‘Unnecessary Driving’ Banned in Buffalo

By Aaron Donovan
Oct 14, 2006

Photo: Mike Groll/Associated Press via The New York Times

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2006 (AP) — A rare early October snowstorm left parts of western New York blanketed with 2 feet of snow Friday morning. … Unnecessary driving was banned in Buffalo and suburbs Amherst, Blasdell, Orchard Park and Hamburg.

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Buffalo Becomes First Major U.S. City to Eliminate Parking Minimums

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 3, 2017

Parking minimums make cities less walkable and less affordable. While many American cities are scaling them back, Buffalo is the only one to eliminate them citywide.

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Why Spend on Highways When Local Streets Are Empty?

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 2, 2013

That picture above? It’s a major local street near downtown Buffalo at rush hour. David Steel at Network blog Buffalo Rising says this situation should be a wake up call to reverse the region’s commitment to highways and long-distance travel at the expense of his city: This picture shows the height of the morning rush […]

It would be the first expansion of Buffalo's light rail line since 1983. Photo: Buffalo Rising

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Cuomo’s New Economic Strategy for Buffalo: More Light Rail

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 10, 2017

After Andrew Cuomo's previous economic development strategies became embroiled in a federal corruption probe, big corporate tax breaks are out, and investments in transit and walkability are in.

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Map: Where Buffalo Drivers Smash Into Buildings (Hint: Everywhere)

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 10, 2014

Cynthia Van Ness, a librarian and host of BuffaloResearch.com, put together the above map, showing the nearly 150 sites where drivers crashed into buildings in the Buffalo region and made the news since 2006. The map includes links to the media coverage of the incidents, and Van Ness points out how reporters and editors tend […]

New Yorkers Call on Cuomo to Back Complete Streets Law With State Funds

By Brad Aaron | Jan 14, 2014

A coalition of advocacy groups and government representatives called on Governor Cuomo today to dedicate state funds toward improving infrastructure for walking and biking. New Yorkers for Active Transportation (NY4AT), which consists of over 50 organizations, delivered a bike loaded with 1,300 postcards to the capitol. The postcards ask Cuomo to allocate $20 million in […]

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Arkansas Town Breaks Ground By Eliminating Commercial Parking Minimums

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 9, 2015

In an effort to boost development downtown, leaders in Fayetteville, Arkansas (population ~80,000), last week eliminated minimum parking requirements for commercial properties citywide. Leading the push were planning commissioners like Tracy Hoskins, whom the Fayetteville Flyer described as a “longtime businessman and developer.” Hoskins argued, persuasively, that businesses are capable of deciding for themselves how many […]