Restore The Parkway

07/24/2026

HUGE WIN! for advocates of Humboldt Parkway Restoration N.Y.State Courts - Appellate Division - 4th Department - attaching page 1 - more to follow

02/18/2026

The game is afoot:

ONE ROAD

All of us together

BASICS:

RESTORE HUMBOLDT PARKWAY
REPLACE THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY WITH “SCAJAQUADA DRIVE”
RESTORE THE FRUIT BELT STREET GRID
SCAJAQUADA CREEK WATERSHED RESTORATION

COROLLARIES:

PROJECT AREA INVESTMENT
4 Disadvantaged Community tracts adjacent to Kensington Expressway Project -
Utilize Local Development Corporation – Project funds allocated in 2023-2027 NYSDOT Capital Improvement and 5-year TIP – STIP and related sources
Assess and coordinate existing initiatives

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
Buffalo-Niagara as western terminus of New York State High Speed Rail and supporting regional network
Light Rail and transportation networks that facilitate commuter and visitor movement

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Massive scale addressing Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) – Infrastructure replacement

SUGGESTED:

Restoration of Olmsted’s Park/Parkway landscape masterpiece would be sensitively adapted – for example: E-questrian features replaced by E-Bike protected paths
Daylight Scajaquada Creek west of Grider Street.
Historic heritage of Scajaquada Creek as regional asset
Olmsted Crescent of cultural institutions enhanced
Charter Revision – Olmsted Parks/Parkway System – City of Buffalo Parks Department
Restoration of historic homes and structures in the Project Area – with training and employment of artisans and craftspeople – infill sensitive to existing fabric
Establish Mid-City Corridor – BNMC - Innovation – Biophilic – Urban Ag. - Housing
Coordinate with Suburban Communities – transportation network - infrastructure
New York State and City of Buffalo agencies work together for maximum benefit
Budget so as to expend TIP/STIP & related funds in 5 years, by City Bicentennial - 2032
Consider SUNY Professor G. Delaney’s concept for green space – Beltline Rail station in the Northland Beltline Brownfield Opportunity Area
Incorporate SUNY Professor B. Wales’ holistic vision and work as guiding principles
Address the nullification of SEQRA in Buffalo/Erie County

07/15/2025

Restore The Parkway will soon be making a few major announcements

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07/15/2025

Restore The Parkway prepares to enter the next phase of this epic struggle - we will engage our friends and supporters and seek new friends and allies in order to achieve our goal of a fully restored Parkway. Stand by for some major announcements.

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07/17/2024

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06/26/2024

1925: Chaplin’s ‘The Gold Rush’ is premiered 1945: UN Charter is signed by 50 countries 1963: President Kennedy visits West Berlin

06/05/2024

(This is Part II of a Three Part article. Part I began by noting disturbing similarities between the mantras being used to promote the current bloated tunnel scheme and those

06/05/2024

AMAZING work - greedily consume ALL of this!

(This is Part II of a Three Part article. Part I began by noting disturbing similarities between the mantras being used to promote the current bloated tunnel scheme and those

05/31/2024

When Interstate 25 was constructed through Denver, highway engineers moved a river. It was the 1950s, and nothing was going to get in the way of building a national highway system. Colorado’s governor and other dignitaries, including the chief engineer of the state highway department, acknowledged...

05/12/2024