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