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On Niagara Street…

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Update: Congratulations to Donna Renier, winner of this #onNiagaraSt contest. See more of her work below and keep using the hashtag to show off your finds in the Corridor!

Vision Niagara is excited to announce the Niagara Street Corridor’s new hashtag: #onNiagaraSt. We invite you to use this tag on everything Niagara Street in hope that it will generate conversation and exposure for what’s happening in the neighborhood. To get going, we’ve partnered with Bootleg Bucha to host a photography contest during the month of January. So head out to Niagara Street or look back through your archives, and use #onNiagaraSt in your caption to enter. Favorites will be shared every Friday with the overall winner receiving 32 oz. of your favorite flavor of kombucha at the end of January. ‘Til then, see ya on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. …and have you received our sparkly, new newsletter? Grab it here.

The winning #onNiagaraSt photo. (click through for more of her work)

Week 1

Photos from Week One (click through for photographer credits)

Week 2

Photos from Week Two (click through for photographer credits)

Week 3

Photos from Week Three (click through for photographer credits)

Week 4

Photos from Week Four (click through for photographer credits)

Niagara Street Design Concepts

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Yes! That’s a cycle track illustrated for Niagara Street! It can happen! Design concepts for Phase 3 & 4 of Niagara Street reconstruction were presented for review on December 13th. You have an opportunity to see what’s proposed and give feedback. Check the link for Niagara Street Now – the full presentation is available as well as forms for feedback.

We are so excited to see what’s possible for the street! Check out the green infrastructure ideas that are available. What do you think works best? (especially if you are a property owner!).

$4.3M from REDC

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We are thrilled that REDC has awarded $4.3 million for the Niagara Street design and construction. This award brings a substantial piece of funding needed to complete the vision of stakeholders for the corridor.

Description: “The City of Buffalo, in partnership with the Buffalo Sewer Authority, will construct the portion of the Niagara Street Gateway running from Porter Avenue north to Ontario Street. The project will incorporate green infrastructure and include construction of a cycle track, installation of vegetation, street furniture and wayfinding signage.” via REDC Awards pg. 15

Niagara Street Reconstruction

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The design of Phase 3 & 4 of Niagara Street reconstruction (Porter Avenue to Ontario Street) has been awarded by the City of Buffalo to Watts Architecture and Engineering. Their team includes: Stoss Landscape Urbanism (from Boston, MA-for green infrastructure and landscape design); the UB Regional Institute (for public input and outreach), Alta Planning+Design (bicycle facilities and planning), Frandina Engineering & Land Surveying (for survey & stakeout) and Think Outside the Square (for wayfinding/interperative signage).
Projected completed construction is 2017.

Follow all the updates on NiagaraStreetNow website.