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Governor Cuomo has promised 1 BILLION dollars for Buffalo to help with the local
economy. He has also expressed his opinion that a good portion of these funds go toward
generating tourism. One of the biggest roadblocks to outer harbor development that would
provide mostly public space has just been overcome. Now the only thing holding us back is
ourselves. Please join forces with the outer harbor “Designed for the People” to create a
waterfront that will provide for the desires of Buffaloians while also generating a critical
mass of tourism that further more tourist development around the region.
Outer Harbor waterfront plans were created out of a desire to bring fresh vision to Buffalo N.Y. To turn our city around we must take advantage of the tourism market. With Niagara Falls only a short drive away this goal is attainable. Large Theme Parks, PGA Golf Courses, Water Parks, etc. require large investments and are a great goal for the future. To achieve these goals of larger attractions in Buffalo we need to show that we can attract tourism on a scale that will enable these larger attractions to make financial sense. The Outer Harbor development outline on this website will accomplish that goal and drive larger attraction development.
We need to start by laying a foundation that will make these investments attractive. We need to immediately perform any remediation needed and develop the property between the old Pier Restaurant location and small boat harbor. The development of the inner harbor has begun to shed the public attitude of the "we’re not going to be able to get anything done" and rally us all to get involved in creating a waterfront that helps this city prosper again. Using this available funding the following can be completed:
- Remediate the area.
- Remove or modify the recently placed stone shoreline protection and install a user friendly shoreline that will allow boater access and lcose personal pedestrian interaction with the edge of the lake.
- Create seating to watch the boats, sunset, or just read and enjoy the lake.
- Install a grass parkland area between the Pier Restaurant and the Bell Slip to have picnics, play Frisbee or just hang out.
- Install grass and striped sports fields, volleyball and basket ball courts along with other sports areas.
- Turn Ohio Street and Furnham Blvd. into two way streets which would be accessed by the Tifft street off ramps.
- Install appropriate signage for easy access.
Lets begin to create the “Cultural Promenade" where all of the historic and ethnic cultures of Buffalo will be represented in an almost two mile long tourist attraction. Here people can eat breakfast in Greece, lunch in Germany and dinner in the Orient. Products and foods indigenous to each culture will be available as people stroll from one culture to another. A cultural museum in each of the districts preserves the culture and history of the people of Buffalo, protecting our cultural heritage and enhancing opportunities for heritage tourism. It is a combination between Disney’s Epcot Center and Buffalo’s own Pan American Exposition on a large scale with a great sense of reality.
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