Waterfront
Canal Side
Successfully negotiating a community benefit agreement for Canal Side is a part of the 2011 Community Agenda:
The Empire State Development Corporation and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation should not give subsidies to Benderson Development, Bass Pro or other corporations involved in the Canal Side redevelopment without a community benefit agreement requiring
- Living wage jobs
- Environmentally friendly building and operations
- Locally owned businesses
- Mixed income housing
- A building and site design appropriate to the location.
PPG is a founding member of the Canal Side Community Alliance.
Letter to Governor Cuomo regarding Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation Board Vacancies
–PPG Report: The Erie Canal Harbor Development: Building on Community Assets for a Sustainable Future ECHD report[1]
–PPG Policy Brief: Canal Side: How Will the Community Benefit
Outer Harbor and Southtowns Connector
–Buffalo’s Outer Harbor–Fact Sheet
–Partnership for the Public Good Statement on Route 5 and the Peace Bridge
–Buffalo-Niagara Riverkeeper Information
Waterfront Advocates
Planning Documents
–Waterfront Corridor Initiative
–BUDC Buffalo Waterfront Projects Summary and Update (October 2007)