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Entertainment needs to be on the forefront of all development downtown. Entertainment through educational means, like a buffalo weather center. Recreation complexes that draw visitors far and wide. Water views, and water living stimulates the soul. Why else do people vacation and recreate on the water? Why do people spend their lives working to get their waterfront home with wildlife, and sunsets. Because it heals the soul that's why. Lets heal the souls of Buffalo and western New York. Buffalo needs year round recreation and education for the kids downtown. The Canal side project is a magnificent idea in a small step of what needs to be done for downtown Buffalo.
The current times pose huge challenges on all levels of redevelopment. Buffalo needs to have leadership and vision in place to see these tough times as opportunistic times instead. To utilize the new Green approach and govt. programs that fund Green projects. Green building and design reaches to all levels from sustainable buildings, all the way to the workforce and patrons. Create a great entertainment draw with year round use for the children and the adults. Pay the workers an above average wage, treat them like they are some of the best resources of the canal side project (which they are). Above average wage in Buffalo, is still low compared to what would be above average in cities like Toronto, Boston or NYC. I would always pay a little more to keep the smile on the face of Buffalo. No matter how hard you hit Buffalo the people of Buffalo are proud. The people in charge of economic development in Western NY, should be strong enough to stand up for its best resource, The People of WNY.
Jordon Levy, says he doesn't want to be bullied into a living wage. What do you call being in control of millions of tax payer dollars and then not wanting to negotiate a solution. Who is the real bully in this case. A living wage will bring sustained value to the canal side project. Why does it seem that everyone in charge in Buffalo seems to be so out of the loop. Have our leaders and tax paying citizens never left Buffalo and seen re development that works for the local citizens? Buffalo is declining and we have a chance to add value to the canal side project with a living wage. Jordon Levy is concerned about halting developers, and retailers via a mandatory living wage. Jordon, the people are subsidizing this, the people are going to be spending their hard earned money canal side. Dont you think we should guarantee the people something. A living wage will hold the Canal Side project accountable, meaning, if they put the right stuff down there and its a success no one will squabble about the living wage. If you put in big box stores and don't plan accordingly and then when the canal side project goes bust, everyone will blame it on the living wage. Put the right stuff Canal Side, and the living wage argument will be moot.
An Open Letter to Congressman Higgins:
We urge you to put your foot in the door regarding Bass Pro. Do we really want to Re-develop Buffalo's Waterfront without proper thought behind long-term sustainability and real economic growth? Most of the Bass Pros country-wide are located in the midst of large retail outlet developments. We understand that this is the main idea here-to bring more retail downtown, however, we must think bigger here, and not to mention most of these Bass Pros in retail malls, are also located in the center of huge vacation destinations, like Myrtle Beach for example, places that already serve as a draw for visitors. Brian, you know that after the novelty of something new in downtown Buffalo has worn off, Bass Pro will not be a consistent draw; in the end, Buffalo will get to brag about its downtown Bass Pro, while the retail around it will not be sustained and Buffalo will have a new stretch of vacant store fronts surrounding the Bass Pro. Please let's do this right, let's redevelop the waterfront and downtown with projects that will bring year round visits. A Bass Pro will not bring sustained visits downtown. Please Brian, we must think bigger than Bass Pro. Buffalo needs to be proud again, the people investing in Buffalo deserve better than Bass Pro.
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What makes more sense economically for Buffalo New York, a stadium in Orchard Park, or a Downtown Stadium/Convention center in the heart of Buffalo's downtown, looking over Buffalo's waterfront? Just imagine-70,000 fans exiting the stadium to frequent businesses in downtown Buffalo - the idea of the first ever Green Professional sports Complex like none other in the United States; creating an entirely new job sector in Buffalo. A stadium/convention center will offer more entertainment options, and economic growth, for the citizens of Western New York. If we look at the current state of economic development projects coming to downtown Buffalo, the ideas may be a good start, but none offer any guarantees of a real influx of patrons to stimulate plans for new restaurants or retail market places downtown. Having an anchor stadium/convention center with regular attendance of 70,000 plus will feed new businesses downtown, translating into real economic growth in Buffalo, having a ripple effect, and in turn stimulating the regional Western New York economy.
The pundits will proffer arguments such as: "a stadium /convention center will not do anything to stimulate Buffalo's economy", and to some extent, this argument would hold true If Buffalo was the size of cities like Boston, NYC, or Dallas. A stadium project may not be the economic bullet in larger cities because a critcal mass of commercial development is usually already in place; the larger cities have the corporate backing to support the business class suites and luxury boxes and VIP ticket packages that are critical to the success of a state-of-the-art stadium project.
In contrast, Buffalo's landscape is distinguished in size and scope; the suburbs of Buffalo are to a certain extent intertwined with the City of Buffalo - many suburbanites come to the City of Buffalo for their entertainment needs, but Buffalo lacks the critical mass of development and activity to support a 24-7 residential/commercial mix. For example, HSBC arena is nice, but business owners may start a new pizza shop or retail store banking on 20,000 patrons from the Sabres' season or the sporadic concert event. However, those same entrepreneurs may take greater chances and be likely to invest in downtown Buffalo if they had 70,000+ fans from a stadium/convention center AND the 20,000 from the HSBC arena AND a stable clientele of customers who reside in the downtown core. Bringing all of these elements together is the key.
To attract business to Buffalo, Buffalo must have more to offer then low labor costs and a strong educated workforce; it must offer entertainment options, and a bustling downtown business environment. Bundle this with Buffalo's great restaurants, night life, the Niagara region's gaming facilities, and Buffalo WILL become a commercial mecca. Concerns about who will purchase the luxury boxes will become a thing of the past, not to mention a downtown stadium is closer to our friends in the north, making it easier for everyone in this region to frequent Buffalo.
To build on the stadium concept, incorporating "green" building elements will create highly touted Green Sector jobs, and could even put Buffalo on the forefront as a leader in the country for sustainable living and practices. This will also bring new business to Buffalo, and spring new research and development again creating even more jobs for the residents of Western New York.
A convention center concept can also draw large convention activity to Buffalo, which capitalizes on all the Buffalo Niagara region already has to offer - it's time the City of Buffalo taps into the tourism industry as well. This city saving idea, would not only put Buffalo back on the map, Buffalo would become a leader in Urban Development.
Why is Buffalo a dying city?
Scott Simmons is vice-president and founding partner of Crist | Kolder Associates, an executive recruiting firm in Chicago, said it's easier to find workers willing to move to big cities such as New York, Chicago, or San Francisco than it is to convince people to move to a midsize city such as Erie, Pa., which is a one-hour 45-minute drive from either Pittsburgh or Cleveland. People on the coasts, especially in California, are reluctant to move, he said. And workers often would rather not move to cold rust-belt cities such as Cleveland, Detroit, and Buffalo, he said.Image Is Also a Part of It- business week, 11/20/08
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Click to view What is happening on the Buffalo Waterfront NOW! Come on Buffalo are we really going to just sit by and wait for Buffalo to fall off the map? Buffalo is such a great city, please invest in it. The revitalization of Buffalo's outer harbor is the key to putting Buffalo back on the map as a marketable city worth investing in. REAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. After reading all the great info on this page please visit our stadium/convention center page in our objectives and opportunities page to view great new stadium/convention centers that have just been built in other similar sized cities to comparable to Buffalo. Look for us at Bills games, if we build it they will come! High Stakes - needed in Buffalo NY. For this to work for Buffalo, there has to be a combined effort from all sectors, and this project should be a combined football stadium/convention center. -Professional sports have become a primary tool for the downtown redevelopment of large cities. Decisions about the construction of new sports facilities invariably raise the issue of who will pay for the development-the public or the private sport entrepreneurs? Inevitably, as community conflict develops between those wanting the public to pay through increased local taxes and those opposed to local tax increases. These issues are fought out in the overall context of the local political economy, culture, and history. When the public says "No" to tax increases, private sector entrepreneurs can profitably take on the construction costs of the sports venue IF A BOLD DEVELOPER FOLDS IT INTO A LARGER AND IMAGINATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. (Curry, Tim. 2004) Stadiums spur economic development: Read about the great Economic Growth that came from a new football stadium in Arizona and the San Diego Chargers proposed new stadium. Build it, Invest in Buffalo's Future this link shows the first ever green college football stadium in the works! The fans of Buffalo want in on the decisions of what and how the waterfront gets used for development. Article on waterfront development , Buffalo needs a downtown football stadium/convention center for real economic development to take place. Buffalo's Waterfront can become a hot spot for renewable energy. Come on Buffalo are we really going to just sit by and wait for Buffalo to fall off the map? Buffalo is such a great city, please invest in it. The revitalization of Buffalo's outer harbor is the key to putting Buffalo back on the map as a marketable city worth investing in. REAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
After reading all the great info on this page please visit our stadium/convention center page in our objectives and opportunities page to view great new stadium/convention centers that have just been built in other similar sized cities to comparable to Buffalo.
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