCALS

SINGLE FAMILY SINGLE FAMILY

DESIGN ELEMENTS EXPRESSWAY ARTERIALS RESIDENTIAL AREAS ORHER RESIDENTIAL AREAS OTHER

ALL WIDTHS MEASURED IN FEET

NUMBER OF TRAFFIC LANES 46 46 24
WIDTH OF TRAFFIC LANES 12 12 10 11 10
WIDTH OF CURB PARKING LANE OR

SHOULDER 10 10 10 10 10
MEDIAN WIDTH 20 12
WIDTH OF RIGHTOFWAY 120144 100120 60 80 50 6080
DESIGN SPEED MPH 50 40 30 30 25 25

MINIMUM AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME 45000 20000

65000 30000 8000 12000 5000 8000

APARTMENT MULTIFAMILY HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND COMMERCIAL SHOPPING AREAS

1117
RI
TRAFFIC VOLUME
IN THOUSANDS

00 0CM

FIGURE 2AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC

VIII8
 IILTIJTIL

IL 1R2
PTM

VJ

TI EF RA
ULWW

CARACITY DEFICIENCIES
INTERSECTION CRITICAL LANE VOLUME
MGREATER
800
THAN
TO 1000
1000 VEHICLES PER
VEHICLES
HOUR
PER HOUR

SAFETY DEFICIENCIES 4A
HIGH ACCIDENT LOCATIONS
10OR MORE IN 1969

II
FIGURE TRAFFIC DEFICIENCIES TL

VIII9
TRANSPORTATION PLAN

THOROUGHFARE PLAN THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN SUGGESTS SOME ARTERIAL IMPROVEMENTS

DESIGNED TO SOLVE EXISTING CIRCULATION PROBLEMS AND TO EFFECT THE DESIRABLE LAND

USE ARRANGEMENTS THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM SHOULD BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE

METROPOLITAN THOROUGHFARE SYSTEM AND CONFORM WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF STRENGTHENING

THE CENTRAL CITY FUNCTION OF BUFFALO IT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN

TO MAKE DETAILED STUDIES OF RIGHTOFWAY ALIGNMENTS CONSTRUCTION COSTS OR

INTERCHANGE DESIGN THE FOLLOWING ARE THE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS MADE WITH

RESPECT TO THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM

THE COMPLETION OF THE CENTRAL CORE ARTERIAL LOOP THIS WILL SERVE
AND DEFINE THE CORE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE DESIGN OF THIS FACILITY
ENHANCE THE CENTRAL CITY FUNCTION AND VISUAL APPEARANCE OF THE CORE AREA

THERE MAY BE NEED FOR MAJOR ARTERIAL IMPROVEMENT TO HANDLE

NORTHSOUTH TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS NEAR THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE CITY THIS
ENTIRE AREA IS PRESENTLY SERVED BY BAILEY AVENUE THIS SHOULD BE THE
SUBJECT OF AN INDIVIDUAL STUDY

THERE IS NEED FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO THE PORT INDUSTRIAL AREA TO

ASSIST IN THE PROPER INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PRESENTLY UNDERUTILIZED
AREA THERE IS NEED FOR INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY

AN EXTENSION OF THE AURORA EXPRESSWAY IS SHOWN ON THE PLAN IT

WOULD HELP MOVE TRAFFIC INTO THE DOWNTOWNAREA AND PROVIDE INCREASED
ACCESSIBILITY TO WAREHOUSING AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

OTHER STUDY AREAS AND MINOR PROPOSALS ARE INDICATED ON THE PLAN IT IS SUGGESTED

THAT ARTERIALS BE IMPROVED TO PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT INTRACITY SYSTEM PRIMARY

ARTERIALS SHOULD ALLOW FOR CONNECTIONS WITH THE EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM AND THEY

SHOULD GENERALLY DEFINE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS WITHIN THE CITY RATHER

THAN DISRUPT THOSE AREAS THOROUGHFARE PROPOSALS SHOULD BE EVALUATED WITH

VIIILO

ZI
RESPECT TO POPULATION DENSITY AND LAND USE PROPOSALS CONTINUAL REVIEW OF

TRANSPORTATION NEEDS WILL BE REQUIRED THE EXACT LOCATION OF PROPOSED FACILITIES

CAN MOST APPROPRIATELY BE JUDGED AT THE TIME OF DETAILED FEASIBILITY STUDIES

MAJOR FACTOR IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF TRAFFIC FLOW WILL BE THE RECOMMENDED

SIGNAL CONTROL PLAN AS PROPOSED BY THE TOPICS PROGRAM FIGURE

COMPUTER WOULD OPERATE AS CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT PROVIDING INPUTS TO

EACH SIGNAL CONTROLLER IT WOULD RECEIVE TRAFFIC DATA FROM SENSORS PERMITTING

THE SYSTEM TO ADJUST TO SITUATIONS BEFORE THEY BECOME MAJOR PROBLEMS

TRANSIT PLAN THE DESIRABILITY OF IMPROVING THE CITYS BUS FACILITIES IS

OBVIOUS WHEN THE POPULATION DENSITY OF THE CITY IS CONSIDERED THE EXISTING

PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT WILL NEVER PERMIT BUFFALO TO RELY ON TRANSPORTATION

SYSTEM BASED ON THE AUTOMOBILE ALONE IT IS NECESSARY TO PROPOSE IMPROVED

BUS SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE CITY EVENTUALLY THE PRIVATELYOWNED BUS COMPANY

WILL HAVE TO BE ACQUIRED BY PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVELS

OF SERVICE

THE PROPOSED RAPID TRANSIT LINE IN THE BUFFALOAMHERST CORRIDOR WILL PLAY AN

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE MOVEMENT OF LARGE NUMBERS OF PERSONS IN

THAT CORRIDOR IT ALSO CALLS FOR IMPROVED SERVICE OF BUS LINES SERVING THE

RAPID TRANSIT FACILITY LINE THE EXTENSION OF RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE IN THE RICHMOND

GHEEKTOWAGA AND HAMBURG CORRIDORS WILL EXPAND RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE THROUGHOUT

THE CITY AND ADJACENT URBAN AREAS

VIII 11
 IIT
TH3RAVE
00 40

OR

SIGNAL CONTROL SUBAREAS

BW VARIABLE SPLIT CONTROLLERS

INTERCONNECTED ARTERIALS

FIGURE SIGNAL CONTROL PLAN

VIII 12
ANOTHER TRANSPORTATION CONSIDERATION CONCERNS RAILROAD FACILITIES IN THE CITY

CONSOLIDATION OF RAILROAD LINES PROVIDING DUPLICATE SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED

OF THE 27 000 ACRES OF LAND WHICH COMPRISE THE CITY OVER 250 ACRES ARE

OCCUPIED OR OWNED BY RAILROADS THIS IS TOO MUCH LAND TO BE DEVOTED TO THAT

PURPOSE STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE MOST EFFICENT

USE OF LAND FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES IS RECOMMENDED THE COOPERATION OF NEW

YORK STATE WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR SUCH PROGRAM DUE TO RIGHTS OF THE

RAILROADS INVOLVED IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR WATERBORNE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS

AND GOODS ALSO CALLS FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDY THE MOST EFFICIENT MOVEMENT GOODS

AND PERSONS USING THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SPACE WITH MINIMUM OF POLLUTING

EFFECTS SHOULD BE CONTINUALLY STRESSED IN THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION

FACILITIES

VIIP13

RJ
RA

ARTERIAL IMPROVEMENTS
CORRIDORS
RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS

FIGURE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

VIII14
THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR THE BUFFALO CITY PLAN
NING BOARD BY CITY PLANNING ASSOCIATESEAST INC
UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF BROOKS BRADEMAS

PROJECT DIRECTOR
JOHN ROSSI

PROJECT PLANNERS
HOWARD RICE

JAMES HUGHES
JAMES NEIDIGH

PROFESSIONAL
STAFF
ALEVIZOS JOHN HOUSEKNECHT MICHAEL
AUZINS IRMA KANE PATRICK
BRADEMAS JAMES KENNELLY MARTIN

CAMPBELL JOHN KIEVA MARTY

CECCHI FREDERICK PAPPAS APHRODITE
CLABAUGH FRANK PORTER DIANE MARIE
CONKLIN GEORGE ROG JOANNE
CRONIN JOHN JR SCHAFER WILLIAM
EASTMAN RAYE STUTSMAN PAUL
FINFER PAUL VANNONI ZANO
HOGENBIRK CHRISTIAN WERNER ROBERT

GRAPHIC ARTS
BAILEY KREGG
MASON LINDA RUTH
VARGO MICHAEL
ZACK RICHARD

PLANNING
TECHNICIANS
CITTADINE GERALD PARKS CAROLYN
CORMENY TERRY PREGEL DENNIS
FRAUHIGER MARK ALAN PROFANT ELIZABETH
GALASSI FRED ROSSOW CURTIS

GARDINI RONALD STRONG WILLIAM

KATZENBERGER ROBERT TAYLOR CHARLES
LUTZ THOMAS WYNNE JAMES
NICHOLS EUGENE

ADMINISTRATIVE
SECRETARIAL
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