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Category: Skyway

Posts related to the constant debate about the usefulness and future of the Buffalo Skyway.

Higgins vs. The Skyway, the return

September 24, 2012 DerekLeave a comment

Congressman Brian Higgins today repeated his call for the Skyway to be torn down and replaced, and every news outlet ran with it like it was major news.  It's been four years since I've written on the topic, but the claims that Higgins made today seemed to me to be more over the top than… Continue reading Higgins vs. The Skyway, the return →

Posted in Buffalo, Derek, Skyway

The Skyway Report

December 6, 2008 DerekLeave a comment

Congressman Brian Higgins recently released a news brief citing a report from the NYSDOT entitled "New York State Route 5 Buffalo Skyway Management Study". In his press release, Higgins selectively released facts to bolster his position that tearing down the Skyway makes the most sense. According to the report, presented by the NYSDOT at the… Continue reading The Skyway Report →

Posted in Buffalo, Derek, Politics, Skyway

Raise it up

November 27, 2008 DerekLeave a comment

The Buffalo Ruse has a farcical look into the future of the Skyway... The New York State Department of Transportation has issued a dramatic proposal to eliminate the Buffalo Skyway by the year 2019. Instead of demolishing the structure, as a recent urban renewal commission has suggested, The DOT’s plan calls for raising the City… Continue reading Raise it up →

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Boulevarnalism

August 21, 2008 DerekLeave a comment

In what has to be one of the worst displays of hyperlocal "journalism" by Buffalo Rising ever, I present Route 5 @ 5. In an attempt to sway the opinion of what we can assume they thought was an audience of bobble-heads, they posted a photo of a moderate amount of traffic coming off the… Continue reading Boulevarnalism →

Posted in Buffalo, Derek, Skyway

Another reason to keep the Skyway

June 12, 2008 DerekLeave a comment

No, it's not because Mary Kunz Goldman said it's the best feature of Buffalo's waterfront, although that was a surprise to read. It's that yet another of the oft-repeated reasons to tear it down is about to be disproven. We've heard before that Buffalo doesn't have the shipping traffic it once had, so we don't… Continue reading Another reason to keep the Skyway →

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