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Buffalo River GreenwayVision & Implementation Plan
Implementation Guidelines for the Buffalo River, Cayuga Creek, Buffalo Creek and Cazenovia Creek within the City of Buffalo and Towns of Cheektowaga and West Seneca.
Prepared For:Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER®
Prepared By:Lynn Mason, ASLA
With Assistance From:Julie Barrett O’NeillJill Spisiak JedlickaLynda Schneekloth
May 2006
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Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
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tatio
n P
lan
TA
BLE
OF
CO
NT
EN
TS
FIG
UR
E L
IST
INV
OL
VE
D A
GE
NC
IES
EX
EC
UT
IVE
SU
MM
AR
Y
I. G
RE
EN
WA
Y V
ISIO
N1.
G
reen
way
Ben
efits
2.
Buff
alo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Pro
ject
Are
a
II.
GR
EE
NW
AY
PL
AN
NIN
G H
IST
OR
Y1.
R
ecen
t P
roje
cts
2.
Rec
ent
Pla
nnin
g P
roje
cts
III.
EX
IST
ING
GR
EE
NW
AY
RE
SOU
RC
ES
1.
Par
ks &
Par
kway
s2.
C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as3.
Bi
ke/H
ike
Tra
ils4.
Bo
at L
aunc
hes
and
Mar
inas
5.
Fis
hing
Acc
ess
and
Hot
Spo
ts6.
U
rban
Can
oe T
rail
and
Lau
nche
s7.
H
erit
age
Inte
rpre
tati
on A
reas
IV.
PR
OP
OSE
D N
EW
GR
EE
NW
AY
EL
EM
EN
TS
1.
Intr
oduc
tion
2.
Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
Segm
ents
3.
Site
Spe
cifi
c O
ppor
tuni
ties
V.
IMP
LE
ME
NT
AT
ION
1.
Intr
oduc
tion
2.
Impl
emen
tati
on S
trat
egie
s3.
L
ever
agin
g R
esou
rces
and
Id
enti
fyin
g F
und
ing
4.
Leg
isla
tive
Act
ion
5.
Ed
ucat
ion
and
Enc
oura
gem
ent
6.
Ope
rati
ons
and
Mai
nten
ance
7.
Tra
il D
evel
opm
ent
8.
Des
ign
Gui
del
ines
AP
PE
ND
IX/ B
AC
KG
RO
UN
D I
NF
OR
MA
TIO
N
A.
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
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esB.
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rohi
bite
d U
ses
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tore
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iati
onD
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ffal
o R
iver
Pap
er S
tree
ts: A
Sta
tus
Rep
ort
RE
FE
RE
NC
ES
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ay P
roje
ct A
rea
Figu
re 1.
2 –
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enw
ay P
roje
ct A
rea
– Su
b-A
reas
II. G
RE
EN
WA
Y P
LA
NN
ING
HIS
TO
RY
Figu
re 2
.1 –
Rec
ent
Proj
ects
III.
EX
IST
ING
GR
EE
NW
AY
RE
SOU
RC
ES
Figu
re 3
.1 –
Park
s-Pa
rkw
ays-
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
Figu
re 3
.2 –
Bik
e La
nes-
Can
oe L
aunc
hes-
Fish
ing
Spot
sFi
gure
3.3
– U
rban
Can
oe T
rail
IV. P
RO
PO
SED
NE
W G
RE
EN
WA
Y E
LE
ME
NT
SFi
gure
4.1
– C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as a
nd P
ublic
Acc
ess
Figu
re 4
.2 –
Pap
er S
tree
tsFi
gure
4.3
– S
ite
Spec
ific
Opp
ortu
niti
esFi
gure
4.4
– O
hio/
Mic
higa
n C
anoe
Lau
nch
and
Park
Figu
re 4
.5 –
Ohi
o/M
ichi
gan
Can
oe L
aunc
h an
d Pa
rkFi
gure
4.6
– O
hio
Stre
et S
ite
Con
nect
ions
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.7 –
Ohi
o St
reet
Sit
e C
onne
ctio
ns (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.8
– O
hio
Stre
et S
ite
Con
nect
ions
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.9 –
Old
Fir
st W
ard
Link
Sit
e C
once
pt (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.10
– S
t. C
lair
e St
reet
Wal
king
Tra
ilFi
gure
4.11
– S
mit
h St
reet
Ent
ranc
e w
ith
Rai
lroa
d Be
rm (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.12
– P
ropo
sed
Smit
h St
reet
Acc
ess
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.13
– E
xist
ing
Smit
h St
reet
Sit
eFi
gure
4.14
– S
mit
h St
reet
Acc
ess
Site
Con
cept
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.15 –
Par
cels
to
be D
evel
oped
as
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.16
– M
ongo
van
Park
Sit
e C
once
pt (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.17
– C
argi
ll C
onne
ctio
n to
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve a
nd C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Figu
re 4
.18 –
Sou
thsi
de S
choo
lFi
gure
4.19
– R
epub
lic S
teel
Sit
e C
once
pt (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.2
0 –
Sout
h O
gden
Est
ates
Figu
re 4
.21 –
Cay
uga
Cre
ek a
nd B
uffa
lo S
peci
al F
ocus
Are
asFi
gure
4.2
2 –
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Spe
cial
Foc
us A
reas
Figu
re 4
.23
– R
ails
-to-
Tra
ils
Figu
re 4
.24
– C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
nd L
egio
n D
rive
Gre
enw
ays
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
V. I
MP
LE
ME
NT
AT
ION
Figu
re 5
.1 –
Cit
y-ow
ned
Parc
els
Figu
re 5
.2 –
Cit
y-ow
ned
Parc
els
Figu
re 5
.3 –
Cit
y-ow
ned
Parc
els
Figu
re 5
.4 –
Cay
uga
Cre
ek –
Tow
n-ow
ned
Parc
els
Figu
re 5
.5 –
Buf
falo
Cre
ek –
Tow
n-ow
ned
Parc
els
Figu
re 5
.6 –
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
– T
own-
owne
d Pa
rcel
s
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& S
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land
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e w
ould
like
to
reco
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e as
adv
isor
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ntri
buto
rs t
o th
e Bu
ffal
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iver
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enw
ay V
isio
n an
d Im
plem
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tion
Pla
n an
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e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
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edia
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ion
Plan
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FA
LO
RIV
ER
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ME
DIA
L A
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ION
PL
AN
AD
VIS
OR
Y C
OM
MIT
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e A
tkin
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UB
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at L
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gram
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pher
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, PV
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hem
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Bar
rett
O'N
eill,
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falo
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ER
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kele
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S A
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at B
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UB
Gre
at L
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gram
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Sea
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9
Rob
byn
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Fri
ona,
US
Arm
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of E
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ater
Con
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of S
port
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lubs
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amilt
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mas
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and
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and
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and
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life
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er G
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way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
V
II
EX
EC
UT
IVE
SU
MM
AR
Y
For
gene
rati
ons,
the
Wes
tern
New
Yor
k co
mm
unit
y ha
s ad
voca
ted
for
the
crea
tion
of a
gr
eenw
ay c
orri
dor
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
and
its
trib
utar
ies.
Man
y pe
ople
live
adj
acen
t to
the
se
wat
erw
ays
whi
ch o
ffer
opp
ortu
niti
es fo
r re
crea
tion
al a
ctiv
itie
s, w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t, fl
ood
cont
rol
and
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t; y
et t
hese
peo
ple
have
lim
ited
acc
ess
to t
hem
. W
hen
acce
ss is
av
aila
ble
it is
oft
en u
nsaf
e, o
verg
row
n, o
n co
ntam
inat
ed p
rope
rty
or a
cces
sed
by c
ross
ing
priv
ate
prop
erty
or
old
indu
stri
al p
rope
rty.
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Visi
on a
nd Im
plem
enta
tion
Plan
, has
bee
n de
velo
ped
to il
lust
rate
how
a
Gre
enw
ay c
an b
enefi
t lo
cal r
esid
ents
and
bus
ines
ses
adja
cent
to
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er, C
ayug
a C
reek
, Buf
falo
Cre
ek a
nd C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
s w
ell a
s al
l of W
este
rn N
ew Y
ork;
and
as
a to
ol fo
r la
wm
aker
s an
d de
cisi
on m
aker
s to
see
how
the
Gre
enw
ay c
an b
e co
nstr
ucte
d an
d co
mpl
eted
.
Com
mit
ted
to t
rans
form
ing
the
visi
on o
f a B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay in
to a
rea
lity,
the
Buf
falo
N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® ob
tain
ed $
6,50
0 in
gra
nt fu
ndin
g fr
om t
he C
ity
Com
mun
ity
Dev
elop
men
t Bl
ock
Gra
nt a
nd K
odak
Am
eric
an G
reen
way
s pr
ogra
ms
to e
xam
ine
past
gre
enw
ay
prop
osal
s an
d ex
isti
ng c
ondi
tion
s co
nduc
t nu
mer
ous
publ
ic o
utre
ach
mee
ting
s, d
evel
op a
tra
il sy
stem
tha
t re
flect
s cu
rren
t co
ndit
ions
and
out
line
a st
rate
gy fo
r gr
eenw
ay d
evel
opm
ent.
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Tra
il is
the
last
seg
men
t of
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
’s G
reen
way
Sys
tem
th
at is
to
be im
plem
ente
d. O
nce
com
plet
ed T
he G
reen
way
Tra
il w
ill w
ind
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
for
over
13 m
iles,
alo
ng C
ayug
a C
reek
for
over
16 m
iles,
Buf
falo
Cre
ek fo
r ov
er 17
mile
s an
d C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek fo
r ov
er 17
mile
s an
d w
ill c
reat
e un
prec
eden
ted
publ
ic a
cces
s an
d ha
bita
t ar
eas
alon
g th
ese
wat
erw
ays.
The
tot
al e
stim
ated
cos
ts fo
r Bu
ffal
o G
reen
way
impl
emen
tati
on is
$5.
83
mill
ion.
In a
ddit
ion
to t
he c
reat
ion
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il it
self,
the
re a
re n
umer
ous
oppo
rtun
itie
s fo
r lo
w-c
ost
gree
nspa
ce p
rese
rvat
ion
for
deve
lopm
ent
of r
ecre
atio
nal o
ppor
tuni
ties
or
for
prot
ecti
on o
f wild
life
habi
tat
and
flood
con
trol
. T
hese
add
itio
nal p
rope
rtie
s w
ill c
ompl
emen
t th
e G
reen
way
and
off
er e
ven
mor
e ec
onom
ic a
nd t
ouri
st b
enefi
ts t
o th
ose
who
uti
lize
or li
ve
near
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
T
rail.
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
, as
pro
pose
d an
d do
cum
ente
d w
ithi
n th
is P
lan,
wou
ld g
ain
nati
onal
att
enti
on a
nd w
ould
as
sist
in W
este
rn N
ew Y
ork’
s vi
sion
as
a to
uris
t de
stin
atio
n fo
r pe
ople
see
king
uni
que
recr
eati
onal
opp
ortu
niti
es, u
niqu
e hi
stor
ical
and
arc
hite
ctur
al
tour
ism
opp
ortu
niti
es, a
nd u
niqu
e w
ildlif
e vi
ewin
g an
d pr
eser
vati
on
oppo
rtun
itie
s fo
r ge
nera
tion
s to
co
me.
V
III
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
I. G
RE
EN
WA
Y V
ISIO
N
1. G
RE
EN
WA
Y B
EN
EF
ITS
G
REE
NW
AY
GO
ALS
G
REE
NW
AY
OBJ
ECT
IVES
EC
ON
OM
IC B
ENEF
ITS
2. B
UF
FA
LO
RIV
ER
GR
EE
NW
AY
PR
OJE
CT
AR
EA
A. B
UF
FA
LO
RIV
ER
SU
B-D
IST
RIC
T
A.1
In
ner
and
Out
er H
arbo
r
A
.2
Old
Fir
st W
ard
/Tif
ft
A
.3
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds
A.4
Se
neca
Bab
cock
A.5
U
pper
Buf
falo
Riv
er/C
azen
ovia
Cor
rid
or
B.
CH
EE
KT
OW
AG
A/W
EST
SE
NE
CA
SU
B-D
IST
RIC
T
B.1
Cay
uga
Cre
ek
B.
2 Bu
ffal
o C
reek
B.3
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
FIG
UR
ES
Figu
re 1.
1 – G
reen
way
Pro
ject
Are
aFi
gure
1.2
– G
reen
way
Pro
ject
Are
a –
Sub-
Are
as
pg. 3
pg. 4
pg. 4
pg. 7
pg. 8
pg. 9
pg. 1
3
pg. 8
pg. 1
1
1
2
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
3
1. G
RE
EN
WA
Y B
EN
EF
ITS
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
off
ers
man
y be
nefit
s to
the
loca
l com
mun
ity
incl
udin
g re
crea
tion
, ha
bita
t, a
nd im
prov
ed w
ater
and
air
qua
lity.
The
ove
rall
goal
of t
he 2
006
Buffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay
Visi
on a
nd Im
plem
enta
tion
Plan
is t
o pr
ovid
e a
deta
iled,
ste
p by
ste
p de
scri
ptio
n of
how
to
impl
emen
t th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il. T
his
Plan
is d
esig
ned
to b
e us
ed a
s a
tool
to
prov
ide
guid
ance
fo
r lo
cal d
ecis
ion-
mak
ers.
The
follo
win
g is
a li
st o
f som
e of
the
ben
efits
tha
t th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
, it
s tr
ibut
arie
s an
d an
y un
deve
lope
d op
en s
pace
s ha
ve o
n su
rrou
ndin
g co
mm
unit
ies
and
habi
tats
:
�
Prov
ides
pas
sive
out
door
rec
reat
iona
l opp
ortu
niti
es a
nd t
rails
for
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
ne
ighb
orho
ods,
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca�
Impr
oves
pro
pert
y va
lues
of B
uffa
lo R
iver
nei
ghbo
rhoo
ds, C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Se
neca
�
Incr
ease
s he
rita
ge t
ouri
sm p
oten
tial
for
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
thr
ough
the
man
y
Buffa
lo R
iver
Kay
aker
s
Can
ada
Gee
se o
n th
e Buf
falo
Riv
er
indu
stri
al a
nd a
gric
ultu
ral
heri
tage
sit
es a
nd a
sset
s al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er, C
ayug
a C
reek
, Bu
ffal
o C
reek
and
Caz
enov
ia
Cre
ek�
Prot
ects
pub
lic h
ealt
h fr
om
cont
amin
ants
loc
ated
in t
he
brow
nfiel
ds a
nd in
acti
ve
haza
rdou
s w
aste
sit
es a
long
the
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
�
Veg
etat
ion
foun
d in
ope
n,
unde
velo
ped
spac
es a
long
the
R
iver
and
its
trib
utar
ies
filte
rs
pollu
tant
s fr
om u
rban
run
off
and
stor
mw
ater
run
off
�
Ope
n sp
aces
ret
ain
flood
wat
ers
from
the
Riv
er a
nd it
s tr
ibut
arie
s, r
educ
ing
shor
elin
e er
osio
n an
d m
inim
izin
g da
mag
es fr
om fl
oods
to
surr
ound
ing
deve
lopm
ents
�
Prov
ides
cri
tica
l and
muc
h ne
eded
vit
al r
ipar
ian
fish
and
wild
life
habi
tat
in a
n ur
ban
area
�
Prov
ides
sto
rmw
ater
ret
enti
on,
redu
cing
str
ess
on t
he C
ity’
s co
mbi
ned
sew
er o
verfl
ow
syst
em
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
GR
EEN
WA
Y G
OA
LST
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay h
as b
een
desi
gned
to
cons
erve
, pro
tect
and
enh
ance
the
ben
efits
lis
ted
abov
e w
hile
pro
vidi
ng s
afe
publ
ic a
cces
s. I
n or
der
to d
o th
is t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay
impl
emen
ts t
he fo
llow
ing
goal
s:
1. Im
prov
e pu
blic
acc
ess
2.
Impr
ove
wat
er q
ualit
y 3.
Im
prov
e fis
h an
d w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t 4.
Im
prov
e th
e ec
onom
ic v
ital
ity
of R
iver
co
mm
unit
ies
5.
Prot
ect
the
publ
ic’s
hea
lth
from
con
tam
inan
ts
6.
Max
imiz
e th
e be
nefit
s of
the
Riv
er a
s a
natu
ral,
nons
truc
tura
l floo
d m
anag
emen
t ar
ea
GR
EEN
WA
Y O
BJEC
TIV
ES1.
Im
prov
e pu
blic
acc
ess
for
the
enti
re r
egio
n an
d a
dja
cent
nei
ghbo
rhoo
ds
to a
nd a
long
th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
, Caz
enov
ia C
reek
, Buf
falo
Cre
ek a
nd C
ayug
a C
reek
, inc
lud
ing
trib
utar
ies
and
ad
jace
nt W
ater
fron
ta.
Pr
ovid
e a
cont
inuo
us, m
ulti
-use
tra
il sy
stem
alo
ng t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
whi
ch li
nks
up t
o th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo’s
wat
erfr
ont,
and
exi
stin
g an
d pr
opos
ed t
rail
spur
s th
at
lead
into
and
thr
ough
out
the
Cit
y an
d W
est
Sene
ca, c
onne
ctin
g to
exi
stin
g pa
rks
b.
Prov
ide
and
deve
lop
pass
ive
recr
eati
on a
nd p
ark
spac
es a
long
the
Riv
er fo
r ne
ighb
orho
ods
adja
cent
to
the
Riv
er’s
wat
erfr
ont
thro
ugho
ut B
uffa
lo a
nd W
est
Sene
ca
4
Fish
ing a
t a C
ombi
ned
Sew
er O
verfl
ow
on th
e Buf
falo
Riv
er
Can
oein
g on
the B
uffa
lo R
iver
c.
Impr
ove
boat
and
mar
ina
acce
ss t
hrou
gh t
he d
evel
opm
ent
of a
ddit
iona
l can
oe la
unch
es, s
mal
l boa
t la
unch
es a
nd
smal
l cra
ft d
ocks
d.
Incr
ease
fish
ing
acce
ss t
hrou
gh t
he d
evel
opm
ent
and
cons
truc
tion
of fi
shin
g do
cks
and
over
look
are
as a
long
se
ctio
ns o
f the
Riv
ere.
Im
prov
e th
e us
abili
ty a
nd a
cces
s of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er
Urb
an C
anoe
Tra
il by
cle
anin
g an
d m
aint
aini
ng e
xist
ing
laun
ches
and
any
new
laun
ches
in a
ddit
ion
to a
ddin
g ne
w
or r
epla
cing
dam
aged
sig
ns a
nd r
oute
mar
kers
f. E
nfor
ce t
he e
xist
ing
100
foot
set
back
est
ablis
hed
wit
hin
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
, ups
trea
m fr
om O
hio
Stre
et t
o th
e C
ity
Line
g.
Est
ablis
h a
100
foot
set
back
alo
ng B
uffa
lo R
iver
trib
utar
ies
for
any
new
dev
elop
men
t th
at is
not
wat
er d
epen
dent
al
low
ing
publ
ic a
cces
s to
and
alo
ng t
he R
iver
and
its
trib
utar
ies
h.
Enc
oura
ge a
nd w
ork
wit
h pr
ivat
e la
ndow
ners
to
prov
ide
publ
ic a
cces
s on
the
ir s
ites
adj
acen
t to
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er
and
trib
utar
ies
thro
ugh
Con
serv
atio
n E
asem
ents
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
5
2.
Impr
ove
wat
er q
ualit
y th
roug
h th
e re
med
iati
on o
f con
tam
inat
ed s
oils
, gro
und
wat
er
and
sed
imen
tsa.
Pr
ovid
e bu
ffer
s of
nat
ive
or n
on-i
nvas
ive
vege
tati
on w
hich
hel
p to
filt
er r
unof
f an
d pr
otec
t th
e R
iver
from
non
-poi
nt s
ourc
e po
lluti
on w
hile
sta
biliz
ing
the
Riv
er’s
ban
ks fr
om e
rosi
onb.
M
inim
ize
the
amou
nt o
f pol
luta
nt in
filtr
atio
n fr
om in
acti
ve h
azar
dous
was
te
site
s an
d br
ownfi
elds
thr
ough
the
use
of p
hyto
rem
edia
tion
c.
Red
uce
the
amou
nt o
f dev
elop
men
t di
rect
ly a
djac
ent
to t
he R
iver
whi
ch in
crea
ses
the
amou
nt o
f im
perm
eabl
e su
rfac
es a
nd r
educ
es t
he a
mou
nt o
f nat
ive
vege
tati
on
by im
plem
enti
ng a
nd e
nfor
cing
the
10
0 fo
ot s
etba
ck w
ithi
n th
e C
ity
of
Buff
alo
d.
Inco
rpor
ate
stor
m w
ater
con
trol
s an
d m
anag
emen
t in
to e
xist
ing
deve
lopm
ent
whi
ch w
ill h
elp
to
capt
ure,
slo
w a
nd fi
lter
wat
er
befo
re it
ent
ers
into
the
Riv
ere.
R
educ
e th
e ra
te o
f ero
sion
and
se
dim
enta
tion
to
the
Riv
er b
y st
abili
zing
the
str
eam
bank
wit
h na
tive
veg
etat
ion
and
limit
ing
deve
lopm
ent,
rem
oval
of e
xist
ing
vege
tati
on a
nd h
igh
impa
ct u
se
alon
g th
e R
iver
in a
reas
pro
ne t
o er
osio
n Bl
ue H
eron
alo
ng sh
ore o
f Buf
falo
Riv
er
by B
uffa
lo S
ewre
r Aut
hori
ty
3.
Impr
ove
fish
and
wild
life
habi
tat
both
in t
he R
iver
and
its
trib
utar
ies
and
in u
plan
d
area
s a.
Pres
erve
and
enh
ance
cri
tica
l are
as a
long
the
Riv
er w
hich
are
eco
logi
cally
im
port
ant
to fi
sh, w
ater
fow
l and
oth
er w
ildlif
eb.
R
esto
re t
he h
isto
rica
l fun
ctio
n of
flo
odpl
ains
and
rem
aini
ng w
etla
nd a
reas
w
hile
pro
tect
ing
sens
itiv
e sp
ecie
s an
d w
ildlif
e fr
om d
evel
opm
ent
c.
Prov
ide
cont
inuo
us o
pen,
veg
etat
ed a
nd
prot
ecte
d ar
eas
esta
blis
hing
a w
ildlif
e co
rrid
or a
long
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er t
hat
conn
ects
the
Riv
er w
ith
sign
ifica
nt w
ildlif
e ar
eas
incl
udin
g T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
, C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
, Sen
eca
Bluf
fs, O
gden
E
stat
es, a
nd R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve in
Che
ekto
wag
ad.
E
stab
lish
a m
inim
um 5
0 fo
ot v
eget
ativ
e bu
ffer
alo
ng t
he R
iver
and
tri
buta
ries
Whi
te-t
aile
d D
eer a
long
Buf
falo
Riv
er
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
6
4.
Impr
ove
the
econ
omic
vit
alit
y of
Riv
er c
omm
unit
ies
incl
udin
g th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo,
Wes
t Se
neca
and
Che
ekto
wag
aa.
Pr
ovid
e a
mar
keta
ble
recr
eati
onal
am
enit
y fo
r bu
sine
ss p
rope
rty
hold
ers
whi
ch
incr
ease
s th
e nu
mbe
r of
rec
reat
iona
l use
rs a
nd v
isit
ors
to t
he a
rea
incr
easi
ng t
he
num
ber
of c
onsu
mer
s at
loca
l mer
chan
tsb.
Pr
ovid
e a
mar
keta
ble
recr
eati
onal
am
enit
y fo
r re
side
ntia
l pro
pert
y ho
lder
s w
hich
in
crea
ses
the
num
ber
of h
omes
sol
d in
the
are
a an
d re
deve
lopm
ent
of r
undo
wn
and
aban
done
d ho
mes
c.
Inco
rpor
ate
sust
aina
ble
deve
lopm
ent
in a
ppro
pria
te a
reas
in n
eigh
borh
oods
ad
jace
nt t
o th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
d.
Inco
rpor
ate
low
impa
ct e
coto
uris
m
and
heri
tage
tou
rism
alo
ng t
he
Buff
alo
Riv
er a
nd s
urro
undi
ng
heri
tage
are
ase.
In
crea
se e
xist
ing
prop
erty
val
ues
by im
prov
ing
recr
eati
onal
faci
litie
s,
clea
ning
and
red
evel
opin
g ab
ando
ned
and
over
grow
n lo
ts
wit
h ei
ther
new
res
iden
tial
, co
mm
erci
al o
r re
crea
tion
al u
ses
f. Im
prov
e th
e qu
alit
y of
life
for
exis
ting
and
new
res
iden
ts b
y pr
ovid
ing
recr
eati
onal
spa
ces,
in
crea
sed
tree
pla
ntin
gs, i
mpr
oved
ac
cess
bet
wee
n ne
ighb
orho
ods,
to
rec
reat
iona
l fac
iliti
es a
nd
com
mer
cial
dis
tric
ts
Hou
ses a
long
Lou
isian
a St
reet
at O
hio
Stre
et a
nd
St. C
lair
Str
eet
5.
Pro
tect
the
pub
lic’s
hea
lth
from
con
tam
inan
ts in
bot
h th
e w
ater
and
land
a.
Lim
it t
he u
se a
nd d
evel
opm
ent
of k
now
n co
ntam
inat
ed o
r po
tent
ially
co
ntam
inat
ed s
ites
for
resi
dent
ial d
evel
opm
ent
or h
igh
cont
act
uses
unt
il th
e si
te
has
been
fully
rem
edia
ted
and
cons
ider
ed e
nvir
onm
enta
lly s
afe
for
deve
lopm
ent
and
use
b.
Des
ign
and
crea
te s
ite
acce
ss w
ithi
n po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed a
reas
to
min
imiz
e ri
sk t
o po
tent
ial B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay u
sers
c.
Inco
rpor
ate
phyt
orem
edia
tion
in a
reas
of u
se t
o he
lp c
lean
up a
nd r
educ
e th
e im
pact
and
con
tact
wit
h co
ntam
inat
ed a
nd p
oten
tial
ly c
onta
min
ated
are
as
6.
Max
imiz
e th
e be
nefi
ts o
f the
Riv
er a
s a
natu
ral,
nons
truc
tura
l floo
d m
anag
emen
t ar
eaa.
Pr
otec
t an
d en
hanc
e th
e R
iver
’s h
isto
ric
natu
re a
s a
flood
plai
n an
d na
tura
l flo
odw
ater
ret
enti
on c
apab
iliti
es b
y di
rect
ing
deve
lopm
ent a
way
from
floo
dpla
ins
by p
reve
ntin
g fu
rthe
r de
velo
pmen
t of
exi
stin
g flo
odpl
ains
, and
res
tori
ng h
isto
ric
flood
plai
n fu
ncti
ons
whe
re e
ver
poss
ible
b.
Red
uce
the
impa
ct o
f dev
elop
men
t w
ithi
n hi
stor
ic fl
oodp
lain
s an
d pr
otec
t ho
mes
an
d bu
sine
sses
by
acq
uiri
ng u
ndev
elop
ed fl
oodp
lain
pro
pert
y w
hile
pro
tect
ing
the
natu
ral f
unct
ion
and
flow
of t
he R
iver
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
7
ECO
NO
MIC
BEN
EFIT
SR
iver
s, t
rails
, and
gre
enw
ay c
orri
dors
are
typ
ical
ly r
ecog
nize
d fo
r tr
adit
iona
l qua
litie
s lik
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
rote
ctio
n, r
ecre
atio
nal v
alue
s, a
nd a
esth
etic
app
eara
nce.
The
se c
orri
dors
als
o ha
ve t
he p
oten
tial
to
crea
te jo
bs, e
nhan
ce p
rope
rty
valu
es, e
xpan
d lo
cal b
usin
esse
s, a
ttra
ct n
ew
or r
eloc
atin
g bu
sine
sses
, inc
reas
e lo
cal t
ax r
even
ues,
dec
reas
e lo
cal g
over
nmen
t ex
pend
itur
es,
and
prom
ote
the
loca
l com
mun
ity
(Nat
iona
l Par
ks S
ervi
ce (
NPS
) 19
95).
Reg
ardl
ess,
the
non
-m
onet
ary
valu
e of
ope
n sp
ace
shou
ld c
onti
nue
to b
e th
e pr
imar
y em
phas
is in
con
serv
atio
n ef
fort
s. F
or e
xam
ple,
Gre
enw
ays
conn
ect
com
mun
itie
s’ n
atur
al a
nd c
ultu
ral r
esou
rces
, lin
k ho
mes
to
wor
kpla
ces,
sch
ools
, sho
ps, a
nd r
ecre
atio
n ar
eas
(Env
iron
men
t C
anad
a 20
05).
A
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
will
not
onl
y at
trac
t lo
cal r
esid
ents
to
the
Gre
enw
ay, b
ut t
o lo
cal b
usin
esse
s,
and
even
enc
oura
ge r
esid
ents
to
spen
d m
oney
on
recr
eati
onal
rel
ated
equ
ipm
ent
and
serv
ices
. Sp
ecifi
cally
, peo
ple
who
use
the
Gre
enw
ay m
ay s
pend
mon
ey t
o tr
avel
to
and
from
the
are
a, o
n eq
uipm
ent
and
supp
lies,
on
conc
essi
ons,
eve
nts,
and
nea
rby
attr
acti
ons
(NPS
1995
). T
he B
uffa
lo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Tra
il en
com
pass
es a
var
iety
of e
xist
ing
attr
acti
ons
incl
udin
g C
azen
ovia
Par
k an
d th
e In
ner
Har
bor,
and
mai
n bu
sine
ss d
istr
icts
incl
udin
g Se
neca
Str
eet
and
port
ions
of S
outh
Pa
rk A
venu
e. T
he c
lose
pro
xim
ity
of t
he G
reen
way
to
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve, T
imes
Bea
ch, E
rie
Basi
n M
arin
a, t
he O
lmst
ed P
arks
Sys
tem
, Gal
lagh
er B
each
, Sti
glm
eier
Par
k, R
eins
tein
Woo
ds
and
othe
r sm
all l
ocal
par
ks a
nd t
rail
syst
ems
mul
tipl
ies
the
draw
tha
t an
est
ablis
hed
Tra
il w
ould
ge
nera
te.
Num
erou
s st
udie
s ha
ve d
emon
stra
ted
incr
ease
d pr
oper
ty v
alue
s as
soci
ated
wit
h th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
gre
enw
ays.
For
exa
mpl
e, o
ne s
tudy
dis
cove
red
that
gre
enbe
lts
in t
he s
tudy
are
a ha
d a
stat
isti
cally
si
gnifi
cant
impa
ct o
n th
e pr
ice
of r
esid
enti
al
prop
erty
. M
eani
ng, t
he c
lose
r th
e ho
mes
wer
e to
th
e gr
eenw
ay, t
he h
ighe
r th
e pr
oper
ty v
alue
. T
he
stud
y su
gges
ts t
hat
ther
e is
a $
4.20
incr
ease
in t
he
pric
e of
a r
esid
enti
al p
rope
rty
for
ever
y fo
ot c
lose
r to
the
gre
enbe
lt w
ithi
n a
3,20
0 fo
ot p
erim
eter
(E
nvir
onm
ent
Can
ada,
200
5).
A s
urve
y of
Den
ver
resi
dent
ial n
eigh
borh
oods
, co
nduc
ted
in 19
91 b
y th
e R
ocky
Mou
ntai
n R
esea
rch
Inst
itut
e, s
how
s th
e pu
blic
’s in
crea
sing
in
tere
st in
gre
enw
ays
and
trai
ls.
From
1980
-19
90, t
hose
who
sai
d th
ey w
ould
pay
ext
ra fo
r gr
eenw
ays
and
park
s in
the
ir n
eigh
borh
oods
ros
e fr
om 16
to
48 p
erce
nt (
NPS
1995
).
Fam
ily F
ishin
g alo
ng B
uffa
lo R
iver
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
82.
BU
FF
AL
O R
IVE
R G
RE
EN
WA
Y P
RO
JEC
T A
RE
AIn
ord
er t
o st
udy,
ana
lyze
and
bet
ter
unde
rsta
nd t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Wat
ersh
ed, b
ound
arie
s ha
ve b
een
esta
blis
hed
arou
nd e
ach
wat
erw
ay t
o he
lp c
onso
lidat
e th
e am
ount
of d
ata,
ana
lyse
s,
reco
mm
enda
tion
s, a
nd d
evel
opm
ent.
The
se b
ound
arie
s al
so a
llow
for
easi
er u
se o
f the
G
reen
way
Vis
ion
and
Impl
emen
tati
on P
lan
whe
n in
quir
ing
abou
t sp
ecifi
c da
ta a
nd d
evel
opm
ent
rela
ted
to a
par
ticu
lar
area
or
site
.
SUB-
DIS
TR
ICT
ST
he P
roje
ct A
rea
is b
roke
n do
wn
into
dis
tinc
t di
stri
cts
(Fig
ure 1
.1), s
ome
of w
hich
wer
e es
tabl
ishe
d un
der
the
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan,
to
help
in a
naly
sis,
inve
ntor
y an
d pr
ojec
t de
velo
pmen
t an
d op
port
unit
ies.
The
se d
istr
icts
incl
ude:
A.
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
B.
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est
Sene
ca S
ub-D
istr
ict
Figu
re 1.
1
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
9
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
has
been
bro
ken
dow
n in
to s
mal
ler
Sub-
Are
as (
Figu
re 1.
2, pa
ge 11
) to
hel
p m
anag
e th
e am
ount
of d
ata,
inve
ntor
y an
d an
alys
is o
f the
Buf
falo
Riv
er t
hrou
ghou
t th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo.
The
se S
ub-A
reas
will
allo
w fo
r ea
se in
ref
eren
ce a
nd lo
cati
ng o
f spe
cific
sit
es
and
proj
ects
thr
ough
out
the
enti
re P
roje
ct A
rea.
The
se S
ub-A
reas
, des
crib
ed in
furt
her
deta
il la
ter
(see
page
s 9-1
0 fo
r Sub
-Are
as),
incl
ude
:
A.1
. In
ner
and
Out
er H
arbo
rA
.2.
Old
Fir
st W
ard
/Tif
ftA
.3.
Val
ley/
Old
Rep
ublic
Ste
elA
.4.
Sene
ca B
abco
ckA
.5.
Upp
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Caz
enov
ia C
orri
dor
The
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est
Sene
ca S
ub-D
istr
ict
has
also
bee
n br
oken
dow
n in
to t
hree
sm
alle
r Su
b-A
reas
(Fi
gure
1.2,
page
11)
to h
elp
man
age
the
amou
nt o
f dat
a, in
vent
ory
and
anay
sis
of
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca.
The
se S
ub-A
reas
will
allo
w fo
r ea
se in
ref
eren
ce a
nd lo
cati
ng
of s
peci
fic s
ites
and
pro
ject
s th
roug
hout
the
ent
ire
Proj
ect
Are
a. T
hese
Sub
-Are
as, d
escr
ibed
in
furt
her
deta
il la
ter
(see
page
13 fo
r Sub
-Are
as),
incl
ude:
B.1.
C
ayug
a C
reek
B.2.
Bu
ffal
o C
reek
B.3.
C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek
A. B
UF
FA
LO
RIV
ER
SU
B-D
IST
RIC
TT
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Sub
-Dis
tric
t ex
tend
s fr
om t
he M
ichi
gan
Ave
nue
Brid
ge, e
ast
(ups
trea
m)
to t
he
Cit
y Li
ne a
long
the
eas
tern
bor
der.
The
dis
tric
t in
clud
es a
ll la
nd d
irec
tly
adja
cent
to
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er a
nd C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek, e
xten
ding
from
mea
n lo
w w
ater
line
to t
he n
eare
st m
ajor
par
alle
l st
reet
.
A.1
In
ner
and
Out
er H
arbo
rW
hile
the
Inne
r an
d O
uter
Har
bor
are
not
anal
yzed
or
disc
usse
d w
ithi
n th
is
Impl
emen
tati
on P
lan
ther
e ar
e se
vera
l pro
ject
s th
at a
re e
ithe
r in
the
dev
elop
men
t ph
ase
or h
ave
just
bee
n co
mpl
eted
wit
hin
thes
e ar
eas.
The
furt
hest
are
a w
est
disc
usse
d is
the
M
ichi
gan
Stre
et B
ridg
e an
d K
elly
Isla
nd.
From
thi
s po
int
you
are
able
to
conn
ect
up
wit
h th
e In
ner
Har
bor
by fo
llow
ing
Sout
h Pa
rk A
venu
e. O
uter
Har
bor
proj
ects
suc
h as
T
imes
Bea
ch a
nd t
he O
uter
Har
bor
Bike
Tra
il, w
hich
is p
art
of t
he S
hore
line
Tra
il, c
an b
e re
ache
d by
cro
ssin
g th
e M
ichi
gan
Stre
et B
ridg
e on
to K
elly
Isla
nd a
nd fo
llow
ing
Gan
son
Stre
et s
outh
to
Ohi
o St
reet
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
1
0
A.2
O
ld F
irst
War
d/T
ifft
Thi
s Su
b-A
rea
is b
ound
ed b
y M
ichi
gan
Ave
nue
and
Fuhr
man
n Bo
ulev
ard
to t
he w
est,
So
uth
Park
Ave
nue
to
the
nort
h, C
onra
il an
d Le
high
Val
ley
Rai
lroa
d ri
ght-
of-w
ay t
he
east
and
Tiff
t St
reet
to
the
sout
h. M
uch
of t
he a
rea
is d
omin
ated
by
indu
stri
al u
ses,
pa
rtic
ular
ly g
rain
ele
vato
rs, w
ith
muc
h of
the
land
ow
ned
by in
dust
rial
ow
ners
incl
udin
g BO
C G
ases
, the
larg
est
land
owne
r. T
he C
onra
il ri
ght-
of-w
ay is
an
acti
ve r
ail l
ine
that
pr
esen
ts a
sig
nific
ant
barr
ier
to p
edes
tria
n tr
avel
and
acc
ess
on t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
’s n
orth
ba
nk.
Wit
hin
this
Sub
-Are
a th
e C
ity
owns
a 4
.8 a
cre
parc
el a
t th
e so
uthe
ast
tip
of t
he
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t pe
nins
ula,
whi
ch h
as b
een
iden
tifie
d as
a p
oten
tial
hab
itat
res
tora
tion
ar
ea a
nd p
ublic
par
k. T
he S
ub-A
rea
is a
lso
rich
in in
dust
rial
her
itag
e an
d is
dom
inat
ed
by g
rain
ele
vato
rs in
clud
ing
Car
gill
Ele
ctri
c, A
mer
ican
, Lak
e &
Rai
l, an
d St
anda
rd.
The
dom
inan
t fe
atur
e of
thi
s Su
b-A
rea
is t
he 2
64-a
cre
site
of t
he T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
co
nsis
ting
of p
onds
, wet
land
s, n
atur
e tr
ails
and
boa
rdw
alks
, a v
isit
or’s
cen
ter
and
impo
rtan
t an
d cr
itic
al n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
, wild
life
and
habi
tat.
A.3
V
alle
y/St
eelfi
eld
sT
he V
alle
y/O
ld R
epub
lic S
teel
Sub
-Are
a, is
bor
dere
d by
the
Con
rail
and
Lehi
gh V
alle
y R
ailr
oad
righ
t-of
-way
line
s to
the
wes
t, E
lk S
tree
t on
the
nor
th, o
n th
e ea
st b
y H
opki
ns,
Sout
h Pa
rk a
nd B
aile
y A
venu
es, a
nd T
ifft
Stre
et o
n th
e so
uth.
The
sho
relin
e is
dom
inat
ed
by B
uffa
lo C
olor
Cor
pora
tion
’s h
azar
dous
was
te r
emed
iati
on s
ite,
whi
ch o
ccup
ies
19-
acre
s on
the
“Red
Jack
et P
enin
sula
”. T
wo
othe
r m
ajor
riv
ersi
de la
ndho
lder
s in
clud
e th
e C
ity
and
the
NFT
A.
The
re a
re a
lso
seve
ral p
riva
te b
usin
ess
owne
rs a
long
Bai
ley
Ave
nue.
A.4
Se
neca
Bab
cock
Thi
s Su
b-A
rea
is b
ound
ed b
y Le
high
Val
ley
Rai
lroa
d an
d So
uth
Park
Ave
nue
on t
he
wes
t, E
lk S
tree
t on
the
nor
th, B
aile
y A
venu
e on
the
eas
t, a
nd t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
on
the
sout
h. M
uch
of t
his
land
is d
omin
ated
by
chem
ical
man
ufac
turi
ng; s
ulfu
ric
acid
by
PVS
Che
mic
als,
oil
stor
age
by M
obil
Oil,
and
a p
umpi
ng s
tati
on o
f the
Buf
falo
Sew
er
Aut
hori
ty.
The
se la
nd u
ses
and
rail
lines
mak
e pu
blic
acc
ess
and
recr
eati
onal
use
di
fficu
lt in
man
y se
ctio
ns o
f thi
s Su
b-A
rea.
A.5
U
pper
Buf
falo
Riv
er/C
azen
ovia
Cor
rid
orT
he U
pper
Buf
falo
Riv
er/C
azen
ovia
Cor
rido
r is
bor
dere
d by
Bai
ley
Ave
nue,
Sen
eca
Stre
et
and
the
I-19
0 an
d th
e co
nflue
nce
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
on
the
wes
t,
Clin
ton
Stre
et a
nd C
asim
er A
venu
e on
the
nor
th, t
he C
ity/
Wes
t Se
neca
bor
der
on t
he
east
and
by
Sout
h Le
gion
Dri
ve o
n th
e so
uth.
Wit
hin
this
Sub
-Are
a, t
he C
ity
owns
man
y tr
acts
of l
and
whi
ch a
llow
s fo
r im
port
ant
and
wel
l-us
ed r
ecre
atio
nal a
cces
s to
the
Riv
er.
The
are
a su
rrou
ndin
g C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek is
dom
inat
ed b
y on
e an
d tw
o-fa
mily
res
iden
tial
ho
mes
. O
ne o
f the
mai
n fe
atur
es o
f thi
s Su
b-A
rea
is O
lmst
ed’s
Caz
enov
ia P
ark
whi
ch
cons
ists
of a
gol
f cou
rse,
pla
yfiel
ds a
nd p
icni
c ar
eas.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay V
isio
n
1
3
B. C
HE
EK
TO
WA
GA
/WE
ST S
EN
EC
A S
UB-
DIS
TR
ICT
The
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est
Sene
ca a
rea
is n
ot b
roke
n do
wn
into
Sub
-Are
as.
Info
rmat
ion,
in
vent
ory,
pro
ject
opp
ortu
niti
es a
nd d
escr
ipti
ons
are
cate
gori
zed
by t
he t
hree
Buf
falo
Riv
er
trib
utar
ies;
Cay
uga
Cre
ek, B
uffa
lo C
reek
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
.
B.1
Cay
uga
Cre
ekT
he b
ound
ary
of t
he C
ayug
a C
reek
Sub
-Are
a in
clud
es a
sm
all s
ecti
on o
f Wes
t Se
neca
as
Cay
uga
Cre
ek b
ranc
hes
from
Buf
falo
Cre
ek.
From
the
bra
nch,
Cay
uga
Cre
ek r
uns
nort
h (u
pstr
eam
) to
the
bor
der
of C
heek
tow
aga,
thr
ough
Che
ekto
wag
a to
its
east
ern
bord
er
wit
h D
epew
. T
his
Sub-
Are
a in
clud
es a
ll la
nd a
djac
ent
to C
ayug
a C
reek
and
ext
ends
in
land
from
Cay
uga
Cre
ek t
o th
e ne
ares
t ad
jace
nt r
oad
or r
ailr
oad
righ
t-of
way
par
alle
l to
the
Cre
ek.
B.2
Buff
alo
Cre
ekT
he b
ound
ary
of t
he B
uffa
lo C
reek
Sub
-Are
a in
clud
es t
he r
emai
ning
sec
tion
of t
he
Buff
alo
Riv
er a
t th
e bo
unda
ry li
ne b
etw
een
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
and
Wes
t Se
neca
, eas
t to
th
e be
ginn
ing
of B
uffa
lo C
reek
and
follo
ws
Buff
alo
Cre
ek e
ast
(ups
trea
m)
thro
ugh
Wes
t Se
neca
to
the
Elm
a bo
rder
. T
he S
ub-A
rea
incl
udes
all
land
adj
acen
t to
Buf
falo
Cre
ek
and
exte
nds
inla
nd fr
om t
he C
reek
to
the
near
est
adja
cent
roa
d or
rai
lroa
d ri
ght-
of w
ay
para
llel t
o th
e C
reek
.
B.3
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
The
Bou
ndar
y of
the
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
a fo
llow
s C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek fr
om t
he C
ity
line
of B
uffa
lo, w
here
the
Upp
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Caz
enov
ia C
orri
dor
Sub-
Are
a en
ds, e
ast
(ups
trea
m)
thro
ugh
Wes
t Se
neca
to
the
Elm
a bo
rder
. T
he S
ub-A
rea
incl
udes
all
land
ad
jace
nt t
o C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
nd e
xten
ds in
land
from
the
Cre
ek t
o th
e ne
ares
t ad
jace
nt
road
or
railr
oad
righ
t-of
-way
par
alle
l to
the
Cre
ek.
1
4
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
II.
GR
EE
NW
AY
PL
AN
NIN
G H
IST
OR
Y
1. R
EC
EN
T P
RO
JEC
TS
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
1.1
HA
BIT
AT
RES
TO
RA
TIO
N P
RO
JEC
TS
1 –
Ohi
o St
reet
, Buf
falo
2
– K
athe
rine
Str
eet
Pen
insu
la, B
uffa
lo
3 –
Smit
h St
reet
, Buf
falo
4 –
Con
flue
nce
Par
k, B
uffa
lo1.2
R
ED JA
CK
ET P
ENIN
SULA
, BU
FFA
LO –
Bu
ffalo
Col
or C
orpo
ratio
n H
azar
dous
Was
te R
emed
iatio
n Si
te1.3
O
LD R
EPU
BLIC
ST
EEL
SIT
E (S
TEE
LFIE
LDS)
, BU
FFA
LO
1.4
O
LD B
AIL
EY W
OO
DS
PAR
K, B
UFF
ALO
1.5
SE
NEC
A B
LUFF
S, B
UFF
ALO
1.6
CH
AR
LS E
. BU
RC
HFI
ELD
NA
TU
RE
AN
D A
RT
S C
ENT
ER, W
EST
SEN
ECA
1.7
D
ON
AT
ION
OF
VA
CA
NT
LA
ND
ALO
NG
BU
FFA
LOC
REE
K, W
EST
SEN
ECA
1.8
BUFF
ALO
CR
EEK
ST
REA
MBA
NK
ST
ABA
LIZ
AT
ION
PAR
TN
ERSH
IP P
RO
JEC
T, W
EST
SEN
ECA
2. R
EC
EN
T P
LA
NN
ING
PR
OJE
CT
S
2.1
GR
EEN
WA
Y T
RA
IL D
ESIG
N, B
UFF
ALO
,C
HEE
KT
OW
AG
A A
ND
WES
T S
ENEC
A
2.2
CA
ZEN
OV
IA C
REE
K H
ABI
TA
T R
EST
OR
AT
ION
AN
DST
EWA
RD
SHIP
PR
OJE
CT
, BU
FFA
LO
2.3
STIG
LMEI
ER P
AR
K S
TEE
RIN
G C
OM
MIT
TEE
, W
EST
SEN
ECA
FIG
UR
ES
Figu
re 2
.1 –
Rec
ent
Proj
ects
pg. 1
7pg
. 17
pg. 2
1
pg. 2
4
pg. 2
5pg
. 25
pg. 2
6pg
. 27
pg. 2
7
pg. 2
7
pg. 2
8
pg. 2
8
pg. 2
8
pg.2
8
pg. 1
9 1
5
1
6
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
1
7
1. R
EC
EN
T P
RO
JEC
TS
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
For
gene
rati
ons
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
and
sur
roun
ding
com
mun
itie
s w
ithi
n W
este
rn N
ew
Yor
k ha
ve a
dvoc
ated
for
the
crea
tion
of a
gre
enw
ay c
orri
dor
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
and
its
trib
utar
ies.
Res
iden
ts h
ave
advo
cate
d fo
r th
e re
vita
lizat
ion
of o
ld in
dust
rial
pro
pert
y as
wel
l as
the
dev
elop
men
t of
app
ropr
iate
and
nee
ded
flood
con
trol
, pol
luti
on p
reve
ntio
n, h
abit
at,
com
mun
ity
recr
eati
on s
pace
and
app
ropr
iate
and
sus
tain
able
dev
elop
men
t. A
ll de
sign
s th
at
have
bee
n co
mpl
eted
to
date
or
that
hav
e be
en r
ecom
men
ded,
add
ress
sit
e sp
ecifi
c op
port
unit
ies
to e
mph
asiz
e an
d en
hanc
e ou
r na
tura
l and
cul
tura
l his
tory
whi
le p
rovi
ding
eco
nom
ic b
enefi
ts
and
recr
eati
onal
opp
ortu
itue
s.
In 19
75, t
he fo
rmer
Eri
e an
d N
iaga
ra C
ount
ies
Reg
iona
l Pla
nnin
g Bo
ard
publ
ishe
d a
Buffa
lo R
iver
/Bu
ffalo
Cre
ek R
ecre
atio
n an
d O
pen
Spac
e Pla
n w
hich
, usi
ng a
n “a
ctiv
ity
corr
idor
” con
cept
, sug
gest
ed a
se
ries
of n
eigh
borh
ood
park
s lin
ked
by t
rails
and
pat
hway
s, b
egin
ning
at
the
Inne
r H
arbo
r an
d ex
tend
ing
into
Elm
a. T
he p
lan
was
des
igne
d as
a c
ompo
nent
of a
reg
iona
l rec
reat
ion
and
open
sp
ace
plan
bui
lt a
roun
d th
e re
gion
’s w
ater
way
s. S
peci
fic p
ropo
sals
wit
hin
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
in
clud
ed t
he c
reat
ion
of a
n 11
,000
line
ar fo
ot p
ark
from
the
rai
lroa
d cr
ossi
ng n
ear
Ger
man
ia t
o th
e C
ity
line
at W
est
Sene
ca, b
ikew
ay c
onne
ctio
ns t
o do
wnt
own
and
the
oute
r ha
rbor
, cre
atio
n of
a 17
0 ac
re p
assi
ve r
ecre
atio
n ar
ea a
nd s
ceni
c en
hanc
emen
ts t
o th
e C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
rea.
Sinc
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
thi
s pr
opos
ed B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Buf
falo
Cre
ek R
ecre
atio
n an
d O
pen
Spac
e Pl
an m
any
mor
e pl
ans
have
bee
n de
velo
ped,
som
e of
whi
ch h
ave
com
pone
nts
that
are
bei
ng
impl
emen
ted.
Sev
eral
of t
hese
pas
t pl
ans
have
bee
n us
ed in
the
dev
elop
men
t of
thi
s G
reen
way
Im
plem
enta
tion
Pla
n an
d ar
e re
fere
nced
oft
en a
s re
sear
ch t
ools
, and
for
thei
r de
velo
ped
guid
elin
es a
nd r
ecom
men
dati
ons.
The
se p
lans
incl
ude:
1. 19
89 B
uffa
lo R
iver
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Plan
2.
1996
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Pla
n an
d D
esig
n G
uide
lines
, Buf
falo
Nia
gara
R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
®, F
rede
rick
Hol
man
Ass
ocia
tes
3.
1997
Buf
falo
and
Cay
uga
Cre
eks
Cor
rido
r R
esto
rati
on S
tudy
: Fin
al R
epor
t, B
uffa
lo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®,
Poo
le4.
20
02 B
uffa
lo R
iver
Pap
er S
tree
ts: A
Sta
tus
Rep
ort,
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
5.
2003
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Impl
emen
tati
on P
lan,
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
6.
2005
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
Loc
al W
ater
fron
t R
evit
aliz
atio
n Pl
an, C
ity
of B
uffa
lo, W
ende
l D
uchs
cher
er
One
of t
he p
urpo
ses
of t
his
repo
rt is
to
refle
ct t
he s
ucce
ss o
f the
1996
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Pl
an a
nd t
he 19
97 C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy
whi
le u
pdat
ing
the
goal
s, d
esig
n gu
idel
ines
and
sit
e sp
ecifi
c op
port
unit
ies
to in
clud
e th
e th
ree
mai
n tr
ibut
arie
s of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er.
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n di
scus
ses
proj
ects
tha
t w
ere
sugg
este
d an
d de
sign
ed w
ithi
n th
e 19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n an
d th
e 19
97 C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy
that
hav
e be
en r
ecen
tly
com
plet
ed a
nd o
r ex
pand
ed u
pon
by t
he C
ity,
loca
l age
ncie
s an
d in
divi
dual
s.
1
8
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
2
1
1 –
Ohi
o St
reet
, Buf
falo
T
he H
abit
at R
esto
rati
on P
roje
ct a
t O
hio
Stre
et is
a 2
-acr
e ca
noe
laun
ch o
wne
d an
d pa
rtia
lly d
evel
oped
by
the
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n.
Res
tora
tion
of t
he s
ite
prim
arily
con
sist
ed o
f re
plan
ting
nat
ive
vege
tati
on a
nd c
onst
ruct
ion
of p
ublic
acc
ess
incl
udin
g tr
ails
, a c
anoe
la
unch
and
fish
ing
plat
form
s w
ith
a to
tal o
f 1,0
50 li
near
feet
of s
hore
line
(Dep
artm
ent
of
Env
iron
men
t an
d Pl
anni
ng).
Sinc
e th
e 19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n an
d th
e 19
97 C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy,
sev
eral
pro
pose
d C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as, p
ublic
acc
ess
and
park
spa
ces
have
bee
n ac
quir
ed a
nd a
re e
ithe
r co
mpl
eted
or
are
in t
he
plan
ning
sta
ges.
The
se in
clud
e (s
ee F
igur
e 2.1
on p
age
19 fo
r si
te lo
cati
ons)
:
1.1
H
ABI
TA
T R
EST
OR
AT
ION
PR
OJE
CT
ST
hrou
gh a
col
labo
rati
ve e
ffor
t be
twee
n th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo a
nd t
he U
nite
d St
ates
E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy,
thr
ee B
uffa
lo R
iver
Fis
h an
d W
ildlif
e H
abit
at R
esto
rati
on
Proj
ects
alo
ng t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
hav
e be
en c
ompl
eted
and
one
has
bee
n pr
opos
ed s
ince
the
19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n.
Boat
laun
ch a
t Ohi
o St
reet
Vie
w o
f Riv
er fr
om O
hio
Stre
et
2 –
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t P
enin
sula
, Buf
falo
T
he p
ropo
sed
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
is
on
a 4.
8-ac
re p
arce
l ow
ned
by t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo a
t th
e fo
ot o
f Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t Pe
nins
ula.
Whi
le t
he p
roje
ct h
asn’
t be
en
com
plet
ed t
here
is c
urre
ntly
a p
lan
for
the
site
tha
t in
clud
es r
ecre
atio
nal u
ses
such
as
fishi
ng a
cces
s, c
anoe
land
ings
and
pic
nic
area
s, a
s w
ell a
s pr
otec
ting
and
enh
anci
ng
the
exis
ting
veg
etat
ion
and
wild
life
habi
tat
(Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
ent
and
Plan
ning
).
Vie
w o
f Buf
falo
Riv
er a
t Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t Pen
insu
la
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
2
2
3 –
Smit
h St
reet
, Buf
falo
The
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
at
the
foot
of S
mit
h St
reet
is a
Cou
nty
of E
rie
adm
inis
tere
d w
ater
fron
t pa
rk t
hat
was
pr
opos
ed a
nd s
uppo
rted
in t
he 19
96
plan
as
a Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Fis
h an
d W
ildlif
e R
esto
rati
on P
roje
ct.
The
pre
serv
ed a
nd
enha
nced
ope
n/co
nser
vati
on s
pace
on
a 3.
7-ac
re C
ity-
owne
d si
te w
as o
nce
a sm
all
debr
is a
nd g
arba
ge d
umpi
ng g
roun
d.
Begu
n in
1997
, the
pro
ject
con
sist
ed o
f a
pres
erve
d an
d en
hanc
ed b
ackw
ater
w
etla
nd a
long
the
sho
relin
e, in
terp
reti
ve
trai
ls, a
fish
ing
over
look
, a c
anoe
doc
king
ar
ea, a
nd n
ativ
e pl
anti
ngs
thro
ugho
ut
the
site
. T
he e
nhan
ced
wet
land
was
co
nstr
ucte
d us
ing
exca
vate
d m
ater
ial
from
Buc
khor
n M
arsh
on
Gra
nd Is
land
w
hich
pro
vide
d a
seed
bed
to e
nsur
e th
e gr
owth
of n
ativ
e w
etla
nd p
lant
spe
cies
. U
nder
wat
er lo
gs w
ere
also
pla
ced
in t
he
reco
nstr
ucte
d co
nser
vati
on a
rea
to h
elp
impr
ove
aqua
tic
spec
ies
habi
tat,
whi
le
an in
-wat
er r
ock
reef
was
cre
ated
to
deve
lop
and
esta
blis
h a
rive
rine
wet
land
(D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
iron
men
t an
d Pl
anni
ng).
Entr
ance
sign
at S
mith
Str
eet
Park
ing a
rea
at S
mith
Str
eet
Vie
w o
f Con
cret
e Cen
tral
(lef
t) a
nd a
ctiv
e rai
l tra
cks
cros
sing t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
from
Sm
ith S
tree
t site
Con
stru
cted
wet
land
s at S
mith
Str
eet
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
2
3
In c
onju
ncti
on w
ith
the
Smit
h St
reet
H
abit
at R
esto
rati
on P
roje
ct t
he V
alle
y C
omm
unit
y A
ssoc
iati
on (
VC
A)
has
unde
rtak
en n
umer
ous
rest
orat
ion
acti
viti
es
and
effo
rts
on la
nds
behi
nd t
he V
alle
y C
omm
unit
y C
ente
r. T
hey
have
als
o cr
eate
d a
trai
l tha
t lin
ks t
he V
alle
y C
omm
unit
y C
ente
r w
ith
the
Smit
h St
reet
Sit
e. L
and
acqu
isit
ion
and
VC
A o
wne
rshi
p w
ould
gr
eatl
y he
lp s
ecur
e th
ese
effo
rts,
the
ope
n sp
ace
and
trai
l for
futu
re u
se, w
hich
alr
eady
gr
eatl
y be
nefit
s Pu
blic
Sch
ool 3
3 an
d th
e C
omm
unit
y C
ente
r.
In a
ddit
ion,
the
w
etla
nd p
ond
betw
een
the
Com
mun
ity
Cen
ter
and
Riv
er s
houl
d be
pre
serv
ed a
nd
enha
nced
. T
he c
once
ptua
l des
ign
for
this
ar
ea c
an b
e se
en o
n pa
ges
73-7
5 in
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts.
4 –
Con
flue
nce
Par
k, B
uffa
loLo
cate
d at
the
con
fluen
ce o
f Caz
enov
ia
Cre
ek a
nd t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
at
Baile
y A
venu
e, t
he 4
.2-a
cre
Cit
y-ow
ned
site
is
kno
wn
as “B
aile
y A
venu
e Pe
nins
ula”
. T
he C
ount
y ad
min
iste
red
rest
orat
ion
of
the
site
inc
orpo
rate
d im
prov
emen
ts t
o th
e ex
isti
ng t
rail
syst
em, p
ublic
acc
ess
to fi
shin
g sp
ots
and
scen
ic o
verl
ooks
al
ong
the
Riv
er a
nd in
terp
reti
ve s
igna
ge.
Sinc
e th
e si
te is
hea
vily
woo
ded
littl
e,
cons
truc
tion
was
nee
ded.
Res
tora
tion
in
clud
ed s
hore
line
soft
enin
g al
ong
the
edge
of t
he p
enin
sula
and
pla
cem
ent
of a
ncho
red
logs
to
impr
ove
fish
and
aqua
tic
habi
tat
as w
ell a
s sh
oreb
ird
habi
tat.
Buf
falo
Riv
er s
take
hold
ers
have
wor
ked
wit
h th
e C
ount
y on
dev
elop
ing
and
impl
emen
ting
the
sit
e pl
an d
evel
oped
for
this
sit
e. (
Dep
artm
ent
of
Env
iron
men
t an
d Pl
anni
ng).
Smith
Str
eet e
ntra
nce t
o re
stor
atio
n sit
e sho
win
g ab
ando
ned
railr
oad
berm
Entr
ance
to B
aile
y Ave
nue P
enin
sula
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
2
4wer
e pr
otec
ted
on t
he s
ite
duri
ng t
rail
cons
truc
tion
, wit
h th
e ad
diti
on o
f nat
ive
tree
s, s
hrub
s an
d op
en a
reas
of g
rass
and
mea
dow
veg
etat
ion
adde
d af
ter
the
trai
l was
fini
shed
to
help
co
mpl
ete
and
enha
nce
the
area
and
wild
life
pote
ntia
l (R
aybu
ck).
1.2
RED
JAC
KET
PEN
INSU
LA,
BUFF
ALO
(B
uffa
lo C
olor
Cor
pora
tion
Haz
ardo
us
Was
te R
emed
iatio
n Si
te)
The
now
-def
unct
Buf
falo
Col
or C
orpo
rati
on
com
plet
ed a
cle
anup
of t
he 19
-acr
e pe
nins
ula
know
n as
the
“Red
Jack
et P
enin
sula
” in
1997
. T
he h
azar
dous
was
te r
emed
iati
on
site
incl
uded
con
tain
ing
and
capp
ing
the
19
acre
s as
wel
l as
pum
ping
and
tre
atin
g th
e co
ntam
inat
ed g
roun
dwat
er.
Hon
eyw
ell
Inte
rnat
iona
l, In
c. a
lso
incl
uded
wit
h th
e cl
ean
up a
nd s
ite
rem
edia
tion
the
cre
atio
n of
w
etla
nds
and
wild
life
habi
tat
on 7
00 fe
et o
f sh
orel
ine.
The
wet
land
wor
k in
clud
ed t
he
plan
ting
of s
ubm
erge
nt a
nd e
mer
gent
mar
sh
area
s an
d na
tive
woo
dy v
eget
atio
n (t
ree
and
shru
b) a
reas
out
side
the
mea
n R
iver
leve
l.
The
rem
edia
tion
of t
his
inac
tive
haz
ardo
us
was
te s
ite
was
con
duct
ed t
o cl
eanu
p an
d pr
even
t co
ntam
inat
ed g
roun
dwat
er fr
om
mig
rati
ng t
o th
e R
iver
. The
res
tora
tion
eff
orts
al
so in
clud
ed r
emov
al o
f deb
ris
and
the
addi
tion
of t
opso
il to
rip
rap
area
s fo
r pl
anti
ng
purp
oses
. A
600
-foo
t lo
ng n
atur
e tr
ail w
as
cons
truc
ted
in 19
99 a
djac
ent
to t
he s
ite
as
part
of t
he S
mit
h St
reet
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pr
ojec
t. N
ativ
e sh
orel
ine
vege
tati
on a
nd t
rees
Acc
ess r
oad
from
Sm
ith S
tree
t loo
king
tow
ard
aban
done
d ra
ilroa
d br
idge
Trai
ls at
Sm
ith S
tree
t/R
ed Ja
cket
Pen
insu
la
Sign
mar
ker a
t Red
Jack
et P
enin
sula
Trai
ls at
Sm
ith S
tree
t/R
ed Ja
cket
Pen
insu
la
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
2
5
1.3
O
LD R
EPU
BLIC
ST
EEL
SIT
E (S
TEE
LFIE
LDS)
, BU
FFA
LOA
s th
e D
EC
is n
eari
ng c
ompl
etio
n of
the
rem
edia
tion
pro
ject
of t
he S
teel
field
s at
the
form
er
Rep
ublic
Ste
el s
ite,
pub
lic o
wne
rshi
p sh
ould
be
obta
ined
as
the
site
is b
eing
pro
mot
ed fo
r pl
anne
d co
mm
erci
al r
edev
elop
men
t. T
his
will
ens
ure
the
prot
ecti
on o
f hab
itat
on
the
site
an
d sh
orel
ine,
the
abi
lity
to r
emed
iate
sho
relin
e an
d er
osio
n pr
oble
ms
in t
he a
rea,
and
allo
w
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Tra
il to
be
desi
gned
and
sit
ed a
ccor
ding
ly w
ithi
n th
e po
tent
ial
futu
re c
omm
erci
al d
evel
opm
ent.
1.4
O
LD B
AIL
EY W
OO
DS
PAR
K,
B
UFF
ALO
Old
Bai
ley
Woo
ds w
as d
esig
nate
d as
a
park
on
June
26,
200
1. T
his
was
the
res
ult
of a
law
suit
file
d by
the
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® (f
orm
erly
Fri
ends
of t
he
Buff
alo
Nia
gara
Riv
ers)
aga
inst
the
Cit
y of
Bu
ffal
o fo
r fa
ilure
to
requ
ire
Iron
Mou
ntai
n,
Inc.
to
do a
n E
nvir
onm
enta
l Im
pact
St
atem
ent
for
thei
r fa
cilit
y ex
pans
ion
on
Baile
y A
venu
e.
An
out-
of-c
ourt
set
tlem
ent
wit
h th
e C
ity
resu
lted
in Ir
on M
ount
ain
purc
hasi
ng t
he a
djac
ent
3.2-
acre
floo
dpla
in
fore
st a
nd s
ellin
g it
bac
k to
the
Cit
y w
hich
in
tern
ed d
edic
ated
it a
s a
park
. T
he n
ew
park
are
a re
quir
ed s
ever
al d
ays
of c
lean
up
by t
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
®,
citi
zens
and
sup
port
from
the
May
or’s
Su
mm
er Y
outh
Pro
gram
. T
he 19
96 G
reen
way
Pl
an c
alle
d fo
r th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
a s
mal
l bo
at la
unch
at
this
sit
e. N
o fo
rmal
pub
lic
acce
ss o
r co
nstr
ucti
on h
as b
een
cond
ucte
d at
thi
s si
te t
o da
te (
Buff
alo
Nia
gara
R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® 20
01).
Som
e of t
he la
st re
mna
nts o
f floo
dpla
in fo
rest
is
loca
ted
in O
ld B
aile
y Woo
ds
Vie
w o
f Bai
ley A
venu
e bri
dge a
nd B
aile
y Ave
nue
Peni
nsul
a (r
ight
)
Loca
l ang
lers
acc
ess t
he si
te fr
eque
ntly
Rib
bon
cutt
ing c
erem
ony -
June
26, 2
001
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
2
6enha
ncin
g tw
o ac
res
of w
etla
nds
and
in-s
trea
m w
ork
to c
reat
e ha
bita
t ar
ea fo
r re
ptile
s,
amph
ibia
ns a
nd fi
sh.
Res
tora
tion
als
o fo
cuse
d on
non
-poi
nt s
ourc
e po
lluti
on c
ontr
ol b
y el
imin
atin
g un
atho
rize
d ac
cess
and
use
of t
he s
ite.
Thi
s w
ill h
elp
redu
ce e
rosi
on o
f the
st
ream
ban
ks a
nd o
ver
com
pact
ion
of t
he s
oil a
llow
ing
for
bett
er s
torm
wat
er r
unof
f con
trol
s in
to t
he R
iver
. Pa
ssiv
e re
crea
tion
was
asl
o co
nsid
ered
in t
he r
esto
rati
on o
f Sen
eca
Bluf
fs.
Ele
men
ts c
onst
ruct
ed a
s w
ell a
s pr
opos
ed in
clud
ed a
hik
ing
trai
l sys
tem
wit
h be
nche
s,
and
inte
rpre
tive
sig
ns, fi
shin
g ac
cess
poi
nt, b
ird-
wat
chin
g ar
eas,
acc
ess
for
cano
eing
and
ka
yaki
ng, a
s w
ell a
s ou
tdoo
r en
viro
nmen
tal e
duca
tion
are
as (
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
ent
and
Plan
ning
).
1.5
S
ENEC
A B
LUFF
S, B
UFF
ALO
The
res
tora
tion
of S
enec
a Bl
uffs
, a 12
-acr
e flo
odpl
ain
loca
ted
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
, was
com
plet
ed in
200
4 by
the
Eri
e C
ount
y D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
iron
men
tal
Plan
ning
. A
cces
s to
the
sit
e is
nea
r th
e Se
neca
Str
eet
Brid
ge, b
etw
een
Elk
Str
eet
and
Avo
n Pl
ace
at Jo
rdan
Pla
ce.
Sene
ca B
luff
s co
ntai
ns a
var
iety
of u
niqu
e an
d di
stin
ct
habi
tats
alo
ng t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
incl
udin
g do
zens
of m
atur
e co
tton
woo
ds a
nd w
illow
s, s
ever
al t
hat
are
50 y
ears
or
olde
r. T
here
is a
bac
kwat
er c
hann
el o
n th
e si
te b
etw
een
the
flood
plai
n is
land
and
mai
nlan
d w
hich
pro
vide
s ha
bita
t fo
r fis
h, a
mph
ibia
ns, m
igra
tory
bir
ds a
nd w
ater
fow
l.
The
res
tora
tion
of S
enec
a Bl
uffs
incl
uded
the
pro
tect
ion
of s
ome
of t
he o
nly
rem
aini
ng h
isto
rica
l rem
nant
s of
flo
odpl
ain
fore
st a
nd w
etla
nd v
eget
atio
n on
ce fo
und
all
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
. Pr
otec
tion
of t
his
vege
tati
on
and
habi
tat
allo
ws
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns t
he a
bilit
y to
use
an
d le
arn
from
the
land
thr
ough
hik
ing,
fish
ing,
and
bir
d w
atch
ing.
Res
tora
tion
and
enh
ance
men
t in
clud
ed w
etla
nd
habi
tat,
aqu
atic
hab
itat
and
upl
and
habi
tat.
Thi
s in
clud
ed
Cle
an-u
p alo
ng S
enec
a Bl
uffs
Floo
dpla
in a
nd fl
oodp
lain
fore
st a
t Sen
eca
Bluf
fsBa
ckw
ater
chan
nel a
nd w
etla
nd a
t Sen
eca
Bluf
fs
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
2
7
1.6
C
HA
RLE
S E.
BU
RC
HFI
ELD
NA
TU
RE
AN
D A
RT
S C
ENT
ER,
WES
T S
ENEC
AT
he 19
97 C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy
calle
d fo
r th
e ac
quis
itio
n of
the
dec
ayin
g Is
land
Par
k,
on U
nion
Roa
d ac
ross
from
Indi
an C
hurc
h R
oad.
The
pop
ular
Isla
nd P
ark
Hot
el b
urne
d do
wn
in 19
74.
In 19
99, a
cqui
siti
on a
nd r
edev
elop
men
t of
the
Par
k to
ok p
lace
, whe
n th
e la
nd b
ecam
e ho
me
to t
he C
harl
es E
. Bur
chfie
ld N
atur
e an
d A
rts
Cen
ter
(Man
ley
2004
). T
he
15.3
9-ac
re g
roun
ds a
nd la
nd o
nce
agai
n ar
e us
ed fo
r pi
cnic
king
and
hik
ing
on t
he n
atur
e tr
ails
, whi
le p
rovi
ding
hab
itat
and
acc
ess
for
the
Buff
alo
Cre
ek.
1.7
D
ON
AT
ION
OF
VA
CA
NT
LA
ND
ALO
NG
BU
FFA
LO C
REE
K,
W
EST
SEN
ECA
In 2
004
a m
otio
n w
as p
asse
d to
acc
ept
the
dona
tion
of 1
4 ac
res
of v
acan
t la
nd a
t 28
05
Clin
ton
Stre
et a
s a
natu
re p
rese
rve
adja
cent
to
Buff
alo
Cre
ek, i
n ho
nor
of t
he p
rope
rtie
s la
te
owne
rs, R
ober
t an
d Be
rnad
ette
Jaco
bs (
Wis
niew
ski 2
004)
. T
he p
rope
rty
cont
ains
the
old
ox
bow
in t
he B
uffa
lo C
reek
whi
ch h
elps
alle
viat
e flo
odin
g in
the
are
a, a
nd is
als
o ad
jace
nt t
o th
e lo
w h
ead
dam
s w
ithi
n th
e C
reek
. W
est
Sene
ca h
as a
lso
purs
ued
opti
on t
o ac
quir
e m
ore
flood
plai
n la
nd w
ithi
n th
is a
rea
to h
elp
man
age
and
mai
ntai
n th
e ox
bow
, dam
s, w
etla
nds
and
flood
plai
ns.
Wit
h th
e ac
quis
itio
n of
thi
s la
nd W
est
Sene
ca o
ffici
als
need
to
mee
t w
ith
the
USD
A N
atur
al R
esou
rces
Con
serv
atio
n Se
rvic
e an
d th
e U
S A
rmy
Cor
ps o
f Eng
inee
rs t
o ev
alua
te a
lter
nati
ves
conc
erni
ng t
he E
arsi
ng s
ills,
ero
sion
and
floo
d co
ntro
l str
uctu
res
in t
his
area
on
Buff
alo
Cre
ek.
Rem
ovin
g of
the
sill
s sh
ould
be
disc
usse
d, r
e-es
tabl
ishi
ng fl
ow in
the
or
igin
al c
hann
el, a
nd r
esto
ring
the
don
ated
par
cel a
nd s
urro
undi
ng la
nd a
s w
etla
nds
and
habi
tat
area
, as
wel
l as
utili
zing
the
are
a fo
r flo
od c
ontr
ol p
urpo
ses.
1.8
B
UFF
ALO
CR
EEK
ST
REA
MBA
NK
ST
ABA
LIZ
AT
ION
PA
RT
NER
SHIP
P
RO
JEC
T, W
EST
SEN
ECA
Thi
s st
ream
bank
sta
biliz
atio
n pr
ojec
t ha
s be
en u
nder
take
n an
d m
anag
ed b
y th
e E
rie
Cou
nty
Soil
and
Wat
er C
onse
rvat
ion
Dis
tric
t (E
CSW
CD
) al
ong
wit
h th
e N
ew Y
ork
Stat
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
iron
men
tal C
onse
rvat
ion
(NY
SDE
C)
and
the
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es
Con
serv
atio
n Se
rvic
e (N
RC
S).
Phas
e I –
Sta
rted
in 2
003,
incl
udes
the
impl
emen
tati
on o
f str
eam
ban
k st
abili
zati
on
mea
sure
s on
13 p
roje
ct s
ites
in B
uffa
lo C
reek
Wat
ersh
ed.
Phas
e II
– S
tart
ed in
200
4 fo
cuse
s on
the
con
tinu
ed e
ffor
t to
impl
emen
t st
ream
ban
k st
abili
zati
on m
easu
res
on 12
pro
ject
sit
es in
Buf
falo
Cre
ek W
ater
shed
.
(E
CSW
CD
200
3)
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing
His
tory
2
8
2. R
EC
EN
T P
LA
NN
ING
PR
OJE
CT
SSi
nce
the
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
and
the
1997
Cor
rido
r Res
tora
tion
Stud
y, s
ever
al p
lann
ing
proj
ects
hav
e be
en d
evel
oped
or
com
men
ced.
The
se p
lann
ing
proj
ects
incl
ude:
2.1
G
REE
NW
AY
TR
AIL
DES
IGN
, BU
FFA
LO, C
HEE
KT
OW
AG
A A
ND
WES
T S
ENEC
AT
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
has
been
wor
ked
on a
nd d
evel
oped
ste
adily
sin
ce t
he
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
was
wri
tten
. A
s pa
rt o
f 200
1 gra
nt o
btai
ned
by t
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®,
an
Impl
emen
tati
on P
lan
was
dev
elop
ed in
200
3 w
hich
incl
uded
a d
etai
led
desc
ript
ion
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
as it
has
bee
n st
udie
d an
d si
ted
toda
y. T
he
prop
osed
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
has
been
map
ped
thro
ugh
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
from
Mic
higa
n St
reet
Li
ft B
ridg
e to
the
Ogd
en E
stat
es N
orth
.
2.2
CA
ZEN
OV
IA C
REE
K H
ABI
TA
T R
EST
OR
AT
ION
AN
D S
TEW
AR
DSH
IP
PR
OJE
CT
, BU
FFA
LOIn
Aug
ust
1999
, the
Eri
e C
ount
y D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
iron
men
t an
d Pl
anni
ng (
DE
P) w
as
awar
ded
a $6
9,75
0.00
gra
nt fr
om t
he G
reat
Lak
es N
atio
nal P
rogr
am O
ffice
(G
LNPO
) of
the
U
nite
d St
ates
Env
iron
men
tal P
rote
ctio
n A
genc
y (E
PA)
in o
rder
to
purs
ue t
his
Res
tora
tion
an
d St
ewar
dshi
p pr
ojec
t. T
he g
oal o
f the
pro
ject
was
to
rest
ore
habi
tat
in t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
W
ater
shed
, pri
mar
ily C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek, a
nd t
o in
stit
ute
a co
mm
unit
y st
ewar
dshi
p pr
ojec
t fo
r th
e co
ntin
ued
prot
ecti
on o
f the
Cre
ek.
The
gra
nt fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t w
as o
ffici
ally
com
plet
ed
in M
ay 2
002.
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
, a m
ain
trib
utar
y to
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er, w
as c
hose
n fo
r th
is
proj
ect
prim
arily
bec
ause
the
Cre
ek c
ontr
ibut
es c
onta
min
ated
sed
imen
ts t
o th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Are
a of
Con
cern
(A
OC
) (U
nite
d St
ates
Env
iron
men
tal P
rote
ctio
n A
genc
y 20
06).
2.3
STIG
LMEI
ER P
AR
K S
TEE
RIN
G C
OM
MIT
TEE
, WES
T S
ENEC
AT
he 19
97 C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
Stu
dy c
alle
d fo
r th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
a S
teer
ing
Com
mit
tee
for
Stig
lmei
er P
ark,
whi
ch h
as b
een
esta
blis
hed.
The
Ste
erin
g C
omm
itte
e w
orks
to
pres
erve
th
e un
ique
flor
a an
d fa
una
of t
he p
ark
whi
le b
alan
cing
the
nee
ds o
f par
k us
ers
and
desi
re fo
r re
crea
tion
al s
pace
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
III.
EX
IST
ING
GR
EE
NW
AY
RE
SOU
RC
ES
1. P
arks
and
Par
kway
s
2. C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as
3. B
ike/
Hik
e T
rails
4. B
oat
Lau
nche
s an
d M
arin
as
5. F
ishi
ng A
cces
s an
d H
ot S
pots
6. U
rban
Can
oe T
rail
and
Lau
nche
s
7. H
erit
age
Inte
rpre
tati
on A
reas
7.
1 H
ERIT
AG
E T
OU
RIS
M –
IND
UST
RIA
L &
AG
RIC
ULT
UR
AL
7.2
NA
TIV
E A
MER
ICA
N S
ITES
FIG
UR
ES
Figu
re 3
.1 –
Park
s-Pa
rkw
ays-
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
Figu
re 3
.2 –
Bik
e La
nes-
Can
oe L
aunc
hes-
Fish
ing
Spot
sFi
gure
3.3
– U
rban
Can
oe T
rail
pg. 3
1
pg. 3
7
pg. 3
8
pg. 4
1
pg. 4
1
pg. 4
2
pg. 4
4
pg. 3
1pg
. 39
pg. 4
3
2
9
3
0
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
3
3
1. P
arks
and
Par
kway
sT
he fo
llow
ing
data
for
Buff
alo
has
been
obt
aine
d an
d an
alyz
ed fr
om G
IS d
ata
as w
ell a
s th
e 19
96
Gre
enw
ay P
lan.
The
info
rmat
ion
for
Wes
t Se
neca
and
Che
ekto
wag
a ha
s be
en o
btai
ned
from
the
19
97 C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy,
whi
ch u
sed
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
by
the
repr
esen
tati
ves
of e
ach
tow
n, t
he 19
99 T
own
of W
est S
enec
a M
unic
ipal
Ope
n Sp
ace &
Gre
enw
ay P
rote
ctio
n R
epor
t, an
d th
e 20
04
Tow
n of
Wes
t Sen
eca
Com
preh
ensiv
e Pla
n. E
ach
docu
men
t ha
s si
nce
been
ana
lyze
d an
d co
nfirm
ed
thro
ugh
GIS
dat
a as
wel
l as
addi
tion
al r
esea
rch
and
reso
urce
s fo
r th
is P
lan.
Inve
ntor
y of
Par
ks:
The
re a
re m
any
larg
e re
gion
al p
arks
as
wel
l as
smal
ler
com
mun
ity
park
s an
d pl
aygr
ound
s th
at
exis
t th
roug
hout
the
Gre
enw
ay P
roje
ct A
rea
(Fig
ure 3
.1, pa
ge 31
). T
hese
incl
ude:
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Sub
-Dis
tric
t1.
Chi
cago
-Per
ry P
layg
roun
d al
ong
Perr
y St
reet
, a 3
.1-ac
re c
omm
unit
y pl
aygr
ound
pa
rk2.
Fa
ther
Con
way
Par
k al
ong
Ohi
o St
reet
, an
11-a
cre
park
wit
h ba
seba
ll an
d sp
orts
fie
lds
3.
Red
mon
d Pl
aygr
ound
alo
ng S
outh
Par
k A
venu
e an
d Le
ddy
Stre
et, a
n 8.
5-ac
re
com
mun
ity
play
grou
nd p
ark
adja
cent
to
the
Val
ley
Com
mun
ity
Cen
ter
wit
h sp
ort
field
s, a
nd t
rails
tha
t co
nnec
t to
Sm
ith
Stre
et P
ark
4.
Smit
h St
reet
Par
k is
a 12
.2-a
cre
park
loca
ted
at t
he fo
ot o
f Sm
ith
Stre
et a
djac
ent
to t
he R
iver
whi
ch
cont
ains
the
3.7
-acr
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
sit
e,
park
ing
and
trai
ls c
onne
ctin
g up
to
Red
mon
d pl
aygr
ound
5.
H
ough
ton/
Stac
how
ski P
ark
alon
g C
linto
n St
reet
is a
60.
5-ac
re s
ite
wit
h se
vera
l bas
ebal
l fiel
ds, s
port
s fie
lds,
ten
nis
and
bask
etba
ll co
urts
, a
pool
, par
king
and
wal
king
tra
ils
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
3
4
15.
Hill
ery
Park
alo
ng M
iner
al S
prin
gs
and
Paw
nee
is a
13.6
-acr
e pa
rk
wit
h ba
seba
ll fie
lds,
spo
rt fi
eld
and
bask
etba
ll co
urts
16.
Caz
enov
ia P
ark
alon
g Po
tter
s R
oad
(Wes
t Se
neca
and
Buf
falo
) is
a 19
4-ac
re O
lmst
ed P
ark
wit
h se
vera
l ba
seba
ll fie
lds,
ope
n pl
ay fi
elds
, gol
f co
urse
, roa
ds a
nd w
alki
ng p
aths
17.
Broo
kdal
e Pl
aygr
ound
alo
ng
McK
inle
y Pa
rkw
ay is
a 2
.2-a
cre
com
mun
ity
park
wit
h op
en fi
elds
fo
r pl
ay
The
re a
re o
ther
sm
all p
ocke
t pa
rks
that
exi
st t
hrou
ghou
t th
e Pr
ojec
t A
rea,
man
y w
ithi
n th
e re
side
ntia
l are
as.
Seve
ral v
acan
t ar
eas
adja
cent
to
the
Riv
er a
re u
sed
by r
esid
ents
for
recr
eati
onal
pu
rpos
es e
ven
thou
gh t
hey
are
not
desi
gnat
ed a
s pa
rk s
pace
. M
any
of t
hese
are
as a
re a
lso
on
priv
atel
y ow
ned
land
. T
he u
se o
f the
se p
arce
ls o
f lan
d of
ten
rais
es s
afet
y is
sues
to
both
the
land
ow
ner
as w
ell a
s th
e pe
rson
ille
gally
acc
essi
ng t
he la
nd fo
r fis
hing
and
hik
ing
purp
oses
.
6.
Tiff
t Fa
rm N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve is
a 2
64-a
cre
natu
re r
efug
e w
ith
a po
nd, w
etla
nds,
na
ture
tra
ils a
nd b
oard
wal
ks7.
T
ifft
Farm
Pla
yfiel
ds is
a 2
0-ac
re p
ark
wit
h ba
seba
ll an
d sp
orts
fiel
ds8.
T
aylo
r Pl
aygr
ound
alo
ng G
erm
ania
Str
eet
is a
3.3
-acr
e co
mm
unit
y pa
rk w
ith
open
fie
lds
for
play
9.
Hou
ghto
n Pl
aygr
ound
alo
ng D
uran
t an
d O
sage
Str
eet
is a
4.4
-acr
e co
mm
unit
y pa
rk
wit
h op
en fi
elds
for
play
10.
Tay
lor
Park
alo
ng S
outh
Par
k is
a 2
.1-ac
re c
omm
unit
y pa
rk w
ith
open
fiel
ds fo
r pl
ay
acro
ss fr
om S
outh
Par
k H
igh
Scho
ol11
. M
ulro
y Pl
aygr
ound
alo
ng T
ifft
Stre
et is
a 7
.5-a
cre
com
mun
ity
park
wit
h ba
seba
ll fie
lds
and
bask
etba
ll co
urts
12.
Oke
ll Pl
aygr
ound
alo
ng S
outh
Par
k A
venu
e is
a 6
.4-a
cre
com
mun
ity
park
wit
h ba
seba
ll fie
lds
and
a ba
sket
ball
cour
t13
. C
onflu
ence
Par
k –
“Bai
ley
Ave
nue
Peni
nsul
a” –
is a
4.2
-acr
e pa
rk d
evel
oped
as
a Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
sit
e w
ith
hiki
ng t
rails
and
inte
rpre
tive
sig
nage
14.
Hea
cock
Par
k at
McK
inle
y Pa
rkw
ay, A
bbot
t R
oad
and
Sout
h Pa
rk A
venu
e is
a 4
.3-
acre
par
k of
ope
n fie
lds
and
is p
art
of t
he O
lmst
ed P
ark
syst
em
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
3
5
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea,
Che
ekto
wag
a18
. St
iglm
eier
Par
k al
ong
Loss
on a
nd
Com
o Pa
rk is
a 3
08-a
cre
park
wit
h sp
orts
fiel
ds a
nd n
atur
e, h
ikin
g tr
ails
19.
Fire
man
s Pa
rk a
long
Los
son
Roa
d is
a 5
.4-a
cre
park
adj
acen
t to
R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve
The
se t
wo
area
s in
clud
e pa
ssiv
e re
crea
tion
al a
reas
wit
h hi
king
tra
ils a
s w
ell a
s ot
her
play
field
s.
The
re a
re o
ther
sm
alle
r po
cket
and
sub
urba
n pa
rks
that
exi
st w
ithi
n th
e Pr
ojec
t A
rea.
How
ever
, m
any
of t
hese
par
ks a
re s
mal
l and
onl
y se
rve
the
imm
edia
te r
esid
ents
tha
t su
rrou
nd t
hem
.
Buff
alo
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea,
Wes
t Se
neca
20. M
adis
on P
ark
alon
g In
dian
Chu
rch
Roa
d is
a 7
.6-a
cre
park
wit
h ba
seba
ll fie
lds
and
a ba
sket
ball
cour
t21
. C
harl
es E
. Bur
chfie
ld A
rt a
nd
Nat
ure
Cen
ter
alon
g U
nion
Roa
d,
adja
cent
to
Buff
alo
Cre
ek, i
s a
29-
acre
par
k un
itin
g ar
t an
d na
ture
th
roug
h a
galle
ry b
uild
ing,
nat
ure
trai
ls, a
n am
phit
heat
er, s
peci
aliz
ed
gard
ens
and
natu
re a
nd a
rt
prog
ram
s
Sim
ilar
to C
heek
tow
aga,
the
re a
re s
ever
al s
mal
l poc
ket
and
subu
rban
par
ks t
hat
only
ser
ve t
he
imm
edia
te r
esid
ents
tha
t su
rrou
nd t
hem
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
3
6
24. M
ill R
oad
Park
loca
ted
alon
g C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
nd M
ill R
oad,
a 4
.6-a
cre
park
25. V
olun
teer
Fir
eman
’s P
ark,
par
t of
th
e W
est
Sene
ca D
evel
opm
enta
l C
ente
r al
ong
Eas
t an
d W
est
Roa
d,
a 22
.35-
acre
par
k w
ith
socc
er,
tenn
is, b
aske
tbal
l, an
d ba
seba
ll fie
lds
as w
ell a
s a
play
grou
nd a
nd
picn
ic t
able
s, g
rill,
and
she
lter
s26
. Sun
shin
e Pa
rk, p
art
of t
he W
est
Sene
ca D
evel
opm
enta
l Cen
ter
alon
g E
ast
and
Wes
t R
oad,
a 6
6.6-
acre
par
k w
ith
socc
er, b
aske
tbal
l an
d ba
seba
ll fie
lds,
wal
king
pat
hs
and
natu
re t
rails
and
pic
nic
tabl
es
Park
way
sT
here
are
sev
eral
Olm
sted
Par
ks a
nd P
arkw
ay s
yste
ms
thro
ugho
ut t
he P
roje
ct A
rea.
The
m
ain
Park
way
sys
tem
, whi
ch is
a w
ide
road
way
des
igne
d w
ith
a pl
ante
d m
edia
n, is
McK
inle
y Pa
rkw
ay.
Olm
sted
’s P
arkw
ay s
yste
m w
as d
esig
ned
so t
hat
the
park
set
ting
was
ext
ende
d be
yond
eac
h of
his
par
ks a
long
the
roa
dway
s th
at c
onne
cted
eac
h of
his
par
ks.
McK
inle
y Pa
rkw
ay c
onne
cts
up O
lmst
ed’s
Caz
enov
ia P
ark
and
Sout
h Pa
rk w
ith
Hea
thco
ck P
ark,
Abb
ott
Roa
d an
d th
e tr
affic
cir
cle
at M
cCle
llan.
Tra
ffic
circ
les,
als
o de
sign
ed a
s pa
rts
of O
lmst
ed’s
sy
stem
wer
e de
sign
ed t
o di
rect
peo
ple
alon
g th
e sy
stem
whe
n pa
rkw
ays
turn
ed in
to v
ario
us
dire
ctio
ns.
The
larg
er t
raffi
c ci
rcle
s ar
e of
ten
plan
ted
wit
h se
atin
g ar
eas.
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
a, W
est
Sene
caIn
com
pari
son
to t
he B
uffa
lo C
reek
Sub
-Are
a th
ere
are
seve
ral p
arks
and
ope
n sp
aces
alo
ng t
he
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Pro
ject
Are
a. T
hese
par
ks in
clud
e:
22. W
est
Sene
ca S
occe
r C
ompl
ex is
a
49-a
cre
park
loca
ted
adja
cent
to
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
alo
ng S
enec
a St
reet
has
soc
cer
field
s, w
alki
ng
path
s, p
layg
roun
ds a
nd b
aske
tbal
l co
urts
23. C
ente
nnia
l Par
k al
ong
Uni
on
Roa
d, a
18.2
-acr
e pa
rk w
ith
volle
ybal
l, ba
sket
ball,
bas
ebal
l fie
lds
and
in g
roun
d sw
imm
ing
and
wad
ing
pool
s, p
icni
c sh
elte
rs,
tabl
es a
nd g
rills
, pla
ygro
und,
ba
ttin
g ca
ges,
ban
d sh
ell a
nd a
C
omm
unit
y R
ecre
atio
n C
ente
r
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
2. C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
asT
here
are
sev
eral
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
thr
ough
out
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Pro
ject
Are
a (F
igur
e 3.1,
page
31).
The
tw
o la
rges
t si
tes
incl
ude
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve a
nd t
he m
ore
rece
ntly
de
velo
ped
Tim
es B
each
. Se
neca
Blu
ffs
is a
lso
an im
port
ant
Con
serv
atio
n A
rea
as it
is lo
cate
d on
ly t
wo
mile
s fr
om t
hese
sit
es a
nd is
par
t of
the
Nor
th A
mer
ican
mig
rato
ry b
ird
flyw
ay.
The
fo
llow
ing
is a
com
plet
e lis
t of
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
wit
hin
the
Gre
enw
ay P
roje
ct A
rea:
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
A.
DE
C O
hio
Stre
et C
anoe
Lau
nch
is a
2-a
cre
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Are
a al
ong
Ohi
o St
reet
, adj
acen
t to
Fat
her
Con
way
Par
k, w
hich
has
hik
ing
trai
ls, a
can
oe la
unch
, fis
hing
pla
tfor
m a
nd p
arki
ng fo
r 15
car
sB.
Pr
opos
ed c
onse
rvat
ion
area
at
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t Pe
nins
ula
– se
e pa
ge 2
1 Gre
enw
ay
Plan
ning
Hist
ory,
for
mor
e in
form
atio
nC
. Sm
ith
Stre
et P
ark
– se
e pa
ge 3
3 Pa
rks a
nd P
arkw
ays f
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion
D.
Con
fluen
ce P
ark,
als
o kn
ow a
s “B
aile
y A
venu
e Pe
nins
ula”
, is
loca
ted
at t
he
confl
uenc
e of
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
nd C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
t Ba
iley
Ave
nue
– se
e pa
ge 3
4 Pa
rks a
nd P
arkw
ays f
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion
3
7
E.
Sene
ca B
luff
s is
a 15
-acr
e flo
odpl
ain
loca
ted
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
nea
r th
e Se
neca
Str
eet
Brid
ge b
etw
een
Elk
St
reet
and
Avo
n Pl
ace
at Jo
rdan
Pla
ce,
and
incl
udes
a h
ikin
g tr
ail s
yste
m w
ith
benc
hes,
and
inte
rpre
tive
sig
ns, fi
shin
g ac
cess
poi
nt, b
ird-
wat
chin
g ar
eas,
ac
cess
for
cano
eing
and
kay
akin
g,
as w
ell a
s ou
tdoo
r en
viro
nmen
tal
educ
atio
n ar
eas
F.
Tiff
t Fa
rm N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve –
see
pa
ge 3
4 Pa
rks a
nd P
arkw
ays f
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion
G.
Old
Bai
ley
Woo
ds P
ark
is a
3.2
-acr
e flo
odpl
ain
fore
st lo
cate
d be
twee
n Pa
yson
Str
eet
and
Baile
y A
venu
e
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea,
Che
ekto
wag
aH
. R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve is
a 2
92-a
cre
com
plex
of f
ores
ts, p
onds
and
w
etla
nds
wit
h na
ture
and
hik
ing
trai
lsI.
DE
C H
arle
m R
oad
Can
oe L
aunc
h an
d ur
ban
cano
e tr
ail,
Fish
and
Wild
life
Hab
itat
R
esto
rati
on P
roje
ct (
F&W
HR
P), W
est
Sene
ca –
a 3
acr
e si
te u
sed
by c
anoe
ists
an
d fis
herm
an w
ith
park
ing
avai
labl
e fo
r 25
car
s
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
3
8
3. –
Bik
e/H
ike
Tra
ilsT
he fo
llow
ing
data
for
Buff
alo
has
been
obt
aine
d an
d an
alyz
ed fr
om G
IS d
ata
as w
ell a
s th
e 19
96
Gre
enw
ay P
lan.
The
info
rmat
ion
for
Wes
t Se
neca
and
Che
ekto
wag
a ha
s be
en o
btai
ned
from
the
19
97 C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy,
whi
ch u
sed
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
by
the
repr
esen
tati
ves
of e
ach
tow
n, t
he 19
99 T
own
of W
est S
enec
a M
unic
ipal
Ope
n Sp
ace &
Gre
enw
ay P
rote
ctio
n R
epor
t, an
d th
e 20
04
Tow
n of
Wes
t Sen
eca
Com
preh
ensiv
e Pla
n. E
ach
docu
men
t ha
s si
nce
been
ana
lyze
d an
d co
nfirm
ed
thro
ugh
GIS
dat
a as
wel
l as
addi
tion
al r
esea
rch
and
reso
urce
s fo
r th
is P
lan.
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
The
re a
re t
hree
mai
n ro
ads
thro
ugh
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
that
hav
e a
sepa
rate
de
sign
ated
on-
stre
et b
ike
lane
tha
t is
str
iped
and
mar
ked
as s
uch.
The
se d
esig
nate
d bi
ke
lane
s ex
ist
on T
ifft
Stre
et fr
om F
uhrm
ann
Boul
evar
d le
adin
g to
Sou
th P
ark
Ave
nue,
McK
inle
y Pa
rkw
ay fr
om S
outh
Par
k A
venu
e to
Abb
ott
Roa
d, a
nd S
cott
Str
eet
in d
ownt
own
Buff
alo.
The
re
are
also
sev
eral
oth
er r
oads
tha
t ha
ve b
een
desi
gnat
ed a
s be
ing
com
pati
ble
for
bike
rid
ing
wit
hin
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
that
do
not
have
sep
arat
e de
sign
ated
bik
e la
nes
(Fig
ure 3
.2, pa
ge
39).
The
se r
oads
are
all
dete
rmin
ed b
y th
e Fe
dera
l Hig
hway
Adm
inis
trat
ion
as b
eing
com
pati
ble
for
bicy
clin
g. T
he b
icyc
le c
ompa
tibi
lity
inde
x (B
CI)
use
s a
form
ula
base
d on
tra
ffic
volu
me,
sp
eed
of t
raffi
c, la
ne w
idth
and
oth
er in
dica
tors
of a
bic
yclis
ts s
tres
s to
ran
k a
road
seg
men
t co
mpa
tibl
e fo
r bi
ke r
idin
g. I
f the
roa
d is
det
erm
ined
com
pati
ble
for
bicy
clin
g, t
he r
oad
is t
hen
clas
sifie
d an
d eq
uate
d to
a le
vel o
f ser
vice
(LO
S) (
Fede
ral H
ighw
ay A
dmin
istr
atio
n, C
arol
Tan
E
sse)
. T
hese
LO
S bi
ke r
oads
incl
ude
Ohi
o St
reet
, Sou
th P
ark
Ave
nue,
Lou
isia
na S
tree
t, S
mit
h St
reet
, Hop
kins
Str
eet,
Bai
ley
Ave
nue,
Abb
ott
Roa
d an
d Se
neca
Str
eet.
The
re a
re s
ever
al n
atur
al h
ikin
g tr
ails
tha
t ex
ist
wit
hin
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
that
are
ei
ther
adj
acen
t to
the
Riv
er o
r lo
cate
d w
ithi
n pa
rks
thro
ugho
ut t
he p
roje
ct a
rea.
Man
y of
the
se
hiki
ng t
rails
are
dir
t tr
ails
tha
t ar
e in
depe
nden
t of
oth
er p
arks
or
trai
ls.
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er U
rban
Can
oe T
rail
is a
lso
anot
her
impo
rtan
t wat
erw
ay tr
ail t
hat r
uns
from
the
Wes
t Se
neca
Pro
ject
Are
a at
Har
lem
Roa
d to
the
DE
C s
ite
on O
hio
Stre
et. (
See
Sect
ion
6, U
rban
C
anoe
Tra
il an
d La
unch
es, o
n pa
ges
42-4
3 fo
r m
ore
info
rmat
ion.
)
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
4
1
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea,
Che
ekto
wag
aT
here
are
thr
ee m
ain
LOS
bike
roa
ds, H
arle
m R
oad,
Uni
on R
oad
and
Tra
nsit
Roa
d th
at c
ross
the
C
ayug
a C
reek
Sub
-Are
a. T
here
are
tw
o LO
S bi
ke r
oads
tha
t ru
n pa
ralle
l to
the
Cre
ek a
long
the
no
rthe
rn b
orde
r of
the
Sub
-Are
a, C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d/W
illia
m S
tree
t an
d Be
nnet
t R
oad/
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
, wit
h a
thir
d, L
osso
n R
oad
alon
g th
e so
uthe
rn b
orde
r of
the
Sub
-Are
a (F
igur
e 3.2,
pa
ge 39
). T
here
are
sev
eral
hik
ing
trai
ls t
hat
exis
t w
ithi
n St
iglm
eier
Par
k th
at r
un a
long
Cay
uga
Cre
ek, a
djac
ent
fore
sts
and
wet
land
s th
at in
clud
e R
eins
tein
Woo
ds.
Buff
alo
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea,
Wes
t Se
neca
The
re a
re c
urre
ntly
no
desi
gnat
ed t
rails
wit
hin
the
Wes
t Se
neca
Pro
ject
Are
a su
rrou
ndin
g Bu
ffal
o C
reek
. T
here
are
tw
o de
sign
ated
LO
S bi
ke r
oads
, Har
lem
Roa
d an
d U
nion
Roa
d th
at
cros
s ov
er B
uffa
lo C
reek
wit
hin
the
Sub-
Are
a, a
s w
ell a
s an
othe
r LO
S bi
ke r
oad,
Clin
ton
Stre
et,
that
run
s th
e en
tire
leng
th o
f the
nor
ther
n bo
rder
of t
he B
uffa
lo C
reek
Sub
-Are
a (F
igur
e 3.2,
page
39
).
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
a, W
est
Sene
caT
here
are
sev
eral
nat
ure
trai
ls a
nd w
alki
ng p
aths
tha
t ar
e fo
und
wit
hin
the
park
s th
at e
xist
in
the
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
a, m
ost
of w
hich
are
loca
ted
wit
hin
Caz
enov
ia P
ark.
The
re a
re
also
four
des
igna
ted
LOS
bike
roa
ds, S
outh
side
Par
kway
, Orc
hard
Par
k R
oad,
Uni
on R
oad
and
Tra
nsit
Roa
d th
at c
ross
ove
r C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek, a
s w
ell a
s A
bbot
t R
oad
that
run
s pa
ralle
l to
the
Cre
ek t
o th
e so
uth
and
Sene
ca S
tree
t th
at r
uns
the
enti
re le
ngth
of t
he C
reek
alo
ng t
he P
roje
ct
Are
a’s
nort
hern
bor
der
(Fig
ure 3
.2, pa
ge 39
).
4. B
oat
Lau
nche
s an
d M
arin
asT
here
are
sev
eral
mar
inas
and
sm
all b
oat
laun
ches
loca
ted
at t
he m
outh
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
and
al
ong
the
Out
er H
arbo
r al
ong
Lake
Eri
e (F
igur
e 3.2,
page
39).
The
se M
arin
as in
clud
e E
rie
Basi
n M
arin
a al
ong
the
nort
hern
mou
th o
f the
Buf
falo
Riv
er, N
FTA
Sm
all B
oat
Har
bor
and
Sout
h E
nd
Mar
ina
alon
g th
e O
uter
Har
bor,
alo
ng w
ith
seve
ral s
mal
l mar
inas
alo
ng t
he C
ity
Ship
Can
al.
The
NFT
A S
mal
l Boa
t H
arbo
r ha
s th
e m
ost
publ
ic la
unch
sit
es.
5. F
ishi
ng A
cces
s an
d H
ot S
pots
The
re a
re s
ever
al d
esig
nate
d fis
hing
hot
spo
t ar
eas
loca
ted
wit
hin
Lake
Eri
e ju
st o
utsi
de t
he
Gre
enw
ay a
rea
(Fig
ure 3
.2, pa
ge 39
). B
uffa
lo R
iver
, Buf
falo
Cre
ek, C
ayug
a C
reek
and
Caz
enov
ia
Cre
ek a
re a
ll cl
assi
fied
as S
teel
head
Tro
ut S
trea
ms.
The
re a
re s
ever
al d
esig
nate
d sh
ore
fishi
ng
spot
s on
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er, o
ne lo
cate
d at
the
Bai
ley
Ave
nue
Peni
nsul
a an
othe
r at
the
4.9
-acr
e si
te o
n Sm
ith
Stre
et.
The
Sm
ith
Stre
et s
ite
has
as a
con
stru
cted
fish
ing
over
look
and
800
lin
ear
feet
of s
hore
line.
The
re is
ano
ther
des
igna
ted
shor
e fis
hing
spo
t at
the
con
fluen
ce o
f Bu
ffal
o C
reek
and
Cay
uga
Cre
ek a
t th
e H
arle
m R
oad
fishi
ng/c
anoe
acc
ess
site
. T
he o
nly
othe
r de
sign
ated
sho
re fi
shin
g si
te o
n C
ayug
a C
reek
is o
utsi
de o
f the
Gre
enw
ay a
rea
in L
anca
ster
. T
here
are
sev
eral
are
as t
hat
are
know
n as
pri
me
fishi
ng s
pots
wit
h he
alth
y fis
h po
pula
tion
s al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
Man
y of
the
se s
pots
are
diffi
cult
to
get
to a
nd a
re lo
cate
d on
pri
vate
la
nd o
r la
nd t
hat
is c
onta
min
ated
or
desi
gnat
ed a
s a
brow
nfiel
d. T
here
are
sev
eral
are
as a
long
Bu
ffal
o, C
ayug
a an
d C
azen
ovia
Cre
eks
whe
re p
eopl
e ar
e of
ten
seen
fish
ing.
How
ever
, the
se
area
s ha
ve li
mit
ed a
cces
s, a
re o
n pr
ivat
e la
nd o
r an
gler
s ha
ve t
o tr
aver
se p
riva
te la
nd t
o ga
in
acce
ss t
o th
e C
reek
s.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
4
2
6. U
rban
Can
oe T
rail
and
Lau
nche
sT
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Urb
an C
anoe
Tra
il is
an
appr
oxim
atel
y si
x m
ile c
anoe
tra
il al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er t
hat
star
ts in
Wes
t Se
neca
at
the
DE
C s
ite
alon
g H
arle
m R
oad
and
ends
at
the
DE
C s
ite
alon
g O
hio
Stre
et.
In a
ddit
ion
to t
he t
wo
DE
C c
anoe
laun
ches
the
re is
als
o an
info
rmal
can
oe
laun
ch a
t th
e Sm
ith
Stre
et s
ite.
The
re is
an
addi
tion
al a
cces
s po
int
to t
he C
anoe
Tra
il at
the
Bu
ffal
o Se
wer
Aut
hori
ty P
ump
Stat
ion
near
Bai
ley
Ave
nue,
how
ever
the
re is
no
publ
ic p
arki
ng
allo
wed
at
this
sit
e. A
Can
oe T
rail
Gui
debo
ok w
as c
reat
ed a
long
wit
h th
e de
sign
atio
n of
the
C
anoe
Tra
il th
at d
escr
ibes
48
diff
eren
t hi
stor
ical
and
env
iron
men
tal f
eatu
res
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
(D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
iron
men
tal C
onse
rvat
ion)
. T
he fo
llow
ing
lists
som
e of
the
sit
es t
hat
are
loca
ted
alon
g th
e C
anoe
Tra
il (t
he n
umbe
rs u
sed
belo
w c
orre
spon
d to
the
map
(Fi
gure
3.3)
in
thi
s do
cum
ent
on p
age
43 a
nd d
o no
t co
rres
pond
to
the
site
num
bers
use
d on
the
act
ual
Can
oeT
rail
and
in t
he U
rban
Can
oe T
rail
Gui
debo
ok):
1.
Rif
fle
Hab
itat
– F
ast
mov
ing,
sha
llow
wat
er w
ith
roug
h bo
ttom
s ar
e an
idea
l hab
itat
fo
r pl
ant
and
aqua
tic
life
incl
udin
g tr
out
and
min
now
s w
ho u
se t
he s
hallo
w w
ater
s fo
r sp
awni
ng.
Due
to
the
high
num
bers
of fi
sh a
nd t
he s
hallo
w w
ater
s, t
here
is a
lso
a hi
gh
conc
entr
atio
n of
fish
-eat
ing
bird
s in
the
are
a.2.
F
lood
plai
n F
ores
t –
Thi
s ty
pe o
f for
est
was
his
tori
cally
pre
sent
thr
ough
out
the
flood
plai
n al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
Tod
ay t
here
are
onl
y a
few
rem
aini
ng s
tand
s of
fore
st,
this
bei
ng o
ne o
f the
larg
er o
nes.
The
re a
re m
any
dive
rse
plan
ts a
nd a
nim
als
that
occ
upy
the
fore
st in
clud
ing
whi
te-t
aile
d de
er a
nd r
ed-t
aile
d ha
wks
.3.
P
ool H
abit
ats
– D
eep,
slo
w m
ovin
g se
ctio
ns o
f the
Riv
er w
here
silt
, san
d an
d tr
ee lo
gs
depo
sit.
Due
to
the
deep
wat
er m
any
fish
use
thes
e po
ols
as r
esti
ng p
lace
s.4.
Ir
oquo
is S
ite
– A
n ea
rly
villa
ge s
ite
was
loca
ted
near
by in
thi
s ar
ea a
long
the
Can
oe
Tra
il, w
hich
was
a m
ain
resi
denc
e of
the
Six
Nat
ions
of I
roqu
ois
from
1780
-184
05.
St
acho
wsk
i/H
ough
ton
Par
k6.
Se
neca
Cou
ncil
Hou
se –
Now
ow
ned
by N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k th
is w
as o
nce
the
site
of t
he
Sene
ca C
ounc
il H
ouse
whe
re m
ajor
tre
atie
s w
ere
nego
tiat
ed.
7.
Bank
Bea
ver
Lod
ge –
Sev
eral
bea
ver
have
bui
lt lo
dges
in t
he r
iver
bank
to
avoi
d er
osio
n an
d de
stru
ctio
n of
the
ir t
ypic
al s
tick
lodg
es d
ue t
o th
e R
iver
cur
rent
. Lo
dges
are
re
cogn
izab
le b
y a
cove
ring
of s
tick
s an
d m
ud a
dded
to
the
rive
rban
k ab
ove
the
entr
ance
s.8.
Ba
nk S
wal
low
Col
ony
– D
ozen
s of
sw
allo
ws
build
the
ir n
esti
ng h
oles
into
the
riv
erba
nk
alon
g th
is s
ecti
on o
f the
Riv
er.
9.
Nat
iona
l Fue
l Gas
Pip
elin
e Br
idge
– T
he t
russ
bri
dge,
bui
lt in
1927
, is
100
feet
hig
h an
d 17
0 fe
et w
ide
and
was
des
igne
d to
car
ry fi
ve p
ipel
ines
. T
oday
the
bri
dge
only
car
ries
tw
o pi
pelin
es.
10.
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
11.
Del
awar
e L
acka
wan
na a
nd W
este
rn B
rid
ge (
Oxb
ow R
ailw
ay B
rid
ge)
– T
his
was
a
lift
brid
ge b
uilt
aro
und
1913
in a
ntic
ipat
ion
of in
dust
rial
gro
wth
ups
trea
m t
hat
neve
r de
velo
ped.
The
bri
dge
was
aba
ndon
ed in
1980
aft
er C
onra
il to
ok o
ver
the
line
in 19
76
and
has
sinc
e be
en d
emol
ishe
d.
12.
Mob
il O
il –
Ori
gina
lly t
wo
sepa
rate
oil
faci
litie
s, B
uffa
lo L
ubri
cati
ng O
il an
d A
tlas
R
efini
ng, w
ere
first
bui
lt o
n th
is s
ecti
on o
f the
Riv
er in
1880
s. A
tlas
Refi
ning
bec
ame
Stan
dard
Oil
and
the
two
even
tual
ly m
erge
d. P
arts
of t
his
sect
ion
of t
he R
iver
wer
e fil
led
in t
he 19
20s
to c
reat
e a
stra
ight
cha
nnel
wit
hin
the
Riv
er.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
4
3
13.
Buff
alo
Col
or C
orpo
rati
on –
The
sit
e, o
rigi
nally
kno
wn
as S
coel
lkop
f Ani
line
and
Che
mic
al C
o., w
as t
he fi
rst
chem
ical
pla
nt in
the
U.S
. T
he s
ite
has
been
in o
pera
tion
si
nce
1879
.14
. C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
– T
he la
rges
t gr
ain
elev
ator
bui
lt o
n th
e R
iver
at
one
quar
ter
mile
long
, w
as c
onst
ruct
ed b
etw
een
1915
and
1917
and
clo
sed
in 19
66.
15.
Tug
boat
Are
a –
The
re a
re t
wo
tugb
oats
tha
t do
ck in
thi
s ar
ea, w
hich
are
use
d to
m
aneu
ver
Lake
Fre
ight
ers
thro
ugh
the
win
ding
tur
ns o
f the
Riv
er.
16.
Pill
sbur
y St
and
ard
Ele
vato
r –
The
larg
est
grai
n el
evat
or s
till
in o
pera
tion
alo
ng t
he
Riv
er w
as b
uilt
in 19
28.
17.
Ohi
o St
reet
Bri
dge
– T
his
was
the
mai
n lin
k be
twee
n th
e do
wnt
own
busi
ness
dis
tric
t an
d th
e gr
ain
elev
ator
s, s
teel
mill
s, r
ail y
ards
and
doc
ks w
hen
it w
as c
onst
ruct
ed in
the
18
80s.
Bui
lt in
1962
, the
ver
tica
l lift
bri
dge
span
s th
e R
iver
.
Figu
re 3.
3
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
4
4
7. H
erit
age
Inte
rpre
tati
on A
reas
His
tori
cal a
nd a
rcha
eolo
gica
l sit
es c
an b
e bu
ildin
gs a
nd/o
r lo
cati
ons
that
hav
e hi
stor
ical
or
cult
ural
val
ue.
The
follo
win
g da
ta fo
r Bu
ffal
o ha
s be
en o
btai
ned
and
anal
yzed
from
GIS
dat
a as
wel
l as
the
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan.
The
info
rmat
ion
for
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca h
as
been
obt
aine
d fr
om t
he 19
97 C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy,
whi
ch u
sed
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
by
repr
esen
tati
ves
of e
ach
tow
n, w
hich
has
sin
ce b
een
anal
yzed
and
con
firm
ed t
hrou
gh G
IS d
ata
for
this
Pla
n.
7.1 H
ERIT
AG
E T
OU
RIS
M –
IND
UST
RIA
L &
AG
RIC
ULT
UR
AL
Her
itag
e to
uris
m a
s de
fined
by
The
Nat
iona
l Tru
st is
“tra
velin
g to
exp
erie
nce
the
plac
es,
arti
fact
s an
d ac
tivi
ties
tha
t au
then
tica
lly r
epre
sent
the
sto
ries
and
peo
ple
of t
he p
ast
and
pres
ent.
” H
erit
age
tour
ism
incl
udes
eve
ryth
ing
from
cul
tura
l and
his
tori
c re
sour
ces
to n
atur
al
reso
urce
s, a
nd p
rovi
des
educ
atio
nal a
nd e
nter
tain
ing
oppo
rtun
itie
s no
t of
fere
d in
oth
er t
ypes
of
tou
rism
, whi
le im
prov
ing
loca
l eco
nom
ies
and
prot
ecti
ng a
nd p
rese
rvin
g hi
stor
ical
sit
es.
Eco
nom
ical
stu
dies
hav
e co
nsis
tent
ly s
how
n th
at t
rave
lers
see
king
cul
tura
l and
her
itag
e to
uris
m
stay
long
er a
nd s
pend
mor
e m
oney
tha
n ot
her
kind
s of
tra
vele
rs, i
mpr
ovin
g th
e ec
onom
ic
stab
ility
and
impa
ct o
n re
side
nts
and
busi
ness
sur
roun
ding
cul
tura
l and
her
itag
e ar
eas.
Her
itag
e to
uris
m a
lso
crea
tes
jobs
and
bus
ines
s, c
an in
crea
se t
ax r
even
ue, d
iver
sify
the
loca
l eco
nom
y,
pres
erve
loca
l tra
diti
ons
and
cult
ure
and
can
gene
rate
loca
l inv
estm
ent
in h
isto
ric
reso
urce
s.
The
Pro
ject
Are
a of
the
Buf
falo
Gre
enw
ay b
oost
s so
me
of t
he m
ost
inte
rest
ing
heri
tage
sit
es;
from
the
Eri
e C
anal
and
the
gra
in e
leva
tors
to
agri
cult
ural
sit
es fr
om L
ake
Eri
e th
roug
h W
est
Sene
ca.
Thi
s in
dust
rial
and
agr
icul
tura
l her
itag
e in
fluen
ced
and
impa
cted
oth
er c
itie
s, s
tate
s an
d co
untr
ies.
Buf
falo
and
its
surr
ound
ing
tow
ns a
nd v
illag
es w
ere
shap
ed b
y ag
ricu
ltur
al
prod
ucti
on a
nd in
dust
rial
dev
elop
men
t. T
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
pla
yed
a ke
y vi
tal p
art
in t
he
tran
spor
tati
on o
f agr
icul
tura
l pro
duct
s fr
om N
ew Y
ork
Stat
e, t
he M
idw
est
and
all o
ver
the
wor
ld, p
arti
cula
rly
grai
n an
d th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
the
gra
in e
leva
tors
from
app
roxi
mat
ely
1890
-194
0. E
ven
toda
y th
ere
are
still
poc
kets
of a
gric
ultu
ral u
se a
long
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
nd
its
trib
utar
ies
incl
udin
g gr
owin
g to
sto
rage
and
man
ufac
turi
ng.
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
nd it
s tr
ibut
arie
s al
so p
laye
d vi
tal r
oles
in t
he d
evel
opm
ent
and
sett
lem
ent
of t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo a
nd
the
Tow
ns o
f Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca.
Cay
uga
Cre
ek p
laye
d an
impo
rtan
t ro
le in
the
de
velo
pmen
t an
d se
ttle
men
t of
Che
ekto
wag
a bo
th a
s a
sour
ce o
f wat
er a
s w
ell a
s se
rvic
ing
mill
ing
oper
atio
ns.
The
ear
liest
dev
elop
men
t fo
und
wit
hin
Che
ekto
wag
a to
ok p
lace
in t
he
Com
o Pa
rk, B
elle
vue
Roa
d ar
ea.
In a
ddit
ion,
thi
s ar
ea h
as a
des
igna
ted
site
tha
t pl
ayed
an
impo
rtan
t ro
le in
the
Und
ergr
ound
Rai
lroa
d. W
ithi
n W
est
Sene
ca t
here
are
sev
eral
are
as
that
hav
e si
gnifi
cant
his
tori
cal i
nter
est
and
deve
lopm
ent.
The
se a
reas
incl
ude
the
Ebe
neze
r se
ttle
men
t ne
ar U
nion
Roa
d, C
linto
n St
reet
and
Indi
an C
hurc
h R
oad,
as
wel
l as
two
stru
ctur
es
incl
udin
g th
e M
ayer
Bro
ther
s C
ider
Mill
on
Tra
nsit
Roa
d an
d C
harl
es E
. Bur
chfie
ld’s
form
er
hom
e on
Clin
ton
Stre
et a
nd W
eiga
nd A
venu
e.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Exi
stin
g G
reen
way
Res
ourc
es
Ind
ustr
ial H
erit
age
Tra
ilFo
r ov
er t
en y
ears
the
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Com
mit
tee
has
been
wor
king
to
deve
lop
a co
mpl
ete
trai
l sys
tem
des
igne
d to
enh
ance
and
pro
mot
e th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo’s
indu
stri
al h
isto
ry,
high
light
ing
the
inve
ntio
n an
d de
velo
pmen
t of
the
gra
in e
leva
tors
, gra
in p
rodu
ctio
n, t
he E
rie
Can
al a
nd t
he h
isto
ry o
f the
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
nd L
ake
Eri
e W
ater
fron
t. T
he In
dust
rial
Her
itag
e T
rail
wou
ld in
clud
e w
alki
ng t
rails
and
uti
lize
exis
ting
str
eets
and
exi
stin
g tr
ails
. T
he p
ropo
sed
trai
l run
s fr
om t
he E
rie
Basi
n M
arin
a, t
hrou
gh t
he In
ner
Har
bor
and
prop
osed
Gre
enw
ay P
laza
, an
d sp
lits
at M
ichi
gan
to r
un a
long
Ohi
o an
d G
anso
n St
reet
s up
rive
r to
the
foot
of H
ambu
rg.
It w
ould
hig
hlig
ht h
isto
rica
l sit
es a
nd t
heir
sig
nific
ance
wit
h si
gnag
e ex
plai
ning
indu
stri
al
heri
tage
, whi
le a
t th
e sa
me
tim
e pr
ovid
ing
vant
age
poin
ts t
o w
atch
the
Gre
at L
ake
ship
s an
d tu
g bo
ats
on t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
.
7.2
NA
TIV
E A
MER
ICA
N S
ITES
Wit
hin
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
Pro
ject
Are
a th
ere
are
seve
ral s
ites
spe
cific
ally
on
the
east
ern
end
of
the
Riv
er t
hat
have
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an s
igni
fican
ce.
Tw
o si
tes
incl
ude
the
Sene
ca C
ounc
il H
ouse
si
te n
ear
the
corn
er o
f Arc
her
and
Litt
el o
n N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k pr
oper
ty a
nd t
he S
enec
a In
dian
Pa
rk o
n Bu
ffum
Str
eet.
The
Buf
fum
Str
eet s
ite
is p
art o
f an
area
that
use
d to
be
the
Buff
alo
Cre
ek
Res
erva
tion
(17
80s
– 18
40)
and
com
mem
orat
es t
he S
enec
a bu
rial
gro
und
whe
re t
he S
enec
a le
ader
Red
Jack
et w
as b
urie
d (G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96).
Wit
hin
Wes
t Se
neca
, the
Wes
t Se
neca
Wes
t Se
nior
Hig
h Sc
hool
sit
e on
Sen
eca
Stre
et is
the
or
igin
al s
ite
of t
he O
nond
aga
Vill
age
of C
hief
Big
Sky
(C
ompr
ehen
sive
Pla
n 19
99).
4
5
4
6
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
IV.
PR
OP
OSE
D N
EW
GR
EE
NW
AY
EL
EM
EN
TS
1. I
ntro
duc
tion
1.1
C
ON
SER
VA
TIO
N A
REA
S A
ND
PU
BLIC
AC
CES
S
1.2
C
ON
NEC
TO
R S
TR
EET
S A
ND
PA
PER
ST
REE
TS
1.3
VEH
ICU
LAR
AC
CES
S
1.4
INT
ERPR
ETA
TIO
N A
ND
SIG
NA
GE
1.5
PHYT
OR
EMED
IAT
ION
2. B
uffa
lo R
iver
Tra
il Se
gmen
ts
2.1
BUFF
ALO
RIV
ER G
REE
NW
AY
TR
AIL
Out
er H
arbo
r Gre
enbe
ltO
uter
Har
bor W
ater
fron
t Bic
ycle
and
Ped
estr
ian
Tra
ilIn
dust
rial
Her
itag
e T
rail
Ohi
o St
reet
Ped
estr
ian-
Bicy
cle
Tra
il2.
2 BU
FFA
LO R
IVER
UR
BAN
CA
NO
E T
RA
IL
2.
2.1
Dev
elop
men
t an
d P
ropo
sed
Sit
es
3. S
ite
Spec
ific
Opp
ortu
niti
es
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
3.1
Mic
higa
n St
reet
Bri
dge
to O
uter
Har
bor
3.
2 O
hio/
Mic
higa
n C
anoe
Lau
nch
and
Park
3.3
Ohi
o St
reet
Can
oe L
aunc
h
3.
4 G
rain
Ele
vato
r Dis
tric
t
3.
5 Fo
ot o
f Ham
burg
Str
eet
3.6
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t
3.
7 K
athe
rine
and
Sm
ith
Stre
et T
rail
Con
nect
ions
3.
8 Sm
ith
Stre
et
3.9
PVS
Che
mic
al –
Mob
il O
il
3.
10
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk
3.
11
Stac
how
ski P
ark
3.12
C
argi
ll C
onne
ctio
n to
Tiff
t Nat
ure
Pres
erve
and
C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
3.13
C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pen
insu
la
3.14
St
eelfi
elds
and
For
mer
Rep
ublic
Hyd
ropo
nics
Tom
ato
Plan
t
3.15
So
uths
ide
Scho
ol
3.16
So
uth
Ogd
en E
stat
es
C
heek
tow
aga/
Wes
t Sen
eca
Sub-
Dis
tric
t3.
17
Spec
ial F
ocus
Are
as3.
18
Cay
uga
Cre
ek3.
19
Buff
alo
Cre
ek3.
20
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
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9pg
. 49
pg. 5
1pg
. 53
pg. 5
4pg
. 55
pg. 5
6pg
. 56
pg. 5
7
pg. 5
8
pg. 5
8pg
. 61
pg. 6
7pg
. 71
pg. 7
2pg
. 72
pg. 7
3pg
. 74
pg. 7
7pg
. 77
pg. 8
1pg
. 82
pg. 8
3pg
. 83
pg. 8
4pg
. 87
pg. 8
8pg
. 90
pg. 9
2pg
. 92
4
7
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
4
8
FIG
UR
ES
Figu
re 4
.1 –
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
and
Pub
lic A
cces
sFi
gure
4.2
– P
aper
Str
eets
Figu
re 4
.3 –
Sit
e Sp
ecifi
c O
ppor
tuni
ties
Figu
re 4
.4 –
Ohi
o/M
ichi
gan
Can
oe L
aunc
h an
d Pa
rkFi
gure
4.5
– O
hio/
Mic
higa
n C
anoe
Lau
nch
and
Park
Figu
re 4
.6 –
Ohi
o St
reet
Sit
e C
onne
ctio
ns (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.7
– O
hio
Stre
et S
ite
Con
nect
ions
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.8 –
Ohi
o St
reet
Sit
e C
onne
ctio
ns (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.9
– O
ld F
irst
War
d Li
nk S
ite
Con
cept
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.10 –
St.
Cla
ire
Stre
et W
alki
ng T
rail
Figu
re 4
.11 –
Sm
ith
Stre
et E
ntra
nce
wit
h R
ailr
oad
Berm
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.12 –
Pro
pose
d Sm
ith
Stre
et A
cces
s (G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.13 –
Exi
stin
g Sm
ith
Stre
et S
ite
Figu
re 4
.14 –
Sm
ith
Stre
et A
cces
s Si
te C
once
pt (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)Fi
gure
4.15
– P
arce
ls t
o be
Dev
elop
ed a
s M
ongo
van
Park
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.16 –
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk S
ite
Con
cept
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.17 –
Car
gill
Con
nect
ion
to T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
and
Con
cret
e C
entr
alFi
gure
4.18
– S
outh
side
Sch
ool
Figu
re 4
.19 –
Rep
ublic
Ste
el S
ite
Con
cept
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Figu
re 4
.20
– So
uth
Ogd
en E
stat
esFi
gure
4.2
1 – C
ayug
a C
reek
and
Buf
falo
Spe
cial
Foc
us A
reas
Figu
re 4
.22
– C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek S
peci
al F
ocus
Are
asFi
gure
4.2
3 –
Rai
ls-t
o-T
rails
Fi
gure
4.2
4 –
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
and
Leg
ion
Dri
ve G
reen
way
s (G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
pg. 5
0pg
. 53
pg. 5
9pg
. 63
pg. 6
5pg
. 67
pg. 6
7pg
. 67
pg. 6
9pg
. 71
pg. 7
3pg
. 74
pg. 7
4pg
. 75
pg. 7
7pg
. 79
pg. 8
2pg
. 84
pg. 8
5pg
. 87
pg. 8
9pg
. 89
pg. 9
1pg
. 93
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
4
9
1. I
ntro
duc
tion
The
focu
s of
thi
s Bu
ffal
o G
reen
way
Vis
ion
and
Impl
emen
tati
on P
lan
is t
o sh
ow h
ow fu
ture
pr
ojec
ts c
an b
e in
corp
orat
ed w
ith
exis
ting
ele
men
ts a
nd p
roje
cts
to c
reat
e a
unifi
ed G
reen
way
th
at n
ot o
nly
bene
fits
the
user
s of
the
Gre
enw
ay a
nd e
nhan
ces
and
beau
tifie
s th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
w
ater
shed
for
the
loca
l com
mun
ity.
An
inte
grat
ed, w
ell p
lane
d G
reen
way
Tra
il br
ings
life
, ac
tivi
ty a
nd m
oney
into
the
sur
roun
ding
com
mun
itie
s.
Whi
le it
is im
port
ant
to im
prov
e th
e ec
onom
ic v
ital
ity
of R
iver
com
mun
itie
s in
clud
ing
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
, Wes
t Se
neca
and
Che
ekto
wag
a, it
is a
lso
nece
ssar
y to
pro
tect
res
iden
ts a
nd p
ark
and
trai
l use
rs fr
om k
now
n an
d po
tent
ial c
onta
min
ants
in a
nd a
roun
d th
e R
iver
. E
cono
mic
vit
alit
y an
d pu
blic
saf
ety
can
be a
ccom
plis
hed
sim
ulta
neou
sly
thro
ugh
prop
er d
esig
n, a
ppro
pria
te s
ite
desi
gnat
ions
, and
the
res
tora
tion
and
cle
an-u
p of
sit
es b
ased
on
spec
ific
site
ana
lysi
s. F
ollo
win
g th
e de
sign
gui
delin
es in
Sec
tion
V Im
plem
enta
tion
(pag
es 18
1-18
8), w
ill a
lso
assi
st in
Gre
enw
ay
Impl
emen
tati
on.
The
follo
win
g Pr
ojec
t O
ppor
tuni
ties
are
rel
ated
to
the
proj
ects
dis
cuss
ed in
Sec
tion
II G
reen
way
Pl
anni
ng H
istor
y (P
ages
15-2
8).
The
se P
roje
ct O
ppor
tuni
ties
fill
in t
he m
issi
ng li
nks
and
mak
e co
nnec
tion
s be
twee
n ex
isti
ng p
arks
, com
mun
itie
s an
d co
nser
vati
on a
reas
. E
ach
site
op
port
unit
y w
as c
hose
n af
ter
a th
orou
gh s
ite
anal
ysis
(in
clud
ing
prop
erty
ow
ners
hip,
pro
pert
y co
ndit
ion,
sur
roun
ding
and
adj
acen
t el
emen
ts)
and
exis
ting
gre
enw
ay r
esou
rces
dis
cuss
ed o
n pa
ges
29-4
6. E
ach
proj
ect
oppo
rtun
ity
refle
cts
the
goal
s of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
whi
le
focu
sing
on
thre
e m
ain
goal
s:
�
Publ
ic a
cces
s an
d re
crea
tion
�
Cle
an w
ater
�
Impr
ove
fish
and
wild
life
habi
tats
– t
hrou
gh o
pen
spac
e an
d C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as
The
se g
oals
sho
uld
be a
dher
ed t
o th
roug
hout
the
des
ign,
dev
elop
men
t an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of
the
follo
win
g pr
opos
ed p
roje
cts
and
any
futu
re p
roje
cts.
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n is
a b
rief
ove
rvie
w o
f the
pro
pose
d G
reen
way
ele
men
ts.
Thi
s se
ctio
n hi
ghlig
hts
som
e of
the
sel
ecti
on a
nd p
rior
itiz
atio
n of
the
sit
es.
It a
lso
sum
mar
izes
som
e of
the
el
emen
ts t
hat
shou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
whe
n de
velo
ping
the
sit
es t
hat
will
impr
ove
the
heal
th
and
safe
ty o
f eac
h si
te, i
nclu
ding
eas
e in
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
use,
nav
igat
ion
and
orie
ntat
ion,
en
hanc
emen
t of
sur
roun
ding
nei
ghbo
rhoo
ds a
nd im
prov
ed p
edes
tria
n an
d ve
hicu
lar
acce
ss t
o th
e si
tes.
1.1 C
ON
SER
VA
TIO
N A
REA
S A
ND
PU
BLIC
AC
CES
ST
he fo
llow
ing
incl
udes
a s
umm
ary
of p
ropo
sed
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
and
pub
lic R
ecre
atio
n A
reas
as
liste
d in
the
1996
Pla
n as
wel
l as
spec
ial f
ocus
are
as li
sted
in t
he 19
99 T
own
of W
est
Sene
ca M
unic
ipal
Ope
n Sp
ace &
Gre
enw
ay P
rote
ctio
n. T
hese
are
as h
ave
been
pre
viou
sly
iden
tifie
d fo
r va
riou
s re
ason
s an
d be
nefit
s, b
ased
on
anal
ysis
by
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er F
ish
and
Wild
life
Hab
itat
R
esto
rati
on P
roje
ct (
F&W
HR
P), t
he N
YS
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n (D
EC
),
the
US
Arm
y C
orp
of E
ngin
eers
(C
OE
), t
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
®, t
he c
ity
of
Buff
alo’
s W
ater
fron
t G
reen
way
Sys
tem
(W
GS)
, or
the
form
er H
oriz
ons
Wat
erfr
ont
Com
mit
tee,
In
c. (
HO
R).
Add
itio
nal c
olla
bora
tors
for
thes
e si
tes
incl
ude
US
Fish
& W
ildlif
e Se
rvic
e,
Buff
alo
Riv
er R
emed
ial A
dvis
ory
Com
mit
tee,
Sta
te U
nive
rsit
y of
New
Yor
k at
Buf
falo
– G
reat
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
5
0
Lake
s Pr
ogra
m, S
ate
Uni
vers
ity
Col
lege
at
Buff
alo
– G
reat
Lak
es C
ente
r, V
alle
y C
omm
unit
y C
ente
r an
d Fi
rst
War
d C
omm
unit
y C
ente
r. T
he 2
002
Pape
r St
reet
s R
epor
t, t
he 19
97 C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
Stu
dy a
nd 2
004
Tow
n of
Wes
t Se
neca
Com
preh
ensi
ve P
lan
wer
e al
so a
ll us
ed
in t
he d
evel
opm
ent
of s
ite
spec
ific
proj
ects
and
opp
ortu
niti
es fo
r pu
blic
acc
ess,
rec
reat
iona
l op
port
unit
ies
and
cons
erva
tion
are
as.
Man
y of
the
follo
win
g si
tes
are
desc
ribe
d in
gre
ater
det
ail
in S
ecti
on II
I – S
ite S
peci
fic O
ppor
tuni
ties (
page
s 58
-94)
.
Pro
pose
d C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as: (
Figu
re 4
.1)1.
Foot
of K
athe
rine
Str
eet
(F&
W H
RP)
, Buf
falo
2.
Sene
ca S
tree
t Is
land
Wet
land
(BN
R),
Buf
falo
Figu
re 4
.1
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
5
1
Pri
orit
y P
arce
ls fo
r P
ublic
Acq
uisi
tion
thr
ough
Pur
chas
e or
C
onse
rvat
ion
Eas
emen
t: (
fFgu
re 4
.1)3.
W
etla
nds
adja
cent
to
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve a
nd T
ifft
Stre
et (
DE
C),
Bu
ffal
o4.
C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pen
insu
la (
CO
E, B
NR
), B
uffa
lo5.
10
0 or
200
-foo
t C
onse
rvat
ion
Eas
emen
t se
t ba
ck a
long
Ste
elfie
lds
prop
erty
6.
Foot
of J
unia
ta P
lace
– a
djac
ent
to C
ity-
owne
d w
etla
nd (
BNR
), B
uffa
lo7.
So
uth
bank
par
cel w
est
of O
gden
Str
eet
100-
foot
Con
serv
atio
n E
asem
ent
alon
g R
iver
(BN
R),
Buf
falo
Pro
pose
d P
ublic
Acc
ess
– R
ecre
atio
n A
reas
: (Fi
gure
4.1)
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
A.
Ohi
o St
reet
Ped
estr
ian-
Bicy
cle
Tra
il, B
uffa
loB.
C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pen
insu
la, B
uffa
loC
. “M
ongo
van
Park
” (Se
neca
-Bab
cock
Lin
k) (
BNR
), B
uffa
loD
. Le
gion
Dri
ve G
reen
way
, Buf
falo
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est
Sene
ca S
ub-D
istr
ict
Tra
ils a
re p
ropo
sed
for
deve
lopm
ent
thro
ugho
ut C
heek
tow
aga
thro
ugh
an
ongo
ing
Rai
ls-t
o-T
rails
init
iati
ve t
hrou
ghou
t th
e T
own.
Wes
t Se
neca
has
als
o pr
opos
ed t
rails
as
a re
sult
of a
Tow
n w
ide
Rai
ls-t
o-T
rails
cam
paig
n w
ithi
n W
est
Sene
ca; f
ocus
ing
on t
he d
evel
opm
ent
of s
ever
al a
band
oned
rai
l cor
rido
rs fo
r pu
blic
acc
ess.
Eri
e C
ount
y ha
s gr
ante
d $1
.08
mill
ion
in C
onge
stio
n M
itig
atio
n an
d A
ir Q
ualit
y (C
MA
Q)
fund
ing
as w
ell a
s an
add
itio
nal $
270,
000
in C
ount
y fu
nds
for
the
prop
osed
Sen
eca
Cre
ek P
athw
ay, a
bic
ycle
and
ped
estr
ian
trai
l wit
hin
Wes
t Se
neca
and
Che
ekto
wag
a.
Buff
alo
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea,
Wes
t Se
neca
�
Publ
ic a
cces
s an
d bo
at la
unch
off
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d
1.2 C
ON
NEC
TO
R S
TR
EET
S A
ND
PA
PER
ST
REE
TS
Any
res
iden
tial
str
eet
that
ter
min
ates
at
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er, C
azen
ovia
, Cay
uga
and
Buff
alo
Cre
eks,
sho
uld
be c
onsi
dere
d an
ext
ensi
on o
f the
Gre
enw
ay a
nd s
houl
d be
tre
ated
as
so w
ith
impr
oved
veg
etat
ion
and
stre
et t
ree
plan
ting
s. S
idew
alks
sho
uld
be im
prov
ed o
r ad
ded
whe
re
ther
e ar
e no
ne t
o pr
ovid
e sa
fe a
cces
s an
d ha
ndic
ap a
cces
sibi
lity
to t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il. B
ench
es,
plan
ters
and
oth
er m
arke
rs n
eed
to r
eflec
t th
e ch
arac
ter
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il. T
hese
sho
uld
be d
iffer
ent
than
typ
ical
ben
ches
use
d in
and
aro
und
the
Cit
y, C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Se
neca
, so
tha
t th
e st
reet
s be
com
e id
enti
fiabl
e as
acc
ess
poin
ts t
o th
e G
reen
way
. St
reet
s th
at c
onne
ct
rive
rsid
e pa
rks
shou
ld a
lso
be t
reat
ed w
ith
spec
ific
plan
ting
s an
d be
nche
s to
hel
p im
prov
e th
e vi
sual
con
nect
ion
betw
een
the
park
s. D
esig
nate
d bi
cycl
e la
nes
and
new
and
impr
oved
si
dew
alks
als
o ne
ed t
o be
pro
vide
d be
twee
n ri
vers
ide
and
neig
hbor
hood
par
ks w
ithi
n th
e pr
ojec
t ar
ea.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
5
2
The
follo
win
g pu
blic
acc
ess
poin
ts t
o th
e R
iver
are
defi
ned
as a
res
ult
of a
“Pap
er S
tree
t St
udy”
co
nduc
ted
by t
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® in
200
1. T
he s
tudy
(in
clud
ed a
s A
ppen
dix
D, p
ages
213
- 21
9) id
enti
fies
25 p
oten
tial
pub
lic a
cces
s po
ints
to
the
Riv
er.
A “p
aper
” str
eet,
fo
r pu
rpos
e of
the
stu
dy, w
as d
efine
d as
any
str
eet
that
was
nev
er b
uilt
yet
app
ears
on
offic
ial
map
s, a
str
eet
no lo
nger
use
d fo
r tr
avel
, or
a st
reet
wit
h in
com
plet
e co
nstr
ucti
on s
uch
as c
urbs
, st
orm
dra
inag
e, s
idew
alks
, etc
. O
f the
25
iden
tifie
d st
reet
s (F
igur
e 4.2,
page
53)
onl
y on
e di
d no
t le
ad t
o th
e R
iver
but
ter
min
ated
at
the
Riv
er’s
ban
ks, w
hile
22
of t
he s
tree
ts a
re lo
cate
d di
rect
ly
adja
cent
to
publ
ic o
pen
spac
e la
nd o
wne
d ei
ther
by
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
or
the
DE
C.
In t
hese
22
cas
es it
is r
ecom
men
ded
that
the
land
be
perm
anen
tly
prot
ecte
d as
ope
n sp
ace
thro
ugh
desi
gnat
ion
of t
he s
tree
t an
d la
nd a
s a
park
, or
thro
ugh
deed
res
tric
tion
, and
inco
rpor
atin
g th
e la
nd a
nd a
cces
s po
ints
into
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
. T
hese
acc
ess
poin
ts c
reat
e an
d es
tabl
ish
“gre
en fi
nger
s” t
hat
lead
peo
ple
to a
nd fr
om t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il. T
his
prov
ides
gre
en
stre
etsc
apes
and
vis
ual a
cces
s po
ints
to
the
trai
l as
wel
l as
off t
he t
rail
and
into
sur
roun
ding
ne
ighb
orho
ods,
bus
ines
ses,
sch
ools
and
com
mun
ity
cent
ers.
The
pap
er s
tree
t ac
cess
poi
nts
incl
ude: So
uth
Stre
etD
unba
r St
reet
Leam
ingt
on P
lace
*Fe
nton
Str
eet
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
tJo
rdan
Pla
ce*
Avo
ndal
e Pl
ace*
Hol
ly S
tree
t
Ens
ign
Stre
etBa
nk P
lace
*Ju
niat
a St
reet
Will
ett
Stre
et
Smit
h St
reet
May
back
Pla
ce*
Wei
mar
Str
eet
Sew
ard
Stre
et
Baile
y A
venu
e -
Nor
thC
utte
r Pl
ace*
Cab
le S
tree
tS.
Pie
rce
Stre
et
Baile
y A
venu
e -
Sout
hA
von
Plac
e*Ba
rnar
d St
reet
S. P
onti
ac S
tree
t
Pom
eroy
Str
eet
* In
Feb
ruar
y 20
04, s
even
of t
hese
pap
er s
tree
ts w
ere
prot
ecte
d th
roug
h a
conv
eyan
ce t
o th
e C
ount
y of
Eri
e as
soci
ated
wit
h th
e Se
neca
Blu
ffs
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
5
3
Figu
re 4
.2
1.3 V
EHIC
ULA
R A
CC
ESS
Impr
oved
veh
icul
ar a
cces
s to
the
Out
er H
arbo
r an
d Bu
ffal
o R
iver
is a
lso
prop
osed
thr
ough
the
“S
outh
tow
ns C
onne
ctor
Pro
ject
”. T
his
proj
ect
wou
ld p
rim
arily
pro
vide
eas
ier
acce
ss t
o th
e O
uter
Har
bor
thro
ugh
the
re-e
ngin
eeri
ng o
f Rou
te 5
and
Fuh
rman
n Bo
ulev
ard.
The
est
imat
ed
cost
of t
he p
roje
ct is
$14
5 m
illio
n. A
long
wit
h th
e So
utht
owns
Con
nect
or is
the
pro
posa
l to
build
an
east
-wes
t co
nnec
ting
roa
d fr
om In
ters
tate
190
to T
ifft
Stre
et a
nd m
ake
impr
ovem
ents
to
Ohi
o St
reet
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
5
4
1.4 IN
TER
PRET
AT
ION
AN
D S
IGN
AG
EA
s th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
win
ds t
hrou
gh B
uffa
lo, C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Se
neca
, it
pas
ses
som
e of
the
mos
t im
port
ant
and
key
feat
ures
wit
hin
Wes
tern
New
Yor
k. S
ome
of
thes
e el
emen
ts in
clud
e in
dust
rial
his
tory
and
the
gra
in e
leva
tors
, agr
icul
tura
l sit
es, i
mpo
rtan
t bi
rd h
abit
at a
reas
, cul
tura
l sit
es, a
nd N
ativ
e A
mer
ican
sit
es.
The
refo
re, i
t is
impo
rtan
t th
at t
he
Buff
alo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Tra
il em
brac
e th
is n
atur
al a
nd c
ultu
ral h
isto
ry t
hrou
gh t
he u
se a
nd
inco
rpor
atio
n of
inte
rpre
tive
mat
eria
ls s
uch
as s
igns
and
mar
kers
exp
lain
ing
hist
oric
al s
ites
and
pr
oces
ses
of w
ildlif
e an
d na
tura
l hab
itat
s, a
nd p
hysi
cal i
nter
pret
ive
elem
ents
. T
he T
rail
shou
ld
also
incl
ude
deta
iled
map
s at
tra
il he
ads
as w
ell a
s sm
alle
r m
aps
alon
g th
e T
rail
to h
elp
orie
nt
Tra
il us
ers
and
iden
tify
key
loca
tion
s an
d co
nnec
tion
s w
ith
othe
r T
rails
suc
h as
the
pro
pose
d In
dust
rial
Her
itag
e T
rail.
A s
elf-
guid
ed p
amph
let
shou
ld a
lso
be d
evel
oped
, whi
ch w
ould
in
clud
e a
map
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il id
enti
fyin
g tr
ail h
eads
, dis
tanc
e m
arke
rs fo
r se
ctio
ns o
f the
tr
ail,
and
a su
mm
ary
of t
rail
high
light
s in
clud
ing
cult
ural
and
nat
ural
his
tory
. T
hese
pam
phle
ts
shou
ld b
e m
ade
avai
labl
e at
loca
l com
mun
ity
cent
ers
alon
g th
e G
reen
way
, pub
lic li
brar
ies,
pa
rks
and
recr
eati
on d
epar
tmen
ts a
s w
ell a
s ot
her
loca
l sit
es s
uch
as b
usin
esse
s, r
esta
uran
ts a
nd
reta
il sh
ops.
The
se m
ater
ials
and
sig
nage
can
be
achi
eved
thr
ough
pur
suin
g of
sm
all g
rant
s an
d co
llabo
rati
on w
ith
loca
l non
-pro
fits
and
othe
r ag
enci
es.
The
se m
aps
and
dire
ctio
nal s
igna
ge n
eed
to b
e de
sign
ed a
nd in
corp
orat
ed t
o in
clud
e an
ove
rall
unify
ing
them
e. T
he n
ame
and/
or lo
go o
f the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
need
s to
be
inco
rpor
ated
ont
o al
l m
aps
and
sign
s re
late
d to
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
Thi
s he
lps
to d
irec
t, g
uide
and
ori
ent
peop
le t
o an
d al
ong
the
Tra
il. S
igns
and
map
s sh
ould
iden
tify
adj
acen
t ri
vers
ide
park
s as
wel
l as
park
s in
su
rrou
ndin
g ne
ighb
orho
ods.
The
sig
ns a
nd m
aps
shou
ld a
lso
iden
tify
and
dir
ect
peop
le t
o lo
cal
Com
mun
ity
Cen
ters
and
oth
er p
ublic
am
enit
ies
and
busi
ness
dis
tric
ts a
djac
ent
to t
he T
rail.
St
reet
s th
at a
but
the
Tra
il w
hich
lead
to
surr
ound
ing
com
mer
cial
are
as a
nd n
eigh
borh
oods
sh
ould
als
o be
iden
tifie
d an
d cl
earl
y m
arke
d to
hel
p or
ient
peo
ple
to a
nd fr
om t
he T
rail.
The
se
elem
ents
iden
tifie
d, s
igne
d an
d m
arke
d on
the
map
s he
lps
to p
rovi
de T
rail
user
s ea
se in
tra
il us
e an
d al
low
s th
em t
o fe
el c
omfo
rtab
le a
nd s
afe
wit
h th
e fa
ct t
hat
they
can
not
onl
y id
enti
fy
whe
re t
he T
rail,
par
ks a
nd a
cces
s po
ints
are
but
can
alw
ays
iden
tify
whe
re t
hey
are
on t
he T
rail
in r
egar
ds t
o su
rrou
ndin
g st
reet
s an
d ne
ighb
orho
ods.
Ove
rall
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
map
s sh
ould
be
incl
uded
at
the
star
t of
eve
ry t
railh
ead
(pub
lic a
cces
s po
ints
suc
h as
exi
stin
g tr
ail s
purs
and
Pa
per
Stre
et a
cces
s po
ints
), w
ithi
n al
l adj
acen
t R
iver
side
par
ks a
nd a
t ad
jace
nt C
omm
unit
y C
ente
rs.
The
map
sho
uld
clea
rly
iden
tify
the
mai
n tr
ail,
any
trai
l spu
rs a
nd s
ide
path
s, a
cces
s po
ints
and
str
eets
, and
par
king
lots
for
trai
l use
rs.
The
map
s sh
ould
als
o id
enti
fy t
he t
ype
of
trai
l (on
-roa
d, o
ff-r
oad
pave
d bi
cycl
e an
d pe
dest
rian
, or
off-
road
unp
aved
/hik
ing
trai
l), i
dent
ify
fishi
ng a
nd b
irdi
ng s
ites
, and
hig
hlig
ht p
lace
s of
spe
cial
inte
rest
suc
h as
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an s
ites
an
d cu
ltur
al, i
ndus
tria
l and
agr
icul
tura
l her
itag
e si
tes,
vie
wpo
ints
and
rec
reat
ion
area
s.
One
are
a in
par
ticu
lar
to h
ighl
ight
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an s
ites
is a
long
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er in
the
Upp
er
Buff
alo
Riv
er/C
azen
ovia
Cor
rido
r. W
ork
and
desi
gns
shou
ld b
e co
ordi
nate
d w
ith
nati
ve g
roup
s su
ch a
s N
eto
Hat
inak
we
Ong
weo
weh
in t
he d
evel
opm
ent
of a
ppro
pria
te fe
atur
es a
nd s
igns
to
mar
k th
ese
site
s an
d te
ll th
eir
hist
ory
wit
h an
d ab
out
each
sit
e.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
5
5
1.5 P
HYT
OR
EMED
IAT
ION
Man
y ar
eas
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
, Caz
enov
ia C
reek
, Cay
uga
Cre
ek a
nd B
uffa
lo C
reek
are
zo
ned
and
used
for
indu
stri
al p
urpo
ses.
Sev
eral
of t
hese
sit
es a
re li
sted
on
the
Tox
ic R
elea
se
Inve
ntor
y an
d ar
e kn
own
brow
nfiel
ds w
ith
pollu
ted
and
cont
amin
ated
soi
l and
gro
undw
ater
. Se
vera
l of t
hese
bro
wnfi
elds
now
sit
vac
ant
and
prov
ide
grea
t po
tent
ial f
or d
evel
opm
ent,
par
k sp
ace
desi
gnat
ion,
des
igna
tion
as
a C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
a, a
s w
ell a
s de
velo
pmen
t an
d pl
acem
ent
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il th
roug
h th
e ar
ea.
How
ever
, the
con
tam
inan
ts w
ithi
n th
e so
il po
se a
ri
sk fo
r po
tent
ial u
sers
who
cou
ld h
ave
dire
ct c
onta
ct w
ith
the
cont
amin
ated
gro
und
and
soil.
T
his
pose
s a
risk
to
the
publ
ic a
nd in
crea
ses
the
likel
ihoo
d of
cap
ping
an
area
and
dev
elop
ing
it fo
r fu
ture
com
mer
cial
and
indu
stri
al u
se in
stea
d of
par
k sp
ace,
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
and
th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il. T
here
are
oth
er a
lter
nati
ves
to c
appi
ng t
he s
ites
or
the
cost
ly e
ffor
ts o
f co
ntam
inat
ed s
oil r
emov
al a
nd fi
lling
wit
h cl
ean
fill a
nd s
oil.
Phy
tore
med
iati
on is
the
use
of
plan
ts t
o dr
aw c
onta
min
ants
out
of t
he s
oil.
Pla
nts
such
as
alfa
lfa, h
ybri
d po
plar
tre
es, a
nd
arro
wro
ot t
ake
in m
etal
s an
d or
gani
c co
mpo
unds
wit
hin
the
soil
thro
ugh
thei
r ro
ots
(Flo
rio
2004
). P
rior
to,
or
even
aft
er, d
evel
opm
ent
phyt
orem
edia
tion
can
be
used
to
help
cle
an t
he
soil,
pro
vide
hab
itat
ben
efits
, soi
l sta
biliz
atio
n an
d er
osio
n co
ntro
l and
will
hel
p pr
even
t co
ntam
inat
ed s
oil f
rom
ent
erin
g in
to t
he w
ater
way
s. (
For m
ore i
nfor
mat
ion
on P
hyto
rem
edia
tion
see
App
endi
x C
, pag
e 213
)
Pot
enti
al S
ites
Sui
tabl
e fo
r P
hyto
rem
edia
tion
�
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve: P
hyto
rem
edia
tion
and
oth
er b
iore
med
iati
on t
echn
ique
s fo
r re
mov
ing
pollu
tant
s; p
rom
otin
g T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
as
a C
ase
Stud
y fo
r on
go
ing
rest
orat
ion
effo
rts
and
beco
min
g a
cent
er p
iece
hig
hlig
htin
g an
y ad
diti
onal
br
ownfi
eld
clea
nups
thr
ough
out
Buff
alo
(Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tiff
t Su
b-A
rea)
�
Foot
of K
athe
rine
Str
eet
whe
re in
dust
rial
use
s do
min
ate
the
area
(O
ld F
irst
W
ard/
Tiff
t Su
b-A
rea)
�
Con
cret
e C
entr
al P
enin
sula
(O
ld F
irst
War
d/T
ifft
Sub-
Are
a)�
Buff
alo
Riv
er W
ater
fron
t Pa
rk a
t th
e fo
ot o
f Sm
ith
Stre
et (
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-
Are
a)�
Buff
alo
Col
or C
orpo
rati
on h
azar
dous
rem
edia
tion
sit
e on
“Red
Jack
et P
enin
sula
” to
sup
plem
ent
rem
edia
tion
eff
orts
beg
un in
1996
(V
alle
y/St
eelfi
elds
Sub
-Are
a)�
Old
Rep
ublic
Ste
el s
ite
prio
r to
any
new
red
evel
opm
ent
(Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-
Are
a)�
Alo
ng t
he s
hore
line
at P
VS
Che
mic
als
and
Mob
il O
il to
hel
p m
itig
ate
and
clea
n th
e si
te a
nd r
educ
e an
y gr
ound
wat
er c
onta
min
atio
n pr
ior
to e
nter
ing
the
Riv
er
(Sen
eca
Babc
ock
Sub-
Are
a)�
BFI L
and
Rec
lam
atio
n is
a c
onta
min
ated
/haz
ardo
us w
aste
sit
e id
enti
fied
by N
YS
DE
C (
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea)
�
Wes
t Se
neca
Tra
nsfe
r St
atio
n is
a c
onta
min
ated
/haz
ardo
us w
aste
sit
e id
enti
fied
by N
YS
DE
C (
Buff
alo
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea)
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
5
6
2. B
uffa
lo R
iver
Tra
il Se
gmen
tsT
here
are
tw
o ty
pes
of T
rail
syst
ems
that
are
par
t of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
. T
he fi
rst
Tra
il sy
stem
is t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il, w
hich
is a
n on
shor
e pe
dest
rian
hik
ing/
bicy
clin
g, m
ulti
-use
tr
ail s
yste
m t
hat
follo
ws
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er, C
ayug
a C
reek
, Buf
falo
Cre
ek a
nd C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek.
The
oth
er T
rail
syst
em is
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er U
rban
Can
oe T
rail,
als
o kn
own
as a
Blu
eway
Tra
il,
whi
ch fo
llow
s th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
from
Wes
t Se
neca
thr
ough
Buf
falo
. T
he fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion
disc
usse
s tr
ail d
evel
opm
ent
and
enha
ncem
ent
for
each
tra
il ty
pe.
2.1 B
UFF
ALO
RIV
ER G
REE
NW
AY
TR
AIL
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
is a
n on
shor
e pe
dest
rian
hik
ing/
bicy
clin
g, m
ulti
-use
tra
il sy
stem
tha
t fo
llow
s th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
, Cay
uga
Cre
ek, B
uffa
lo C
reek
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
. T
he fo
llow
ing
desc
ribe
s th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
as w
ell a
s ad
diti
onal
Tra
il se
gmen
ts t
hat
link
to w
ith
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
T
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
as c
urre
ntly
des
igne
d is
64.
57 m
iles
long
and
is b
roke
n up
into
th
e fo
llow
ing
segm
ents
: �
13.3
6 m
iles
thro
ugh
Buff
alo
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
�
16.16
mile
s in
Che
ekto
wag
a al
ong
Cay
uga
Cre
ek�
17.8
1 mile
s in
Wes
t Se
neca
alo
ng B
uffa
lo C
reek
�
17.2
4 m
iles
in W
est
Sene
ca a
long
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
will
pro
vide
and
cre
ate
pede
stri
an a
cces
s as
wel
l as
habi
tat
area
s al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er, w
here
no
acce
ss w
as p
rovi
ded
befo
re.
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
is d
esig
ned
to c
onne
ct
wit
h th
e O
uter
Har
bor
Gre
en B
elt,
the
Out
er H
arbo
r W
ater
fron
t Bi
cycl
e an
d Pe
dest
rian
Tra
il,
the
prop
osed
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Tra
il an
d th
e O
hio
Stre
et P
edes
tria
n-Bi
cycl
e T
rail.
Bel
ow is
de
taile
d in
form
atio
n ab
out
the
abov
e tr
ail c
onne
ctio
ns t
o th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
For
sp
ecifi
c de
tails
, sit
e pl
acem
ent,
cos
ts a
nd la
nd c
once
rns
for
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Tra
il se
e Se
ctio
n V
Impl
emen
tatio
n –
Trai
l Pla
cem
ent.
(Pag
es 11
2-18
0)
Out
er H
arbo
r Gre
enbe
ltT
he O
uter
Har
bor
Gre
enbe
lt p
roje
ct a
rea
cons
ists
of t
he e
ntir
e w
este
rn e
dge
of t
he 12
0-ac
re N
FTA
pro
pert
y kn
own
as t
he O
uter
Har
bor.
The
pro
ject
, par
tial
ly fu
nded
by
the
DE
C, i
s a
brow
nfiel
d re
med
iati
on p
roje
ct, s
ince
the
ent
ire
120-
acre
sit
e is
com
pris
ed o
f dr
edge
and
fill.
The
Out
er H
arbo
r G
reen
belt
will
cre
ate
a pu
blic
acc
ess
corr
idor
alo
ng
the
shor
elin
e. T
he P
roje
ct w
ill in
clud
e sh
orel
ine
prot
ecti
on a
nd s
tabi
lizat
ion
thro
ugh
impr
oved
pla
ntin
g an
d in
rip
rap
are
as, i
ncre
ased
wild
life
habi
tat,
aqu
atic
hab
itat
s an
d ve
geta
tion
are
as, a
s w
ell a
s co
nnec
tion
s w
ith
the
Out
er H
arbo
r W
ater
fron
t Bi
cycl
e an
d Pe
dest
rian
Tra
il, a
nd p
ropo
sed
Shor
elin
e T
rail.
The
Gre
enbe
lt w
ill in
clud
e m
uch
need
ed
and
desi
red
wat
erfr
ont
acce
ss a
nd g
reen
-spa
ce.
Con
stru
ctio
n is
exp
ecte
d to
beg
in in
Fe
brua
ry 2
006
wit
h co
mpl
etio
n in
June
200
7 (C
ity
of B
uffa
lo).
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
5
7
Out
er H
arbo
r Wat
erfr
ont B
icyc
le a
nd P
edes
tria
n T
rail
The
Out
er H
arbo
r W
ater
fron
t T
rail
is a
12-f
oot
wid
e as
phal
t an
d co
ncre
te b
icyc
le a
nd
pede
stri
an p
ath
that
run
s ad
jace
nt t
o Fu
hrm
ann
Boul
evar
d, t
hrou
gh t
he N
FTA
Sm
all
Boat
Har
bor,
and
at
the
Ligh
t R
ail R
apid
Tra
nsit
yar
d an
d sh
op a
rea.
T
his
segm
ent
is a
n im
port
ant
part
of t
he G
reat
er B
uffa
lo-N
iaga
ra R
egio
nal T
rans
port
atio
n C
ounc
il (G
BNR
TC
) Sh
orel
ine
Tra
il pr
ojec
t. T
he T
rail
is d
esig
ned
to li
nk d
ownt
own
wit
h th
e O
uter
Har
bor
and
even
tual
ly L
acka
wan
na t
hrou
gh fu
rthe
r de
velo
pmen
t of
the
Sho
relin
e T
rail.
The
Sho
relin
e T
rail
is a
pro
pose
d tr
ail t
hat
wou
ld r
un fr
om O
ld F
ort
Nia
gara
in t
he
tow
n of
Por
ter
to t
he T
own
of B
rant
and
eve
ntua
lly t
o th
e Pe
nnsy
lvan
ia S
tate
Lin
e. T
his
segm
ent
is a
n im
port
ant
part
of t
he G
reat
er B
uffa
lo-N
iaga
ra R
egio
nal T
rans
port
atio
n C
ounc
il (G
BNR
TC
) Sh
orel
ine
Tra
il pr
ojec
t.
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Tra
ilT
he In
dust
rial
Her
itag
e T
rail
(see
page
45
for m
ore i
nfor
mat
ion)
wou
ld in
clud
e w
alki
ng
trai
ls a
nd u
tiliz
e ex
isti
ng s
tree
ts a
nd e
xist
ing
trai
ls.
The
pro
pose
d tr
ail r
uns
from
the
E
rie
Basi
n M
arin
a, t
hrou
gh t
he In
ner
Har
bor
and
prop
osed
Gre
enw
ay P
laza
, and
spl
its
at M
ichi
gan
to r
un a
long
Ohi
o an
d G
anso
n St
reet
s up
rive
r to
the
foot
of H
ambu
rg.
It
wou
ld h
ighl
ight
his
tori
cal s
ites
and
the
ir s
igni
fican
ce w
ith
sign
age
expl
aini
ng in
dust
rial
he
rita
ge, w
hile
at
the
sam
e ti
me
prov
idin
g va
ntag
e po
ints
to
wat
ch t
he G
reat
Lak
e sh
ips
and
tug
boat
s on
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er.
Ohi
o St
reet
Ped
estr
ian-
Bicy
cle
Tra
ilT
he O
hio
Stre
et T
rail
is t
he s
econ
d ph
ase
of t
he a
lrea
dy d
evel
oped
and
con
stru
cted
O
uter
Har
bor
Pede
stri
an-B
icyc
le W
ater
fron
t T
rail.
The
off
-roa
d tr
ail w
ould
con
nect
D
L&W
gaz
ebo
and
plaz
a w
ith
the
Smal
l Boa
t H
arbo
r, G
alla
gher
Bea
ch S
tate
Par
k an
d O
uter
Har
bor
Wat
erfr
ont
Tra
il. T
he T
rail
is in
fina
l des
ign
and
is e
xpec
ted
to b
egin
co
nstr
ucti
on in
Apr
il 20
06 w
ith
com
plet
ion
in N
ovem
ber
2006
wit
h an
est
imat
ed c
ost
of
$1.2
mill
ion.
The
pro
ject
will
be
man
aged
by
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
Pub
lic W
orks
(C
ity
of
Buff
alo
2005
).
2.2
BUFF
ALO
RIV
ER U
RBA
N C
AN
OE
TR
AIL
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er U
rban
Can
oe T
rail,
als
o kn
own
as a
Blu
eway
Tra
il, is
a c
anoe
tra
il th
at fo
llow
s th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
from
Wes
t Se
neca
thr
ough
Buf
falo
. T
he fo
llow
ing
desc
ribe
s th
e ex
isti
ng s
ites
of
the
Can
oe T
rail,
futu
re d
evel
opm
ent
and
addi
tion
al p
ropo
sed
site
s.
2.2.
1 –
Dev
elop
men
t an
d P
ropo
sed
Sit
esT
he u
rban
Can
oe T
rail,
as
disc
usse
d on
pag
es 4
2-43
in S
ecti
on II
I Exi
stin
g Gre
enw
ay
Res
ourc
es, i
s a
six
mile
tra
il al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er t
hat
is in
nee
d of
ove
rall
impr
ovem
ents
an
d en
hanc
emen
ts.
The
exi
stin
g si
gnag
e is
in p
oor
cond
itio
n an
d m
any
are
mis
sing
w
hich
mak
es n
avig
atin
g th
e T
rail
diffi
cult
. T
he e
xist
ing
Can
oe G
uide
book
is o
utda
ted
in t
erm
s of
sit
e in
form
atio
n an
d is
a p
amph
let
form
at w
hich
is d
ifficu
lt t
o us
e an
d fo
llow
w
hile
on
the
Tra
il. T
here
are
pro
posa
ls fo
r up
dati
ng t
he G
uide
and
rep
laci
ng, i
mpr
ovin
g an
d ad
ding
add
itio
nal s
igna
ge.
In a
ddit
ion
the
Eri
e C
ount
y D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
iron
men
t an
d Pl
anni
ng is
pro
posi
ng a
ddin
g an
add
itio
nal c
anoe
acc
ess
poin
t at
the
Sen
eca
Bluf
fs
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Sit
e. T
his
site
wou
ld p
rovi
de a
ddit
iona
l par
k am
enit
ies
such
as
fishi
ng a
cces
s, b
ird
wat
chin
g an
d a
trai
l sys
tem
tha
t th
e ot
her
acce
ss s
ites
are
not
abl
e to
of
fer.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
3. S
ite
Spec
ific
Opp
ortu
niti
esT
he fo
llow
ing
desc
ribe
s th
e pr
opos
ed C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as a
nd P
ublic
Acc
ess/
Rec
reat
ion
Are
as
from
the
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
and
1997
Cor
rido
r Res
tora
tion
Stud
y, d
etai
ls t
he p
ropo
sed
park
s lis
ted
on p
ages
49-
51, a
s w
ell a
s th
e Sp
ecia
l Foc
us A
reas
est
ablis
hed
in t
he 19
99 M
unic
ipal
Ope
n Sp
ace &
G
reen
way
Pro
tect
ion.
Eac
h pr
opos
ed s
ite
is d
etai
led
here
wit
h fu
rthe
r op
port
unit
ies
and
desi
gn
poss
ibili
ties
. T
he O
ppor
tuni
ties
are
org
aniz
ed b
ased
on
Sub-
Dis
tric
ts a
nd S
ub-A
reas
for
clar
ifica
tion
in lo
cati
on a
nd r
elev
ance
to
each
oth
er.
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
Info
rmat
ion
for
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
is d
iscu
ssed
in o
rder
from
wes
t to
eas
t al
ong
the
nort
h Ba
nk o
f the
Riv
er a
nd fr
om w
est
to e
ast
alon
g th
e so
uth
bank
of t
he R
iver
(Fi
gure
4.3,
page
59
).
Nor
th B
ank
The
follo
win
g Pr
ojec
ts a
re lo
cate
d al
ong
the
nort
hern
ban
k of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er
Mic
higa
n St
reet
Bri
dge
to O
uter
Har
bor
Ohi
o/M
ichi
gan
Can
oe L
aunc
h an
d Pa
rkO
hio
Stre
et C
anoe
Lau
nch
Gra
in E
leva
tor D
istr
ict
Foot
of H
ambu
rg S
tree
t K
athe
rine
Str
eet
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t and
Sm
ith
Stre
et T
rail
Con
nect
ions
Sm
ith
Stre
etPV
S C
hem
ical
– M
obil
Oil
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk
Stac
how
ski P
ark
3.1 M
ichi
gan
Stre
et B
ridg
e to
Out
er H
arbo
r – In
ner/
Out
er H
arbo
r Sub
-Dist
rict
and
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
Sub
-Are
a, B
uffa
loIn
ord
er t
o pr
ovid
e be
tter
acc
ess
betw
een
dow
ntow
n, t
he in
ner
and
oute
r ha
rbor
the
Wes
tern
M
ichi
gan
Stre
et B
ridg
e ne
eds
to b
e co
nstr
ucte
d. T
his
wou
ld p
rovi
de a
cces
s ac
ross
the
Buf
falo
R
iver
, Kel
ley
Isla
nd a
nd t
he C
ity
Ship
Can
al t
o Fu
hrm
ann
Boul
evar
d an
d th
e O
uter
Har
bor.
C
onst
ruct
ion
of t
he b
ridg
e ac
ross
the
Cit
y Sh
ip C
anal
wou
ld p
rovi
de g
reat
er a
cces
s fo
r bo
th
vehi
cles
and
ped
estr
ians
con
nect
ing
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Tra
il w
ith
the
Out
er H
arbo
r W
ater
fron
t Bi
cycl
e an
d Pe
dest
rian
Tra
il.
5
8
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
6
1
3.2
Ohi
o/M
ichi
gan
Can
oe L
aunc
h an
d Pa
rk –
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
Sub
-Are
a, B
uffa
loT
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
wou
ld s
tart
from
the
exi
stin
g M
ichi
gan
Stre
et L
ift B
ridg
e,
whe
re t
he t
rail
wou
ld c
onne
ct w
ith
and
be p
art
of t
he p
ropo
sed
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Tra
il an
d th
e In
ner
Har
bor
to t
he W
est.
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
wou
ld c
onti
nue
sout
heas
t al
ong
Ohi
o St
reet
w
here
it s
epar
ates
from
the
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Tra
il to
run
alo
ng t
he R
iver
as
part
of a
Rai
ls-t
o-T
rails
pro
ject
. T
he T
rail
will
follo
w, f
rom
the
sec
ond
parc
el a
djac
ent
to t
he M
ichi
gan
Stre
et L
ift
Brid
ge (
whi
ch is
cur
rent
ly b
eing
dev
elop
ed a
s a
park
) al
ong
a hi
stor
ic w
oode
n ra
ilway
. O
nly
the
pier
s an
d pa
rtia
l sec
tion
s re
mai
n th
ere
and
wou
ld n
eed
to b
e re
cons
truc
ted.
The
new
ly
cons
truc
ted
“riv
erw
alk”
wou
ld r
un a
long
th
e R
iver
the
leng
th o
f the
new
par
k do
wn
to t
he O
hio
Stre
et D
EC
sit
e. T
he p
ropo
sed
3-ac
re p
ark
is t
o be
dev
elop
ed b
y th
e V
alle
y C
omm
unit
y A
ssoc
iati
on a
nd w
ould
pro
vide
a
larg
e re
crea
tion
al a
rea
and
rive
r ac
cess
to
the
res
iden
ts o
f the
Old
Fir
st W
ard
and
Val
ley.
The
par
k w
ill h
ave
an o
pen
spac
e fo
r la
rge
grou
p ga
ther
ings
, wal
kway
s th
at
link
up w
ith
the
Rai
ls-t
o-T
rails
boa
rdw
alk
Tra
il, im
prov
ed v
eget
atio
n, a
can
oe la
unch
, an
d an
info
rmal
am
phit
heat
er s
pace
for
perf
orm
ance
s (F
igur
e 4.4
, pag
e 63 a
nd F
igur
e 4.
5, pa
ge 6
5).
The
Val
ley
Com
mun
ity
Ass
ocia
tion
will
be
relo
cati
ng t
he B
uffa
lo
Riv
erfe
st fr
om F
athe
r C
onw
ay P
ark
to t
his
new
par
k.
Rem
nant
s of t
he w
oode
n ra
ilway
alo
ng sh
ore o
f pa
rk th
at w
ould
be r
econ
stru
cted
as a
“riv
erw
alk”
Imag
e of t
he P
ark
site w
here
the c
anoe
laun
ch w
ould
be
com
stru
cted
Imag
e of P
ark
site f
rom
inte
rsec
tion
of O
hio
Stre
et
and
Mia
mi S
tree
t
6
2
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
3.3
Ohi
o St
reet
Can
oe L
aunc
h –
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
Sub
-Are
a, B
uffa
loT
he D
EC
can
oe la
unch
at
Ohi
o St
reet
pro
vide
s ac
cess
to
the
Riv
er a
nd is
the
dow
nstr
eam
te
rmin
us o
f the
Urb
an C
anoe
Tra
il. H
owev
er, t
here
is n
o cl
ear
conn
ecti
ng r
oute
for
the
resi
dent
s of
Old
Fir
st W
ard
to t
he R
iver
and
the
DE
C s
ite.
A c
lear
con
nect
ion
need
s to
be
mad
e fr
om
surr
ound
ing
neig
hbor
hood
s an
d th
e O
ld F
irst
War
d C
omm
unit
y C
ente
r so
tha
t re
side
nts
have
an
opp
ortu
nity
to
use
the
Riv
er a
s a
recr
eati
onal
res
ourc
e. S
chem
atic
des
igns
for
conn
ecti
ons
to t
he D
EC
can
oe s
ite
as w
ell a
s Fa
ther
Con
way
Par
k an
d ad
jace
nt p
arce
ls a
long
Ohi
o St
reet
, fr
om t
he 19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n, a
re s
how
n be
low
in s
ecti
ons
(Fig
ures
4.6
, 4.7
and
4.8)
der
ived
from
the
pl
an (
Figu
re 4
.9 o
n pa
ge 6
9).
For
addi
tion
al s
ite
anal
ysis
and
rec
omm
enda
tion
s re
fer
to t
he 19
96
Gre
enw
ay P
lan.
Se
e Se
ctio
n V
Impl
emen
tatio
n –
Trai
l Pla
cem
ent f
or G
reen
way
Tra
il pl
acem
ent
(Pag
es
112-
180)
.
6
7
Figu
re 4
.6
Figu
re 4
.7
Figu
re 4
.8
6
8
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
7
1
3.4
Gra
in E
leva
tor D
istr
ict –
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
and
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-A
reas
In o
rder
to
prov
ide
the
prop
osed
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Tra
il vi
sual
and
phy
sica
l acc
ess
to t
he R
iver
an
d it
s ar
chit
ectu
re, a
ny n
ew d
evel
opm
ent
need
s to
abi
de b
y ei
ther
the
25-
foot
set
back
wes
t of
O
hio
Stre
et o
r th
e 10
0-fo
ot s
etba
ck e
ast
of O
hio
Stre
et, a
s w
ell a
s ot
her
desi
gn r
ecom
men
dati
ons
incl
udin
g flo
or a
rea
rati
os a
nd o
pen
spac
e re
quir
emen
ts, a
s di
scus
sed
in S
ecti
on V
Impl
emen
tatio
n.
Whe
reve
r po
ssib
le, p
hysi
cal a
cces
s ne
eds
to b
e pr
ovid
ed t
o th
e R
iver
so
that
Tra
il us
ers
can
wit
ness
the
rel
atio
nshi
p of
the
wat
er a
nd t
he g
rain
ele
vato
rs u
p cl
ose.
The
re is
a p
ropo
sed
trai
l th
at w
ould
follo
w t
hrou
gh t
he G
rain
Ele
vato
r D
istr
ict
on b
oth
the
nort
h an
d so
uth
side
of t
he
Riv
er.
St. C
lair
e St
reet
Wal
king
Tra
ilT
his
sect
ion
of t
he p
ropo
sed
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
also
cor
resp
onds
w
ith
the
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Tra
il. T
he S
t. C
lair
e w
alki
ng
trai
l (Fi
gure
4.10
) co
nnec
ts t
he
Ohi
o D
EC
can
oe la
unch
and
Fa
ther
Con
way
Par
k w
ith
the
foot
of H
ambu
rg S
tree
t. T
he t
rail
pass
es b
y th
e Pi
llsbu
ry S
tand
ard
Ele
vato
r an
d pr
ovid
es im
prov
ed
trai
l con
nect
ions
bet
wee
n st
reet
s an
d pa
rk s
pace
s fo
r V
alle
y C
omm
unit
y re
side
nts.
See
Se
ctio
n V
Impl
emen
tatio
n –
Trai
l Pl
acem
ent f
or G
reen
way
Tra
il pl
acem
ent.
(Pa
ges
112-
180)
Figu
re 4
.10
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
7
2
3.5
Foot
of H
ambu
rg S
tree
t – O
ld F
irst
War
d/Ti
fft S
ub-A
rea
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Tra
il w
ithi
n th
is a
rea
prov
ides
a m
uch
need
ed g
reen
way
link
be
twee
n th
e O
ld F
irst
War
d an
d V
alle
y ne
ighb
orho
ods.
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
cont
inue
s fr
om
Ohi
o St
reet
ont
o St
Cla
ir S
tree
t at
the
inte
rsec
tion
of O
hio
Stre
et, L
ouis
iana
Str
eet
and
St. C
lair
St
reet
whe
re it
mee
ts u
p w
ith
Sout
h St
reet
and
Ham
burg
Str
eet.
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
follo
ws
the
sam
e pa
th a
s th
e pr
opos
ed In
dust
rial
Her
itag
e T
rail
whi
ch t
erm
inat
es a
t th
is p
oint
. T
he
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
lead
s ea
st t
o th
e Sm
ith
Stre
et p
ark/
habi
tat
rest
orat
ion
area
wit
hin
the
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-A
rea
(dis
cuss
ed o
n pa
ges
72-7
4).
The
foot
of H
ambu
rg S
tree
t al
so p
rovi
des
oppo
rtun
itie
s fo
r an
add
itio
nal c
anoe
laun
ch fo
r th
e U
rban
Can
oe T
rail.
The
Tra
il, a
s in
dica
ted
in t
he 19
96 P
lan,
cro
sses
the
bas
e of
the
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t Pe
nins
ula
site
and
goe
s ei
ther
und
er
or o
ver
the
Con
rail
Rai
l lin
es, d
epen
ding
on
feas
ibili
ty (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
). S
ee S
ecti
on V
Im
plem
enta
tion
– Tr
ail P
lace
men
t for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
plac
emen
t. (
Page
s 11
2-18
0)
3.6
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t – O
ld F
irst
War
d/Ti
fft S
ub-A
rea
Con
serv
atio
n A
rea
The
Cit
y-ow
ned
4.8-
acre
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
pro
pose
d at
the
foot
of K
athe
rine
St
reet
Pen
insu
la s
houl
d be
enh
ance
d an
d re
stor
ed a
s a
Con
serv
atio
n A
rea.
A 2
00’
setb
ack
alon
g th
e R
iver
from
any
inte
nsiv
e us
e an
d de
velo
pmen
t w
ould
hel
p to
pro
tect
an
d en
hanc
e ve
geta
tion
and
wild
life
habi
tat
incl
udin
g th
e kn
own
hero
n ro
oker
y at
the
so
uthe
aste
rn fo
ot o
f the
Pen
insu
la.
The
re a
re p
lans
to
part
ially
dev
elop
the
Cit
y ow
ned
parc
el fo
r re
crea
tion
al u
ses
incl
udin
g fis
hing
acc
ess,
a c
anoe
land
ing
and
picn
ic a
reas
.
Tra
il C
onne
ctio
nsT
he G
reen
way
Tra
il sp
lits
into
tw
o di
ffer
ent
Tra
il pa
ths
on t
he P
enin
sula
. T
here
is a
n on
-roa
d bi
ke/h
ike
trai
l tha
t fo
llow
s fr
om H
ambu
rg S
tree
t up
to
O’C
onne
ll A
venu
e w
here
th
e T
rail
then
tur
ns s
outh
to
follo
w a
long
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t. T
he o
ther
Tra
il ty
pe is
an
off-
road
bik
e/hi
ke p
ath
that
follo
ws
the
Riv
er w
here
it li
nks
up w
ith
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t an
d th
e on
-roa
d bi
ke/h
ike
trai
l and
the
Cit
y ow
ned
parc
el m
enti
oned
abo
ve.
See
Sect
ion
V Im
plem
enta
tion
– Tr
ail P
lace
men
t for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
plac
emen
t. (
Page
s 11
2-18
0)
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
3.7
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t and
Sm
ith
Stre
et T
rail
Con
nect
ions
– O
ld F
irst
War
d/Ti
fft a
nd V
alle
y/St
eelfi
elds
Sub
-Are
asT
here
are
tw
o di
ffer
ent
sect
ions
of t
he G
reen
way
tha
t ca
n be
tak
en fr
om K
athe
rine
Str
eet
Peni
nsul
a to
the
foot
of S
mit
h St
reet
and
the
wat
erfr
ont
park
. Bo
th t
rails
follo
w K
athe
rine
St
reet
nor
th, o
ne t
rail
is a
n on
-roa
d bi
ke/h
ike
trai
l tha
t fo
llow
s So
uth
Park
Ave
nue
sout
heas
t fr
om K
athe
rine
Str
eet
unti
l you
rea
ch S
mit
h St
reet
. T
he o
ther
tra
il is
an
off-
road
bik
e/hi
ke
trai
l tha
t le
aves
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t at
O’C
onne
ll A
venu
e. T
his
trai
l cro
sses
one
set
of r
ailr
oad
trac
ks a
djac
ent
to t
he K
athe
rine
Str
eet
whe
re it
tur
ns s
outh
at
a se
cond
set
of t
rack
s. T
he
Tra
il co
ntin
ues
dow
n to
the
Riv
er w
here
you
pas
s un
dern
eath
the
rai
lroa
d br
idge
and
ent
er
into
the
Sm
ith
Stre
et p
ark.
Sm
ith
Stre
et a
lso
prov
ides
opp
ortu
niti
es fo
r ac
cess
to
Red
Jack
et
Peni
nsul
a. H
abit
at r
esto
rati
on e
ffor
ts c
ondu
cted
by
Buff
alo
Col
or C
orpo
rati
on (
see
Sect
ion
II
Gre
enw
ay P
lann
ing H
istor
y on
pag
e 24
) an
d th
e na
ture
tra
il an
d pa
rk s
pace
con
stru
cted
by
Eri
e C
ount
y ar
e ac
cess
ible
from
thi
s po
int
of t
he G
reen
way
. Pr
oper
ty o
wne
rshi
p an
d ri
ghts
will
ha
ve t
o be
obt
aine
d to
gai
n ac
cess
for
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
at s
ome
sect
ions
bet
wee
n Sm
ith
Stre
et
and
Red
Jack
et P
enin
sula
. Se
e th
e Se
ctio
n V
Impl
emen
tatio
n –
Trai
l Pla
cem
ent f
or G
reen
way
Tra
il pl
acem
ent.
(Pa
ges
112-
180)
The
re is
an
aban
done
d ra
ilroa
d be
rm t
hat
runs
thr
ough
the
Sm
ith
Stre
et p
ark.
Usi
ng a
band
oned
ra
il lin
es a
s tr
ails
is a
com
mon
pra
ctic
e th
roug
hout
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es a
nd is
hig
hlig
hted
and
en
cour
aged
by
the
Rai
ls-t
o-T
rails
Con
serv
ancy
. T
his
sect
ion
of r
ailr
oad
berm
sho
uld
be
pres
erve
d an
d en
hanc
ed; a
ped
estr
ian
brid
ge is
nee
ded
to c
ross
Sm
ith
Stre
et (
Figu
re 4
.11),
as
a pe
dest
rian
way
as
it is
one
of t
he fe
w a
reas
tha
t pr
ovid
es a
n ov
ervi
ew o
f the
Riv
er.
The
rai
lroa
d br
idge
to
the
east
of t
he S
mit
h St
reet
par
k is
als
o ab
ando
ned.
Thi
s br
idge
sho
uld
be r
esto
red
and
mod
ified
to
allo
w fo
r sa
fe p
edes
tria
n ac
cess
acr
oss
the
Riv
er t
o C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pen
insu
la a
nd
the
prop
osed
ped
estr
ian
acce
ss a
long
the
Ste
elfie
lds
site
. (Se
e 3.
13 a
nd 3
.14 o
n pa
ges
83-8
5 fo
r m
ore
info
rmat
ion)
. N
ot o
nly
wou
ld t
he r
esto
red
brid
ge p
rovi
de a
cces
s fo
r T
rail
user
s, a
nd V
alle
y re
side
nts,
to
prop
osed
nat
ure
Tra
ils o
n C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pen
insu
la b
ut w
ould
als
o pr
ovid
e un
ique
vie
ws
of t
he R
iver
tha
t m
any
peop
le h
ave
neve
r se
en.
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
73
Figu
re 4
.11
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
7
4
3.8
Smit
h St
reet
–V
alle
y/St
eelfi
elds
Sub
-Are
asT
here
are
sev
eral
par
cels
of l
and
that
sur
roun
d th
e Sm
ith
Stre
et P
ark.
The
se la
nds
are
curr
entl
y ow
ned
by t
he N
FTA
. T
hese
land
s sh
ould
be
aqui
red
from
the
NFT
A a
s th
ey o
ffer
som
e ve
ry
uniq
ue fe
atur
es a
nd c
onne
ctio
ns fo
r th
e V
alle
y C
omm
unit
y to
the
Riv
er a
s w
ell a
s co
nnec
tion
fr
om S
mit
h St
reet
to
the
loca
l com
mun
ity
cent
er a
nd n
earb
y R
edm
ond
Play
grou
nd a
long
So
uth
Park
Ave
nue.
Som
e of
the
uni
que
feat
ures
on
the
site
tha
t sh
ould
be
pres
erve
d an
d en
hanc
ed in
clud
e a
pond
on
the
NFT
A g
roun
ds a
nd a
form
er r
aise
d ra
ilroa
d lin
e kn
own
as
a de
ll w
hich
off
ers
trai
l opp
ortu
niti
es, v
iew
s of
the
Riv
er a
nd a
kno
wn
stop
ping
gro
und
for
bird
s al
ong
the
Riv
er.
The
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
deve
lope
d a
plan
for
stre
etsc
ape
enha
ncem
ents
al
ong
Smit
h St
reet
. W
hile
the
des
ign
and
acce
ss t
o th
e Sm
ith
Stre
et P
ark
has
been
dev
elop
ed
and
cons
truc
ted
slig
htly
diff
eren
t fr
om t
he o
rigi
nal c
once
pts,
par
king
and
tra
ffic
circ
le h
ave
been
exp
ande
d (F
igur
es 4
.12 a
nd 4
.13),
ther
e is
sti
ll a
lack
of s
tree
tsca
pe a
long
Sm
ith
Stre
et t
hat
help
s to
iden
tify
the
ent
ranc
e to
the
sit
e. T
he d
esig
n, F
igur
e 4.14
on
page
75,
from
the
1996
G
reen
way
Pla
n he
lps
to e
nhan
ce t
he v
isua
l app
eal o
f the
ent
ranc
e to
the
sit
e fr
om t
he s
urro
undi
ng
neig
hbor
hood
.
Figu
re 4
.12
Figu
re 4
.13
Exist
ing s
ite la
yout
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
3.9
PVS
Che
mic
al –
Mob
il O
il –
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-A
rea
PVS
Che
mic
al a
nd M
obil
Oil
are
two
larg
e in
dust
ries
tha
t ar
e lo
cate
d al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er’s
no
rth
bank
opp
osit
e th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il on
the
sou
th b
ank
of t
he R
iver
bet
wee
n th
e Fo
rmer
R
epub
lic T
omat
o Pl
ant
Site
and
the
new
ly c
reat
ed O
ld B
aile
y W
oods
Par
k. W
hile
thi
s si
te is
no
t a
pede
stri
an, T
rail
use
orie
nted
sit
e, t
here
are
opp
ortu
niti
es fo
r en
hanc
ing
the
site
. E
xxon
M
obil
has
rece
ntly
sig
ned
an a
gree
men
t w
ith
the
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l C
onse
rvat
ion
(NY
SDE
C)
on a
vol
unta
ry B
row
nfiel
d C
lean
up P
rogr
am.
3.10
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk –
Upp
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Cor
rido
r Sub
-Are
aT
wo
vaca
nt lo
ts o
n E
lk S
tree
t pr
opos
ed fo
r ac
quis
itio
n an
d ex
pans
ion
of t
he p
ropo
sed
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk, o
n th
e ea
st s
ide
of B
aile
y A
venu
e ha
ve b
een
purc
hase
d by
pri
vate
inte
rest
s.
How
ever
, Mon
gova
n Pa
rk c
ould
sti
ll be
impl
emen
ted
on n
earb
y C
ity-
owne
d pr
oper
ty
alon
g Ba
iley
Ave
nue
(Fig
ure 4
.15).
The
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
deve
lope
d tw
o pa
rk d
esig
ns, o
ne
inco
rpor
atin
g th
e tw
o pr
ivat
e pa
rcel
s an
d on
e on
ly in
corp
orat
ing
the
Sew
er A
utho
rity
and
Cit
y-ow
ned
parc
els.
Loc
al g
roup
s ar
e ho
ping
to
wor
k w
ith
the
new
land
ow
ners
to
help
pre
serv
e th
e 10
0 fo
ot s
etba
ck a
nd t
o pr
ovid
e pu
blic
riv
erfr
ont
acce
ss a
nd T
rail
plac
emen
t al
ong
the
two
Elk
Str
eet
lots
as
wel
l as
an a
djac
ent
rest
aura
nt.
Sene
ca S
tree
t sh
ould
be
plan
ted
and
trea
ted
as a
maj
or c
onne
ctor
and
link
bet
wee
n th
e Se
neca
-Bab
cock
Com
mun
itie
s w
ith
the
Riv
er a
nd
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk w
ould
pro
vide
Nor
th R
iver
bank
acc
ess
for
resi
dent
s of
the
Se
neca
-Bab
cock
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d. T
he p
ropo
sed
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk w
ill p
rovi
de fi
shin
g do
cks
and
acce
ss fo
r ca
noe
laun
chin
g in
add
itio
n to
par
king
, pic
nic
shel
ters
and
pla
ygro
und,
see
Fig
ure 4
.16
on p
age
79.
7
7
Figu
re 4
.15
Pa
rcel
s to
be d
evel
oped
as M
ongo
van
Park
7
8
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
8
1
3.11
Sta
chow
ski P
ark
– U
pper
Buf
falo
Riv
er/C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek C
orri
dor S
ub-A
rea
Stac
how
ski P
ark,
form
erly
Hou
ghto
n Pa
rk, i
s up
-str
eam
from
the
con
fluen
ce o
f the
Buf
falo
R
iver
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
. E
xist
ing
trai
ls a
nd a
ny n
ew o
r pr
opos
ed t
rails
wit
hin
Stac
how
ski
Park
sho
uld
link
to t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
Par
king
for
the
park
and
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
user
s sh
ould
be
prov
ided
as
wel
l as
sign
age
and
a m
ap s
how
ing
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
syst
em.
Stac
how
ski P
ark
shou
ld a
lso
be e
xpan
ded
up t
o th
e R
iver
by
inco
rpor
atin
g C
ity-
owne
d la
nd o
n th
e so
uth
side
of t
he r
ailr
oad
trac
ks.
A c
anoe
laun
ch h
as b
een
prop
osed
for
this
exp
ansi
on o
f the
Pa
rk.
The
re a
re a
lso
seve
ral p
arce
ls o
f lan
d ow
ned
by t
he C
ity
betw
een
the
Park
and
the
Cit
y lin
e. T
hese
par
cels
sho
uld
be d
evel
oped
to
incl
ude
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
A 10
0-fo
ot e
asem
ent
wou
ld a
lso
need
to
be a
cqui
red
on fo
ur p
riva
te p
arce
ls w
ithi
n th
is s
ecti
on o
f Riv
erfr
ont
to a
llow
fo
r th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il. T
he G
reen
way
Tra
il w
ould
be
desi
gned
to
follo
w fr
om t
he P
ark
alon
g th
is e
xpan
sion
to
conn
ect
up w
ith
the
trai
ls w
ithi
n W
est
Sene
ca.
The
se p
arce
ls a
long
the
Riv
er
are
wid
e en
ough
to
acco
mm
odat
e a
vege
tate
d bu
ffer
alo
ng t
he R
iver
and
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
8
2
Sout
h Ba
nkT
he fo
llow
ing
Proj
ects
are
loca
ted
alon
g th
e so
uthe
rn b
ank
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Car
gill
Con
nect
ion
to T
ifft N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve a
nd
Con
cret
eCen
tral
Con
cret
e C
entr
al P
enin
sula
St
eelfi
elds
and
For
mer
Rep
ublic
Hyd
ropo
nics
Tom
ato
Plan
tSo
uths
ide
Scho
olSo
uth
Ogd
en E
stat
es
3.12
Car
gill
Con
nect
ion
to T
ifft N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve a
nd C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
– O
ld F
irst
War
d/Ti
fft
Sub-
Are
aT
he C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pen
insu
la h
as li
mit
ed v
ehic
ular
acc
ess,
the
reby
lim
itin
g an
y de
velo
pmen
t po
tent
ial o
f the
Pen
insu
la (
see
Sect
ion
3.13
on
page
83
for
mor
e in
form
atio
n).
As
a re
sult
the
pe
nins
ula
is r
ich
wit
h ve
geta
tion
and
wild
life
com
pare
d to
som
e of
the
sur
roun
ding
are
as a
long
th
e R
iver
. T
he p
enin
sula
als
o ha
s ve
ry li
mit
ed a
nd u
nsaf
e pe
dest
rian
acc
ess.
Con
nect
ions
di
rect
ly fr
om T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
to
Con
cret
e C
entr
al a
nd C
argi
ll ar
e ha
zard
ous
due
to a
hig
h de
nsit
y of
rai
lroa
d tr
acks
tha
t in
clud
e se
vera
l act
ive
lines
that
wou
ld h
ave
to b
e cr
osse
d to
gai
n ac
cess
. T
he e
asie
st r
oute
to
gain
acc
ess
to C
argi
ll an
d C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
are
alo
ng t
he S
outh
bank
s of
the
Riv
er fr
om a
n ex
isti
ng
driv
e in
to p
rope
rty
owne
d by
A
dvan
ce M
etal
s R
ecyc
ling,
whi
ch
then
con
nect
s to
Ohi
o St
reet
on
Kel
ley
Isla
nd.
It is
pro
pose
d th
at
an a
ddit
iona
l tra
il he
ad t
o th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il be
add
ed fr
om
Ohi
o St
reet
to
the
driv
e, ju
st p
ast
Rig
idiz
ed M
etal
s, im
med
iate
ly
befo
re t
he b
ridg
e al
ong
Ohi
o St
reet
, w
here
it w
ould
the
n be
com
e an
off
-ro
ad b
ike/
hike
tra
il th
at fo
llow
s th
e dr
ive
to t
he C
argi
ll gr
ain
elev
ator
. T
he o
ff-r
oad
bike
/hik
e tr
ail p
ast
Car
gill
wou
ld c
onti
nue
alon
g th
e R
iver
up
to C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pe
nins
ula
whe
re a
ddit
iona
l nat
ure
hiki
ng t
rails
are
pro
pose
d, F
igur
e 4.
17.
Figu
re 4
.17
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
8
3
Rez
onin
g T
ifft
and
Sur
roun
din
g Bu
ffer
ing
Hab
itat
s as
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
Wild
life
and
habi
tat
conn
ecti
ons
from
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve, C
argi
ll an
d C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pen
insu
la c
an c
ompl
emen
t pr
opos
ed t
railw
ays.
Thi
s ca
n be
acc
ompl
ishe
d th
roug
h ex
isti
ng p
ropo
sals
to
prot
ect
Tiff
t’s b
uffe
ring
wet
land
s as
wel
l as
the
Con
cret
e C
entr
al P
enin
sula
thr
ough
pub
lic a
cqui
siti
on o
r ea
sem
ent
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
).
The
se a
reas
sho
uld
be r
ezon
ed a
s C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as w
hich
will
pro
tect
the
m fr
om
unsu
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t. A
cqui
ring
thi
s la
nd a
nd r
ezon
ing
it a
s C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
a is
ev
en m
ore
impo
rtan
t an
d en
cour
aged
sin
ce T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
was
des
igna
ted
as a
n Im
port
ant
Bird
Are
a in
New
Yor
k St
ate
by N
atio
nal A
udub
on S
ocie
ty in
1998
.
3.13
Con
cret
e C
entr
al P
enin
sula
– O
ld F
irst
War
d/Ti
fft S
ub-A
rea
Con
cret
e C
entr
al P
enin
sula
ser
ves
two
uniq
ue fu
ncti
ons
– on
e as
a k
ey p
iece
of t
he In
dust
rial
H
erit
age
Tra
il, t
he o
ther
as
a ke
y re
sour
ce fo
r ha
bita
t an
d ve
geta
tion
. T
hese
tw
o ke
y fe
atur
es
help
to
supp
ort
and
enco
urag
e th
e tr
ansf
orm
atio
n of
the
Pen
insu
la in
to a
n In
dust
rial
and
N
atur
al H
erit
age
park
. T
he C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
gra
in e
leva
tor
alre
ady
serv
es a
s th
e ce
nter
piec
e in
the
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
boat
tou
r th
at t
akes
pla
ce s
ever
al t
imes
a y
ear
on t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
. C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
is o
ne o
f the
mos
t vi
sual
ly im
pres
sive
rem
nant
s of
Buf
falo
’s in
dust
rial
ar
chit
ectu
re.
The
gra
in e
leva
tor
shou
ld b
e pr
eser
ved
wit
hin
its
natu
ral s
etti
ng, a
nd if
and
w
hen
acce
ss t
o th
e pe
nins
ula
beco
mes
pos
sibl
e th
e st
ruct
ure
shou
ld b
e se
cure
d an
d re
stor
ed t
o al
low
acc
ess
in a
nd w
alks
thr
ough
the
gra
in e
leva
tor.
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
As
a re
sult
of t
he
peni
nsul
a’s
isol
atio
n an
d di
fficu
lt a
cces
s to
the
are
a, t
he h
abit
at a
nd w
ildlif
e su
rrou
ndin
g th
e gr
ain
elev
ator
suf
fers
from
litt
le d
istu
rban
ce a
nd p
rovi
des
a un
ique
larg
e m
ass
of c
riti
cal w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t an
d R
iver
acc
ess
adja
cent
to
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve.
Thi
s pi
ece
of la
nd, t
o en
sure
and
pr
otec
t it
s w
ildlif
e be
nefit
s an
d ha
bita
t is
a h
igh
prio
rity
for
publ
ic a
cqui
siti
on.
3.14
Ste
elfie
lds
and
Form
er R
epub
lic H
ydro
poni
cs T
omat
o Pl
ant –
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-A
rea
As
the
DE
C is
nea
ring
com
plet
ion
of t
he r
emed
iati
on p
roje
ct a
t th
e Fo
rmer
Rep
ublic
Ste
el s
ite,
pu
blic
ow
ners
hip
shou
ld b
e re
tain
ed a
long
the
ban
ks o
f the
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
s th
e si
te is
bei
ng
prom
oted
for
plan
ned
com
mer
cial
red
evel
opm
ent.
The
rem
edia
tion
eff
orts
und
erta
ken
at t
he
213-
acre
sit
e in
clud
e, w
hich
to
date
hav
e be
en t
he m
ost
expe
nsiv
e an
d la
rges
t cl
eanu
p pr
ojec
t ev
er d
one
unde
r th
e N
ew Y
ork
Stat
e V
olun
tary
Cle
anup
Pro
gram
, inc
lude
:
�
rem
ovin
g ab
out
20,0
00 c
ubic
yar
ds o
f con
tam
inat
ed t
ar/s
oils
for
off-
site
di
spos
al
�
cons
olid
atin
g an
d pr
oper
ly c
over
ing
(cap
) an
est
imat
ed 4
0,00
0 to
75,
000
cubi
c ya
rds
of c
onta
min
ated
soi
ls o
n th
e si
te
�
rem
ovin
g an
est
imat
ed 8
0,00
0 cu
bic
yard
s of
cok
e fo
r re
cycl
ing
and/
or r
euse
�
rem
ovin
g ab
out
1,000
feet
of u
nder
grou
nd p
ipin
g �
build
ero
sion
con
trol
s al
ong
the
bank
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
�
inst
all a
gro
undw
ater
col
lect
ion
and
trea
tmen
t sy
stem
�
impl
emen
t a
long
-ter
m g
roun
dwat
er m
onit
orin
g pl
an (N
YS
DE
C)
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
A m
inim
um 10
0-fo
ot, p
refe
rred
200
-foo
t se
tbac
k w
ould
nee
d to
be
secu
red
thro
ugh
a C
onse
rvat
ion
Eas
emen
t to
ens
ure
publ
ic a
cces
s an
d th
e pr
otec
tion
of h
abit
at o
n th
e si
te a
nd
shor
elin
e in
to p
erpe
tuit
y. A
con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent
wou
ld p
rote
ct s
hore
line
rem
edia
tion
as
eros
ion
prob
lem
s ar
e co
mm
on in
the
are
a. I
t al
so a
llow
s th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
to b
e de
sign
ed a
nd s
ited
acc
ordi
ngly
to
com
plem
ent
the
pote
ntia
l fut
ure
com
mer
cial
dev
elop
men
t on
the
sit
e (F
igur
e 4.19
). T
he S
ouht
owns
Con
nect
or is
des
igne
d to
be
cons
truc
ted
dire
ctly
to
the
wes
t of
the
Ste
elfie
lds
site
alo
ng A
bby
Stre
et a
nd c
ross
the
Riv
er a
t th
e fo
rmer
Oxb
ow R
ailr
oad
Brid
ge.
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
in t
his
sect
ion
conn
ects
the
form
er R
epub
lic H
ydro
poni
cs T
omat
o Pl
ant
site
wit
h O
ld B
aile
y W
oods
. T
he t
rail
is a
n on
-roa
d bi
ke/h
ike
trai
l unt
il it
rea
ches
the
Tom
ato
Plan
t si
te, j
ust
past
the
Sou
th P
ark
Ave
nue
lift
brid
ge.
Her
e th
e tr
ail b
ecom
es a
n of
f-ro
ad b
ike/
hike
tra
il as
you
leav
e So
uth
Park
and
follo
w t
he R
iver
unt
il yo
u re
ach
the
Pays
on S
tree
t ac
cess
an
d Ir
on M
ount
ain
Rec
ords
. T
his
is a
n im
port
ant
trai
l pie
ce a
s it
pro
vide
s ac
cess
to
the
new
ly
crea
ted
Old
Bai
ley
Woo
ds P
ark.
3.15
Sou
thsi
de S
choo
l – U
pper
Buf
falo
Riv
er/C
azen
ovia
Cor
rido
r Sub
-Are
aT
he p
roxi
mit
y of
Sou
thsi
de E
lem
enta
ry S
choo
l to
the
4.2-
acre
Cit
y-ow
ned
site
at
the
confl
uenc
e of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
nd C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek (
know
n as
“Bai
ley
Ave
nue
Peni
nsul
a” o
r C
onflu
ence
Pa
rk)
offe
rs g
reat
opp
ortu
niti
es fo
r ou
tdoo
r le
arni
ng c
lass
room
s. T
his
outd
oor
clas
sroo
m w
ill
educ
ate
child
ren
abou
t ha
bita
t pr
otec
tion
and
res
tora
tion
, cle
an w
ater
, flor
a, fa
una
and
the
rela
tion
ship
tha
t pe
ople
and
wild
life
have
to
the
Riv
er.
Thr
ough
thi
s ou
tdoo
r cl
assr
oom
the
sc
hool
gro
unds
can
be
desi
gned
and
enh
ance
d to
incr
ease
wild
life
habi
tat,
impr
ove
wat
er q
ualit
y an
d st
orm
wat
er r
unof
f and
impr
ove
shor
elin
e st
abili
ty.
(See
Fig
ure 4
.18 fo
r si
te lo
cati
on a
nd
enha
nced
veg
etat
ion)
.
8
4
Figu
re 4
.18
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
8
7
3.16
Sou
th O
gden
Est
ates
– U
pper
Buf
falo
Riv
er/C
azen
ovia
Cor
rido
r Sub
-Are
aSo
uth
Ogd
en E
stat
es, n
amed
for
the
parc
els
long
tim
e ow
ner,
is lo
cate
d in
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er
flood
plai
n ne
ar t
he C
ity
line
bord
er w
ith
Wes
t Se
neca
. T
he a
rea
is a
cri
tica
l con
serv
atio
n pa
rcel
co
nsis
ting
of fl
oodp
lain
fore
st a
s cl
assi
fied
by t
he D
EC
in t
heir
Fish
and
Wild
life H
abita
t Inv
ento
ry
and
Ass
essm
ent o
f the
Low
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
. T
he a
rea
was
list
ed a
s a
prio
rity
pro
ject
are
a in
the
200
2 N
YS O
pen
Spac
e Pla
n (O
’Nei
ll, B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® 20
02).
The
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® tr
ied
to p
urch
ase
the
prop
erty
in 2
002
for
its
pote
ntia
l for
hab
itat
pro
tect
ion
and
rest
orat
ion
and
as a
pos
sibl
e flo
od m
anag
emen
t ar
ea.
The
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
have
pro
pose
d th
e ac
quis
itio
n of
a m
inim
um 10
0-fo
ot e
asem
ent
alon
g th
e ri
ver
by a
gro
up s
uch
as t
he W
NY
Lan
d C
onse
rvan
cy o
r T
rust
for
Publ
ic L
and.
(Se
e Fi
gure
4.20
for
site
loca
tion
and
10
0-fo
ot s
etba
ck)
Figu
re 4
.20
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
8
8
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est S
enec
a Su
b-D
istr
ict
Info
rmat
ion
for
the
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est
Sene
ca S
ub-D
istr
ict
is d
iscu
ssed
from
wes
t to
eas
t ba
sed
on t
he t
hree
Sub
-Are
as.
3.17
Spe
cial
Foc
us A
reas
– C
heek
tow
aga/
Wes
t Sen
eca
Sub-
Dist
rict
The
follo
win
g Sp
ecia
l Foc
us A
reas
(SF
As)
wer
e es
tabl
ishe
d in
the
1999
Tow
n of
Wes
t Sen
eca
Mun
icpa
l Ope
n Sp
ace &
Gre
enw
ay P
rote
ctio
n R
epor
t. T
hese
are
as w
ere
iden
tifie
d ba
sed
on t
he
follo
win
g cr
iter
ia a
nd fe
atur
es t
aken
from
the
1999
Rep
ort:
�
Arc
heol
ogic
al o
r hi
stor
ical
sen
siti
vity
�
Wet
land
s�
100-
year
floo
dpla
ins
�
Pote
ntia
l hab
itat
for
rare
ani
mal
spe
cies
�
Loca
lly r
are
plan
t co
mm
unit
ies,
suc
h as
are
as o
f clo
sed
cano
py fo
rest
gr
eate
r th
an fo
ur c
onti
guou
s ac
res
�
Uni
que
land
form
s or
geo
logi
cal f
eatu
res,
suc
h as
rav
ines
, rap
ids
and
wat
erfa
lls
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
the
se s
peci
fic fe
atur
es r
efer
to
App
endi
x A
of t
his
Gre
enw
ay
Plan
or
the
1999
Tow
n of
Wes
t Sen
eca
Mun
icpa
l Ope
n Sp
ace &
Gre
enw
ay P
rote
ctio
n R
epor
t.
The
follo
win
g lis
ts t
he t
hirt
een
SFA
s id
enti
fied
wit
hin
the
1999
Rep
ort
that
fall
wit
hin
the
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est
Sene
ca S
ub-D
istr
ict.
The
se S
FAs
prov
ide
exce
ptio
nal
oppo
rtun
itie
s fo
r pr
otec
ting
ope
n sp
ace
and
gree
nbel
ts.
The
se S
FAs
are
dist
ribu
ted
fair
ly e
venl
y al
ong
the
cree
ks a
nd c
ould
pro
vide
key
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d lin
ks a
nd p
ublic
ac
cess
to
the
cree
ks.
The
re a
re h
owev
er, s
ever
al c
onst
rain
ts t
hat
may
lim
it a
cces
s to
th
ese
key
site
s. T
hey
incl
ude
exis
ting
bus
ines
s an
d in
dust
ries
, act
ive
railr
oad
lines
, hea
vy
traf
fic r
oads
and
adj
acen
t in
ters
ecti
ons.
The
se c
onst
rain
ts r
aise
con
cern
ove
r pu
blic
ve
rsus
pri
vate
land
use
and
ped
estr
ian
safe
ty w
hen
acce
ssin
g th
ese
site
s. A
lter
nati
ve
acce
ss p
oint
s to
the
se S
FAs
need
to
be c
onsi
dere
d an
d in
vest
igat
ed t
o en
sure
saf
ety
for
all.
C
ayug
a C
reek
– B
orde
r of C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Sen
eca
(F
igur
e 4.3,
pag
e 59
and
Fig
ure 4
.21)
1. N
orth
of C
linto
n St
reet
and
Fre
nch
Roa
d (O
ld U
nion
Roa
d)
Buff
alo
Cre
ek –
Wes
t Sen
eca
(F
igur
e 4.3,
pag
e 59
and
Fig
ure 4
.21)
2.
Sout
h of
Clin
ton
Stre
et n
ear
Lake
side
Dri
ve3.
So
uth
of C
linto
n St
reet
nea
r th
e C
onR
ail c
ross
ing
4.
Sout
h of
Clin
ton
and
nort
h of
Sen
eca
Cre
ek R
oad,
ups
trea
m o
f Uni
on
Roa
d5.
N
orth
of S
enec
a C
reek
Roa
d, a
cros
s fr
om L
indn
er6.
E
ast
of B
orde
n R
oad
whe
re t
he r
oad
cros
ses
Buff
alo
Cre
ek
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
8
9
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
– W
est S
enec
a (F
igur
e 4.3,
pag
e 59
and
Fig
ure 4
.22)
7.
Nor
th o
f Orc
hard
Par
k R
oad,
dow
nstr
eam
of t
he C
onR
ail c
ross
ing
8.
Nor
th o
f Mai
n St
reet
whe
re M
ain
inte
rsec
ts w
ith
Sene
ca S
tree
t9.
R
ear
lots
on
eith
er s
ide
of C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek, e
ast
of O
rcha
rd P
ark
Roa
d an
d so
uth
Sene
ca S
tree
t10
. N
orth
of E
ast
and
Wes
t R
oad,
wes
t of
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge11
. N
orth
sid
e of
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
in t
he v
icin
ity
of t
he M
ill R
oad
brid
ge12
. Si
ngle
par
cel s
outh
of S
enec
a St
reet
13.
Are
a be
twee
n Le
ydec
ker
and
Tra
nsit
Roa
ds
Figu
re 4
.21
Figu
re 4
.22
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
9
0
3.18
Cay
uga
Cre
ek –
Che
ekto
wag
aT
hese
sit
e op
port
unit
ies
and
proj
ects
hav
e al
l bee
n ad
apte
d an
d ob
tain
ed fr
om t
he 19
97 C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
Stud
y.
Stig
lmei
er P
ark
Mai
ntai
n an
d pr
eser
ve t
he p
ark
as a
nat
ural
pas
sive
par
k w
ith
wal
king
tra
ils t
hat
high
light
flor
a an
d fa
una
wit
hin
the
park
, wit
hout
cau
sing
har
m t
o an
y ex
isti
ng h
abit
ats
wit
h ov
er d
evel
opm
ent
of t
he P
ark
(as
requ
este
d by
Fri
ends
of t
he W
oods
in 19
96).
Su
pple
men
t ad
diti
onal
nat
ive
vege
tati
on t
o in
crea
se w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t ar
eas
and
help
ed
ucat
e pe
ople
on
pres
ervi
ng a
nd r
esto
ring
nat
ural
set
ting
s. I
n ad
diti
on, m
aint
ain
the
exis
ting
wet
land
s an
d fo
rest
hab
itat
s lo
cate
d in
a s
outh
wes
t dr
aina
ge c
orri
dor
and
100-
year
Cay
uga
Cre
ek fl
ood
plai
n w
ithi
n th
e pa
rk a
s bo
th a
vit
al n
atur
al a
nd u
ndis
turb
ed
reso
urce
as
wel
l as
a na
tura
l buf
fer
and
exte
nded
hab
itat
cor
rido
r fo
r th
e R
eins
tein
N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve.
Act
ive
recr
eati
on s
houl
d ta
ke p
lace
out
side
of t
hese
vit
al h
abit
at a
reas
w
here
the
y w
ill c
ause
the
leas
t am
ount
of h
arm
. T
hrou
gh t
he d
evel
opm
ent
of a
nat
ural
re
sour
ce a
nd fo
rest
ry m
anag
emen
t pl
an b
y th
e T
own,
the
Ste
erin
g C
omm
itte
e ca
n w
ork
to c
ompl
y w
ith
and
adap
t th
e pl
an t
o St
ilgm
eier
Par
k as
wel
l as
othe
r to
wn-
owne
d na
tura
l are
as a
nd o
pen
spac
e. A
fisc
al p
lan
will
als
o he
lp t
o gu
aran
tee
that
fund
s fo
r ne
eded
mai
nten
ance
of a
ll fa
cilit
ies
at S
tigl
mei
er P
ark
will
be
avai
labl
e.
Stat
e Env
iron
men
tal B
ond
Act
The
init
iati
ves
unde
r th
e St
ate
Env
iron
men
tal B
ond
Act
nee
d to
con
tinu
e to
be
unde
rtak
en t
o pr
otec
t th
e C
ayug
a C
reek
Cor
rido
r an
d pr
ojec
t ar
ea.
The
se in
itia
tive
s in
clud
e bu
t ar
e no
t lim
ited
to:
�
Acq
uiri
ng a
crea
ge a
long
Cay
uga
Cre
ek w
est
of S
tigl
mei
er P
ark
whi
ch c
onta
ins
valu
able
fore
st a
nd w
etla
nds,
sim
ilar
to t
hose
foun
d in
the
Par
k an
d R
eins
tein
W
oods
, will
hel
p cr
eate
a la
rge
mos
aic
of h
abit
at, e
xpan
ded
and
prot
ecte
d w
ildlif
e co
rrid
or w
hich
ult
imat
ely
help
s im
prov
e ha
bita
t, w
ildlif
e, a
ir a
nd w
ater
qu
alit
y.�
Res
tore
the
55
acre
s of
land
leas
ed t
o th
e T
own
of C
heek
tow
aga
by E
rie
Cou
nty
to it
s or
igin
al la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
rist
ics
as a
low
land
fore
st.
Dev
elop
a n
atur
e pr
eser
ve w
ithi
n th
e si
te t
o he
lp e
duca
te p
eopl
e on
res
tora
tion
and
pre
serv
atio
n of
dam
aged
sit
es.
Ope
n Sp
ace C
orri
dor
A “v
isua
l spa
ce c
orri
dor”
sho
uld
be m
aint
aine
d on
the
sou
th s
ide
of W
illia
m S
tree
t be
twee
n C
ayug
a C
reek
and
Uni
on R
oads
. A
ny n
ew d
evel
opm
ent
that
wou
ld h
appe
n in
the
are
a ne
eds
to b
e se
t ba
ck fr
om t
his
visu
al o
pen
spac
e co
rrid
or a
long
the
par
cels
’ so
uth
boun
dary
and
the
floo
dpla
in o
f Cay
uga
Cre
ek.
The
mat
ure
tree
s fo
und
wit
hin
this
cor
rido
r ne
ed t
o be
pre
serv
ed w
hen
and
whe
re e
ver
poss
ible
. Li
nkag
es c
an b
e es
tabl
ishe
d w
ithi
n an
d to
thi
s co
rrid
or fo
r pa
ssiv
e re
crea
tion
al u
ses
to o
ther
gre
enw
ay
corr
idor
s al
ong
Cay
uga
Cre
ek, r
ailr
oad
righ
t-of
-way
s an
d ot
her
drai
nage
cor
rido
rs.
All
wou
ld b
ecom
e pa
rt o
f the
larg
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay a
nd w
ould
hel
p to
incr
ease
co
nnec
tion
s an
d re
crea
tion
al t
rails
thr
ough
out
Che
ekto
wag
a.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
9
1
Rai
ls-to
-Tra
ilsPu
rsue
the
acq
uisi
tion
of l
and
and
prop
erti
es in
clud
ing
railr
oad
righ
t-of
-way
s,
and
prop
erti
es a
long
Sla
te B
otto
m C
reek
, a t
ribu
tary
of C
ayug
a C
reek
. A
pply
for
tran
spor
tati
on a
genc
y gr
ants
for
the
deve
lopm
ent
of t
his
land
as
Rai
ls-t
o-T
rails
pr
ojec
ts, w
ith
assi
stan
ce fr
om a
nd in
corp
orat
ion
of g
uide
lines
from
the
Rai
ls-t
o-T
rails
C
onse
rvan
cy.
(See
Fig
ure 4
.23 f
or T
rail
loca
tion
)
Cri
tical
Env
iron
men
tal I
mpa
ct Z
onin
g and
Tre
e Pre
serv
atio
nC
onti
nue
to a
pply
the
Tow
n’s
Cri
tica
l Env
iron
men
tal I
mpa
ct Z
onin
g an
d T
ree
Pres
erva
tion
Ord
inan
ce t
o he
lp p
rote
ct, p
rese
rve,
and
res
erve
cri
tica
l floo
dpla
in a
reas
al
ong
Cay
uga
Cre
ek fr
om d
evel
opm
ent.
Sin
ce C
ayug
a C
reek
can
be
pron
e to
floo
ding
, ne
w d
evel
opm
ent
shou
ld n
ever
tak
e pl
ace
wit
hin
flood
plai
ns w
hich
wou
ld d
isru
pt t
he
natu
ral f
unct
ioni
ng a
nd fl
oodi
ng o
f the
Cre
ek a
nd t
here
fore
incr
ease
insu
ranc
e ra
tes
of n
ew d
evel
opm
ent
as w
ell a
s su
rrou
ndin
g ex
isti
ng d
evel
opm
ents
. C
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
ts fo
r flo
odpl
ain
area
s th
at a
rea
alre
ady
deve
lope
d sh
ould
be
soug
ht t
o he
lp
impr
ove
Cre
ek fu
ncti
onin
g, r
ipar
ian
plan
ting
and
hab
itat
pro
tect
ion.
(C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
Stu
dy 19
97)
The
re a
re s
ever
al o
ther
are
as a
long
Cay
uga
Cre
ek t
hat
have
pot
enti
al fo
r pa
rk d
esig
nati
on a
nd
deve
lopm
ent,
or
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t w
hich
wou
ld a
llow
for
Tra
il im
plem
enta
tion
. T
hese
ar
eas
are
all e
ithe
r ow
ned
by E
rie
Cou
nty,
Tow
n of
Che
ekto
wag
a or
pub
lic e
ntit
ies.
The
y in
clud
e (F
igur
e 4.3,
pag
e 59
and
Fig
ure 4
.23):
A.
John
F. K
enne
dy M
iddl
e an
d H
igh
Scho
ol g
roun
ds b
etw
een
the
Cre
ek
and
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
B.
Parc
els
east
of C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d, n
orth
of F
ronc
kow
iak
Ave
nue,
ad
jace
nt t
o th
e C
reek
C.
Parc
els
nort
h of
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
adj
acen
t to
the
Cre
ek
Figu
re 4
.23
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts
3.19
Buf
falo
Cre
ek –
Wes
t Sen
eca
The
se s
ite
oppo
rtun
itie
s an
d pr
ojec
ts h
ave
all b
een
adap
ted
and
obta
ined
from
the
1997
Cor
rido
r R
esto
ratio
n St
udy.
Cri
tical
Env
iron
men
tal A
rea
The
Cri
tica
l Env
iron
men
tal A
rea
wou
ld b
e an
add
itio
nal z
onin
g ov
erla
y, s
imila
r to
a 10
0-fo
ot s
etba
ck o
rdin
ance
, tha
t w
ould
be
over
laid
alo
ng t
he C
reek
ban
ks a
nd o
ther
adj
acen
t la
nds
iden
tifie
d as
are
as w
ith
impo
rtan
t pl
ant
and
wild
life
habi
tats
. T
his
wou
ld h
elp
prot
ect
crit
ical
hab
itat
s an
d st
ream
ban
ks fr
om b
eing
dev
elop
ed w
here
nec
essa
ry.
Thi
s is
to
proh
ibit
dev
elop
men
t th
at w
ould
cau
se m
ore
envi
ronm
enta
l har
m t
han
econ
omic
be
nefit
s, w
ould
impa
ct c
reek
func
tion
, and
cou
ld p
ose
a gr
eate
r ri
sk o
f floo
ding
and
do
wns
trea
m im
pact
s.
Wes
t Sen
eca’
s Ope
n Sp
ace I
nven
tory
and
Mas
ter Z
onin
g Pla
nT
he p
lan
need
s to
be
upda
ted
to in
corp
orat
e flo
odpl
ain
man
agem
ent,
gre
enw
ay
enha
ncem
ent,
rip
aria
n ha
bita
t pr
otec
tion
and
any
oth
er z
onin
g ch
ange
s an
d m
anag
emen
t pr
acti
ces
deve
lope
d an
d re
com
men
ded
by t
he W
est
Sene
ca G
reen
way
A
dvis
ory
Com
mit
tee.
Alo
ng w
ith
thes
e up
date
s, t
he c
lust
er z
onin
g or
dina
nce
and
subd
ivis
ion
ordi
nanc
e ne
ed t
o be
upd
ated
and
ado
pted
. T
he T
own
mus
t en
cour
age
use
and
enfo
rcem
ent
of t
hese
ord
inan
ces
in fu
ture
dev
elop
men
ts.
Bota
nica
l and
Avi
faun
al S
urve
ysBo
tani
cal a
nd a
vifa
unal
sur
veys
nee
d to
be
com
plet
ed w
ith
the
help
of t
he B
uffa
lo
Orn
itho
logi
cal S
ocie
ty, t
he B
uffa
lo A
udub
on S
ocie
ty o
r th
e N
iaga
ra F
ront
ier
Bota
nica
l So
ciet
y. T
hese
sur
veys
will
hel
p in
the
acq
uisi
tion
of c
riti
cal h
abit
ats
and
bird
ing
area
s,
and
prev
ent
inap
prop
riat
e de
velo
pmen
t w
ithi
n th
ese
area
s.
3.20
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
– W
est S
enec
a an
d Bu
ffalo
Red
esig
n C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek F
lood
Cha
nnel
The
con
cret
e-lin
ed fl
ood
cont
rol c
hann
el in
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
has
a n
egat
ive
impa
ct o
n se
vera
l nat
ural
func
tion
s of
the
cre
ek in
clud
ing
but
not
limit
ed t
o: a
quat
ic w
ildlif
e su
ch
as fi
sh a
nd a
mph
ibia
ns; a
quat
ic a
nd u
plan
d ve
geta
tion
; inc
reas
ed w
ater
vel
ocit
y th
at
impa
cts
dow
nstr
eam
ban
ks a
nd c
reek
bot
tom
whi
ch a
re e
rodi
ng a
s a
resu
lt o
f the
fast
m
ovin
g w
ater
; inc
reas
ed c
onta
min
ant
flow
in t
he a
rea
impa
cts
dow
nstr
eam
hab
itat
s w
here
the
con
tam
inan
ts c
an s
ettl
e. T
he fl
ood
chan
nel a
lso
impa
cts
both
the
vis
ual
aest
heti
cs o
f the
are
a as
wel
l as
hum
an e
njoy
men
t of
the
cre
ek.
Des
ign
impr
ovem
ents
co
uld
incl
ude
the
rede
velo
pmen
t of
the
cre
ek in
to a
sof
t bo
ttom
cre
ek w
hich
wou
ld h
elp
to h
elp
reta
in a
nd s
low
floo
d w
ater
s th
roug
h su
ch u
ses
as c
heck
dam
s at
the
bot
tom
of
the
cree
k. T
he r
edes
ign
of C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek s
houl
d al
so in
corp
orat
e al
tern
ativ
e m
easu
res
for
slop
e an
d ba
nk s
tabi
lizat
ion
othe
r th
an c
oncr
ete.
Thi
s ca
n in
clud
e ri
p ra
p, g
abio
ns
and
nati
ve v
eget
atio
n w
hich
will
hel
p im
prov
e th
e vi
sual
aes
thet
ics
of t
he C
reek
and
im
prov
e ve
geta
tive
and
wild
life
habi
tat.
9
2
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lanP
ropo
sed
New
Gre
enw
ay E
lem
ents
Esta
blish
Par
kway
s and
Gre
enw
ay T
rails
alo
ng L
egio
n D
rive
Var
ious
con
cept
s ha
ve b
een
deve
lope
d by
the
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
for
park
way
s on
bot
h N
orth
and
Sou
th L
egio
n D
rive
s le
adin
g to
Caz
enov
ia P
ark.
As
part
of
the
red
esig
n of
the
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Flo
od C
hann
el, a
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
shou
ld b
e in
corp
orat
ed w
ith
the
Park
way
s al
ong
Nor
th a
nd S
outh
Leg
ion
Dri
ves
whi
ch r
un p
aral
lel
to t
he fl
ood
chan
nel.
A h
ikin
g an
d bi
cycl
ing
path
way
, add
itio
nal v
eget
atio
n, t
rees
and
st
reet
ligh
ts s
houl
d al
l be
inco
rpor
ated
wit
h th
e re
desi
gn.
Eve
n if
the
chan
nel i
s no
t re
mov
ed a
n im
prov
ed p
edes
tria
n gr
eenw
ay s
houl
d be
des
igne
d an
d de
velo
ped
to t
he
best
ext
ent
poss
ible
. (S
ee F
igur
e 4.24
for
desi
gns
and
sect
ions
of C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek, L
egio
n D
rive
and
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rails
).
9
3
Inco
rpor
ate H
istor
ical
Nat
ive A
mer
ican
Sig
nage
in C
azen
ovia
Par
kC
azen
ovia
Par
k is
the
sta
rtin
g po
int
of a
gui
ded
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an h
erit
age
wal
king
to
ur t
hat
conn
ects
up
to S
enec
a In
dian
Par
k at
Buf
fum
Str
eet
and
Fiel
ds A
venu
e, b
uria
l gr
ound
and
oth
er fe
atur
es d
atin
g to
the
Buf
falo
Cre
ek R
eser
vati
on d
ays
(178
0s –
1840
).
Sign
age
and
land
scap
e fe
atur
es s
houl
d be
pro
vide
d fo
r se
lf-gu
ided
wal
ks w
hich
pro
vide
hi
stor
ical
info
rmat
ion
and
a ge
nera
l und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
his
tory
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96).
Figu
re 4
.24
9
4
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
V.
GR
EE
NW
AY
IM
PL
EM
EN
TA
TIO
N1.
IN
TR
OD
UC
TIO
NC
OM
PLET
E PR
OPO
SED
PR
OJE
CT
S A
ND
EX
IST
ING
OPP
OR
TU
NIT
IES
C
ITY
AN
D P
UBL
ICLY
-OW
NED
LA
ND
2. I
MP
LE
ME
NT
AT
ION
ST
RA
TE
GIE
S2.
1 PU
BLIC
LA
ND
PR
OT
ECT
ION
ST
RA
TEG
IES
2.2
QU
ASI
-PU
BLIC
LA
ND
PR
OT
ECT
ION
ST
RA
TEG
IES
2.3
PRIV
AT
E LA
ND
PR
OT
ECT
ION
ST
RA
TEG
IES
2.4
AD
DIT
ION
AL
LAN
D P
RO
TEC
TIO
N S
TR
AT
EGIE
S
3. L
EV
ER
AG
ING
RE
SOU
RC
ES
AN
D I
DE
NT
IFY
ING
FU
ND
ING
3.1
FED
ERA
L G
RA
NT
S3.
2 N
EW Y
OR
K S
TA
TE
GR
AN
TS
3.3
LO
CA
L G
RA
NT
S3.
4 C
API
TA
L IN
VES
TM
ENT
S A
ND
IMPR
OV
EMEN
TS
4. L
EG
ISL
AT
IVE
AC
TIO
N
5. E
DU
CA
TIO
N A
ND
EN
CO
UR
AG
EM
EN
T5.
1 IN
TER
PRET
IVE
MA
TER
IALS
5.2
MA
RK
ETIN
G5.
3 PU
BLIC
CO
MM
ITM
ENT
6. O
PE
RA
TIO
NS
AN
D M
AIN
TE
NA
NC
E
7. T
RA
IL D
EV
EL
OP
ME
NT
7.1
TR
AIL
DEV
ELO
PMEN
T C
OST
S7.
2 T
RA
IL P
LAC
EMEN
T7.
2.1
Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
7.2.
2 C
ayug
a C
reek
Che
ekto
wag
a T
rail
7.2.
3 Bu
ffal
o C
reek
Wes
t Se
neca
Tra
il7.
2.4
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Wes
t Se
neca
Tra
il
8. D
ESI
GN
GU
IDE
LIN
ES
8.1
BUFF
ALO
RIV
ER G
REE
NW
AY
TR
AIL
GU
IDEL
INES
8.2
GEN
ERA
L G
UID
ELIN
ES F
OR
BU
FFA
LO R
IVER
W
AT
ERFR
ON
T D
IST
RIC
T8.
2.1
Par
king
Lot
Gui
del
ines
8.2.
2 St
orm
wat
er R
unof
f Gui
del
ines
8.2.
3 Bu
ffer
s Be
twee
n U
ses
8.2.
4 A
cces
s8.
2.5
Brid
ges
and
Str
eet
Lan
es8.
2.6
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ard
ous
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te8.
2.7
Pes
tici
des
9
5
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10
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11
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pg. 1
68
pg. 1
81
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
8.3
DES
IGN
GU
IDEL
INES
BY
PRO
POSE
D L
AN
D U
SE T
YPES
8.3.
1 C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
a8.
3.2
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reat
ion
Are
as8.
3.3
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iden
tial
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as8.
3.4
Com
mer
cial
and
Ind
ustr
ial A
reas
9
6
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85
FIG
UR
ES
Figu
re 5
.1 –
Cit
y-ow
ned
Parc
els
Figu
re 5
.2 –
Cit
y-ow
ned
Parc
els
Figu
re 5
.3 –
Cit
y-ow
ned
Parc
els
Figu
re 5
.4 –
Cay
uga
Cre
ek
Figu
re 5
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Buf
falo
Cre
ekFi
gure
5.6
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ovia
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AP
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ffal
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ap #
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ek T
rail
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ents
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79
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
9
7
1. I
NT
RO
DU
CT
ION
In o
rder
for
the
Buff
alo
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
to b
e su
cces
sful
, im
plem
enta
tion
str
ateg
ies
need
to
be
follo
wed
clo
sely
and
re-
eval
uate
d of
ten
to in
corp
orat
e an
y ch
ange
s in
pri
orit
y an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of c
onse
rvat
ion
area
s, p
ark
spac
es, a
cces
s po
ints
and
con
stru
ctio
n of
tra
il se
gmen
ts.
The
ove
rall
goal
of t
he 2
006
Buffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay V
ision
and
Impl
emen
tatio
n Pl
an is
to
prov
ide
a de
taile
d, s
tep
by s
tep
desc
ript
ion
of h
ow t
o im
plem
ent
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
Thi
s Pl
an
is d
esig
ned
to b
e us
ed a
s a
tool
to
prov
ide
guid
ance
for
loca
l dec
isio
n-m
aker
s. T
he p
urpo
se o
f th
is s
ecti
on is
to
fully
det
ail c
osts
and
impl
emen
tati
on s
trat
egie
s th
at n
eed
to b
e ta
ken
in o
rder
to
see
mor
e of
the
rec
omm
ende
d pr
ojec
ts li
sted
in t
he S
ite
Spec
ific
Opp
ortu
niti
es s
ecti
on o
f thi
s Pl
an m
ove
into
the
com
plet
ion
list.
Man
y pr
ojec
ts h
ave
been
com
plet
ed a
nd m
any
mor
e ca
n be
by
follo
win
g th
ese
impl
emen
tati
on s
trat
egie
s.
C
OM
PLET
E PR
OPO
SED
PR
OJE
CT
S A
ND
EX
IST
ING
OPP
OR
TU
NIT
IES
Est
ablis
hing
tim
efra
mes
is a
noth
er im
port
ant
step
tha
t ca
n be
tak
en t
o he
lp s
ee t
he
impl
emen
tati
on o
f the
pro
pose
d re
stor
atio
n, p
rote
ctio
n, a
nd r
evit
aliz
atio
n pr
ojec
ts.
The
fo
llow
ing
brea
ks d
own
thes
e pr
opos
ed p
roje
cts
into
thr
ee c
ateg
orie
s as
the
y re
late
to
the
Gre
enw
ay.
The
firs
t is
a li
st o
f pro
pose
d pr
ojec
ts t
hat
eith
er h
ave
prel
imin
ary
desi
gns
or a
re
curr
entl
y un
derg
oing
som
e ty
pe o
f des
ign
wor
k. T
he s
econ
d is
a li
st o
f pro
ject
s/pa
rcel
s th
at
may
or
may
not
hav
e ex
isti
ng p
lans
and
can
rea
listi
cally
be
impl
emen
ted
in t
he s
hort
ter
m,
wit
h m
inim
al c
omm
itm
ents
of r
esou
rces
. T
he la
st is
a li
st o
f lon
g-te
rm a
nd la
rger
sca
le p
roje
cts
that
req
uire
sig
nific
ant
stak
ehol
der
invo
lvem
ent
and
finan
cial
res
ourc
es.
The
ste
ps n
eede
d to
co
mpl
ete
man
y of
the
se p
roje
cts
and
com
plet
e th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il ar
e di
scus
sed
wit
hin
this
se
ctio
n.
Proj
ects
wit
h Pr
elim
inar
y D
esig
ns o
r ar
e in
-pro
gres
s an
d/or
nea
r co
mpl
etio
n�
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t Pe
nins
ula
�
Old
Bai
ley
Woo
ds P
ublic
Acc
ess
�
Smit
h St
reet
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Sit
e A
cces
s�
Red
Jack
et P
enin
sula
Tra
il A
cces
s an
d E
xten
sion
�
Ohi
o/M
ichi
gan
Can
oe L
aunc
h an
d Pa
rk
Shor
t-te
rm o
ppor
tuni
ties
(le
ss t
han
3 ye
ars)
�
Ogd
en E
stat
es W
etla
nd –
100
foot
sho
relin
e la
nd a
cqui
siti
on�
Publ
ic a
cces
s be
hind
the
old
Vill
age
Farm
s’ R
epub
lic H
ydro
poni
cs T
omat
o Fa
cilit
y�
Legi
on D
rive
Par
kway
s�
Old
Fir
st W
ard
Link
to
Ohi
o St
reet
Boa
t la
unch
and
impr
ovem
ents
to
Fath
er
Con
way
Par
k �
Gre
enw
ay e
ntra
nce
at S
tach
owsk
i Par
k�
Exp
ansi
on o
f Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve�
LTV
Ste
elfie
lds,
Ltd
. bro
wnfi
elds
res
tora
tion
pro
ject
Long
-ter
m p
roje
ct c
ompl
etio
n (g
reat
er t
han
3 ye
ars)
�
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk�
Full
com
plet
ion,
des
igna
tion
and
con
stru
ctio
n of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
T
rail
from
the
Inne
r an
d O
uter
Har
bor,
thr
ough
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
9
8
CIT
Y A
ND
PU
BLIC
LY-O
WN
ED L
AN
DC
ity-
owne
d an
d Pu
blic
ly-o
wne
d pr
oper
ty p
rovi
des
oppo
rtun
itie
s fo
r pu
blic
par
k sp
ace
deve
lopm
ent
as w
ell a
s ea
se in
pla
cem
ent
and
deve
lopm
ent
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il. T
he
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n ou
tlin
es C
ity-
owne
d, T
own-
owne
d, a
nd p
ublic
ly-o
wne
d pa
rcel
s th
at
shou
ld b
e se
cure
d fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il de
velo
pmen
t an
d in
crea
sed
publ
ic o
pen/
park
spa
ce.
The
se p
arce
ls, i
dent
ified
thr
ough
GIS
ana
lysi
s an
d th
e 19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n an
d 19
97 C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
Plan
, sho
uld
be c
onsi
dere
d a
prio
rity
for
prot
ecti
ng a
nd d
evel
opin
g as
par
t of
the
G
reen
way
Tra
il.
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
The
re a
re s
ever
al p
arce
ls o
f lan
d th
at a
re C
ity-
owne
d th
roug
hout
the
Pro
ject
Are
a. M
any
of
thes
e pa
rcel
s ar
e de
sign
ated
as
park
/pub
lic o
pen
spac
e an
d ow
ned
and
oper
ated
by
the
Cit
y Pa
rks
and
Rec
reat
ion
Dep
artm
ent,
whi
le s
ever
al o
ther
par
cels
rem
ain
unde
velo
ped.
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n id
enti
fies
som
e of
the
par
cels
tha
t ar
e C
ity-
owne
d an
d op
erat
ed
publ
ic p
arks
, tha
t ar
e lo
cate
d di
rect
ly a
djac
ent
to t
he R
iver
:
�
Hou
ghto
n Pa
rk a
nd H
iller
y Pa
rk (
Upp
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Caz
enov
ia C
orri
dor
Sub-
Are
a) t
o th
e ea
ster
n en
d of
the
Riv
er b
y th
e W
est
Sene
ca b
orde
r�
Caz
enov
ia P
ark
on C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek
�
Fath
er C
onw
ay P
ark
adja
cent
to
Ohi
o St
reet
(O
ld F
irst
War
d/T
ifft
Sub-
Are
a)
and
the
DE
C c
anoe
laun
ch
The
follo
win
g ta
bles
and
map
s (F
igur
es 5
.1 –
5.3)
iden
tify
the
rem
aini
ng C
ity-
owne
d pa
rcel
s th
at a
re u
ndev
elop
ed.
Mos
t of
the
se p
arce
ls a
re lo
cate
d d
irec
tly
adja
cent
to
the
Riv
er.
Seve
ral
parc
els
prov
ide
expa
nsio
n op
port
unit
ies
of c
urre
nt p
ark
spac
es a
s w
ell a
s de
velo
pmen
t an
d pl
acem
ent
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il.
Ad
dre
ssO
wne
rA
crea
ge
159
Ohi
o St
reet
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
20 a
ppro
x.
55 B
uffa
lo R
iver
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-D
ivis
ion
of R
eal E
stat
e6.
75 a
ppro
x.
61 B
uffa
lo R
iver
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-D
ivis
ion
of R
eal E
stat
e0.
49 a
ppro
x.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
9
9
Figu
re 5
.1
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
00
Ad
dre
ssO
wne
rA
crea
ge
1328
Sou
th P
ark
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
1.42
appr
ox.
1316
Sou
th P
ark
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
0.43
app
rox.
1388
Sou
th P
ark
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le1.3
7 ap
prox
.
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tha
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
07 a
ppro
x.
3 Be
rtha
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
0.07
app
rox.
5 Be
rtha
Cit
y of
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falo
0.09
app
rox.
11 B
erth
aC
ity
of B
uffa
lo0.
55 a
ppro
x.
609
New
Bai
ley
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pa
rks
& R
ecre
atio
n2.
3 ap
prox
.
883
Elk
Str
eet
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
39 a
ppro
x.
3 D
unba
rC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Perf
ecti
ng T
itle
0.17
app
rox
1 Dun
bar
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-D
ivis
ion
of R
eal E
stat
e0.
10 a
ppro
x.
10 P
omer
oyC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Div
isio
n of
Rea
l Est
ate
0.29
app
rox
5 Po
mer
oyC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Div
isio
n of
Rea
l Est
ate
1.40
appr
ox.
12 P
omer
oyC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Wat
er D
ept.
0.38
app
rox.
1619
Sen
eca
Stre
etC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Div
isio
n of
Rea
l Est
ate
0.08
app
rox.
1665
Sen
eca
Stre
etC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Eng
inee
ring
Dep
t.0.
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ppro
x.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
01
Figu
re 5
.2
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
Ad
dre
ssO
wne
rA
crea
ge
0 Ju
niat
aC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Div
isio
n of
Rea
l Est
ate
0.33
app
rox.
19 G
orsk
i Str
eet
Cit
y of
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falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
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le0.
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ppro
x.
2 W
eiss
Cit
y of
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falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
37 a
ppro
x.
1 Wei
ssC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Perf
ecti
ng T
itle
0.24
app
rox.
0 W
eiss
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
12 a
ppro
x.
65 W
eim
arC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Perf
ecti
ng T
itle
1.22
appr
ox.
63 W
eim
arC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Div
isio
n of
Rea
l Est
ate
0.25
app
rox.
6 C
able
Str
eet
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
29 a
ppro
x.
8 Ba
rnar
dC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Perf
ecti
ng T
itle
0.11
app
rox.
0 Ba
rnar
dC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Div
isio
n of
Rea
l Est
ate
0.06
app
rox.
118
Fent
onC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Perf
ecti
ng T
itle
0.33
app
rox.
0 Fe
nton
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
55 a
ppro
x.
0 H
olly
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
54 a
ppro
x.
131 W
illet
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-D
ivis
ion
of R
eal E
stat
e0.
11 a
ppro
x.
0 Po
lish
Plac
eC
ity
of B
uffa
lo-
Div
isio
n of
Rea
l Est
ate
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app
rox.
107
Polis
h Pl
ace
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
-Pe
rfec
ting
Tit
le0.
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ppro
x.
42 P
onti
ac S
outh
Cit
y of
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falo
0.66
app
rox.
18 P
onti
ac S
outh
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
0.22
app
rox.
22 P
ierc
e So
uth
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
0.24
app
rox.
1
02
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
Figu
re 5
.3
1
03
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
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al p
arce
ls o
f lan
d w
ithi
n th
e C
ayug
a C
reek
pro
ject
are
a th
at a
re p
ublic
ly-o
wne
d or
the
Tow
n of
Che
ekto
wag
a ha
s ri
ghts
to.
Som
e of
the
larg
er p
arce
ls in
clud
e th
e 32
3-ac
re
Stig
lmei
er P
ark
(Fig
ure 5
.4 si
te A
). T
he T
own
of C
heek
tow
aga
also
ow
ns la
nd w
ithi
n th
e T
own
of W
est
Sene
ca n
ear
the
sout
hwes
t co
rner
of C
linto
n St
reet
and
Har
lem
Roa
d (F
igur
e 5.4
site
B).
T
he la
nd is
use
d as
a s
anit
ary
sew
er d
istr
ict
faci
lity.
Che
ekto
wag
a al
so o
wns
a 2
1.6 a
cre
site
al
ong
Cay
uga
Cre
ek, n
orth
of R
owle
y H
ollo
w R
oad
(Fig
ure 5
.4 si
te C
). N
YS
DE
C o
wns
the
220
-ac
re R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve w
hich
is a
djac
ent
to S
tigl
mei
er P
ark
and
avai
labl
e fo
r pu
blic
use
(Fi
gure
5.4
site
D).
Buff
alo
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea
The
Tow
n of
Wes
t Se
neca
ow
ns o
r ha
s ri
ghts
to
few
er p
arce
ls o
f lan
d th
an t
he T
own
of
Che
ekto
wag
a. W
est
Sene
ca o
wns
land
nor
th o
f Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d an
d w
est
of t
he N
YS
Thr
uway
whi
ch a
re u
sed
by t
he T
own
as w
aste
tra
nsfe
r st
atio
ns, c
ompo
st fa
cilit
y an
d an
imal
sh
elte
r (F
igur
e 5.5
site
A.).
Tw
o ot
her
parc
els
of la
nd w
ere
rece
ntly
dev
elop
ed a
nd a
cqui
red
for
publ
ic u
se.
One
par
cel i
s Is
land
Par
k on
Uni
on R
oad
acro
ss fr
om In
dian
Chu
rch
Roa
d, w
hich
is
hom
e to
the
Cha
rles
E. B
urch
field
Nat
ure
and
Art
s C
ente
r (F
igur
e 5.5
site
B).
The
gro
unds
and
la
nd a
re u
sed
for
picn
icki
ng a
nd h
ikin
g on
the
nat
ure
trai
ls, w
hile
pro
vidi
ng h
abit
at a
nd a
cces
s fo
r th
e Bu
ffal
o C
reek
. T
he o
ther
par
cel,
14-a
cres
is lo
cate
d al
ong
Clin
ton
Stre
et a
djac
ent
to
Buff
alo
Cre
ek n
ear
the
old
oxbo
w (
Figu
re 5
.5 si
te C
). T
he la
nd w
as d
onat
ed t
o be
com
e a
natu
re
pres
erve
. T
he T
own
also
ow
ns a
10-a
cre
parc
el o
f lan
d op
ppos
ite
of t
he C
harl
es E
. Bur
chfie
ld
Nat
ure
and
Art
s C
ente
r on
the
nor
th s
ide
of t
he C
reek
(Fi
gure
5.5
site
D).
Figu
re 5
.4
1
04
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
Figu
re 5
.5
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
aT
he T
own
of W
est
Sene
ca o
wns
onl
y fo
ur p
arce
ls o
f lan
d al
ong
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
. T
wo
of t
hese
pa
rcel
s, W
est
Sene
ca S
occe
r C
ompl
ex (
Figu
re 5
.6 si
te A
) an
d M
ill R
oad
Park
(Fi
gure
5.6
site
B)
are
alre
ady
deve
lope
d an
d de
sign
ated
as
park
/rec
reat
ion
spac
e. T
he o
ther
tw
o pa
rcel
s in
clud
e a
smal
l 2-a
cre
parc
el a
djac
ent
to C
azen
ovia
Par
k (F
igur
e 5.6
site
C)
and
a 4-
acre
par
cel o
wne
d by
the
T
own
and
used
as
Sew
er D
istr
ict
# 13
(Fi
gure
5.6
site
D).
Figu
re 5
.6
1
05
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
06
2. I
MP
LE
ME
NT
AT
ION
ST
RA
TE
GIE
ST
he fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion
is a
ser
ies
of s
trat
egie
s an
d ac
tion
ste
ps t
hat
can
be u
sed
to a
ssis
t in
br
ingi
ng t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay a
nd it
s va
ryin
g pr
ojec
ts in
to e
xist
ence
and
com
plet
ion.
M
erel
y ha
ving
an
impl
emen
tati
on p
rogr
am w
ill n
ot b
ring
the
Gre
enw
ay t
o fr
uiti
on; r
athe
r it
se
rves
as
a re
fere
nce
tool
for
stak
ehol
ders
to
com
plet
e th
e ta
sk.
The
Impl
emen
tati
on S
trat
egie
s ar
e br
oken
dow
n in
to s
even
diff
eren
t ca
tego
ries
and
the
ir
subs
eque
nt r
ecom
men
ded
acti
ons.
For
det
ails
of p
ropo
sed
proj
ects
or
acti
ons
refe
r to
Sec
tion
IV
– Pr
opos
ed N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts b
egin
ning
on
page
49.
2.1 P
UBL
IC L
AN
D P
RO
TEC
TIO
N S
TR
AT
EGIE
SIn
ord
er t
o en
sure
tha
t pu
blic
land
s re
mai
n av
aila
ble
for
publ
ic u
se, p
ublic
ly-o
wne
d pa
rcel
s ne
ed t
o be
pro
tect
ed fr
om s
ale
to p
riva
te o
wne
rs a
nd d
evel
opm
ent
for
priv
ate
use.
Thi
s ca
n be
ac
com
plis
hed
thro
ugh
seve
ral d
iffer
ent
stra
tegi
es, i
nclu
ding
:
�
Park
land
Des
igna
tion
�
Con
serv
atio
n A
rea
Des
igna
tion
�
Rec
reat
ion
Are
a D
esig
nati
on�
Re-
zoni
ng
One
gro
up o
f par
cels
tha
t ne
ed t
o be
pro
tect
ed fo
r fu
ture
pub
lic u
se a
nd a
cces
s to
the
Riv
er
are
know
n as
Pap
er S
tree
ts.
Pape
r St
reet
s fo
rm a
ser
ies
of a
cces
s po
ints
alo
ng t
he o
ther
wis
e in
acce
ssib
le B
uffa
lo R
iver
. If
dev
elop
ed, t
hese
acc
ess
poin
ts c
ould
off
er n
eigh
borh
ood
and
city
-wid
e pu
blic
acc
ess
to t
he R
iver
. T
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® id
enti
fied
twen
ty-
five
pape
r st
reet
s al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er in
Mar
ch 2
001.
For
eac
h pa
per
stre
et id
enti
fied,
a
prel
imin
ary
reco
mm
enda
tion
has
bee
n de
velo
ped.
All
but
one
of t
he s
tree
ts in
vest
igat
ed le
ads
dire
ctly
to
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er, t
erm
inat
ing
at t
he R
iver
’s b
ank.
In
22 c
ases
, the
str
eets
are
loca
ted
adja
cent
to
publ
ic o
pen
spac
e or
land
ow
ned
by t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo, o
r th
e N
ew Y
ork
Stat
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
iron
men
tal C
onse
rvat
ion.
In
thes
e ca
ses,
it is
rec
omm
ende
d th
at t
he s
tree
ts
be in
corp
orat
ed in
to t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay d
evel
opm
ent
plan
s an
d pe
rman
entl
y pr
otec
ted
thro
ugh
deed
res
tric
tion
or
park
des
igna
tion
. In
Feb
ruar
y 20
04, s
even
of t
he p
aper
str
eets
, ad
jace
nt t
o Se
neca
Blu
ffs,
wer
e pr
otec
ted
thro
ugh
a co
nvey
ance
to
the
Cou
nty
of E
rie
asso
ciat
ed
wit
h th
e Se
neca
Blu
ffs
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
. Fo
r ad
diti
onal
rec
omm
enda
tion
s, s
ee
App
endi
x D
, pag
es 2
15-2
21 fo
r th
e “B
uffa
lo R
iver
Pap
er S
tree
ts: A
Sta
tus
Rep
ort.
”
Are
as t
hat
have
bee
n id
enti
fied
for
wild
life
cons
erva
tion
or
publ
ic r
ecre
atio
n ar
e lis
ted
in S
ecti
on
IV –
Pro
pose
d N
ew G
reen
way
Ele
men
ts b
egin
ning
on
page
49.
Exa
mpl
es o
f pas
t la
nd p
rote
ctio
ns
alon
g th
e R
iver
incl
ude
the
desi
gnat
ion
of th
e Sm
ith
Stre
et H
abit
at R
esto
rati
on S
ite,
the
ongo
ing
wor
k at
Tim
es B
each
and
Sen
eca
Bluf
fs, a
nd t
he d
esig
nati
on o
f Old
Bai
ley
Woo
ds.
2.2
QU
ASI
-PU
BLIC
LA
ND
PR
OT
ECT
ION
ST
RA
TEG
IES
Ano
ther
opp
ortu
nity
to
incr
ease
pub
lic a
cces
s to
the
wat
erfr
ont
and
for
recr
eati
onal
pur
pose
s is
to
utili
ze q
uasi
-pub
lic la
nds.
The
se a
re la
nds
that
are
eit
her
quas
i-go
vern
men
t or
cor
pora
te
hold
ings
, suc
h as
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ands
, New
Yor
k St
ate
Ele
ctri
c an
d G
as
Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ands
and
Nat
iona
l Fue
l Gas
Sup
ply
Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ands
. T
here
are
nin
e pa
rcel
s
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
07
alon
g th
e tr
ail w
ithi
n Bu
ffal
o, o
ne w
ithi
n C
heek
tow
aga
alon
g C
ayug
a C
reek
, fou
r al
ong
Buff
alo
Cre
ek a
nd o
ne a
long
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
wit
hin
Wes
t Se
neca
tha
t ha
ve b
een
iden
tifie
d as
qua
si-
publ
ic h
oldi
ngs.
An
outr
ight
pur
chas
e or
tra
nsfe
r of
tit
le is
not
rea
listi
cally
app
licab
le, t
here
fore
th
ese
parc
els
wou
ld b
e id
eal f
or c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
ts o
r la
ndow
ner
agre
emen
t.
2.3
PRIV
AT
E LA
ND
PR
OT
ECT
ION
ST
RA
TEG
IES
The
re a
re s
ever
al s
trat
egie
s fo
r ac
quir
ing
priv
atel
y he
ld la
nd fo
r pu
blic
acc
ess
and
use.
The
se
stra
tegi
es fo
r pr
otec
tion
of p
riva
te la
nds
for
publ
ic u
se in
clud
e:
�
Purc
hasi
ng v
acan
t la
nds
�
Purc
hasi
ng p
riva
te o
pen
spac
e ar
eas
�
Con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ents
�
Land
-ow
ner
agre
emen
ts
The
re a
re c
urre
ntly
tw
enty
-sev
en p
rope
rtie
s th
at h
ave
been
iden
tifie
d al
ong
the
Gre
enw
ay
wit
hin
Buff
alo
that
are
cur
rent
ly v
acan
t an
d pr
ivat
ely
owne
d. W
ithi
n C
heek
tow
aga
ther
e ar
e si
x va
cant
par
cels
alo
ng C
ayug
a C
reek
. T
here
are
a t
otal
of t
wen
ty-t
hree
vac
ant
parc
els
wit
hin
Wes
t Se
neca
, eig
htee
n al
ong
Buff
alo
Cre
ek, o
ne o
f whi
ch is
a p
riva
tely
ow
ned
aban
done
d ra
il lin
e, a
nd fi
ve a
long
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
. T
he m
ajor
ity
of t
hese
par
cels
are
ow
ned
by in
divi
dual
s. A
fe
w o
f the
vac
ant
parc
els
are
owne
d by
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
or
Tow
ns o
f Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca.
The
pur
chas
e of
pri
vate
pro
pert
ies
for
the
purp
ose
of t
rail
deve
lopm
ent
and
land
pro
tect
ion
can
be a
cos
tly
scen
ario
. H
owev
er, i
n th
e lo
ng-r
un t
akin
g fu
ll ti
tle
to s
aid
prop
erti
es c
an b
e le
ss
cum
bers
ome
and
a m
ore
secu
re p
roce
ss.
Som
e fe
dera
l and
sta
te g
rant
s in
clud
e th
e op
tion
to
acqu
ire
land
tha
t w
ill b
e pe
rman
entl
y pr
otec
ted.
(Se
e Le
vera
ging
Res
ourc
es a
nd Id
entif
ying
Fun
ding
on
pag
es 10
8 an
d 10
9).
The
ass
esse
d va
lue
of t
he e
ight
een
priv
atel
y he
ld p
arce
ls w
ithi
n th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo is
$75
6,49
0.
How
ever
, mor
e of
ten
than
not
, sim
ilar
parc
els
are
sold
for
far
less
tha
n th
eir
asse
ssm
ent.
So
met
imes
par
cels
can
be
purc
hase
d vi
a a
“bar
gain
sal
e”, w
hich
is t
he s
ale
of a
pro
pert
y to
a n
on-
profi
t or
gani
zati
on fo
r le
ss t
han
the
fair
mar
ket
valu
e.
For
parc
els
whe
re t
he la
ndow
ner
does
not
wan
t to
rel
inqu
ish
titl
e bu
t is
inte
rest
ed in
pro
tect
ing
the
land
, a c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t m
ay b
e th
e be
st o
ptio
n. T
he L
and
Tru
st A
llian
ce d
efine
s a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (o
r co
nser
vati
on r
estr
icti
on)
as:
“a le
gal a
gree
men
t be
twee
n a
land
owne
r an
d a
land
tru
st o
r go
vern
men
t ag
ency
tha
t pe
rman
entl
y lim
its
uses
of
the
land
in
orde
r to
pro
tect
its
co
nser
vati
on v
alue
s. It
allo
ws
the
land
owne
r to
con
tinu
e to
ow
n an
d us
e yo
ur la
nd a
nd t
o se
ll it
or
pass
it o
n to
hei
rs.
.....A
land
owne
r so
met
imes
se
lls a
con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
but
usu
ally
eas
emen
ts a
re d
onat
ed.
If
the
dona
tion
ben
efits
the
pub
lic b
y pe
rman
entl
y pr
otec
ting
im
port
ant
cons
erva
tion
reso
urce
s an
d m
eets
oth
er fe
dera
l tax
cod
e re
quir
emen
ts -
it
can
qual
ify a
s a
tax-
dedu
ctib
le c
hari
tabl
e do
nati
on. T
he a
mou
nt o
f th
e do
nati
on is
the
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
the
land
’s v
alue
wit
h th
e ea
sem
ent a
nd
its
valu
e w
itho
ut th
e ea
sem
ent.
Pla
cing
an
ease
men
t on
the
prop
erty
may
al
so r
esul
t in
pro
pert
y ta
x sa
ving
s.”
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
08
The
cos
ts fo
r lo
ng-t
erm
man
agem
ent
of a
con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent
are
diffi
cult
to
pred
ict.
In
addi
tion
to
the
lega
l def
ense
cos
ts, o
ther
fact
ors
shou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
incl
udin
g m
onit
orin
g,
liabi
lity
insu
ranc
e an
d ge
nera
l ope
rati
ng c
osts
. T
here
are
a v
arie
ty o
f for
mul
as u
sed
by la
nd
trus
ts t
o pr
edic
t th
ese
cost
s, b
ut a
non
-for
mul
a es
tim
ate
puts
the
one
-tim
e co
sts
som
ewhe
re
betw
een
$50-
$300
/acr
e. V
aria
bles
incl
ude
risk
, loc
atio
n an
d ac
reag
e. T
he s
tew
ards
hip
cost
s ca
n be
cov
ered
by
a m
unic
ipal
ity
or a
thi
rd p
arty
, and
doe
s no
t af
fect
the
land
ow
ner.
His
tori
cally
, m
unic
ipal
itie
s ha
ve h
ad d
ifficu
lty
sett
ing
asid
e fu
nds
for
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
ts.
Oft
en
tim
es m
unic
ipal
itie
s w
ill b
ring
in a
n ou
tsid
e pa
rtne
r to
eit
her
be c
o-ho
lder
of t
he e
asem
ent
or
to c
ontr
act
the
mon
itor
ing
func
tion
. It
is r
ecom
men
ded
that
any
con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent
or
land
owne
r ag
reem
ent
be c
oord
inat
ed b
y a
thir
d pa
rty
such
as
the
Tru
st fo
r Pu
blic
Lan
d, t
he
Wes
tern
New
Yor
k La
nd C
onse
rvan
cy, o
r N
ew Y
ork
Stat
e.
Ano
ther
opt
ion
is t
o pl
ace
a de
ed r
estr
icti
on o
n th
e pr
oper
ty.
A d
eed
rest
rict
ion
is a
wri
tten
st
ipul
atio
n co
ntai
ned
wit
hin
a de
ed t
hat
rest
rict
s ce
rtai
n fu
ture
use
s of
the
pro
pert
y ge
nera
lly
inse
rted
at
the
tim
e of
tra
nsfe
r. A
dee
d re
stri
ctio
n m
ay in
clud
e re
stri
ctio
ns s
imila
r to
tho
se
cont
aine
d w
ithi
n a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t. H
owev
er, e
nfor
cem
ent
may
onl
y be
car
ried
out
by
the
prio
r ow
ner
or o
ther
par
ties
to
the
tran
sact
ion
and
the
rest
rict
ions
may
be
canc
eled
at
any
tim
e by
mut
ual w
ritt
en a
gree
men
t.
2.4
AD
DIT
ION
AL
LAN
D P
RO
TEC
TIO
N S
TR
AT
EGIE
S So
me
addi
tion
al p
rote
ctio
n st
rate
gies
incl
ude
obta
inin
g ri
verf
ront
par
cels
via
don
atio
n, a
ucti
on,
or fo
recl
osur
e. A
pol
icy
shou
ld b
e es
tabl
ishe
d w
ith
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
tha
t if
such
pro
pert
ies
com
e up
for
publ
ic a
ucti
on o
r w
ill b
e fo
recl
osed
on,
not
ifica
tion
sho
uld
be m
ade
to t
he B
uffa
lo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®,
or
othe
r or
gani
zati
ons
wit
h a
vest
ed in
tere
st in
pro
tect
ing
the
prop
erti
es.
In t
he e
vent
tha
t th
ese
land
s ar
e do
nate
d or
pur
chas
ed t
o pr
ivat
e ow
ners
, the
10
0-fo
ot s
et-b
ack
ordi
nanc
e, a
s a
cond
itio
n of
sal
e th
at t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo m
aint
ains
, mus
t be
ad
here
d to
and
con
sist
entl
y im
plem
ente
d.
Pr
evio
usly
iden
tifie
d “O
pen
Spac
e Y
ards
” and
“Riv
er B
uffe
r Y
ards
” alo
ng t
he R
iver
sho
uld
be
impl
emen
ted,
and
the
gui
delin
es fo
r th
e si
ting
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il w
ill a
lso
prot
ect
land
s an
d ri
verf
ront
par
cels
.
3. L
EV
ER
AG
ING
RE
SOU
RC
ES
AN
D I
DE
NT
IFY
ING
FU
ND
ING
The
re a
re s
ever
al w
ays
to h
elp
obta
in a
nd p
urch
ase
parc
els
of la
nd fo
r pu
blic
acc
ess
deve
lopm
ent,
tra
il an
d pa
rk d
evel
opm
ent;
and
con
serv
atio
n ar
eas.
The
se p
arce
ls c
an b
e pu
rcha
sed
thro
ugh
gran
ts, a
cqui
red
thro
ugh
cash
don
atio
ns o
r tu
rned
ove
r fo
r pu
blic
con
trol
as
a g
ift.
The
re a
re t
hree
key
thi
ngs
that
sho
uld
be d
emon
stra
ted
in o
rder
to
obta
inin
g gr
ant
dolla
rs fr
om fe
dera
l, st
ate
or lo
cal s
ourc
es.
The
se in
clud
e:
�
A c
olla
bora
tive
eff
ort
that
invo
lves
a v
arie
ty o
f sta
keho
lder
s, le
vera
ges
addi
tion
al
fund
s, a
nd w
ill h
ave
far-
reac
hing
res
ults
�
Exi
stin
g pl
ans,
des
igns
, sch
emat
ics,
or
guid
elin
es fo
r im
med
iate
pro
ject
im
plem
enta
tion
�
A c
ompe
tent
age
ncy
or o
rgan
izat
ion
that
has
a p
rove
n tr
ack
reco
rd fo
r ef
fect
ive
proj
ect
impl
emen
tati
on w
itho
ut s
igni
fican
t ov
erhe
ad
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
09
3.1 F
EDER
AL
GR
AN
TS
The
re a
re a
var
iety
of f
eder
al s
ourc
es o
f fun
ding
ava
ilabl
e fo
r G
reen
way
impl
emen
tati
on a
nd
com
plem
enta
ry p
roje
cts
such
as
habi
tat
rest
orat
ion
and
urba
n re
new
al.
The
se in
clud
e th
e U
SEPA
- Reg
ion
II, a
nd U
SEPA
-Gre
at L
akes
Nat
iona
l Pro
gram
Offi
ce (
Reg
ion
V);
TE
A-2
1 Pr
ogra
m fr
om U
S D
epar
tmen
t of
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion;
US
Fish
& W
ildlif
e Se
rvic
e; N
atio
nal P
arks
Se
rvic
e- L
and
and
Wat
er C
onse
rvat
ion
Fund
“Riv
ers
and
Tra
ils D
ivis
ion”
; Nat
iona
l Res
ourc
es
Con
serv
atio
n Se
rvic
e Sm
all G
rant
s Pr
ogra
m fo
r W
ater
shed
Pro
tect
ion
and
Floo
d Pr
even
tion
; N
OA
A; a
nd C
omm
unit
y D
evel
opm
ent
Bloc
k G
rant
s (C
DBG
) as
adm
inis
tere
d th
roug
h lo
cal
gove
rnm
ents
.
3.2
NEW
YO
RK
ST
AT
E G
RA
NT
SA
s of
the
wri
ting
of t
his
Plan
, NY
S is
neg
otia
ting
the
200
6 bu
dget
whi
ch in
clud
es in
crea
sed
fund
ing
for
the
Env
iron
men
tal P
rote
ctio
n Fu
nd/N
YS
Env
iron
men
tal B
ond
Act
. T
his
has
been
a
maj
or s
ourc
e of
sta
te fu
nds
in t
he p
ast.
In
addi
tion
, the
Dep
artm
ent
of S
tate
per
iodi
cally
ad
min
iste
rs g
rant
s ge
ared
tow
ard
habi
tat
rest
orat
ion
and
com
mun
ity
revi
taliz
atio
n.
3.3
LOC
AL
GR
AN
TS
Loca
l gov
ernm
ents
, non
-pro
fits,
and
foun
dati
ons
are
also
a g
ood
sour
ce o
f fun
ding
for
proj
ects
as
soci
ated
wit
h G
reen
way
impl
emen
tati
on.
The
se o
rgan
izat
ions
hav
e th
e m
ost
vest
ed
inte
rest
s in
the
out
com
es o
f suc
h pl
anni
ng a
nd o
ften
tim
es t
hey
have
a p
erso
nal i
nter
est
in
the
proj
ects
. Lo
cal m
onie
s ar
e al
so a
goo
d so
urce
of “
mat
ch fu
ndin
g” fo
r th
e la
rger
sta
te a
nd
fede
ral g
rant
s. I
n ad
diti
on t
o th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo a
nd C
ount
y of
Eri
e, fo
unda
tion
s su
ch a
s th
e C
omm
unit
y Fo
unda
tion
for
Gre
ater
Buf
falo
hav
e of
fere
d sm
all g
rant
s in
the
pas
t fo
r G
reen
way
pl
anni
ng.
Som
e ot
her
loca
l fou
ndat
ions
incl
ude
the
Ois
hei F
ound
atio
n an
d M
arga
ret
L. W
endt
Fo
unda
tion
.
Loca
l bus
ines
s an
d in
dust
ry p
artn
ers
may
als
o be
abl
e to
ass
ist
wit
h tr
ail d
evel
opm
ent
and
impl
emen
tati
on b
y sp
onso
ring
sec
tion
s of
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail,
or
offe
ring
the
ir c
ompa
ny’s
em
ploy
ees
or e
quip
men
t fo
r vo
lunt
eer
effo
rts.
Ano
ther
exa
mpl
e of
loca
lly g
ener
ated
fund
ing
for
a G
reen
way
Tra
il w
as u
sed
in H
igh
Poin
t, N
C t
hrou
gh t
heir
“Buy
-a-F
oot”
Cam
paig
n
3.4
CA
PIT
AL
INV
EST
MEN
TS
AN
D IM
PRO
VEM
ENT
SW
here
as t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il m
ay n
ot q
ualif
y as
a c
apit
al in
vest
men
t, t
he c
omm
unit
ies
thro
ugh
whi
ch t
he G
reen
way
mea
nder
s m
ay b
enefi
t fr
om c
apit
al im
prov
emen
t pr
ojec
ts.
The
19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n ci
tes
oppo
rtun
itie
s fo
r re
crea
tion
are
as a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
such
a G
reen
way
T
rail.
Bui
ldin
gs w
ithi
n th
ese
recr
eati
on a
reas
may
hou
se r
estr
oom
faci
litie
s, s
nack
sho
ps,
inte
rpre
tati
ve a
nd e
duca
tion
al s
truc
ture
s, b
ike
park
ing,
and
dri
nkin
g fo
unta
ins,
all
of w
hich
w
ould
add
val
ue t
o th
e ex
isti
ng G
reen
way
. T
he G
reen
way
can
be
cons
ider
ed a
n al
tern
ativ
e m
ode
of t
rans
port
atio
n, n
amel
y pe
dest
rian
and
bic
ycle
usa
ge, a
nd t
here
fore
sho
uld
be
inco
rpor
ated
into
loca
l roa
dway
and
bri
dge
impr
ovem
ent
plan
s.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
10
4. L
EG
ISL
AT
IVE
AC
TIO
NT
here
are
sev
eral
legi
slat
ive
acti
ons
that
can
be
take
n to
ens
ure
prot
ecti
on o
f pub
lic a
cces
s,
desi
gnat
ed p
arks
and
con
serv
atio
n sp
aces
, tra
il pl
acem
ent
and
deve
lopm
ent,
and
pro
tect
ion
of t
he w
ater
fron
t fr
om o
ver
deve
lopm
ent.
The
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
Com
mon
Cou
ncil
and
the
Eri
e C
ount
y Le
gisl
atur
e ha
ve t
he m
ost
pow
er t
o pr
eser
ve, p
rote
ct, a
nd r
esto
re t
he in
tegr
ity
of t
he
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
The
y ca
n do
thi
s by
follo
win
g sp
ecifi
c le
gisl
ativ
e ac
tion
s in
clud
ing
land
use
de
sign
atio
ns, z
onin
g or
dina
nces
, res
olut
ions
, dev
elop
men
t re
stri
ctio
ns, g
rant
sup
port
, and
up
hold
ing
and
adhe
ring
to
ordi
nanc
es.
The
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
has
pas
sed
seve
ral o
rdin
ance
s ov
er
the
last
dec
ade
that
sup
port
s th
e cr
eati
on o
f a G
reen
way
Tra
il. I
n 20
01 t
he C
ity
adop
ted
a 10
0-fo
ot b
uild
ing
setb
ack
alon
g th
e R
iver
, ups
trea
m fr
om O
hio
Stre
et, d
esig
ned
to c
reat
e a
vege
tati
ve
buff
er a
long
the
Riv
er’s
edg
e to
filt
er s
torm
wat
er, p
reve
nt e
rosi
on a
nd p
rovi
de s
hore
line
habi
tat.
T
his
acti
on e
xpan
ded
the
orig
inal
25-
foot
, and
the
n 50
-foo
t se
tbac
k or
dina
nces
, and
now
pr
ovid
es u
npre
cede
nted
pub
lic a
cces
s op
port
unit
ies
to t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
. T
he 2
5-fo
ot s
etba
ck is
st
ill in
pla
ce fr
om O
hio
Stre
et d
owns
trea
m t
o La
ke E
rie.
5. E
DU
CA
TIO
N &
EN
CO
UR
AG
EM
EN
TIn
ord
er fo
r th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il to
be
succ
essf
ul t
he T
rail
need
s to
be
desi
gned
, dev
elop
ed a
nd
mar
kete
d so
that
is s
uppo
rted
, mai
ntai
ned
and
easi
ly u
sed
by th
e co
mm
unit
y an
d lo
cal r
esid
ents
. T
his
can
be a
ccom
plis
hed
thro
ugh
impl
emen
tati
on o
f the
follo
win
g st
rate
gies
:
5.1 I
NT
ERPR
ETIV
E M
AT
ERIA
LST
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
will
win
d th
roug
h Bu
ffal
o fo
r ov
er 13
mile
s, C
heek
tow
aga
for
16 m
iles
and
Wes
t Se
neca
for
35 m
iles.
It
will
enc
ompa
ss h
isto
rica
l lan
dmar
ks, i
mpo
rtan
t ha
bita
t ar
eas,
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an h
isto
ry, a
nd in
dust
rial
her
itag
e am
ong
othe
rs.
An
info
rmed
tr
ail u
ser
is m
ore
likel
y to
res
pect
the
Gre
enw
ay w
hich
will
res
ult
in a
pos
itiv
e ex
peri
ence
fo
r al
l. T
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® ha
s be
en a
n in
tegr
al p
art
of d
esig
ning
and
im
plem
enti
ng a
spec
ts t
he G
reen
way
for
over
a d
ecad
e an
d ca
n of
fer
a un
ique
and
tho
roug
h su
mm
ary
of t
he h
isto
ry b
ehin
d th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il. I
t is
rec
omm
ende
d th
at t
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
coor
dina
tes
wit
h ot
her
loca
l non
-pro
fits
and
agen
cies
to
purs
ue s
mal
l gra
nt
fund
ing
for
the
purp
ose
of c
reat
ing
inte
rpre
tive
mat
eria
ls fo
r th
e co
mpl
eted
tra
il. T
hese
m
ater
ials
will
incl
ude
a de
taile
d m
ap o
f the
Tra
il, a
sel
f-gu
ided
tou
r, a
nd s
umm
ary
of t
he t
rail
high
light
s. T
he m
ater
ials
will
be
avai
labl
e at
all
com
mun
ity
cent
ers,
pub
lic li
brar
ies,
par
ks &
re
crea
tion
dep
artm
ents
, and
oth
er lo
cal s
ites
yet
to
be d
eter
min
ed.
5.2
MA
RK
ETIN
GT
he m
ajor
ity
of t
he p
ublic
is u
naw
are
of t
he e
xist
ence
of t
he e
xten
sive
tra
il sy
stem
alr
eady
in
plac
e in
clud
ing
the
Riv
erw
alk
and
the
Scaj
aqua
da C
reek
pat
hway
. T
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay
mus
t be
pro
mot
ed a
ccor
ding
ly.
The
Gre
enw
ay e
ncom
pass
es a
var
iety
of a
ttra
ctio
ns t
hat
will
at
trac
t fa
mili
es, c
yclis
ts, o
utdo
or e
nthu
sias
ts, a
nd t
hose
who
sim
ply
wan
t to
saf
ely
expl
ore
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er w
ater
shed
. U
pon
com
plet
ion
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il it
will
be
nece
ssar
y to
laun
ch
a pu
blic
aw
aren
ess
cam
paig
n.
5.3
PUBL
IC C
OM
MIT
MEN
TC
omm
unit
y st
ewar
dshi
p is
key
in m
aint
aini
ng t
he c
ondi
tion
of t
he t
rail,
the
saf
ety
of t
he
trai
l, an
d th
e pr
oper
usa
ge o
f the
tra
il. A
s w
ith
man
y ot
her
rest
orat
ion
proj
ects
, the
act
ive
invo
lvem
ent
and
visi
bilit
y of
the
com
mun
ity
and
indi
vidu
als
will
pro
mot
e a
posi
tive
imag
e fo
r
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
11
the
Gre
enw
ay, d
eter
van
dalis
m, a
nd im
prov
e th
e qu
alit
y of
life
for
the
resi
dent
s w
ho li
ve a
long
th
e T
rail.
Con
tinu
ed e
vent
s lik
e th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
fest
and
sch
edul
ed c
lean
ups
of t
he B
uffa
lo
Riv
er b
y Bu
ffal
o N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® he
lp t
o ga
in s
uppo
rt o
f the
Gre
enw
ay a
nd e
ncou
rage
re
side
nts
to r
espe
ct t
he t
rail,
sig
ns a
nd p
arks
alo
ng t
he G
reen
way
.
6. O
PE
RA
TIO
NS
AN
D M
AIN
TE
NA
NC
EO
pera
tion
s an
d m
aint
enan
ce o
f the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
can
be a
sha
red
resp
onsi
bilit
y be
twee
n go
vern
men
tal,
non-
profi
t an
d co
mm
unit
y or
gani
zati
ons.
Mai
nten
ance
can
be
cate
gori
zed
into
tw
o di
ffer
ent
type
s of
cat
egor
ies:
�
Tha
t w
hich
nee
ds t
o be
per
form
ed o
n a
cont
inuo
us a
nd s
ched
uled
bas
is�
Tha
t w
hich
may
be
perf
orm
ed o
n an
irre
gula
r or
as
need
ed b
asis
The
follo
win
g ha
s be
en a
dapt
ed fr
om t
he m
odel
“Mai
nten
ance
Che
cklis
t fo
r G
reen
way
s an
d U
rban
Tra
ils” f
rom
the
Den
ver
Park
s an
d R
ecre
atio
n D
epar
tmen
t.
Tra
il us
er s
afet
y is
the
mos
t im
port
ant
trai
l m
aint
enan
ce c
once
rn.
T
asks
tha
t re
quir
e a
sche
dule
d an
d do
cum
ente
d in
spec
tion
inc
lude
the
co
ndit
ion
of r
ailin
gs, b
ridg
es, t
rail
surf
aces
, sig
nage
, and
the
rem
oval
of
debr
is.
It is
rec
omm
ende
d th
at t
he r
emai
ning
tas
ks a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
the
trai
l mai
nten
ance
be
shar
ed b
y th
e fo
llow
ing
stak
ehol
ders
:
The
re a
re t
hree
mai
n gr
oups
tha
t ca
n be
des
igna
ted
to b
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r va
riou
s op
erat
ions
an
d m
aint
enan
ce t
asks
. T
hese
gro
ups
and
the
task
s th
at e
ach
grou
p ha
s th
e ca
pabi
lity
of b
eing
re
spon
sibl
e fo
r in
clud
e: P
ublic
(C
ity
of B
uffa
lo, C
ount
y of
Eri
e)�
Tra
il in
spec
tion
s�
Tra
sh r
emov
al a
nd t
rail
swee
ping
(w
here
nec
essa
ry)
�
Tre
e an
d sh
rub
prun
ing,
law
n m
owin
g�
Sche
dulin
g of
mai
nten
ance
tas
ks�
Maj
or t
rail
repa
irs
and
repl
acem
ent
�
Law
enf
orce
men
t
Non
-pro
fit
(Buf
falo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®,
Olm
sted
, etc
.)�
Publ
ic A
war
enes
s &
Mar
keti
ng�
Vol
unte
er C
oord
inat
ion
�
Edu
cati
on a
nd in
terp
reta
tion
�
Coo
rdin
atio
n be
twee
n ag
enci
es a
nd o
rgan
izat
ions
�
Ado
pt-a
-Foo
t ca
mpa
ign
Com
mun
ity
Stew
ard
ship
(C
omm
unit
y O
rgan
izat
ions
, Sco
uts,
indi
vidu
als)
�
Gra
ffiti
con
trol
�
Info
rmal
tra
il in
spec
tion
s�
Aes
thet
ic im
prov
emen
ts
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
12
7. T
RA
IL D
EV
EL
OP
ME
NT
In 2
001,
the
Buff
alo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
obta
ined
$6,
500
in g
rant
fund
ing
from
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
to
upda
te B
uffa
lo R
iver
gre
enw
ay d
esig
ns t
o re
flect
cur
rent
con
diti
ons
and
prep
are
this
Impl
emen
tati
on P
lan.
The
pro
ject
tea
m r
evie
wed
pas
t gr
eenw
ay p
ropo
sals
, con
duct
ed
num
erou
s si
te v
isit
s, a
nd h
eld
seve
ral m
eeti
ngs
to o
btai
n pu
blic
inpu
t on
the
gre
enw
ay’s
des
ign.
To
date
the
re h
ave
been
ten
seg
men
ts s
ited
thr
ough
Buf
falo
from
the
Mic
higa
n St
reet
Lift
Bri
dge
to O
gden
Est
ates
nor
th.
Four
seg
men
ts h
ave
been
sit
ed t
hrou
gh C
heek
tow
aga
alon
g C
ayug
a C
reek
from
Clin
ton
Stre
et a
nd H
arle
m R
oad
to T
rans
it R
oad.
Ele
ven
segm
ents
hav
e be
en s
ited
th
roug
h W
est
Sene
ca, e
ight
alo
ng B
uffa
lo C
reek
and
four
alo
ng C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek.
Eac
h se
gmen
t is
des
crib
ed in
det
ail e
xpla
inin
g th
e tr
ail r
oute
, pla
cem
ent
and
trai
l typ
e, a
s w
ell a
s es
tim
ated
co
sts,
pro
pert
y is
sues
, and
rec
omm
ende
d ac
tion
s fo
r tr
ail i
mpl
emen
tati
on fo
r ea
ch s
egm
ent.
So
me
segm
ents
als
o in
clud
e so
me
pote
ntia
l con
stra
ints
to
trai
l com
plet
ion.
Eac
h se
gmen
t is
de
taile
d th
roug
h a
corr
espo
ndin
g m
ap t
o he
lp s
how
tra
il pl
acem
ent
and
type
in r
elat
ion
to
surr
ound
ing
road
s an
d fe
atur
es.
7.1 T
RA
IL D
EVEL
OPM
ENT
CO
STS
Whe
reas
, it
may
cos
t an
est
imat
ed $
5.83
mill
ion
to c
ompl
ete
the
enti
re B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay
Tra
il fr
om B
uffa
lo t
hrou
gh C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Se
neca
, the
long
-ter
m b
enefi
ts fa
r ex
ceed
th
e in
itia
l dev
elop
men
t co
sts.
The
se c
osts
can
be
cons
ider
ed “t
rans
fers
” if l
ocal
bus
ines
ses,
co
mpa
nies
, and
org
aniz
atio
ns a
re in
volv
ed w
ith
the
trai
l dev
elop
men
t.
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n ha
s be
en a
dapt
ed fr
om t
he G
reen
way
Sys
tem
Impl
emen
tatio
n Pl
an,
prep
ared
for
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
by
Wen
del,
Oct
ober
1998
. T
he b
reak
dow
n of
the
est
imat
ed
deve
lopm
ent
cost
s of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Tra
il is
div
ided
into
thr
ee c
ateg
orie
s;
Gre
enw
ay
Cat
egor
yC
ost
per
linea
r fo
ot
On-
Roa
d Sh
ared
Bi
ke/H
ike
Lane
$1.6
5*
Off
-Roa
d Bi
ke/
Hik
e Pa
th$6
0.00
*
Soft
Foo
t Pa
th$1
1.30*
1) O
n-R
oad
Shar
ed B
ike/
Hik
e La
ne
(BH
R)
– G
ener
ally
, bic
yclis
ts a
nd m
otor
ve
hicl
es s
hare
the
sam
e tr
avel
lane
(u
sual
ly 14
-16’
wid
e) a
nd s
omet
imes
in
clud
ing
curb
-sid
e pa
rkin
g la
ne.
Thi
s w
ill in
clud
e si
gnag
e, a
ppro
xim
atel
y 3-
4 pe
r m
ile.
2)
Off
-Roa
d Bi
ke/H
ike
Path
(BH
) –
An
asph
alt
pave
d tr
avel
lane
, an
aver
age
wid
th o
f 10’
(fe
et),
mar
ked
wit
h si
gnag
e,
and
edge
str
ipin
g, b
olla
rds,
and
oth
er
safe
ty fe
atur
es a
s re
quir
ed.
3) S
oft
Foot
Pat
h (H
) –
Unp
aved
pa
thw
ays,
dre
ssed
wit
h w
ood
chip
s,
usua
lly t
hrou
gh p
arks
and
nat
ural
are
as.
* Th
e cos
t est
imat
es in
clud
e lab
or, m
ater
ial,
supp
lies,
equi
pmen
t and
ove
rhea
d
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
13
7.2
TR
AIL
PLA
CEM
ENT
The
Tra
il D
evel
opm
ent
and
plac
emen
t ha
s be
en b
roke
n do
wn,
for
ease
in fo
llow
ing,
into
the
sa
me
Sub-
Dis
tric
ts a
nd S
ub-A
reas
:
�
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict,
Buf
falo
�
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea,
Che
ekto
wag
a�
Buff
alo
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea,
Wes
t Se
neca
�
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
a, W
est
Sene
ca
The
thr
ee d
iffer
ent
type
s of
tra
il ca
tego
ries
, as
disc
usse
d ab
ove
in t
rail
deve
lopm
ent
cost
s, a
re
also
incl
uded
for
all r
each
es in
the
se s
egm
ents
. T
hey
are
abbr
evia
ted
as fo
llow
s:
BHR
– O
n-R
oad
shar
ed B
ike/
Hik
e La
ne
BH –
Off
-Roa
d Bi
ke/H
ike
Path
H
– S
oft
Foot
Pat
h
7.2.
1 Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Tra
il, B
uffa
lo R
iver
Sub
-Dis
tric
tT
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Tra
il ha
s be
en b
roke
n do
wn
into
a t
otal
of t
en s
egm
ents
whi
ch a
re d
iscu
ssed
in
gre
ater
det
ail i
n re
gard
s to
tra
il ro
utes
, tra
il ty
pes
and
dist
ance
s, t
rail
deve
lopm
ent
cost
s an
d la
nd is
sues
for
each
of t
he fo
llow
ing
segm
ents
:
Segm
ent
# 1B
R: S
tart
ing
from
the
Mic
higa
n St
reet
Lift
Bri
dge
Segm
ent
# 2B
R: K
atha
rine
Str
eet
Peni
nsul
aSe
gmen
t #
3BR
: Hea
d of
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t Pe
nins
ula
to S
mit
h St
reet
Segm
ent
# 4B
R: R
epub
lic T
omat
o an
d O
ld B
aile
y W
oods
Segm
ent
# 5B
R: C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
nd P
ark
Segm
ent
# 6B
R: S
enec
a St
reet
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d an
d C
omm
unit
y –
Red
Jack
et M
emor
ial
Segm
ent
# 7B
R: M
ongo
van
Park
/NiM
o/H
ough
ton
Park
Segm
ent
# 8B
R: S
enec
a Bl
uffs
Ext
ensi
on t
o M
iner
al S
prin
gs R
oad
Segm
ent
# 9B
R: O
gden
Est
ates
Sou
th
Se
gmen
t #
10 B
R: O
gden
Est
ates
Nor
th
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
14Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
1BR
: Se
e M
ap #
1 (p
age
115)
– S
tart
ing
from
the
Mic
higa
n St
reet
Lif
t Br
idge
1. (B
H)
Tra
vel s
outh
east
for
2167
’ (0.
41 m
ile)
alon
g O
hio
Stre
et2.
(B
H)
At
the
Ohi
o St
reet
Bas
in e
ntra
nce
turn
left
and
pro
ceed
473
’ (0
.09
mile
)3.
(B
H)
Proc
eed
thro
ugh
Ohi
o St
reet
Can
oe L
aunc
h si
te a
nd a
t 26
7’ (
0.05
mile
) m
erge
bac
k on
to O
hio
Stre
et4.
(B
HR
) T
rave
l Ohi
o St
reet
for
188’
(0.
035
mile
) 5.
(B
HR
) Pr
ocee
d so
uth
on O
hio
Stre
et fo
r 84
7’ (
0.16
mile
) to
inte
rsec
t of
Ohi
o St
reet
, Lou
isia
na, a
nd S
t. C
lair
Str
eet
6.
(BH
R)
Cro
ss in
ters
ecti
on t
o le
ft a
nd h
ead
NE
St.
Cla
ir S
t. t
o So
uth
St. f
or 10
59’
(0.2
mile
)7.
(B
HR
) M
ake
righ
t on
Sou
th S
tree
t, h
eadi
ng e
ast,
for
1047
’ (0.
2 m
ile)
8.
Tra
il sp
lits
head
ing
nort
h or
con
tinu
ing
east
A. N
orth
ern
path
:i.
(BH
R)
Proc
eed
nort
h 29
5’ (
0.05
5 m
ile)
on H
ambu
rg S
tree
t an
d m
ake
righ
t du
e ea
stii.
(B
H)
Proc
eed
E 5
77’ (
0.11
mile
) to
Kat
hari
ne S
tree
tB.
Eas
tern
pat
h:i.
(BH
) Pr
ocee
d ea
st 13
4’ (
0.02
5 m
ile)
ii.
(BH
) T
urn
righ
t so
uth
752’
(0.
14 m
ile)
alon
g ri
ver
iii.
(BH
) T
urn
left
and
hea
d ea
st t
o K
atha
rine
Str
eet
349’
(0
.066
mile
)
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BHR
= $5
,670
(3,
436
linea
r fe
et)
BH
= $2
83,14
0 (4
,719
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
1BR
= $
288,
810
La
nd Is
sues
:�
Sout
h St
reet
(Pa
per
Stre
et)
Con
diti
on –
Gra
vel,
curr
entl
y be
ing
used
by
GL
Pape
r Fi
bers
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n –
Inco
rpor
ate
righ
t of
way
in D
EC
Ohi
o St
reet
Bo
at L
aunc
h/Pu
blic
Acc
ess
site
. Pr
otec
t th
roug
h de
ed r
estr
icti
on o
r pa
rk
desi
gnat
ion.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
15
Buff
alo
Riv
erM
ap #
1 -
Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
Segm
ent
#1B
R
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
16Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
2BR
: Se
e M
ap #
2 (p
age
117)
– K
atha
rine
Str
eet
Pen
insu
laSt
arti
ng fr
om t
he N
orth
ern
path
the
firs
t tr
ailh
ead
on K
atha
rine
Str
eet:
1. (B
HR
) T
rave
l sou
th o
n K
atha
rine
Str
eet
for
766’
(0.
145
mile
)A
. (BH
) Le
ft t
urn,
430
’ (0.
08 m
ile)
to r
iver
(Fi
rst
trai
lhea
d)2.
(B
HR
) C
onti
nue
sout
h on
Kat
hari
ne S
tree
t fo
r 21
9’ (
0.04
mile
) to
the
Sec
ond
trai
lhea
d A. (
BH)
Rig
ht t
urn,
349
’ (0.
066
mile
) to
riv
er3.
(B
HR
) C
onti
nue
sout
h on
Kat
hari
ne S
tree
t fo
r 69
9’ (
0.13
mile
) to
the
Thi
rd
trai
lhea
d, E
nsig
n Pa
per
Stre
et, t
hat
is o
n th
e le
ftA
. (BH
) Le
ft t
urn,
648
’ (0.
123
mile
) to
riv
er4.
(B
HR
) C
onti
nue
sout
h on
Kat
hari
ne S
tree
t fo
r 46
4’ (
0.08
7 m
ile)
to t
he F
ourt
h tr
ailh
ead
that
is o
n th
e ri
ght
A. (
BH)
Rig
ht t
urn,
728
’ (0.
137
mile
) to
riv
er5.
(B
HR
& B
H)
Kat
hari
ne S
tree
t te
rmin
ates
at
the
rive
r 96
6’ (
0.18
mile
) fr
om t
he
Four
th t
railh
ead
6.
Tot
al d
ista
nce
alon
g pe
rim
eter
of t
he K
atha
rine
Str
eet
Peni
nsul
a at
the
riv
er’s
ed
geA
. (BH
) T
railh
ead
1 to
Tra
ilhea
d 3
(eas
t si
de o
f pen
insu
la)
– 97
1’
(0.18
4 m
ile)
B. (
BH)
Tra
ilhea
d 3
to K
atha
rine
Str
eet
term
inat
ion
– 23
23’
(0.4
4 m
ile)
C. (
BH)
Tra
ilhea
d 4
to K
atha
rine
Str
eet
term
inat
ion
– 14
20’
(0.2
7 m
ile)
D. (
BH)
Tra
ilhea
d 2
to T
railh
ead
4 (w
est
side
of p
enin
sula
) –
1345
’
(0.2
55 m
ile)
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BHR
= $4
,023
(2,
438
linea
r fe
et)
BH =
$512
,460
(85
41 li
near
feet
)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 2
BR =
$51
6,48
3
La
nd Is
sues
: �
Kat
hari
ne S
tree
t; E
nsig
n St
reet
(P
aper
Str
eets
) C
ondi
tion
– B
lock
ed b
y gu
ard
rail;
acc
ess
to B
uffa
lo S
andb
last
ing
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n –
Use
st
reet
s as
pub
lic a
cces
s to
Cit
y of
Bu
ffal
o pr
oper
ty o
n so
uthe
aste
rn
end
of p
enin
sula
�
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
pro
pert
y on
so
uthe
ast
end
of p
enin
sula
. Pu
rsue
a c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t,
deed
res
tric
tion
or
zoni
ng
ordi
nanc
e to
pro
tect
are
a.
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t
Buffa
lo S
andb
last
ing
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
17
Buff
alo
Riv
erM
ap #
2 &
Map
#3
- Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
2BR
& #
3BR
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
18Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
3BR
: Se
e M
ap #
3 (p
age
117)
– H
ead
of t
he K
athe
rine
Str
eet
Pen
insu
la t
o Sm
ith
St
reet
1. (B
HR
) H
ead
nort
h 86
4’ (
0.16
mile
) Tr
ail s
plits
cont
inui
ng n
orth
or h
eadi
ngso
uthe
ast
2.
(BH
R)
From
the
spl
it, i
f tra
velin
g no
rth,
go
2175
’ (0.
41 m
ile)
and
mak
e a
righ
t on
to S
outh
Par
k A
venu
eA
. (BH
R)
Rig
ht o
n So
uth
Park
Ave
nue
for
532’
(0.
10 m
ile),
or
cont
inue
on
Sout
h Pa
rk 10
90’ (
0.20
6 m
ile)
to S
mit
h St
reet
B. (
BHR
) Be
ar r
ight
ont
o Le
ddy
Stre
et fo
r 92
5’ (
0.17
5 m
ile)
C. (
BH)
Tur
n ri
ght
into
the
fiel
d, p
roce
ed s
outh
wes
t on
Val
ley
Tra
il fo
r 71
2’ (
0.13
5 m
ile)
D. (
BH)
Follo
w t
he V
alle
y T
rail
and
bear
sou
thea
st fo
r 25
0’
(0.0
47 m
ile)
E. (
BH)
Hik
e al
ong
the
grai
n el
evat
or t
o Sm
ith
Stre
et, 1
078’
(0
.20
mile
)3.
(B
HR
) Fr
om t
he s
plit
, if t
rave
ling
sout
heas
t, m
ake
a ri
ght
onto
O’C
onne
llA
venu
e A. (
BHR
) T
rave
l eas
t to
the
end
of O
’Con
nell
Ave
nue,
389
’ (0.
74 m
ile)
B. (
BH)
Leav
e ro
adw
ay a
nd c
ross
rai
l roa
d tr
acks
, 220
’ (0
.042
mile
)C
. (BH
) U
pon
reac
hing
sec
ond
set
of r
ail r
oad
trac
ks, b
ear
sout
h al
ong
the
trac
ks fo
r 10
24’ (
0.19
mile
) to
the
Buf
falo
Riv
erD
. (BH
) M
ake
righ
t at
Riv
er, t
rave
l 955
’ (0.
179
mile
). (
At
this
poi
nt t
he
trai
l int
erse
cts
wit
h th
e en
d of
the
Kat
hari
ne S
tree
t Fi
rst
trai
lhea
d st
retc
h).
4.
(H)
At
the
inte
rsec
tion
of t
he t
railh
eads
, hea
d so
uthe
ast
111’
(0.0
21 m
ile)
and
cros
s be
neat
h th
e ra
ilroa
d br
idge
for
79’ (
0.01
5 m
ile)
A. (
H)
Hik
e al
ong
the
trai
l thr
ough
the
Sm
ith
Stre
et r
esto
red
habi
tat
to
the
Smit
h St
reet
par
k, 8
20’ (
0.15
5 m
ile)
B. (
BHR
) Fr
om h
ere,
tra
vel n
orth
east
, 138
2’ (
0.26
mile
) to
Sou
th P
ark
Ave
nue,
or
579’
(0.
11)
mile
to
inte
rsec
tion
of V
alle
y T
rail.
(R
ever
se
dire
ctio
ns fo
r V
alle
y T
rail
to r
etur
n to
Sou
th P
ark
Ave
nue)
Es
tim
ated
Cos
ts:
BHR
= $1
2,18
4 (7
384
linea
r fe
et)
BH =
$254
,340
(42
39 li
near
feet
)
H =
$10,
520
(931
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
3BR
= $
277,
044
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
19
La
nd Is
sues
: �
Smit
h St
reet
(Pa
per
Stre
et)
Con
diti
on –
Uns
ight
ly g
rave
l acc
ess
road
to
Eri
e C
ount
y Sm
ith
Stre
et H
abit
at R
esto
rati
on s
ite.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n –
Obt
ain
gran
t fu
ndin
g to
res
tore
as
safe
, cle
an a
cces
s to
the
hab
itat
re
stor
atio
n si
te.
Prot
ect
thro
ugh
deed
res
tric
tion
or
park
des
igna
tion
.En
tran
ce to
Sm
ith S
tree
t
Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
4BR
: Se
e M
ap #
4 (p
age
121)
– F
orm
er R
epub
lic T
omat
o an
d O
ld B
aile
y W
ood
sSt
arti
ng a
t th
e in
ters
ecti
on o
f Sm
ith
Stre
et a
nd S
outh
Par
k A
venu
e1.
(BH
R)
Hea
ding
sou
thea
st o
n So
uth
Park
Ave
nue,
tra
vel 1
589’
(0.
30 m
ile)
to t
he
Sout
h Pa
rk L
ift B
ridg
e2.
(B
HR
) G
o ac
ross
the
bri
dge
for
287’
(0.
054
mile
) 3.
(B
H)
Tur
n le
ft im
med
iate
ly a
fter
the
bri
dge.
Con
tinu
e al
ong
the
rive
r fr
ont
unti
l an
aba
ndon
ed r
ailr
oad
berm
, 266
4’ (
0.50
mile
)4.
(B
H)
Cro
ss t
he b
erm
for
95’ (
0.01
7 m
ile)
5.
(BH
) C
onti
nue
alon
g ri
ver’s
edg
e fo
r 76
1’ (0
.144
mile
)A
. (BH
) A
t th
is p
oint
the
Pay
son
Stre
et a
cces
s st
arts
294
’(0
.055
mile
) to
the
sou
thw
est
6.
(BH
) T
rave
l 300
’ (0.
057
mile
) th
roug
h O
ld B
aile
y W
oods
sit
e.
A. (
BH)
At
this
poi
nt, s
ite
acce
ss fr
om Ir
on M
ount
ain
Rec
ords
, Inc
. beg
ins
for
449’
(0.
085
mile
) to
war
ds t
he s
outh
east
.7.
(B
H)
Con
tinu
ing
on t
he t
rail
alon
g th
e ri
ver,
Old
Bai
ley
Woo
ds c
onti
nues
for
1181
’ (0
.22
mile
) un
til B
aile
y A
venu
e8.
(B
HR
) M
akes
a le
ft o
nto
Baile
y A
venu
e, a
nd c
ross
bri
dge
for
170’
(0.
03 m
ile).
C
onti
nue
nort
h on
Bai
ley
Ave
nue
for
617’
(0.
117
mile
) an
d cr
oss
stre
et, 1
08’ (
0.02
m
ile).
Trai
l spl
its h
eadi
ng n
orth
or e
ast
Es
tim
ated
Cos
ts:
BHR
= $6
,240
(37
82 li
near
feet
)
BH =
$283
,980
(47
33 li
near
feet
)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
4BR
= $
290,
220
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
20
La
nd Is
sues
: �
Old
Bai
ley
Ave
nue,
sou
th s
ecti
on (
Pape
r St
reet
)
Con
diti
on –
Sol
d to
Iron
Mou
ntai
n R
ecor
ds C
orp.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n –
Thr
ough
a c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t, u
se r
emai
ning
por
tion
of t
he p
aper
str
eet
to m
ark
entr
ance
to
Old
Bai
ley
Woo
ds P
ark.
�
150
Baile
y A
venu
e
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
ea
sem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
200’
) al
ong
the
rive
rfro
nt
to B
aile
y A
venu
e.
150
Baile
y Ave
nue
Old
Bai
ley A
venu
e
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
21
Buff
alo
Riv
erM
ap #
4 -
Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
Segm
ent
#4B
R
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
22Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Tra
il –
Segm
ent
# 5
BR:
See
Map
#5
(pag
e 12
3) -
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
and
Par
kFr
om B
aile
y A
venu
e w
here
tra
il em
erge
s fr
om O
ld B
aile
y W
oods
, hea
ding
eas
t al
ong
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
1. (B
HR
) C
ross
Bai
ley
Ave
nue
and
hike
pas
t So
uths
ide
Ele
men
tary
Sch
ool f
or 8
29’
(0.15
7 m
ile)
2.
(BH
R)
Cro
ss S
outh
side
Par
kway
to
Nor
th L
egio
n D
rive
, fol
low
ing
Caz
enov
ia
Cre
ek a
long
the
ban
k fo
r 47
90’ (
0.91
mile
)3.
(B
HR
) C
ross
Caz
enov
ia S
tree
t an
d m
ake
righ
t tu
rn o
n ot
her
side
of s
tree
t. C
ross
br
idge
and
mak
e le
ft in
to C
azen
ovia
Par
k –
a Bu
ffal
o O
lmst
ed P
ark
– 35
5’ (
0.06
7 m
ile)
4.
(BH
R)
Proc
eed
on e
xist
ing
trai
ls o
n th
e so
uth
side
of C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek in
the
pa
rk fo
r 21
69’ (
0.41
mile
)5.
(B
HR
) Be
ar le
ft o
ver
brid
ge fo
r 82
’ (0.
015
mile
)6.
(B
HR
) Fo
llow
exi
stin
g tr
ails
on
the
nort
h si
de o
f Caz
enov
ia C
reek
bac
k to
C
azen
ovia
Str
eet,
243
0’ (
0.46
mile
)7.
(B
HR
) A
t C
azen
ovia
Str
eet
mak
e a
righ
t tu
rn
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
: *T
rails
alr
eady
exi
st.
The
re a
re n
o co
sts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
this
se
gmen
t of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
, wit
h th
e po
ssib
le
exce
ptio
n of
impr
oved
or
new
sig
nage
.
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
5BR
= $
0.00
Land
Issu
es: �
Sout
hsid
e E
lem
enta
ry S
choo
l – 4
30
Sout
hsid
e Pa
rkw
ayC
halle
nge :
The
re is
a c
once
rn a
bout
the
gr
ade
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
Baile
y A
venu
e an
d tw
o po
ints
at
the
scho
ol s
ite
at.
Thi
s m
ay p
ose
a pr
oble
m r
elat
ed t
o A
DA
re
quir
emen
ts.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : O
btai
n gr
ant
fund
ing
for
the
cons
truc
tion
of a
n A
DA
ra
mp.
Sout
hsid
e Ele
men
tary
Sch
ool
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
23
Buff
alo
Riv
erM
ap #
5 &
Map
#6
- Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
5BR
& #
6BR
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
24Buff
alo
Riv
er –
Seg
men
t #
6BR
: Se
e M
ap #
6 (p
age
123)
- S
enec
a St
reet
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d a
nd C
omm
unit
y/R
edJa
cket
Mem
oria
l Sit
eE
mer
ging
from
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Par
k at
Caz
enov
ia S
tree
t1.
(BH
R)
Follo
w C
azen
ovia
Str
eet
nort
heas
t fo
r 81
7’ (
0.15
5 m
ile)
to S
enec
a St
reet
2.
(BH
R)
Cro
ss S
enec
a St
reet
, 65’
(0.
012
mile
), t
urn
righ
t an
d he
ad d
own
Sene
ca
Stre
et fo
r 27
5’ (
0.05
2 m
ile)
3.
(BH
R)
Tur
n le
ft o
n Bu
ffum
Str
eet
and
trav
el 16
84’ (
0.32
mile
) to
Fie
lds
Ave
nue.
T
he s
outh
east
cor
ner
of t
his
inte
rsec
tion
is t
he b
uria
l sit
e/m
emor
ial f
or R
ed
Jack
et4.
(B
HR
) T
urn
left
on
Fiel
ds A
venu
e an
d go
93’
(0.
018
mile
)5.
(B
HR
) Be
ar t
o th
e ri
ght
back
alo
ng B
uffu
m S
tree
t fo
r 48
6’ (
0.09
2 m
ile)
6.
(BH
R)
Bear
to
the
left
(or
W)
onto
Pri
tcha
rd A
venu
e an
d pr
ocee
d 28
2’
(0.0
53 m
ile)
7.
(BH
R)
Follo
w t
he c
urve
in t
he s
tree
t fo
r 33
9’ (
0.06
4 m
ile)
8.
(BH
R)
Con
tinu
e he
adin
g no
rthw
est
on F
rank
Ave
nue
unti
l it
inte
rsec
ts w
ith
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d, 11
73’ (
0.22
mile
)
Es
tim
ated
Cos
ts:
BHR
= $8
,603
(52
14 li
near
feet
)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 6
BR =
$8,
603
La
nd Is
sues
: �
Inte
rsec
tion
bet
wee
n Bu
ffum
Str
eet
and
Fiel
ds
Stre
etC
halle
nge :
The
re is
a c
once
rn a
bout
the
gra
de
diff
eren
ce a
t th
e in
ters
ecti
on o
f the
se t
wo
road
s.
Thi
s m
ay p
ose
a pr
oble
m w
hen
deal
ing
wit
h A
DA
re
quir
emen
ts.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : O
btai
n gr
ant
fund
ing
for
the
cons
truc
tion
of a
n A
DA
ram
p.�
326
Min
eral
Spr
ing
Roa
dC
ondi
tion
: T
his
prop
erty
run
s al
ong
the
railr
oad
trac
ks a
nd is
cur
rent
ly u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e on
e of
tw
o la
nd
prot
ecti
on s
trat
egie
s; c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t or
zo
ning
ord
inan
ce.
Inte
rsec
tion
betw
een
Buffu
m a
nd F
ield
s Str
eets
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
25
Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
7BR
: Se
e M
ap #
7 (p
age
129)
– M
ongo
van
Par
k/N
iMo/
Hou
ghto
n P
ark
Aft
er c
ross
ing
the
Baile
y A
venu
e br
idge
, the
tra
il sp
lits
nort
h an
d ea
st.
Follo
win
g th
e no
rthe
rn r
oute
on
the
nort
hern
sid
e of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er1.
(BH
R)
Con
tinu
e no
rth
over
Bai
ley
Ave
nue
brid
ge fo
r 29
8’ (
0.05
6)2.
(B
H)
Mak
e ri
ght
and
proc
eed
alon
g th
e no
rth
side
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
for
1085
’ (0
.21 m
ile)
unti
l Sen
eca
Stre
et.
3.
(BH
R)
Mak
e le
ft o
n Se
neca
Str
eet
and
trav
el 6
05’ (
0.11
5 m
ile)
to A
rche
r A
venu
e4.
(B
HR
) M
ake
righ
t on
Arc
her
Ave
nue
and
proc
eed
524’
(0.
099
mile
)5.
(B
H)
Ent
er N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k Po
wer
Com
pany
land
s an
d hi
ke 9
39’ (
0.17
8 m
ile)
alon
g ri
ver’s
edg
e. (
At
this
poi
nt, l
ooki
ng n
orth
wes
t at
the
Tra
nsm
issi
on P
lant
, th
at is
the
sit
e of
the
Sen
eca
Nat
ion
of In
dian
s M
eeti
ng H
ouse
dur
ing
thei
r ti
me
in t
he B
uffa
lo R
eser
vati
on)
6.
(BH
) Pr
ocee
d so
uthe
ast
alon
g ri
ver’s
edg
e an
d ra
ilroa
d be
rm fo
r 14
04’
(0.2
66 m
ile)
7.
(BH
) M
ake
left
and
hik
e un
der
railr
oad
berm
(vi
a ex
isti
ng t
unne
l), 1
45’
(0.0
27 m
ile)
A. (
BH)
Con
tinu
e st
raig
ht a
long
tra
ils in
Hou
ghto
n Pa
rk, 7
45’
(0.14
1 mile
)B.
(BH
) T
rail
bear
s to
the
rig
ht, 5
13’ (
0.09
7 m
ile)
C. (
BH)
Tra
il tu
rns
left
for
138’
(0.
026
mile
)D
. (BH
) T
rail
turn
s ri
ght
and
sout
h to
the
end
of W
eim
er S
tree
t, 4
85’
(0.0
92 m
ile)
E. (
BH)
Tra
il re
turn
s to
riv
er’s
edg
e, 2
18’ (
0.04
1 mile
) an
d m
eets
Ogd
en
Est
ates
Es
tim
ated
Cos
ts:
BHR
= $2
,355
(14
27 li
near
feet
)
BH
= $3
40,3
20 (
5672
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
7BR
= $
342,
675
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
26
La
nd Is
sues
: �
609
New
Bai
ley
Cha
lleng
e: T
here
is a
con
cern
abo
ut t
he
grad
e di
ffer
ence
bet
wee
n N
ew B
aile
y an
d th
e si
te.
Thi
s m
ay p
ose
a pr
oble
m w
hen
deal
ing
wit
h A
DA
req
uire
men
ts.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: O
btai
n gr
ant
fund
ing
for
the
cons
truc
tion
of a
n A
DA
ra
mp.
�
819,
821
, and
865
Elk
Str
eet
Con
diti
on:
The
se t
hree
par
cels
are
cu
rren
tly
held
in p
riva
te o
wne
rshi
p.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
land
pr
otec
tion
str
ateg
ies
incl
udin
g co
nser
vati
on
ease
men
t, d
eed
rest
rict
ion
and
park
land
de
sign
atio
n/zo
ning
ord
inan
ce.
�
96 O
ld B
aile
y –
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Pow
er
Cor
pora
tion
Cha
lleng
e: T
here
is a
con
cern
abo
ut g
aini
ng
acce
ss t
o th
e pr
oper
ty d
ue t
o fe
ncin
g, a
nd
the
pave
d ar
eas
of t
he p
rope
rty
infr
inge
on
the
100-
foot
set
back
gre
ensp
ace.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e th
e op
tion
of
a c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t w
ith
Nia
gara
M
ohaw
k C
orp.
The
pav
ed a
reas
wer
e “g
rand
fath
ered
in” a
fter
the
impl
emen
tati
on
of t
he 10
0-fo
ot s
etba
ck.
Purs
ue g
rant
fu
ndin
g or
cor
pora
te s
pons
orsh
ip fo
r th
e gr
eeni
ng o
f the
se a
reas
.
Elk
Stre
et P
arce
ls
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Pow
er C
orpo
ratio
n
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
27
Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
8BR
: Se
e M
ap #
8 (p
age
129)
– S
enec
a Bl
uffs
Ext
ensi
on t
o M
iner
al S
prin
gs R
dA
fter
cro
ssin
g th
e Ba
iley
Ave
nue
brid
ge, t
he t
rail
split
s no
rth
and
east
. Fo
llow
ing
the
east
ern
rout
e on
the
sou
th s
ide
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
1. (H
) Pr
ocee
d st
raig
ht a
long
the
sou
th s
ide
of B
uffa
lo R
iver
for
778’
(0.
147
mile
).
Bear
to
the
righ
t fo
r 17
1’ (0
.032
mile
) al
ong
Dun
bar
Stre
et.
2.
(BH
R)
Mak
e a
left
ont
o Po
mer
oy S
tree
t an
d go
266
’ (0.
05 m
ile)
unti
l Sen
eca
Stre
et3.
(B
HR
) C
ross
Sen
eca
Stre
et, 7
8’ (
0.01
5 m
ile),
and
con
tinu
e no
rth
on S
enec
a,
cros
sing
bri
dge
285’
(0.
054
mile
) to
mee
t M
ongo
van
Segm
ent,
OR
, ent
er t
he
Sene
ca B
luff
s si
te.
4.
(H*)
Sen
eca
Bluf
fs t
rail
syst
em is
bei
ng d
esig
ned
and
impl
emen
ted
by
Eri
e C
ount
y D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
iron
men
t an
d Pl
anni
ng.
The
tra
ils w
ill b
e ap
prox
imat
ely
2548
’ (0.
483
mile
). T
he G
reen
way
Tra
il co
ntin
ues
at t
he e
nd o
f th
e si
te n
ear
Juni
ata
Plac
e.5.
(H
) Pr
ocee
d al
ong
rive
rs e
dge
for
860’
(0.
163
mile
)A
. (H
) M
ake
righ
t on
Pom
ona
Plac
e, 8
6’ (
0.01
6 m
ile)
B. (
H)
Mak
e le
ft o
nto
Paw
nee
Park
way
, 627
’ (0.
119
mile
)C
. (H
) A
t R
oano
ke P
arkw
ay, b
ear
righ
t (S
) on
Paw
nee,
200
’ (0
.038
mile
)D
. (H
) M
ake
left
tow
ards
sch
ool,
120’
(0.
023
mile
)E
. (H
) H
ike
arou
nd s
choo
l bui
ldin
g, 4
47’ (
0.08
5 m
ile)
H. (
H)
Mak
e ri
ght
acro
ss p
rope
rty/
field
/par
king
lot
301’
(0.0
57 m
ile)
I. (H
) M
ake
righ
t an
d tr
avel
alo
ng r
ailr
oad
berm
and
pow
er li
nes
to
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d, 10
52’ (
0.19
9 m
ile).
[BH
R]
Sen
eca
Stre
et
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d an
d C
omm
unit
y/R
ed Ja
cket
Mem
oria
l Sit
e se
gmen
t is
to
the
righ
t, 4
00’ (
0.07
5 m
ile)
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BHR
= $1
,698
(10
29 li
near
feet
)
H =
$5
2,45
5 (4
642
linea
r fe
et)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 8
BR =
$54
,153
*Thi
s se
ctio
n of
the
Tra
il w
ill b
e co
nstr
ucte
d by
Eri
e C
ount
y D
epar
tmen
t of
E
nvir
onm
ent
and
Plan
ning
, the
refo
re t
here
are
not
cos
ts fo
r th
is s
ecti
on.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
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n P
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Gre
enw
ay I
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emen
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n
1
28
La
nd Is
sues
: �
Pom
eroy
Str
eet
(Pap
er S
tree
t)
Con
diti
on: U
nfini
shed
roa
dway
ser
ving
up
to #
6
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: A
band
on S
tree
t an
d m
erge
wit
h
Scho
ol p
rope
rty
subj
ect
to c
reat
ion
of p
ublic
pat
hway
al
ong
the
rive
r.
�
Dun
bar
Stre
et (
Pape
r St
reet
)
Con
diti
on:
Gra
vel
R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion:
Sam
e as
Pom
eroy
.�
12 P
omer
oy &
430
Sou
thsi
de P
arkw
ayC
halle
nge:
The
re is
a c
once
rn t
hat
the
Sout
hsid
e E
lem
enta
ry S
choo
l or
the
Cit
y of
Bu
ffal
o is
usi
ng t
his
area
for
stoc
kpili
ng o
f gr
avel
and
soi
ls.
Thi
s in
frin
ges
on t
he 10
0-fo
ot
setb
ack
gree
n sp
ace
ordi
nanc
e.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
The
are
a sh
ould
be
clea
ned
up w
ith
rem
oval
or
repl
acem
ent
of
the
soils
and
gra
vel.
Rec
omm
end
to t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo t
o en
forc
e th
e 10
0-fo
ot s
etba
ck
ordi
nanc
e.
�
0 Ju
niat
a Pl
ace
(Pap
er S
tree
t) –
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
Cha
lleng
e: T
here
is c
once
rn a
bout
the
gra
de d
iffer
ence
be
twee
n th
e en
d of
the
str
eet
and
the
rive
r ca
used
by
a m
etal
sh
eet
pilin
g w
all.
Thi
s m
ay p
ose
a pr
oble
m w
hen
deal
ing
wit
h A
DA
req
uire
men
ts.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : I
ncor
pora
te p
rope
rty
into
the
Se
neca
Blu
ffs
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
. Pu
rsue
gra
nt
fund
ing
for
the
cons
truc
tion
of a
n A
DA
ram
p. I
dent
ify t
he
part
y re
spon
sibl
e fo
r th
e co
nstr
ucti
on o
f the
she
et p
iling
w
all (
poss
ibly
USA
CE
) an
d pu
rsue
Sec
tion
1135
fund
s fo
r en
viro
nmen
tal r
esto
rati
on.
�
130
Juni
ata
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
pro
pert
y is
und
er p
riva
te o
wne
rshi
p.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion:
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
; or
inco
rpor
ate
the
prop
erty
in
to t
he S
enec
a Bl
uffs
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
thr
ough
ac
quis
itio
n, o
r de
ed r
estr
icti
on.
�
133
and
140
Sage
, and
146
Pom
ona
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly p
rope
rtie
s ar
e un
der
priv
ate
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh; o
r co
nsid
er in
corp
orat
ing
the
prop
erty
into
an
exte
nsio
n of
the
Sen
eca
Bluf
fs H
abit
at
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
thr
ough
acq
uisi
tion
, or
deed
res
tric
tion
.
Pom
eroy
Str
eet
Dun
bar S
tree
t
133 S
age
140
Sage
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
29
Buff
alo
Riv
erM
ap #
7 &
Map
#8
- Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
7BR
& #
8BR
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
30Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
9BR
: Se
e M
ap #
9 (p
age
131)
– O
gden
Est
ates
Sou
thE
mer
ging
from
Sen
eca
Bluf
fs E
xten
sion
at
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d1.
(BH
R)
Tra
vel n
orth
east
on
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d, 2
72’ (
0.05
2 m
ile)
to t
he s
tart
of
the
Ogd
en E
stat
es T
rail
(sou
th s
ide
of R
iver
) 2.
(B
H)
Mak
e le
ft o
ff M
iner
al S
prin
gs R
oad
alon
g ra
ilroa
d be
rm in
to O
gden
Est
ates
, 18
00’ (
0.34
1 mile
) un
til t
he r
iver
’s e
dge
(sou
th s
ide)
3.
(BH
) A
t th
e ri
ver,
tur
n ri
ght,
and
tra
vel 1
962’
(0.
372
mile
) un
til S
outh
Ogd
en
Stre
et.
At t
his p
oint
the t
rail
split
s int
o a
nort
h an
d so
uth
dire
ctio
n.4.
(B
HR
) H
eadi
ng s
outh
on
Sout
h O
gden
Str
eet
1188
’ (0.
225
mile
) un
til M
iner
al
Spri
ngs
Roa
d. T
urn
righ
t an
d tr
avel
460
’ (0.
087
mile
) w
ill t
ake
you
back
to
the
entr
ance
at
Ogd
en E
stat
es.
Es
tim
ated
Cos
ts:
BHR
= $3
,168
(192
0 lin
ear
feet
)
BH
= $2
25,7
20 (
3762
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
9BR
= $
228,
888
La
nd Is
sues
: �
154
Sout
h O
gden
Str
eet
Cha
lleng
e: R
ecen
tly
auct
ione
d an
d pu
rcha
sed
by
priv
ate
land
ow
ner.
R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
The
pro
spec
tive
buy
er h
as
expr
esse
d in
tere
st a
nd w
illin
gnes
s to
neg
otia
te a
co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
on t
he p
rope
rty
for
the
purp
oses
of
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
It
is r
ecom
men
ded
that
a d
eed
rest
rict
ion
or p
ark
desi
gnat
ion
be g
iven
the
Ogd
en
prop
erti
es k
now
n as
“Ogd
en E
stat
es”.
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156
and
157
Sout
h O
gden
Str
eets
C
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
vac
ant
prop
erti
es.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e an
y of
the
follo
win
g la
nd p
rote
ctio
n st
rate
gies
; con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
ac
quis
itio
n, d
eed
rest
rict
ion,
or
park
des
igna
tion
/zo
ning
ord
inan
ce.
Riv
er n
ear O
gden
156
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en S
tree
t15
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gden
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eet
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falo
Riv
er G
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Buff
alo
Riv
erM
ap #
9 &
Map
#10
- B
uffa
lo R
iver
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
9BR
& #
10BR
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
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ion
& I
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emen
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n P
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enw
ay I
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emen
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n
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32Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
10B
R:
See
Map
#10
(pa
ge 1
31)
– O
gden
Est
ates
Nor
thE
mer
ging
from
Hou
ghto
n Pa
rk n
ear
the
end
of W
eim
er S
tree
t1.
(BH
) Pr
ocee
d al
ong
rive
r’s e
dge,
1138
’ (0.
216
mile
) to
Will
et S
tree
t2.
(B
H)
Tur
n le
ft o
nto
Will
et a
nd t
rave
l 370
’ (0.
070
mile
) to
Sew
ard
Stre
et3.
(B
HR
) T
rave
l 248
’ (0.
047
mile
) to
the
inte
rsec
tion
of S
outh
Ogd
en S
tree
t
A
t thi
s poi
nt th
e tra
il sp
lits i
nto
a so
uth
and
east
dir
ectio
n.4A
. (B
HR
) T
rave
l sou
th o
n So
uth
Ogd
en, o
ver
the
brid
ge w
ill c
onne
ct t
o th
e en
d of
th
e So
uth
Ogd
en E
stat
es s
outh
rou
te 5
66’ (
0.10
7 m
ile)
4B.
(BH
R)
From
the
inte
rsec
tion
of S
ewar
d an
d So
uth
Ogd
en, c
onti
nue
east
on
Sew
ard
to P
ierc
e St
reet
-Pap
er S
tree
t fo
r 51
5’ (
0.09
8 m
ile)
A. (
BH)
Tur
n ri
ght
onto
Pie
rce
Pape
r St
reet
for
317’
(0.
060
mile
) to
riv
er’s
ed
geB.
(BH
) T
urn
left
at
rive
r’s e
dge
and
proc
eed
alon
g ri
ver
to c
onne
ct w
ith
the
futu
re W
est
Sene
ca G
reen
way
Sys
tem
, abo
ut 9
0’ (
0.01
7 m
ile).
Es
tim
ated
Cos
ts:
BHR
= $2
,193
(132
9 lin
ear
feet
)
BH =
$114
,300
(19
15 li
near
feet
)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 1
0BR
= $
116,
493
La
nd Is
sues
: �
Wei
mer
, Cab
le S
tree
t, B
arna
rd S
tree
t, F
ento
n St
reet
, Hol
ly S
tree
t, (
Pape
r St
reet
s)C
ondi
tion
: Bl
ocka
ded
and
cove
red
wit
h br
ush
and
field
s; in
terr
upte
d by
ho
use
at 4
1 Sew
ard.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
rote
ct la
nds
for
publ
ic a
cces
s by
exp
andi
ng
Stac
how
ksi P
ark
to in
clud
e st
reet
rig
ht o
f way
and
Cit
y-ow
ned
adja
cent
pr
oper
ties
; use
wat
erfr
ont
parc
els
to c
reat
e th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il.�
Will
et S
tree
t (P
aper
Str
eet)
C
ondi
tion
: U
ndev
elop
ed a
nd c
over
ed w
ith
field
s.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : D
evel
op a
s an
acc
ess
road
to G
reen
way
Tra
il fr
om W
illet
to
Hou
ghto
n-
St
acho
wks
i Par
k.�
Sew
ard
(Pap
er S
tree
t)C
ondi
tion
: Bl
ocka
ded
from
Ogd
en, c
over
ed w
ith
field
bru
sh.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
repa
re t
raffi
c an
alys
is t
o de
term
ine
the
bene
fits
and
cost
s of
con
nect
ing
the
stre
et t
o th
e w
este
rn p
orti
on o
f Sew
ard.
�
Pont
iac
Stre
et a
nd P
ierc
e St
reet
(Pa
per
Stre
ets)
C
ondi
tion
: U
ndev
elop
ed a
nd c
over
ed w
ith
field
s.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Use
str
eet
righ
t of
way
s an
d ad
jace
nt C
ity
owne
d pr
oper
ties
to
crea
te a
pub
lic a
cces
s su
bjec
t to
per
man
ent
prot
ecti
on o
f the
pr
ojec
t ar
ea t
hrou
gh d
eed
rest
rict
ion
or p
ublic
par
k de
sign
atio
n.
Barn
ard
Stre
et
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falo
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er G
reen
way
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ion
& I
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ay I
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Gre
enw
ay
Cat
egor
y
Len
gth
inL
inea
r F
eet
– Bu
ffal
o R
iver
T
rail
Len
gth
in M
iles
– Bu
ffal
o R
iver
T
rail
Cos
t pe
rlin
ear
foot
Dev
elop
men
t C
osts
–Bu
ffal
o R
iver
T
rail
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Roa
d Sh
ared
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ke/H
ike
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31,3
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$51,7
24.0
0
Off
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e Pa
th33
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00$2
,014
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t Pa
th5,
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1.06
$11.3
0$6
2,97
5.00
Tot
al C
osts
for
Buff
alo
Riv
er T
rail
$2,1
29,5
59.0
0
*Thi
s do
es n
ot in
clud
e th
e hi
king
tra
ils t
hrou
gh S
enec
a Bl
uffs
nea
r Se
neca
Str
eet.
Tra
ils a
re n
ow u
nder
co
nstr
ucti
on a
t th
e si
te b
y E
rie
Cou
nty
as p
art
of t
he S
enec
a Bl
uffs
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Pro
ject
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
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ion
& I
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emen
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enw
ay I
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7.2.
2 –
Cay
uga
Cre
ek C
heek
tow
aga
Tra
il, C
ayug
a C
reek
Sub
-Are
aT
he C
ayug
a C
reek
Che
ekto
wag
a T
rail
has
been
bro
ken
dow
n in
to a
tot
al o
f fou
r se
gmen
ts w
hich
are
dis
cuss
ed in
gre
ater
det
ail i
n re
gard
s to
tra
il ro
utes
, tra
il ty
pes
and
dist
ance
s, t
rail
deve
lopm
ent
cost
s an
d la
nd is
sues
.
Segm
ent
# 1C
C: S
tart
ing
from
Buf
falo
Riv
er T
rail
and
Buff
alo
Cre
ek T
railh
eads
at
Clin
ton
Stre
et
Segm
ent
# 2C
C: C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d to
Uni
on R
oad
Segm
ent
# 3C
C: N
orth
Ban
k R
oute
– U
nion
Roa
d/C
omo
Park
Bou
leva
rd –
St
iglm
eier
Par
k an
d R
enst
ein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve t
o T
rans
it
Roa
d
Se
gmen
t #
4CC
: Sou
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Uni
on R
oad/
Loss
on R
oad
– St
iglm
eier
Par
k an
d R
enst
ein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve
C
ayug
a C
reek
Che
ekto
wag
a T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
1C
CSe
e M
ap #
11 (
page
136
) –
Star
ting
from
Buf
falo
Riv
er T
rail
and
Buf
falo
Cre
ek
Tra
ilhea
ds
at C
linto
n St
reet
1. (B
HR
) Fr
om t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
, and
Buf
falo
Cre
ek N
orth
and
Sou
th B
ank
Tra
ilhea
ds a
t th
e in
ters
ecti
on o
f Clin
ton
Stre
et a
nd H
arle
m R
oad,
tra
vel n
orth
al
ong
Har
lem
Roa
d* fo
r 76
4’ (
0.14
5 m
ile)
unti
l the
tra
il m
eets
Cre
eksi
de D
rive
w
here
the t
rail
split
sA
. (BH
R)
The
Tra
il ei
ther
tur
ns r
ight
and
tra
vel e
ast
on t
o C
reek
side
D
rive
and
follo
w it
to
the
end
for
875’
(0.
166
mile
)B.
(BH
R)
Or
the
Tra
il co
ntin
ues
nort
h al
ong
Har
lem
Roa
d* fo
r 22
0’
(0.0
42 m
ile)
C. (
BHR
) W
here
the
Tra
il ve
ers
righ
t an
d fo
llow
s C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d*
for
3500
’ (0.
663
mile
)2.
(B
H)
From
Cre
eksi
de D
rive
exi
t C
reek
side
Dri
ve a
nd c
onti
nue
108’
(0
.02
mile
) to
the
Cre
ek e
dge
3.
(BH
) A
t th
e C
reek
edg
e tu
rn le
ft a
nd fo
llow
the
Cre
ek, a
roun
d Jo
hn F
. Ken
nedy
sc
hool
gro
unds
for
2526
’ (0.
478
mile
), fr
om h
ere t
he tr
ail s
plits
and
eith
erA
. (BH
) T
urns
left
and
tra
vels
nor
th fo
r 15
32’ (
0.29
mile
) to
the
firs
t tr
ailh
ead
at C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d, d
irec
tly
acro
ss fr
om S
t. H
enry
St
reet
B. (
BH)
Or
the
Tra
il co
ntin
ues
east
alo
ng t
he C
reek
for
1099
’ (0
.208
mile
)
C. (
BH)
Whe
re t
he T
rail
turn
s le
ft a
nd t
rave
ls n
orth
for
2155
’ (0
.408
mile
) un
til t
he T
rail
mee
ts u
p w
ith
the
seco
nd t
railh
ead
at
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
4.
(BH
R)
From
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
whe
re t
he T
rail
mee
ts u
p w
ith
the
first
tr
ailh
ead
from
the
Cre
eksi
de D
rive
tra
il co
ntin
ue e
ast
alon
g C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d*
for
821’
(0.15
5 m
ile)
unti
l the
Tra
il m
eets
up
wit
h th
e se
cond
tra
ilhea
d fr
om t
he
Cre
eksi
de D
rive
tra
il
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
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ion
& I
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emen
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n P
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enw
ay I
mpl
emen
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n
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35
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$1,4
44 (
875
linea
r fe
et)
BH
= $4
45,2
00 (
7420
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
1C
C =
$44
6,64
4
*Har
lem
Roa
d an
d C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d ar
e al
read
y LO
S ro
ads
Land
Issu
es: �
Cre
eksi
de D
rive
– P
arce
l adj
acen
t to
Cre
ek
C
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
vac
ant
and
unde
r pr
ivat
e ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh o
r la
nd a
cqui
siti
on.
�
Rea
r pa
rcel
bet
wee
n 11
7 C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d an
d C
reek
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is v
acan
t an
d un
der
priv
ate
owne
rshi
p.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion:
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh
or la
nd a
cqui
siti
on.
�
John
F. K
enne
dy M
iddl
e/H
igh
Scho
ol –
305
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
�
353,
359
, 365
, 371
, 381
, 387
, 395
, 409
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly a
ll pr
oper
ties
are
und
er p
riva
te
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
.�
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ands
Con
diti
on:
Prop
erty
is o
wne
d by
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Pow
er C
orpo
rati
on.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e th
e op
tion
of a
co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
wit
h N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k C
orp.
Cre
eksid
e Dri
ve
John
F. K
enne
dy M
iddl
e/H
igh
Scho
ol
John
F. K
enne
dy M
iddl
e/H
igh
Scho
olN
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k Tr
ansm
issio
n La
nds
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
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n P
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enw
ay I
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emen
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n
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36
Cay
uga
Cre
ekM
ap #
11 -
Cay
uga
Cre
ek T
rail
Segm
ent
#1C
C
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
37
Cay
uga
Cre
ek C
heek
tow
aga
Tra
il –
Segm
ent
# 2
CC
See
Map
#12
(pa
ge 1
39)
– C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d t
o U
nion
Roa
d1.
(BH
R)
From
the
sec
ond
trai
lhea
d at
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
cont
inue
tra
velin
g ea
st/
nort
heas
t al
ong
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad*
for
3067
’ (0.
581 m
ile),
from
her
e the
trai
l spl
its
and
A. (
BH)
Tur
ns r
ight
and
tra
vels
sou
thea
st t
owar
ds C
reek
for
551’
(0.10
4 m
ile)
B. (
BH)
The
Tra
il th
en lo
ops
arou
nd p
rope
rty
owne
d by
Eri
e C
ount
y fo
r 72
34’ (
1.37
mile
) w
here
it c
onne
cts
back
up
wit
h en
tran
ce t
o th
e pr
oper
ty, t
urns
left
and
tra
vels
bac
k to
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
2.
(BH
R)
Con
tinu
ing
alon
g C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d* t
he T
rail
trav
els
for
1207
’ (0.
228
mile
) un
til W
illia
m S
tree
t3.
(B
HR
) T
he T
rail
turn
s ri
ght
and
follo
ws
Will
iam
Str
eet*
for
1211
’ (0.
229
mile
) un
til t
he T
rail
mee
ts u
p w
ith
Uni
on R
oad
whe
re th
e Tra
il sp
lits i
nto
a N
orth
Ban
k ro
ute
or a
Sou
th B
ank
rout
e and
eith
erA
. (BH
R)
Tur
ns r
ight
and
tra
vels
sou
th a
long
Uni
on R
oad*
for
1095
’ (0
.207
mile
) to
Los
son
Roa
d w
here
the
tra
il sp
lits
and
eith
er
i. T
urns
left
at
Loss
on R
oad
and
cont
inue
s al
ong
the
Cay
uga
Cre
ek T
rail
alon
g Lo
sson
Roa
d fo
r th
e So
uth
Bank
rou
teii.
(B
HR
) O
r co
ntin
ues
sout
h al
ong
Uni
on R
oad*
for
4271
’ (0.
809
mile
)iii
. (B
H)
Her
e th
e T
rail
turn
s ri
ght
and
follo
ws
the
GBN
RT
C r
ailr
oad
trac
ks s
outh
for
4620
’ (0.
875
mile
) un
til t
he t
rack
s m
eet
up w
ith
Clin
ton
Stre
et
and
join
the
Buf
falo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
Syst
emB.
(BH
R)
Tur
ns le
ft a
nd t
rave
ls n
orth
alo
ng U
nion
Roa
d*, a
s th
e N
orth
Ba
nk r
oute
, for
1096
’ (0.
208
mile
) to
Ben
nett
Roa
d
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
= $7
44,3
00 (
1240
5 lin
ear
feet
)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 2
CC
= $
744,
300
*Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad,
Will
iam
Str
eet
and
Uni
on R
oad
are
alre
ady
LOS
road
s
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38
Land
Issu
es: �
Parc
el b
etw
een
707
and
745
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
and
thre
e pa
rcel
s be
hind
, adj
acen
t to
the
Cre
ek
C
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
vac
ant
and
owne
d by
Eri
e C
ount
y.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e an
y of
the
follo
win
g la
nd p
rote
ctio
n st
rate
gies
; con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
ac
quis
itio
n, d
eed
rest
rict
ion,
or
park
des
igna
tion
/zo
ning
ord
inan
ce.
�
715
Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad
and
adja
cent
par
cel
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is v
acan
t an
d ow
ned
by E
rie
Cou
nty
as p
art
of s
ewer
dis
tric
t #1
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e an
y of
the
follo
win
g la
nd p
rote
ctio
n st
rate
gies
; con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
ac
quis
itio
n, d
eed
rest
rict
ion,
or
park
des
igna
tion
/zo
ning
ord
inan
ce.
Erie
Cou
nty s
ewer
dist
rict
Dir
t roa
d on
Eri
e Cou
nty s
ewer
dist
rict
prop
erty
Dir
t roa
d a
nd tr
ail a
djac
eny t
o C
ayug
a C
reek
on E
rie C
ount
y sew
er d
istri
ct pr
oper
tyPe
ople
fish
ing o
n Er
ie C
ount
y sew
er d
isctr
ict
prop
erty
Buf
falo
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er G
reen
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ion
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39
Cay
uga
Cre
ekM
ap #
12 -
Cay
uga
Cre
ek T
rail
Segm
ent
#2C
C
Buf
falo
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ion
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n P
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ay I
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emen
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n
1
40Cay
uga
Cre
ek C
heek
tow
aga
Tra
il –
Nor
th B
ank
– Se
gmen
t #
3C
CSe
e M
ap #
13A
(pa
ge 1
43)
and
Map
#13
B (p
age
144)
– N
orth
Ban
k R
oute
–
Uni
on R
oad
/Com
o P
ark
Boul
evar
d
Stig
lmei
er P
ark
and
Rei
nste
in W
ood
s N
atur
e P
rese
rve
to
Tra
nsit
Roa
d1.
(BH
R)
Con
tinu
ing
alon
g th
e N
orth
Ban
k ro
ute
the
trai
l tur
ns r
ight
from
Uni
on
Roa
d on
to B
enne
tt R
oad*
and
tra
vels
eas
t fo
r 37
24’ (
0.70
5 m
ile)
unti
l Ben
nett
R
oad
join
s w
ith
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
2.
(BH
R)
At
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
the
tra
il ve
ers
to t
he r
ight
and
tra
vels
eas
t al
ong
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
* fo
r 42
72’ (
0.80
9 m
ile)
whe
re th
e tra
il sp
lits i
n se
vera
l dir
ectio
nsA
. Her
e th
e tr
ail e
ithe
r tu
rns
righ
t in
to t
he e
xist
ing
trai
l sys
tem
wit
hin
Stig
lmei
er P
ark
and
Rei
nste
in W
oods
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
B. (
BH)
Or
turn
s le
ft a
nd t
rave
ls 6
56’ (
0.12
4 m
ile)
nort
h to
Row
ley
Roa
d,
(BH
) cr
osse
s R
owle
y R
oad
and
cont
inue
s no
rth
for
876’
(0
.166
mile
)i.
(BH
) H
ere
the
trai
l tur
ns le
ft a
nd t
rave
ls w
est
for
1539
’ (0.
291 m
ile)
ii.
(BH
) H
ere
the
trai
l tur
ns r
ight
and
tra
vels
220
’ (0
.042
mile
) no
rth
to t
he C
reek
edg
eiii
. (B
H)
Whe
re t
he t
rail
turn
s ri
ght
and
follo
ws
the
Cre
ek e
ast
for
2858
’ (0.
541 m
ile)
iv.
(BH
) H
ere
the
trai
l tur
ns r
ight
and
loop
s ba
ck w
est
for
987’
(0.
187
mile
)v.
(B
HR
) W
here
the
tra
il m
eets
up
wit
h O
ld F
arm
R
oad
and
trav
els
sout
h al
ong
Old
Far
m R
oad
for
896’
(0.
17 m
ile)
unti
l the
roa
d m
eets
bac
k up
wit
h R
owle
y R
oad
vi.
(BH
R)
Her
e th
e tr
ail t
urns
left
and
follo
ws
Row
ley
Roa
d fo
r 38
28’ (
0.72
5 m
ile)
unti
l it
inte
rsec
ts w
ith
Bord
en R
oad
vii.
(BH
R)
Her
e th
e tr
ail t
urns
rig
ht a
nd t
rave
ls s
outh
on
Bor
den
Roa
d fo
r 19
69’ (
0.37
3 m
ile)
whe
re t
he
trai
l mee
ts b
ack
up w
ith
and
turn
s le
ft o
nto
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
C. (
BHR
) O
r th
e tr
ail c
onti
nues
eas
t al
ong
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
for
4593
’ (0
.87
mile
) w
here
the
tra
il m
eets
up
wit
h Bo
rden
Roa
d 3.
(B
HR
) Fr
om B
orde
n R
oad
the
trai
l con
tinu
es e
ast
alon
g C
omo
Park
Bou
leva
rd fo
r 30
90’ (
0.58
5 m
ile)
unti
l the
tra
il in
ters
ects
wit
h T
rans
it R
oad
and
conn
ects
up
wit
h th
e La
ncas
ter
Tra
il Sy
stem
and
Com
o La
ke P
ark
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Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$23,
721 (
1437
6 lin
ear
feet
)
BH
= $4
28,16
0 (7
136
linea
r fe
et)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 3
CC
= $
451,
881
*Cay
uga
Cre
ek R
oad,
Will
iam
Str
eet
and
Uni
on R
oad
are
alre
ady
LOS
road
s *T
rails
alr
eady
exi
st w
ithi
n St
ilgm
eier
Par
k an
d R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve
Land
Issu
es: �
Parc
el b
etw
een
63 F
awn
Cou
rt a
nd 5
5 W
yndm
oor
Cou
rtC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
vac
ant
and
owne
d by
the
Tow
n of
Che
ekto
wag
a.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e an
y of
the
follo
win
g la
nd p
rote
ctio
n st
rate
gies
; con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
ac
quis
itio
n, d
eed
rest
rict
ion,
or
park
des
igna
tion
/zo
ning
ord
inan
ce.
�
Parc
el b
etw
een
39 D
eer
Tra
il an
d 10
Old
Far
m C
ourt
w
hich
run
s to
and
alo
ng t
he C
reek
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is v
acan
t an
d ow
ned
by t
he T
own
of C
heek
tow
aga.
R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
any
of t
he fo
llow
ing
land
pro
tect
ion
stra
tegi
es; c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t,
acqu
isit
ion,
dee
d re
stri
ctio
n, o
r pa
rk d
esig
nati
on/
zoni
ng o
rdin
ance
.
Prop
orty
off
of C
omo
Park
Bou
leva
rd o
wne
d by
Tow
n of
Che
ekto
wag
a
Buf
falo
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er G
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ion
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42Cay
uga
Cre
ek C
heek
tow
aga
Tra
il –
Sout
h Ba
nk –
Seg
men
t #
4C
CSe
e M
ap #
14A
(pa
ge 1
43)
and
Map
#14
B (p
age
144)
– S
outh
Ban
k R
oute
– U
nion
Roa
d/L
osso
n R
oad
St
iglm
eier
Par
k an
d R
eins
tein
Woo
ds
Nat
ure
Pre
serv
e1.
(BH
R)
Con
tinu
ing
alon
g th
e So
uth
Bank
tra
il tr
avel
462
0’ (
0.87
5 m
ile)
east
alo
ng
Loss
on R
oad*
from
Uni
on R
oad
unti
l the
GBN
RT
C r
ailr
oad
trac
ks w
hich
cou
ld
be fo
llow
ed s
outh
to
Slat
e Bo
ttom
Cre
ek a
nd a
pro
pose
d R
ails
-to-
Tra
ils s
yste
m
alon
g Sl
ate
Bott
om C
reek
, or
the
trac
ks c
ould
be
follo
wed
all
the
way
to
Uni
on
Roa
d w
here
the
tra
il m
eets
up
wit
h th
e Bu
ffal
o C
reek
Wes
t Se
neca
Tra
il Sy
stem
2.
(BH
R)
From
the
GBN
RT
C t
rack
s co
ntin
ue e
ast
alon
g Lo
sson
Roa
d* fo
r 85
83’
(1.6
26 m
ile),
pas
t St
iglm
eier
Par
k an
d R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve w
here
th
e tr
ail c
an t
urn
left
into
the
par
ks a
nd c
onne
ct u
p w
ith
the
park
s ex
isti
ng t
rail
syst
ems,
unt
il Lo
sson
Roa
d in
ters
ects
wit
h Bo
rden
Roa
d3.
(B
HR
) T
he t
rail
turn
s le
ft a
t Bo
rden
Roa
d an
d fo
llow
s Bo
rden
Roa
d no
rth
for
4626
’ (0.
876
mile
) w
here
the
tra
il co
nnec
ts u
p w
ith
the
nort
h ba
nk t
rail
at C
omo
Park
Bou
leva
rd
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$7,6
33 (
4626
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
4C
C =
$7,
633
*Los
son
Roa
d is
alr
eady
an
LOS
road
*T
rails
alr
eady
exi
st w
ithi
n St
ilgm
eier
Par
k an
d R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
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ion
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emen
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n P
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enw
ay I
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emen
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n
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43
Cay
uga
Cre
ekM
ap #
13A
& M
ap #
14A
- C
ayug
a C
reek
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
3CC
& #
4CC
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
44
Cay
uga
Cre
ekM
ap #
13B
& M
ap #
14B
- C
ayug
a C
reek
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
3CC
& #
4CC
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
45
Gre
enw
ay
Cat
egor
yL
engt
h in
Lin
ear
Fee
t –
Cay
uga
Cre
ek
Tra
il
Len
gth
in M
iles
– C
ayug
a C
reek
T
rail
Cos
t pe
rlin
ear
foot
Dev
elop
men
t C
osts
–C
ayug
a C
reek
T
rail
On-
Roa
d Sh
ared
Bi
ke/H
ike
Lane
*58
,328
11.0
5$1
.65
$32,
798.
00
Off
-Roa
d Bi
ke/
Hik
e Pa
th26
,961
5.11
$60.
00$1
,617
,660
.00
Soft
Foo
t Pa
th0
0$1
1.30
$0.0
0
Tot
al C
osts
for
Cay
uga
Cre
ek T
rail
$1,6
50,4
58.0
0
*Tra
il le
ngth
s in
clud
e ex
isti
ng L
OS
desi
gnat
ed r
oads
wit
h bi
ke la
nes
– de
velo
pmen
t co
sts
for
the
trai
l doe
s no
t in
clud
e ex
isti
ng L
OS
desi
gnat
ed r
oads
wit
h bi
ke la
nes
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
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ion
& I
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emen
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n P
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enw
ay I
mpl
emen
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n
1
46
7.2.
3 –
Buff
alo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail,
Buf
falo
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea
The
Buf
falo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
has
been
bro
ken
dow
n in
to a
tot
al o
f eig
ht
segm
ents
, fou
r se
gmen
ts fo
r th
e N
orth
Ban
k T
rail
and
four
seg
men
ts fo
r th
e So
uth
Bank
T
rail.
Eac
h of
the
se s
egm
ents
are
dis
cuss
ed in
gre
ater
det
ail i
n re
gard
s to
tra
il ro
utes
, tr
ail t
ypes
and
dis
tanc
es, t
rail
deve
lopm
ent
cost
s an
d la
nd is
sues
.
Segm
ent
# 1N
B: N
orth
Ban
k R
oute
– S
tart
ing
from
the
Nor
th B
ank
ofO
gden
Est
ates
and
Buf
falo
Riv
er T
rail
Tra
ilhea
d to
Clin
ton
Stre
etSe
gmen
t #
2NB:
Nor
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Cay
uga
Cre
ek T
railh
ead
Clin
ton
Stre
et/L
akes
ide
Dri
ve/O
xbow
Segm
ent
# 3N
B: N
orth
Ban
k R
oute
– C
linto
n St
reet
/Oxb
ow t
o U
nion
Roa
dSe
gmen
t #
4NB:
Nor
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Clin
ton
Stre
et/U
nion
Roa
d to
Tra
nsit
Roa
dSe
gmen
t #
1SB:
Sou
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Sta
rtin
g fr
om B
uffa
lo R
iver
Tra
ilhea
dat
Ogd
en E
stat
es –
Sou
th O
gden
and
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d to
Dor
is D
rive
Se
gmen
t #
2SB:
Sou
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d/D
oris
Dri
ve t
oIn
dian
Chu
rch
Roa
dSe
gmen
t #
3SB:
Sou
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Indi
an C
hurc
h R
oad
Burc
hfiel
dN
atur
e an
d A
rts
Cen
ter
– Se
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
Segm
ent
# 4S
B: S
outh
Ban
k R
oute
– S
enec
a C
reek
Roa
d at
St.
John
sA
venu
e to
Tra
nsit
Roa
d
Fro
m O
gden
Est
ates
Nor
th B
ank
to W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
– Se
gmen
t #
1N
BSe
e M
ap #
15 (
page
148
) –
Nor
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Sta
rtin
g fr
om N
orth
Ban
k O
gden
Est
ates
and
Buf
falo
Riv
er T
rail
Tra
ilhea
d t
o C
linto
n St
reet
1. (B
H)
Follo
w th
e R
iver
’s e
dge
from
Pie
rce
Stre
et fo
r 19
72’ (
0.37
3 m
ile)
to C
raw
ford
D
rive
2.
(BH
)Tur
n le
ft a
nd t
rave
l 220
’ (0.
042
mile
) to
Cas
imir
Str
eet
3.
(BH
R)
Tur
n R
ight
and
hea
d E
ast
alon
g C
asim
ir S
tree
t fo
r 33
0’
(0.0
63 m
ile)
4.
(BH
R)
Cas
imir
Str
eet
turn
s le
ft a
nd h
eads
nor
th fo
r 10
99’ (
0.20
8 m
ile)
unti
l it
reac
hes
Clin
ton
Stre
et5.
(B
HR
) T
urn
Rig
ht a
nd h
ead
east
alo
ng C
linto
n St
reet
* fo
r 16
27’ (
0.30
8 m
ile)
unti
l C
linto
n In
ters
ects
wit
h H
arle
m R
oad
from
her
e th
e tr
ail s
plits
into
thre
e pos
sible
ro
utes
A. (
BHR
) N
orth
alo
ng H
arle
m R
oad
to fo
llow
the
Che
ekto
wag
a T
rail
alon
g C
ayug
a C
reek
B.
(BH
R)
Sout
h al
ong
Har
lem
Roa
d un
til i
t m
eets
up
wit
h th
e en
tran
ce
to t
he D
EC
Can
oe L
aunc
h an
d th
e So
uth
Bank
of t
he W
est
Sene
ca
Tra
il al
ong
Buff
alo
Cre
ek
C. (
BHR
) C
onti
nues
Eas
t al
ong
Clin
ton
Stre
et t
o fo
llow
the
Nor
th b
ank
of t
he B
uffa
lo C
reek
Wes
t Se
neca
Tra
il
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
47
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$2,3
58 (
1429
line
ar fe
et)
BH
= $1
31,5
20 (
2192
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
1N
B =
$133
,878
*Clin
ton
Stre
et is
alr
eady
an
LOS
road
Land
Issu
es: �
Pier
ce S
tree
t (P
aper
Str
eet)
C
ondi
tion
: U
ndev
elop
ed a
nd c
over
ed w
ith
field
s.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Use
str
eet
righ
t-of
-way
s an
d ad
jace
nt C
ity
owne
d pr
oper
ties
to
crea
te a
pub
lic a
cces
s su
bjec
t to
per
man
ent
prot
ecti
on o
f the
pr
ojec
t ar
ea t
hrou
gh d
eed
rest
rict
ion
or p
ublic
par
k de
sign
atio
n.�
Five
par
cels
, adj
acen
t to
the
Riv
er, a
re C
ount
y of
Eri
e pr
oper
ty a
t th
e C
ity
Line
and
Wes
t Se
neca
. Pu
rsue
a c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t, d
eed
rest
rict
ion
or z
onin
g or
dina
nce
to a
llow
the
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
to p
ass
thro
ugh.
�
19 N
ash
Stre
et a
nd 19
Ele
ctri
c A
venu
eC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
ies
are
unde
r pr
ivat
e ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t fo
r G
reen
way
T
rail
pass
thr
ough
.�
2319
17 C
asim
ir S
tree
t C
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
tra
nsm
issi
on la
nds
for
Nat
iona
l Fue
l Gas
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e th
e op
tion
of a
con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent
wit
h N
atio
nal F
uel.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
48
Buff
alo
Cre
ekM
ap #
15 &
Map
#19
- B
uffa
lo C
reek
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
1NB
& #
1SB
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
49
Buff
alo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
– N
orth
Ban
k –
Segm
ent
# 2
NB
See
Map
#16
(pa
ge 1
50)
– N
orth
Ban
k R
oute
– C
ayug
a C
reek
Tra
ilhea
dC
linto
n St
reet
/Lak
esid
e D
rive
/Oxb
ow1.
(BH
R)
Con
tinu
e ea
st a
long
Clin
ton
Stre
et*
from
the
inte
rsec
tion
of C
linto
n an
d H
arle
m R
oad,
and
the
Tra
ilhea
d fo
r C
ayug
a C
reek
Che
ekto
wag
a T
rail,
for
1980
’ (0
.375
mile
) un
til L
akes
ide
Cou
rt2.
(B
HR
) T
urn
righ
t on
to
Lake
side
Cou
rt fo
r 49
5’ (
0.09
4 m
ile)
unti
l you
rea
ch
Lake
side
Dri
ve
3.
(BH
R)
Tur
n le
ft o
nto
Lake
side
Dri
ve fo
llow
it t
o th
e en
d, 11
55’ (
0.21
9 m
ile)
and
then
ent
er la
nd t
hat
was
iden
tifie
d as
one
of t
he S
peci
al F
ocus
Are
as4.
(B
H)
Tra
vel t
o th
e C
reek
for
495’
(0.
094
mile
) 5.
(B
H)
Tur
n le
ft a
nd c
onti
nue
east
alo
ng t
he C
reek
for
1704
’ (0.
322
mile
),pa
st t
he 14
acr
es o
f lan
d do
nate
d to
Wes
t Se
neca
as
a N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve, w
here
tra
il us
ers
can
exit
and
tra
vel a
ny fu
ture
tra
il de
velo
pmen
t th
roug
h th
e si
te6.
(B
H)
Tur
n le
ft p
ast
the
Oxb
ow a
nd fo
llow
the
tra
il no
rthe
ast
away
from
the
C
reek
for
1532
’ (0.
29 m
ile)
unti
l the
tra
il m
eets
bac
k up
wit
h C
linto
n St
reet
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BHR
= $2
,723
(16
50 li
near
feet
)
BH =
$223
,860
(37
31 li
near
feet
)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 2
NB
= $2
26,5
83
*Clin
ton
Stre
et is
alr
eady
an
LOS
road
Land
Issu
es: �
114
Lake
side
Dri
ve
Con
diti
on:
Prop
erty
is c
urre
ntly
vac
ant.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e an
y of
the
follo
win
g la
nd p
rote
ctio
n st
rate
gies
; con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
ac
quis
itio
n, d
eed
rest
rict
ion,
or
park
des
igna
tion
/zo
ning
ord
inan
ce.
�
2723
and
286
9 C
linto
n St
reet
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip,
is u
sed
for
agri
cult
ural
pur
pose
s, a
nd
clas
sifie
d as
a fl
oodp
lain
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion:
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on
ease
men
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 20
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
. Or
purs
ue t
he o
ptio
n to
acq
uire
the
la
nd t
o he
lp m
anag
e an
d m
aint
ain
the
oxbo
w, d
ams,
w
etla
nds
and
flood
plai
ns.
Lake
side D
rive
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
50
Buff
alo
Cre
ekM
ap #
16 -
Buf
falo
Cre
ek T
rail
Segm
ent
#2N
B
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
51
Buff
alo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
– N
orth
Ban
k –
Segm
ent
# 3
NB
See
Map
#17
(pa
ge 1
52)
– N
orth
Ban
k R
oute
– C
linto
n St
reet
/Oxb
ow t
o U
nion
Roa
d
1. (B
H)
At
Clin
ton
Stre
et t
urn
righ
t an
d fo
llow
tra
il so
uth
tow
ard
the
Cre
ek fo
r 30
11’ (
0.57
mile
)2.
(B
H)
Follo
w t
he t
rail
adja
cent
to
the
Cre
ek fo
r 11
29’ (
0.21
4 m
ile)
whe
re t
he T
rail
conn
ects
up
wit
h ab
ando
ned
Rai
lroa
d T
rack
s th
at a
re p
art
of t
he G
BNR
TC
3.
At t
he tr
acks
the t
rail
split
s and
trav
els e
ither
A
. (BH
) So
uth,
tur
n ri
ght
from
the
Tra
il, t
rave
l 125
’ (0.
024
mile
) ac
ross
the
C
reek
whe
re it
mee
ts u
p w
ith
the
Sout
h Ba
nk T
rail
sect
ion
B. (
BH)
Nor
th, t
urn
left
from
Tra
il, a
nd fo
llow
the
tra
cks
for
1980
’ (0.
375
mile
) un
til t
he T
rail
conn
ects
up
wit
h C
linto
n St
reet
, the
tra
cks
can
cont
inue
to
be fo
llow
ed t
o co
nnec
t up
wit
h th
e C
ayug
a C
reek
C
heek
tow
aga
Tra
il Sy
stem
4.
(BH
R)
At
Clin
ton
Stre
et*,
tur
n ri
ght
and
follo
w C
linto
n St
reet
eas
t fo
r 29
70’
(0.5
63 m
ile)
unti
l the
tra
il in
ters
ects
wit
h U
nion
Roa
d
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
= $3
74,7
00 (
6245
line
ar fe
et)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 3
NB
= $3
74,7
00
*Clin
ton
Stre
et is
alr
eady
an
LOS
road
Land
Issu
es: �
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ands
Con
diti
on:
Prop
erty
is o
wne
d by
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Pow
er C
orpo
rati
on.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e th
e op
tion
of a
co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
wit
h N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k C
orp.
�
3099
Clin
ton
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
und
er p
riva
te
owne
rshi
p an
d is
use
d fo
r ag
ricu
ltur
al p
urpo
ses.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
ea
sem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
200’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh.
�
3151
Clin
ton
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: T
here
are
aba
ndon
ed r
ailr
oad
trac
ks o
n th
e pr
oper
ty w
hich
is c
urre
ntly
und
er p
riva
te o
wne
rshi
p.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion:
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on
ease
men
t, z
onin
g or
dina
nce,
or
fund
ing
thro
ugh
the
GBN
RT
C o
r R
ails
-to-
Tra
ils fo
r co
nver
sion
of t
he
trac
ks in
to p
art
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il.
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Tran
smiss
ion
Land
s
Lady
wal
king
her
dog
alo
ng a
band
oned
railr
oad
trac
ks
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
52
Buff
alo
Cre
ekM
ap #
17 -
Buf
falo
Cre
ek T
rail
Segm
ent
#3N
B
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
53
Buff
alo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
– N
orth
Ban
k –
Segm
ent
# 4
NB
See
Map
#18
A (
page
156
) an
d M
ap #
18B
(pag
e 15
7) –
Nor
th B
ank
Rou
te
– C
linto
n St
reet
/Uni
on R
oad
to
Tra
nsit
Roa
d1.
(BH
R)
At
the
inte
rsec
tion
of C
linto
n St
reet
and
Uni
on R
oad
the
Trai
l spl
its in
to tw
o di
rect
ions
–
A. (
BHR
) O
ne t
rail
turn
s ri
ght
and
trav
els
sout
h al
ong
Uni
on R
oad*
fo
r 24
7’ (
0.04
7 m
ile)
to m
eet
up w
ith
the
Sout
h Ba
nk T
rail
at
Burc
hfiel
d N
atur
e an
d A
rts
Cen
ter
B. (
BHR
) T
he N
orth
Ban
k T
rail
cont
inue
s ea
st a
long
Clin
ton
Stre
et*
acro
ss U
nion
Roa
d fo
r 11
55’ (
0.21
9 m
ile)
whe
re t
he t
rail
eith
er
i. (B
HR
) C
onti
nues
eas
t al
ong
Clin
ton
Stre
et*
for
223’
(0.
042
mile
)ii.
(H
) O
r tu
rns
righ
t an
d ex
its
Clin
ton
Stre
et, a
cros
s fr
om W
eiga
nd S
tree
t2.
(H
) T
he T
rail
cont
inue
s so
uth
from
Clin
ton
Stre
et fo
r 24
7’ (
0.04
7 m
ile)
to t
he
Cre
ek
3.
(H)
From
her
e th
e tr
ail f
ollo
ws
the
cree
k ed
ge fo
r 83
4’ (
0.16
mile
)4.
A
t thi
s poi
nt th
e tra
il sp
lits i
nto
two
dire
ctio
nsA
. (H
) T
urns
left
and
tra
vels
nor
thw
est
for
334’
(0.
063
mile
) w
here
it
conn
ects
bac
k up
wit
h C
linto
n St
reet
and
i.
(BH
R)
Tur
ns r
ight
and
follo
ws
Clin
ton
Stre
et*
for
3592
’ (0
.68
mile
) to
Lin
der
Dri
veB.
(H
) O
r co
ntin
ues
alon
g th
e C
reek
for
2408
’ (0.
456
mile
), w
here
the
tra
il m
eets
up
wit
h Li
ndne
r D
rive
C. (
H)
Tur
ns le
ft a
nd t
rave
ls n
orth
for
639’
(0.
121 m
ile)
to L
indn
er D
rive
D. (
BHR
) T
hen
follo
ws
Lind
ner
Dri
ve fo
r 47
9’ (
0.09
1 mile
) to
whe
re t
he
trai
l mee
ts b
ack
up w
ith
Clin
ton
Stre
etE
. (BH
R)
Tur
ns r
ight
and
tra
vels
eas
t al
ong
Clin
ton
Stre
et*
for
7095
’ (1
.344
mile
) to
Bor
den
Roa
d5.
Th
e Tra
il sp
lits a
t the
inte
rsec
tion
of C
linto
n St
reet
and
Bor
den
Roa
d A
. (BH
R)
And
eit
her
cont
inue
s ea
st a
long
Clin
ton
Stre
et*
for
3300
’ (0.
625
mile
) w
here
it m
eets
up
wit
h T
rans
it R
oad
and
join
s up
wit
h th
e E
lma
Tra
il sy
stem
B. (
BHR
) O
r tu
rns
righ
t an
d tr
avel
s 14
02’ (
0.26
6 m
ile)
sout
h al
ong
Bord
en
Roa
d w
here
it m
eets
up
wit
h th
e So
uth
bank
tra
il
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$3,10
4 (1
881 l
inea
r fe
et)
H
= $5
0,42
0.60
(44
62 li
near
feet
)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 4
NB
= $5
3,52
4.60
*Clin
ton
Stre
et a
nd U
nion
Roa
d ar
e al
read
y LO
S ro
ads
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
54
Land
Issu
es: �
1250
Uni
on R
oad
Con
diti
on:
Prop
erty
is c
urre
ntly
vac
ant
and
is o
wne
d by
th
e T
own
of W
est
Sene
ca.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e th
e op
tion
of a
co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent,
land
acq
uisi
tion
, dee
d re
stri
ctio
n,
or p
ark
desi
gnat
ion/
zoni
ng o
rdin
ance
, for
per
man
ent
prot
ecti
on o
f the
land
, Gre
enw
ay T
rail
plac
emen
t an
d fu
ture
par
k de
velo
p.�
3715
, 372
1, 37
65, 3
767,
376
9, 3
781,
3799
, 380
9 C
linto
n St
reet
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly a
ll pr
oper
ties
are
und
er p
riva
te
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
. �
3825
and
385
5 C
linto
n St
reet
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly a
ll pr
oper
ties
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erva
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ppro
xim
atel
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0’)
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ton
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er
priv
ate
owne
rshi
p, a
nd p
art
of E
bene
zer
Land
’s.
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omm
ende
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ctio
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ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
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Gre
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ay T
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ough
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land
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ton
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ondi
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erti
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re u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip
and
are
part
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bene
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ende
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ctio
n: P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
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ppro
xim
atel
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ton
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etC
ondi
tion
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urre
ntly
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pro
pert
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ant,
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er
priv
ate
owne
rshi
p, a
nd p
art
of E
bene
zer
Land
’s.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
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rive
Con
diti
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rent
ly a
ll pr
oper
ties
are
und
er p
riva
te
owne
rshi
p an
d ar
e pa
rt o
f Ebe
neze
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ecom
men
ded
Act
ion:
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sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
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il.
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ner D
rive
off
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linto
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Priv
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arce
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the e
nd o
f Lin
dner
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ve
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cent
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lo C
rekk
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Buff
alo
Cre
ekM
ap #
18A
& M
ap #
21 -
Buf
falo
Cre
ek T
rail
Segm
ent
#4N
B &
#3S
B
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falo
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57
Buff
alo
Cre
ekM
ap #
18B
& M
ap #
22 -
Buf
falo
Cre
ek T
rail
Segm
ent
#4N
B &
#4S
B
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
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ion
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lan
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ay
Cat
egor
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Len
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inL
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eet
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ffal
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orth
Ban
k T
rail
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in M
iles
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ffal
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reek
N
orth
Ban
k T
rail
Cos
t pe
rlin
ear
foot
Dev
elop
men
t C
osts
–Bu
ffal
o C
reek
N
orth
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k T
rail
On-
Roa
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ared
Bi
ke/H
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t Pa
th4,
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0.85
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0,42
0.60
Tot
al C
osts
for
Buff
alo
Cre
ek N
orth
Ban
k T
rail
$788
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s in
clud
e ex
isti
ng L
OS
desi
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ed r
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wit
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ke la
nes
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velo
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clud
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Buff
alo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
– So
uth
Bank
– S
egm
ent
# 1
SBSe
e M
ap #
19 (
page
148
) –
Sout
h Ba
nk R
oute
– S
tart
ing
from
Buf
falo
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erT
railh
ead
at
Ogd
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stat
es
1. (B
HR
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onti
nue
from
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es a
t th
e in
ters
ecti
on o
f Sou
th O
gden
and
M
iner
al S
prin
gs R
oad
trav
elin
g ea
st a
long
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d fo
r 42
65’ (
0.80
8 m
ile)
unti
l it
inte
rsec
ts w
ith
Har
lem
Roa
d2.
(B
HR
) T
urn
left
and
follo
w H
arle
m R
oad*
for
961’
(0.18
2 m
ile)
unti
l you
mee
t up
w
ith
the
entr
ance
for
the
DE
C C
anoe
Lau
nch
3.
(BH
R)
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her
e th
e T
rail
turn
s le
ft in
to t
he D
EC
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oe L
aunc
h or
con
tinu
es
on s
trai
ght
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g H
arle
m R
oad*
for
1011
’ (0.
191 m
ile)
just
bef
ore
the
Har
lem
Roa
d Br
idge
cro
sses
the
Cre
ek4.
(B
H)
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e th
e T
rail
turn
s ri
ght
and
follo
ws
the
Cre
ek a
long
vac
ant
land
s al
ong
the
Cre
ek e
dge
for
2269
’ (0.
43 m
ile)
5.
(BH
) T
urn
righ
t an
d he
ad s
outh
from
the
Cre
ek fo
r 24
3’ (
0.04
6 m
ile)
unti
l the
T
rail
conn
ects
up
wit
h M
iner
al S
prin
gs R
oad
dire
ctly
acr
oss
from
Kno
x A
venu
eA
. (BH
R)
Kno
x A
venu
e ca
n be
follo
wed
sou
th fo
r 13
20’ (
0.25
mile
) un
til i
t co
nnec
ts u
p w
ith
Kno
x Pa
rk
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$9,2
16 (
5585
line
ar fe
et)
BH
= $1
50,7
20.0
0 (2
512
linea
r fe
et)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 1
SB =
$15
9,93
6.00
*Har
lem
Roa
d is
alr
eady
an
LOS
road
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falo
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er G
reen
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ion
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Land
Issu
es: �
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Har
lem
Roa
dC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
vac
ant
and
is p
riva
tely
ow
ned.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e an
y of
the
follo
win
g la
nd
prot
ecti
on s
trat
egie
s; c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t, a
cqui
siti
on,
deed
res
tric
tion
, or
park
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nanc
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452
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lins
Ave
nue
Con
diti
on:
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rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
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acan
t an
d is
pri
vate
ly
owne
d.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
any
of t
he fo
llow
ing
land
pr
otec
tion
str
ateg
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con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
acq
uisi
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ed r
estr
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on, o
r pa
rk d
esig
nati
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onin
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447
Col
lins
Ave
nue
Con
diti
on:
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rent
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he p
rope
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t an
d is
pri
vate
ly
owne
d.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
any
of t
he fo
llow
ing
land
pr
otec
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str
ateg
ies;
con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
acq
uisi
tion
, de
ed r
estr
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on, o
r pa
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nati
on/z
onin
g or
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Kno
x A
venu
e Pa
rcel
#6
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is v
acan
t an
d is
ow
ned
by
the
Tow
n of
Wes
t Se
neca
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
any
of t
he fo
llow
ing
land
pro
tect
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stra
tegi
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onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t, d
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rest
rict
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or
park
des
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/zon
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ordi
nanc
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pro
tect
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Kno
x A
venu
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rcel
#6
and
Parc
el #
7 (P
aper
Str
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)C
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
vac
ant
and
is o
wne
d by
th
e T
own
of W
est
Sene
ca.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e an
y of
the
follo
win
g la
nd p
rote
ctio
n st
rate
gies
; con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
dee
d re
stri
ctio
n, o
r pa
rk d
esig
nati
on/z
onin
g or
dina
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to p
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the
land
.
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lem
Roa
d
Har
lem
Roa
d
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d ac
ross
from
K
nox
Ave
nue
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falo
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Buff
alo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
– So
uth
Bank
– S
egm
ent
# 2
SBSe
e M
ap #
20 (
page
163
)– S
outh
Ban
k R
oute
– M
iner
al S
prin
gs R
oad
/Dor
is
D
rive
to
Ind
ian
Chu
rch
Roa
d1.
(BH
R)
Whe
n th
e T
rail
hits
Min
eral
Spr
ings
, tur
n le
ft, a
nd fo
llow
Min
eral
Spr
ings
R
oad
east
pas
t se
vera
l sid
e st
reet
s fo
r 28
71’ (
0.54
4 m
ile)
2.
(H)
The
tra
il tu
rns
left
and
leav
es M
iner
al S
prin
gs ju
st p
ast
Bang
el A
venu
e, o
n th
e ri
ght.
The
tra
il tr
avel
s no
rthe
ast
for
429’
(0.
081 m
ile)
unti
l it
reac
hes
the
Cre
ek w
here
it s
plit
s ei
ther
to
the
left
(w
est)
or
righ
t (e
ast)
A. (
H)
The
tra
il to
the
wes
t fo
llow
s N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k an
d N
atio
nal F
uel
tran
smis
sion
land
s al
ong
the
Cre
ek fo
r 28
54’ (
0.53
9 m
ile)
whe
re it
lo
ops
back
and
tra
vels
bac
k ea
st fo
r 28
54’ (
0.53
9 m
ile)
to w
here
the
trai
l spl
its3.
(H
) T
he T
rail
to t
he e
ast
trav
els
for
656’
(0.
124
mile
) w
here
it c
onne
cts
to w
ith
the
GBN
RT
C r
ailr
oad
lines
A. (
H)
From
her
e yo
u ca
n tu
rn le
ft, t
rave
l nor
th fo
r 16
5’ (
0.03
1 mile
) al
ong
the
trac
ks a
cros
s th
e C
reek
and
con
nect
up
wit
h th
e N
orth
Ban
k tr
ail,
whi
ch w
ill e
vent
ually
con
nect
up
wit
h th
e C
ayug
a C
reek
C
heek
tow
aga
Tra
il Sy
stem
4.
(H)
The
mai
n T
rail
cont
inue
s al
ong
the
sout
h ba
nk fo
r 15
35’ (
0.29
1 mile
)5.
(H
) T
he T
rail
then
tur
ns r
ight
and
tra
vels
sou
th fo
r 44
1’ (0
.084
mile
) un
til i
t co
nnec
ts u
p w
ith
Indi
an C
hurc
h R
oad
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$4,7
38 (
2871
line
ar fe
et)
H
= $1
00,9
54.2
0 (8
934
linea
r fe
et)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 2
SB =
$10
5,69
2.20
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falo
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Land
Issu
es: �
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ands
Con
diti
on:
Prop
erty
is o
wne
d by
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Pow
er C
orpo
rati
on.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e th
e op
tion
of a
co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
wit
h N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k C
orp.
�
Nat
iona
l Fue
l Gas
Sup
ply
Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ands
Con
diti
on:
Prop
erty
is o
wne
d by
Nat
iona
l Fue
l.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
the
opti
on o
f a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t w
ith
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Cor
p.
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961 I
ndia
n C
hurc
h R
oad
Con
diti
on:
The
re a
re a
band
oned
rai
lroa
d tr
acks
on
the
prop
erty
whi
ch is
cur
rent
ly u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t,
zoni
ng o
rdin
ance
, or
fund
ing
thro
ugh
the
GBN
RT
C o
r R
ails
-to-
Tra
ils fo
r co
nver
sion
of t
he t
rack
s in
to p
art
of t
he
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
�
New
Yor
k St
ate
Ele
ctri
c an
d G
as T
rans
mis
sion
Lan
dsC
ondi
tion
: Pr
oper
ty is
ow
ned
by N
atio
nal F
uel.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e th
e op
tion
of a
co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
wit
h N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k C
orp.
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Tran
smiss
ion
Land
s
Peop
le w
alki
ng o
n ab
ando
ned
railr
oad
trac
ks
Land
east
of a
band
oned
railr
oad
trac
ks a
djac
ent t
o Bu
ffalo
Cre
ekN
ew Y
ork
Stat
e Ele
ctri
c and
Gas
Tr
ansm
issio
n La
nds
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falo
Riv
er G
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way
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ion
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ay I
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63
Buff
alo
Cre
ekM
ap #
20 -
Buf
falo
Cre
ek T
rail
Segm
ent
#2S
B
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
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emen
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n P
lan
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enw
ay I
mpl
emen
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n
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64Buff
alo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
– So
uth
Bank
– S
egm
ent
# 3
SBSe
e M
ap #
21 (
page
156
) –
Sout
h Ba
nk R
oute
– I
ndia
n C
hurc
h R
oad
–
Bu
rchfi
eld
Nat
ure
and
Art
s C
ente
r –
Sene
ca C
reek
Roa
d1.
(BH
R)
The
Tra
il tu
rns
left
and
con
tinu
es e
ast
alon
g In
dian
Chu
rch
Roa
d fo
r 25
16’
(0.4
77 m
ile)
unti
l it
mee
ts u
p w
ith
Uni
on R
oad
A
. (BH
R)
From
her
e th
e tr
ail e
ithe
r tu
rns
left
ont
o U
nion
Roa
d* a
nd
follo
ws
it fo
r 54
8’ (
0.10
4 m
ile)
whe
re it
con
nect
s to
the
Nor
th
Bank
Tra
il at
Clin
ton
Stre
et2.
(B
HR
) T
he m
ain
trai
l con
tinu
es e
ast
alon
g th
e So
uth
Bank
and
cro
sses
Uni
on
Roa
d on
to R
ace
Stre
et fo
r 54
8’ (
0.10
4 m
ile)
whe
re it
mee
ts u
p w
ith
the
Burc
hfiel
d N
atur
e an
d A
rts
Cen
ter
The T
rail
split
s her
e and
eith
erA
. (BH
) T
rave
ls a
long
exi
stin
g tr
ails
thr
ough
Bur
chfie
ld N
atur
e an
d A
rts
Cen
ter
or le
aves
Rac
e St
reet
whe
re t
he s
tree
t be
nds
and
trav
els
east
for
876’
(0.
166
mile
) th
roug
h on
e of
the
Spe
cial
Foc
us A
reas
to
the
Cre
ek e
dge
B. (
BHR
) O
r th
e tr
ail c
onti
nues
to
follo
w a
long
Rac
e St
reet
whi
ch b
ends
so
uth
east
and
tur
ns in
to H
enri
etta
Ave
nue
for
984’
(0.
186
mile
) to
Se
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
3.
(B
HR
) T
he T
rail
turn
s le
ft a
nd fo
llow
s Se
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
east
for
328’
(0.
062
mile
) to
St.
John
s A
venu
e w
here
the t
rail
split
s A
. (BH
R)
The
Tra
il ei
ther
, tur
ns le
ft, a
nd fo
llow
s St
. Joh
ns A
venu
e fo
r 76
5’
(0.14
5 m
ile)
to t
he e
nd
i. (B
H)
whe
re it
exi
ts S
t. Jo
hns
Ave
nue
trav
els
108’
(0.
02 m
ile)
and
mee
ts w
ith
the
trai
l fr
om B
urch
field
Nat
ure
and
Art
s C
ente
rB.
(BH
R)
Or
the
Tra
il co
ntin
ues
east
alo
ng S
enec
a C
reek
Roa
d fo
r 38
29’
(0.7
25 m
ile)
whe
re it
con
nect
s w
ith
one
of t
he S
peci
al F
ocus
A
reas
, tw
o va
cant
par
cels
of l
and
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$14,
801 (
8970
line
ar fe
et)
BH
= $5
9,04
0 (9
84 li
near
feet
)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
3SB
= $
73,8
41
*Uni
on R
oad
is a
lrea
dy a
n LO
S ro
ad
Trai
ls at
Bur
chfie
ld N
atur
e and
Art
s Cen
ter
Trai
ls at
Bur
chfie
ld N
atur
e and
Art
s Cen
ter
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
65
Land
Issu
es: �
124,
140,
146,
160,
170
Sene
ca C
reek
Roa
dC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
all
prop
erti
es a
re u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip
and
are
part
of E
bene
zer
Land
’s.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail.
�
150
Sene
ca C
reek
Roa
dC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
vac
ant,
und
er
priv
ate
owne
rshi
p, a
nd p
art
of E
bene
zer
Land
’s.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
or
land
acq
uisi
tion
.�
178
Sene
ca C
reek
Roa
d an
d re
ar lo
t of
290
Sen
eca
Cre
ek
Roa
dC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
ies
are
vaca
nt, u
nder
pr
ivat
e ow
ners
hip,
and
par
t of
Ebe
neze
r La
nd’s
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh o
r la
nd a
cqui
siti
on.
�
290,
300
, 310
, 320
, 330
, 340
, 350
, 360
, 370
, 380
, 396
, 410
, 42
4, 4
32, 4
40, 4
50 S
enec
a C
reek
Roa
d C
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
pri
vate
ly o
wne
d an
d pa
rt o
f Ebe
neze
r La
nd’s
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh o
r la
nd a
cqui
siti
on.
�
484
and
520
Sene
ca C
reek
Roa
d C
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
ies
are
vaca
nt, u
nder
pr
ivat
e ow
ners
hip,
and
par
t of
Ebe
neze
r La
nd’s
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion:
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh o
r la
nd a
cqui
siti
on.
Info
rmal
trai
ls ad
jace
nt to
Buf
falo
Cre
ek o
nSe
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
parc
els
Sene
ca C
reek
Roa
d pa
rcel
s
St. J
ohn’
s Ave
nue
Info
rmal
trai
ls at
St.
John
’s A
venu
e to
Burc
hfiel
d N
atur
e and
Art
s Cen
ter a
nd
adja
cent
parc
els
Info
rmal
dir
t bik
e cou
rse
at S
t. Jo
hn’s
Ave
nue
Spec
ial F
ocus
Are
a pa
rcel
s alo
ngSe
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
66Buff
alo
Cre
ek W
est
Sene
ca T
rail
– So
uth
Bank
– S
egm
ent
# 4
SBSe
e M
ap #
22 (
page
157
) –
Sout
h Ba
nk R
oute
– S
enec
a C
reek
Roa
d a
t St
.
Jo
hns
Ave
nue
to T
rans
it R
oad
1. (H
) T
he t
rail
at t
he fo
ot o
f St.
John
s A
venu
e tr
avel
s ea
st a
long
the
cre
ek fo
r 39
44’
(0.7
47 m
ile),
whe
re it
con
nect
s up
wit
h on
e of
the
Spe
cial
focu
s ar
eas,
tw
o va
cant
pa
rcel
s of
land
tha
t ha
ve p
oten
tial
of b
eing
dev
elop
ed w
ith
park
am
enit
ies
and
a tr
ail s
yste
m2.
(H
) Fr
om h
ere
the
Tra
il tu
rns
righ
t an
d tr
avel
s so
uth
for
984’
(0.
186
mile
), w
here
th
e tr
ail m
eets
up
wit
h Se
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
3.
(BH
R)
The
Tra
il tu
rns
left
ont
o Se
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
whe
re it
tra
vels
eas
t fo
r 72
60’
(1.3
75 m
ile)
to B
orde
n R
oad
4.
(BH
R)
The
tra
il tu
rns
left
and
tra
vels
nor
th fo
r 10
96’ (
0.20
8 m
ile)
to t
he
inte
rsec
tion
of B
loss
om R
oad
and
one
of t
he id
enti
fied
Spec
ial F
ocus
Are
as.
Her
e th
e tra
il sp
lits a
nd ei
ther
A. (
BHR
) T
rave
ls n
orth
alo
ng B
orde
n R
oad
for
1421
’ (0.
269
mile
) w
here
it
cros
ses
the
Cre
ek a
nd m
eets
up
wit
h th
e N
orth
Ban
k T
rail
B. (
BHR
) O
r th
e T
rail
turn
s ri
ght
and
follo
ws
Blos
som
Roa
d fo
r 20
77’
(0.3
93 m
ile)
unti
l the
tra
il m
eets
bac
k up
wit
h Se
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
5.
(BH
R)
The
tra
il fo
llow
s Se
neca
Cre
ek R
oad
for
1096
’ (0.
208
mile
) un
til t
he T
rail
hits
Tra
nsit
Roa
d an
d co
nnec
ts u
p w
ith
the
Elm
a T
rail
syst
em
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$21,3
68 (
1295
0 lin
ear
feet
)
H =
$55,
686.
40 (
4928
line
ar fe
et)
Tot
al C
ost
for
Segm
ent
# 4
SB =
$77
,054
.40
Land
Issu
es: �
131 B
orde
n R
oad
– id
enti
fied
as o
ne o
f the
Spe
cial
Foc
us A
reas
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e an
y of
the
follo
win
g la
nd p
rote
ctio
n st
rate
gies
; con
serv
atio
n ea
sem
ent,
acq
uisi
tion
, dee
d re
stri
ctio
n, o
r pa
rk
desi
gnat
ion/
zoni
ng o
rdin
ance
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
67
Gre
enw
ay
Cat
egor
y
Len
gth
inL
inea
r F
eet
– Bu
ffal
o C
reek
So
uth
Bank
T
rail
Len
gth
in M
iles
– Bu
ffal
o C
reek
So
uth
Bank
T
rail
Cos
t pe
rlin
ear
foot
Dev
elop
men
t C
osts
–Bu
ffal
o C
reek
So
uth
Bank
T
rail
On-
Roa
d Sh
ared
Bi
ke/H
ike
Lane
*32
,896
6.02
$1.6
5$5
0,12
3.00
Off
-Roa
d Bi
ke/
Hik
e Pa
th3,
496
0.66
$60.
00$2
09,7
60.0
0
Soft
Foo
t Pa
th13
,862
2.63
$11.3
0$1
56,6
40.6
0
Tot
al C
osts
for
Buff
alo
Cre
ek S
outh
Ban
k T
rail
$416
,523
.60
*Tra
il le
ngth
s in
clud
e ex
isti
ng L
OS
desi
gnat
ed r
oads
wit
h bi
ke la
nes
– de
velo
pmen
t co
sts
for
the
trai
l doe
s no
t in
clud
e ex
isti
ng L
OS
desi
gnat
ed r
oads
wit
h bi
ke la
nes
Buff
alo
Cre
ek –
Nor
th B
ank
Tra
il$7
88,6
85.6
0
Buff
alo
Cre
ek –
Sou
th B
ank
Tra
il$4
16,5
23.6
0
Tot
al C
osts
for
Buff
alo
Cre
ek T
rail
$1,2
05,2
09.2
0
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
68
7.2.
4 –
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Wes
t Se
neca
Tra
il, C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea
The
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Wes
t Se
neca
Tra
il ha
s be
en b
roke
n do
wn
into
a t
otal
of t
hree
se
gmen
ts.
Eac
h of
the
se s
egm
ents
are
dis
cuss
ed in
gre
ater
det
ail i
n re
gard
s to
tra
il ro
utes
, tra
il ty
pes
and
dist
ance
s, t
rail
deve
lopm
ent
cost
s an
d la
nd is
sues
.
Segm
ent
# 1C
AZ
: Caz
enov
ia P
ark
to W
est
Sene
ca S
occe
r C
ompl
ex o
rH
ough
ton
Col
lege
Segm
ent
# 2C
AZ
: Nor
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Wes
t Se
neca
Soc
cer
Com
plex
to
Uni
on R
oad
Sout
h Ba
nk R
oute
– H
ough
ton
Col
lege
to
Uni
on R
oad
Segm
ent
# 3C
AZ
: Sen
eca
Stre
et a
t U
nion
Roa
d to
Tra
nsit
Roa
d
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
– S
egm
ent
# 1
CA
Z:
See
Map
#23
A (
page
170
) an
d M
ap #
23B
(pag
e 17
1)–
Caz
enov
ia P
ark
to W
est
Sene
ca S
occe
r C
ompl
ex o
r H
ough
ton
Col
lege
1. (B
HR
) C
onti
nue
alon
g C
azen
ovia
Par
kway
from
the
sou
th b
ank,
acr
oss
the
brid
ge, i
nste
ad o
f tur
ning
left
and
follo
win
g ex
isti
ng t
rails
alo
ng t
he n
orth
ban
k,
cont
inue
alo
ng C
azen
ovia
Par
kway
for
1096
’ (2.
08 m
ile)
2.
(BH
R)
The
Tra
il tu
rns
righ
t an
d tr
avel
s 54
8’ (
0.10
4 m
ile)
unti
l the
Tra
il hi
ts
Sene
ca S
tree
t3.
(B
HR
) A
t Se
neca
Str
eet
turn
rig
ht a
nd fo
llow
Sen
eca
Stre
et*
for
5798
’ (1.0
98
mile
), w
here
the T
rail
split
s4.
(H
) T
he T
rail
eith
er t
urns
rig
ht a
cros
s fr
om t
he o
n/of
f ram
p fo
r th
e 40
0, a
nd
trav
els
233’
(0.
044
mile
) un
til t
he T
rail
mee
ts t
he C
reek
A. (
H)
Her
e th
e T
rail
turn
s le
ft a
nd fo
llow
s th
e C
reek
for
2523
’ (0
.478
mile
) un
til t
he T
rail
reac
hes
and
cros
ses
railr
oad
trac
ksB.
(H
) H
ere
the
Tra
il tu
rns
left
and
follo
ws
tran
smis
sion
land
s fo
r 44
3’ (
0.08
4 m
ile)
unti
l the
Tra
il m
eets
up
wit
h Se
neca
St
reet
at
the
Tra
ilhea
d an
d tu
rns
righ
t5.
(B
HR
) O
r th
e T
rail
cont
inue
s al
ong
Sene
ca S
tree
t* fo
r 21
89’ (
0.41
5 m
ile)
unti
l the
T
railh
ead
6.
(BH
R)
The
Tra
il co
ntin
ues
alon
g Se
neca
Str
eet*
for
4330
’ (0.
82 m
ile)
unti
l the
in
ters
ecti
on o
f Sen
eca
Stre
et a
nd R
idge
Roa
d w
here
the T
rail
split
s and
A. (
BHR
) E
ithe
r tu
rns
left
at
the
inte
rsec
tion
tur
n an
d fo
llow
s Se
neca
St
reet
* fo
r 25
10’ (
0.47
5 m
ile)
B. (
BHR
) O
r tu
rns
righ
t an
d fo
llow
s R
idge
Roa
d*, w
est
for
825’
(0.15
6 m
ile)
unti
l Orc
hard
Par
k R
oad
i. (B
HR
) A
t O
rcha
rd P
ark
Roa
d tu
rn le
ft a
nd t
rave
l sou
th
alon
g O
rcha
rd P
ark
Roa
d* fo
r 66
08’ (
1.251
mile
) un
til E
ast
and
Wes
t R
oad
ii.
(BH
R)
At
Eas
t an
d W
est
Roa
d tu
rn le
ft a
nd fo
llow
the
ro
ad e
ast
for
3297
’ (0.
624
mile
)
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
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n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
69
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH
R =
$8,15
3 (4
941 l
inea
r fe
et)
H =
$36,
148.
70 (
3199
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
1C
AZ
= $
44,3
01.7
0
*Sen
eca
Stre
et, O
rcha
rd P
ark
Roa
d an
d R
idge
Roa
d ar
e al
read
y LO
S ro
ads
Land
Issu
es: �
Parc
el b
etw
een
2895
and
294
3 Se
neca
Str
eet
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is v
acan
t, u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip
and
part
of E
bene
zer
Land
’s.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
or
land
acq
uisi
tion
.�
2983
Sen
eca
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
und
er p
riva
te
owne
rshi
p an
d pa
rt o
f Ebe
neze
r La
nd’s
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh.
�
2985
Sen
eca
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
vac
ant,
und
er p
riva
te
owne
rshi
p an
d pa
rt o
f Ebe
neze
r La
nd’s
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh o
r la
nd a
cqui
siti
on.
�
2987
Sen
eca
Stre
et, a
djac
ent
parc
el a
nd 3
045
Sene
ca S
tree
tC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
ies
are
unde
r pr
ivat
e ow
ners
hip
and
part
of E
bene
zer
Land
’s.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
.�
Penn
sylv
ania
Lin
es R
ailr
oad
Tra
cks
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is a
ctiv
e an
d ow
ned
by
Penn
sylv
ania
Lin
es L
LC.
Cha
lleng
e an
d R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
A s
afe
cros
sing
rou
te
or a
lter
nati
ve n
eeds
to
be fo
und
for
Tra
il us
ers
to c
ross
the
tr
acks
saf
ely
– an
und
erpa
ss c
ould
be
poss
ible
dep
endi
ng
on c
ost,
feas
ibili
ty a
nd le
gal p
erm
issi
on fr
om P
enns
ylva
nia
Line
s LL
C.
If t
his
is n
ot p
ossi
ble
the
off-
road
sec
tion
of t
he
Tra
il m
ay n
ot b
e fe
asib
le fo
r ac
cess
and
saf
ety
issu
es.
�
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Tra
nsm
issi
on L
ands
Con
diti
on:
Prop
erty
is o
wne
d by
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Pow
er
Cor
pora
tion
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
the
opti
on o
f a c
onse
rvat
ion
ease
men
t w
ith
Nia
gara
Moh
awk
Cor
p.
Vac
ant p
arce
ls on
Sen
eca
Stre
et a
cros
s fr
om 4
00 o
n/of
f ram
p
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
70
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Map
#23
A -
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
1CA
Z
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
71
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Map
#23
B -
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Tra
il Se
gmen
t #
1CA
Z
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
72Caz
enov
ia C
reek
– S
egm
ent
# 2
CA
Z:
See
Map
#24
(pa
ge 1
75)
–Nor
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Wes
t Se
neca
Soc
cer
Com
plex
to
Uni
on R
oad
Sou
th B
ank
Rou
te –
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge t
o U
nion
Roa
dFr
om W
est S
enec
a So
ccer
Com
plex
– N
orth
Ban
k R
oute
1. (B
H)
From
Sen
eca
Stre
et, a
cros
s fr
om H
illda
le A
venu
e, t
urn
righ
t in
to t
he W
est
Sene
ca S
occe
r C
ompl
ex a
nd t
rave
l 231
8’ (
0.43
9 m
ile)
alon
g ex
isti
ng T
rails
* to
the
C
reek
2.
(BH
) A
t th
e C
reek
tur
n ri
ght
and
follo
w t
he C
reek
wes
t fo
r 26
44’ (
0.5
mile
)3.
(B
H)
From
her
e th
e T
rail
turn
s ri
ght
and
trav
els
east
for
1656
’ (0.
314
mile
) un
til
the
Tra
il m
eets
bac
k up
wit
h th
e W
est
Sene
ca S
occe
r C
ompl
ex4.
(B
H)
Her
e th
e T
rail
turn
s le
ft a
nd fo
llow
s ex
isti
ng T
rails
* fo
r 87
8’ (
0.16
6 m
ile)
unti
l the
Tra
il m
eets
bac
k up
wit
h Se
neca
Str
eet
5.
(BH
R)
Tur
n ri
ght
at S
enec
a St
reet
* an
d co
ntin
ue e
ast
for
3312
’ (0.
627
mile
) un
til
Uni
on R
oad
From
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge –
Sou
th B
ank
Rou
te1.
(BH
) Fr
om E
ast
and
Wes
t R
oad,
tur
n le
ft a
nd e
xit
road
ont
o H
ough
ton
Col
lege
pr
oper
ty, t
rave
l nor
th fo
r 99
4’ (
0.18
8 m
ile)
on a
n ex
isti
ng d
rive
way
*2.
(B
H)
Tur
n le
ft a
nd t
rave
l 525
’ (0.
99 m
ile)
unti
l the
Tra
il m
eets
the
Cre
ek3.
(B
H)
At
the
Cre
ek t
urn
righ
t an
d fo
llow
the
Cre
ek fo
r 15
31’ (
0.29
mile
) un
til t
he
Tra
il m
eets
up
wit
h th
e m
ain
cam
ps o
f Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge4.
(B
H)
Follo
w e
xist
ing
path
s* a
nd r
oadw
ays
thro
ugh
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge fo
r 12
67’
(0.2
4 m
ile)
exit
ing
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge fr
om P
ark
Lane
ont
o U
nion
Roa
d5.
(B
HR
) T
urn
left
ont
o U
nion
Roa
d an
d fo
llow
Uni
on R
oad*
nor
th fo
r 19
80’ (
0.37
5 m
ile)
unti
l Uni
on R
oad
inte
rsec
ts w
ith
Sene
ca S
tree
t
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BH =
$381
,360
(63
56 li
near
feet
)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
2C
AZ
= $
381,
360
*Sen
eca
Stre
et a
nd U
nion
Roa
d ar
e al
read
y LO
S *T
rails
alr
eady
exi
st a
t W
est
Sene
ca S
occe
r C
ompl
ex a
nd H
ough
ton
Col
lege
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
73
Land
Issu
es:
From
Wes
t Sen
eca
Socc
er C
ompl
ex –
Nor
th B
ank
Rou
te�
3699
Sen
eca
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
prop
erty
is v
acan
t, u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip
and
part
of E
bene
zer
Land
’s.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
or
land
acq
uisi
tion
.�
Rea
r lo
t ad
jace
nt t
o 36
99 S
enec
a St
reet
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
.�
Parc
el a
djac
ent
to 3
699
Sene
ca S
tree
t, r
ear
lot
of 3
675
Sene
ca S
tree
tC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
prop
erty
is v
acan
t, u
nder
pri
vate
ow
ners
hip
and
part
of E
bene
zer
Land
’s.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
t (a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0’)
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
or
land
acq
uisi
tion
.
Park
ing l
ot a
nd la
nd a
djac
ent t
o C
azen
ovia
C
reek
at W
est S
enec
a So
ccer
Com
plex
Info
rmal
trai
l lea
ding
to C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek fr
om pa
ved
trai
ls w
ithin
Wes
tSe
neca
Soc
cer C
ompl
ex
Kid
s pla
ying
at C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek o
n va
cant
parc
elPr
opse
d tr
ail a
djac
ent t
o C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek o
n va
cant
parc
el
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
74
From
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge -
Sout
h Ba
nk R
oute
�
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge p
rope
rty
off o
f Eas
t an
d W
est
Roa
d be
twee
n 27
2 an
d 27
4 E
ast
and
Wes
t R
oad
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is p
riva
tely
ow
ned
by H
ough
ton
Col
lege
and
sha
res
a pr
ivat
e dr
ivew
ay.
The
Tra
il ne
eds
to c
ross
a s
mal
l tr
ibut
ary
stre
am o
f Caz
enov
ia C
reek
. Lo
ok a
t al
tern
ativ
e lo
cati
ons
of
Tra
il pl
acem
ent
for
the
easi
est
way
to
cros
s th
e st
ream
. A
sm
all b
ridg
e m
ay n
eed
to b
e cr
eate
d fo
r A
DA
acc
essi
bilit
y ac
ross
the
str
eam
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on e
asem
ent,
or
perm
issi
on
from
the
Col
lege
for
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
pass
thr
ough
.�
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge p
rope
rty,
910
Uni
on
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly t
he p
rope
rty
is p
riva
tely
ow
ned
by H
ough
ton
Col
lege
.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : D
iscu
ss p
erm
issi
on fr
om H
ough
ton
Col
lege
for
publ
ic T
rail
use
of t
heir
exi
stin
g pa
thw
ays
and
road
way
s fo
r G
reen
way
T
rail
pass
thr
ough
.
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge pr
oper
ty a
long
Eas
t and
Wes
t Roa
dSm
all t
ribu
tary
stre
am th
at th
e tra
il w
ould
nee
d to
cros
s
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge pr
oper
ty le
adin
g to
pave
dw
alkw
ays w
ithin
Col
lege
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge pr
oper
ty
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
75
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Map
#24
- C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek T
rail
Segm
ent
#2C
AZ
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
76Caz
enov
ia C
reek
– S
egm
ent
# 3
CA
Z:
See
Map
#25
A (
page
178
) an
d M
ap #
25B
(pag
e 17
9) –
Sene
ca S
tree
t at
Uni
on
Roa
d t
o T
rans
it R
oad
1. (B
HR
) Fr
om t
he in
ters
ecti
on o
f Sen
eca
Stre
et a
nd U
nion
Roa
d co
ntin
ue e
ast
alon
g Se
neca
Str
eet*
for
1650
’ (0.
313
mile
) un
til M
ill R
oad
From
her
e the
Tra
il sp
lits a
nd ei
ther
A. (
BHR
) T
urns
rig
ht a
nd fo
llow
s M
ill R
oad
for
1307
’ (0.
248
mile
) un
til
i. (H
) T
urn
left
at
Cre
ek a
nd t
rave
l alo
ng C
reek
th
roug
h M
ill R
oad
Park
for
8257
’ (1.5
67 m
ile)
unti
l Le
ydec
ker
Roa
dB.
(BH
R)
Or
the
Tra
il co
ntin
ues
alon
g Se
neca
Str
eet*
for
1143
1’ (2
.165
mile
) un
til L
eyde
cker
Roa
dA
t Ley
deck
er R
oad
the T
rail
split
s aga
in2.
(B
HR
) Fr
om S
enec
a St
reet
the
Tra
il ei
ther
con
tinu
es a
long
Sen
eca
Stre
et*
for
6933
’ (1.3
13 m
ile)
to T
rans
it R
oad
(Sen
eca
Stre
et v
eers
rig
ht a
fter
231
0’ fr
om
Leyd
ecke
r R
oad)
3.
(BH
R)
Or
the
Tra
il tu
rns
righ
t fr
om S
enec
a St
reet
ont
o Le
ydec
ker
Roa
d an
d fo
llow
s Le
ydec
ker
Roa
d fo
r 69
42’ (
1.315
mile
) un
til E
ast
and
Wes
t R
oad
A. (
BHR
) A
t E
ast
and
Wes
t R
oad
turn
rig
ht a
nd fo
llow
Eas
t an
d W
est
Roa
d fo
r 69
70’ (
1.3 m
ile)
unti
l Vol
unte
er F
irem
an’s
Par
k. T
his
rout
e gi
ves
Tra
il us
ers
acce
ss t
o V
olun
teer
Fir
eman
’s P
ark
and
Suns
hine
Par
k
Esti
mat
ed C
osts
:
BHR
= $2
5,11
1 (15
219
linea
r fe
et)
H =
$93,
304.
10 (
8257
line
ar fe
et)
T
otal
Cos
t fo
r Se
gmen
t #
3C
AZ
= $
118,
415.
10
*Sen
eca
Stre
et is
alr
eady
an
LOS
road
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
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n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
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n
1
77
Land
Issu
es: �
4393
Sen
eca
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
vac
ant
and
unde
r pr
ivat
e ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n: P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
ea
sem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh o
r la
nd a
cqui
siti
on.
�
4397
Sen
eca
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
pert
y is
und
er p
riva
te
ow
ners
hip.
Rec
omm
ende
d A
ctio
n : P
ursu
e a
cons
erva
tion
ea
sem
ent
(app
roxi
mat
ely
100’
) fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh.
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4685
, 471
7, 4
755,
478
9, 4
791,
4797
, 480
5, 4
815,
482
5,
4837
, 484
1, 48
47, 4
853,
486
1, 48
67, 4
871,
4881
, 488
7,
4895
, 490
7, 4
911,
4921
, 492
9, 4
935,
494
1, 49
47, 4
955,
49
65, 4
971,
4977
, 498
5 Se
neca
Str
eet
Con
diti
on:
Cur
rent
ly a
ll pr
oper
ties
are
und
er p
riva
te
owne
rshi
p an
d pa
rt o
f Ebe
neze
r La
nd’s
.R
ecom
men
ded
Act
ion :
Pur
sue
a co
nser
vati
on
ease
men
t fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il pa
ss t
hrou
gh.
�
5015
Sen
eca
Stre
etC
ondi
tion
: C
urre
ntly
the
pro
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y is
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er p
riva
te
ow
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erva
tion
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sem
ent
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enw
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ough
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ail
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falo
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8. D
ESI
GN
GU
IDE
LIN
ES
The
follo
win
g G
uide
lines
wer
e pr
epar
ed b
y th
e Bu
ffal
o N
iaga
ra R
IVE
RK
EE
PER
® un
der
cont
ract
wit
h th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo U
rban
Ren
ewal
Age
ncy
and
wer
e us
ed in
the
dev
elop
men
t an
d do
cum
enta
tion
of t
he 19
96 B
uffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
and
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es.
The
Gui
delin
es
incl
uded
in t
he 19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n w
ere
the
resu
lt o
f sev
eral
yea
rs o
f stu
dy o
f the
Buf
falo
R
iver
and
its
neig
hbor
hood
s in
clud
ing
the
1989
Buf
falo
Riv
er R
emed
ial A
ctio
n Pl
an (
RA
P).
Whi
le
deve
lopi
ng t
he 19
96 P
lan,
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
wor
ked,
and
con
tinu
es t
o w
ork,
cl
osel
y w
ith
city
, cou
nty
and
stat
e go
vern
men
ts a
nd a
genc
ies,
wit
h pr
oper
ty o
wne
rs a
nd
priv
ate
deve
lope
rs o
n Bu
ffal
o R
iver
pla
nnin
g is
sues
. T
hese
Gui
delin
es w
ere
inte
grat
ed w
ith
the
Loca
l Wat
erfr
ont
Rev
ital
izat
ion
Plan
. T
he m
ain
emph
asis
of t
hese
Gui
delin
es is
to
prom
ote
deve
lopm
ent
that
is s
ensi
tive
to
com
mun
ity
and
envi
ronm
enta
l nee
ds a
nd c
once
rns
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
wat
erfr
ont,
incl
udin
g C
azen
ovia
, Buf
falo
and
Cay
uga
Cre
eks,
thr
ough
the
Cit
y of
Bu
ffal
o, C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Se
neca
.
The
Gui
delin
es, a
s th
ey a
re, c
an b
e us
ed fo
r re
view
of p
ropo
sed
deve
lopm
ents
and
sit
e pl
ans
for
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er, C
azen
ovia
, Buf
falo
, and
Cay
uga
Cre
eks,
by
the
Cit
y Pl
anni
ng B
oard
, D
epar
tmen
t of
Com
mun
ity
Dev
elop
men
t, C
omm
on C
ounc
il an
d an
y ot
her
revi
ew a
genc
ies.
The
follo
win
g pa
ges
are
a su
mm
ary
of t
he G
uide
lines
est
ablis
hed
in t
he 19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n.
8.1 B
UFF
ALO
RIV
ER G
REE
NW
AY
TR
AIL
GU
IDEL
IEN
ST
hese
Tra
il gu
idel
ines
are
der
ived
from
the
1996
Pla
n w
hich
ref
ers
prim
arily
to
the
1994
Buf
falo
R
iver
Gre
enw
ay S
tudy
, whi
ch w
as g
ener
ated
from
The
City
of B
uffa
lo W
ater
fron
t Gre
enw
ay S
yste
m a
s w
ell a
s th
e re
view
of s
ever
al o
ther
doc
umen
ts in
clud
ing
the
Loca
l Wat
erfr
ont
Rev
ital
izat
ion
Plan
. �
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
shou
ld b
e si
ted
wit
hin
the
100-
foot
Cit
y se
tbac
k la
w b
ut o
ut o
f the
pr
otec
ted
50-f
oot
Riv
er B
uffe
r Y
ard,
and
sit
ed w
here
ver
poss
ible
, pre
fera
bly
alon
g th
e cr
eeks
, thr
ough
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca�
The
Tra
il sh
ould
be
site
d as
to
not
dist
urb
any
vita
l, in
tact
nat
ive
ripa
rian
veg
etat
ion
as
to n
ot im
pact
sto
rmw
ater
filt
rati
on, b
ank
stab
iliza
tion
and
wild
life
habi
tat
�
The
Tra
il w
ill b
e si
ted
in s
ome
area
s al
ong
the
Riv
er a
nd C
reek
s ed
ge a
t va
riou
s po
ints
w
ith
trai
ls a
nd o
verl
ooks
(de
sign
ed n
ot t
o di
stur
b or
impa
ct n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
and
ha
bita
t dr
asti
cally
if a
t al
l), t
hrou
gh e
xist
ing
park
s an
d m
arin
as a
nd a
t va
riou
s br
idge
cr
ossi
ngs,
and
whe
re e
xist
ing
acce
ss p
recl
uded
a v
eget
ativ
e bu
ffer
�
Des
ign
and
land
scap
ing
guid
elin
es c
an b
e ob
tain
ed fr
om T
he C
ity o
f Buf
falo
Wat
erfr
ont
Gre
enw
ay S
yste
m, w
hich
ref
er t
o w
idth
, typ
e of
sur
face
s an
d cl
eara
nces
in “D
esig
n G
uide
lines
and
Per
form
ance
Sta
ndar
ds”
�
Whe
re e
ver
poss
ible
, a t
ree
cano
py s
houl
d be
mai
ntai
ned
over
the
mai
n T
rail
and
side
pa
ths
so t
he t
rail
blen
ds in
wit
h th
e su
rrou
ndin
g en
viro
nmen
t, p
rovi
des
shad
e fo
r tr
ail
user
s, r
educ
es t
he h
eat
isla
nd e
ffec
t, a
nd h
elps
red
uce
eros
ion
�
The
re is
exi
stin
g pa
rkin
g lo
ts fo
r G
reen
way
Tra
il us
ers
at E
rie
Basi
n M
arin
a, a
nd a
t St
acho
wsk
i and
Caz
enov
ia P
arks
. A
ddit
iona
l, bu
t lim
ited
par
king
sho
uld
also
be
prov
ided
at
neig
hbor
hood
par
ks, a
s w
ell a
s at
the
acc
ess
poin
ts t
o th
e T
rail
at O
hio
Stre
et, S
mit
h St
reet
and
Bai
ley
Ave
nue.
Par
king
can
als
o be
pro
vide
d at
Com
mun
ity
Cen
ters
and
at
som
e of
the
larg
er c
omm
erci
al d
istr
icts
thr
ough
out
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca w
ith
perm
issi
on
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
82�
Sign
age
and
trai
l fur
nitu
re s
houl
d co
nfor
m t
o or
ada
pt a
nd e
nhan
ce t
he s
yste
m t
hat
was
de
velo
ped
for
the
enti
re C
ity
of B
uffa
lo W
ater
fron
t G
reen
way
Sys
tem
, pen
ding
app
rova
l on
any
ada
pted
sig
nage
and
furn
itur
e de
sign
s�
The
Tra
il is
des
igne
d an
d m
eant
to
be u
sed
from
daw
n to
dus
k, a
s ar
e m
ost
park
s an
d pu
blic
ope
n sp
aces
thr
ough
out
the
proj
ect
area
. Li
ghti
ng s
houl
d on
ly b
e in
corp
orat
ed
and
used
on
the
trai
l in
dow
ntow
n ar
eas,
whe
re t
here
are
kno
wn
safe
ty p
robl
ems,
in
com
mer
cial
are
as a
djac
ent
to t
he G
reen
way
, and
at
stre
et a
nd b
ridg
e cr
ossi
ngs
to
enha
nce
the
visu
al a
cces
s to
and
of t
he w
ater
way
s at
nig
ht.
Ligh
ting
of t
he t
rail
shou
ld
not
take
pla
ce a
s to
dis
cour
age
trai
l use
rs p
ast
appr
opri
ate
hour
s�
All
Tra
il de
sign
s, a
cces
s po
ints
, new
par
ks a
nd C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as s
houl
d in
clud
e ha
ndic
ap a
cces
sibl
e ar
eas
and
prov
ide
sign
age
for
peop
le w
ith
visu
al d
isab
iliti
es a
s w
ell
to h
elp
ease
in t
he u
se o
f the
tra
il by
all.
All
Tra
il, s
igna
ge a
nd a
men
ity
desi
gns
will
co
mpl
y w
ith
Am
eric
ans
wit
h D
isab
iliti
es A
ct s
tand
ards
�
The
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
need
s to
be
mai
ntai
ned
to h
elp
ensu
re s
afet
y an
d se
curi
ty o
f Tra
il us
ers
and
ensu
re t
he h
ealt
h of
the
sur
roun
ding
hab
itat
s an
d ec
osys
tem
s. M
aint
enan
ce
can
be d
one
thro
ugh
a jo
int
effo
rt o
f the
cit
y’s
polic
e, P
ublic
Wor
ks, a
nd P
arks
de
part
men
ts, a
s w
ell a
s w
ith
othe
r ap
prop
riat
e E
rie
Cou
nty
agen
cies
, non
-pro
fit g
roup
s an
d co
mm
unit
y an
d ci
tize
n ac
tion
gro
ups
8.2
GEN
ERA
L G
UID
ELIN
ES F
OR
BU
FFA
LO R
IVER
WA
TER
FRO
NT
DIS
TR
ICT
8.2.
1 –
Par
king
Lot
Gui
del
ines
For n
on-w
ater
dep
ende
nt u
ses
�
Park
ing
lots
(ov
er 3
spa
ces)
sha
ll be
a m
inim
um o
f 100
feet
land
war
d of
mea
n w
ater
line
�
Poro
us o
r un
pave
d pa
rkin
g lo
ts s
hall
be u
sed
inst
ead
of im
perv
ious
pav
emen
t w
here
eve
r po
ssib
le�
Whe
re p
aved
par
king
lots
are
nec
essa
ry, r
eten
tion
and
filt
rati
on m
eans
sha
ll be
in
corp
orat
ed w
ithi
n th
e pa
rkin
g lo
t an
d si
te t
o ca
ptur
e an
d fil
ter
runo
ff b
efor
e it
is d
isch
arge
d in
to t
he R
iver
. T
his
is in
acc
orda
nce
wit
h D
EC
Gen
eral
Per
mit
gu
idel
ines
for
stor
mw
ater
run
off a
nd c
an b
e do
ne t
hrou
gh v
eget
atio
n, d
rain
age
swal
es a
nd r
eten
tion
are
as�
50-f
oot
vege
tate
d bu
ffer
s sh
all b
e es
tabl
ishe
d be
twee
n pa
rkin
g lo
ts a
nd/o
r be
twee
n pa
rkin
g lo
ts a
nd b
uild
ings
on
adja
cent
pro
pert
ies
(25-
foot
veg
etat
ed
buff
er t
o ea
ch lo
t)�
Park
ing
lots
sha
ll ha
ve p
lant
ing
isla
nds
thro
ugho
ut t
he p
arki
ng lo
t si
zed
a m
inim
um o
f 170
squ
are
feet
per
20
park
ing
spac
es.
Thi
s he
lps
to r
educ
e th
e he
at
isla
nd a
ffec
t an
d re
duce
the
am
ount
of r
unof
f and
filt
ers
any
runo
ff fr
om t
he
park
ing
lot
�
Mos
t of
the
land
scap
e tr
eatm
ent
for
buff
ers,
par
king
lots
and
isla
nd p
lant
ings
sh
all b
e tr
ees,
whi
ch a
re n
ot o
nly
aest
heti
cally
ple
asin
g bu
t he
lp t
o re
duce
the
he
at is
land
aff
ect
�
All
tree
s us
ed fo
r pl
anti
ng a
nd in
corp
orat
ed in
to e
xist
ing
site
s as
wel
l as
new
de
sign
s sh
all b
e a
min
imum
3 in
ch c
alip
er, 3
inch
es in
dia
met
er a
t th
e ba
se,
max
imiz
ing
the
bene
fits
of t
he t
rees
as
soon
as
they
are
pla
nted
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
83
For w
ater
-dep
ende
nt u
ses
�
Gen
eral
gui
delin
es fo
r no
n-w
ater
dep
ende
nt u
ses
shal
l be
follo
wed
, exc
ept
that
pa
rkin
g lo
ts s
hall
be a
min
imum
of 5
0 fe
et la
ndw
ard
from
mea
n w
ater
line
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
8.2.
2 St
orm
wat
er R
unof
f Gui
del
ines
�
Site
gra
ding
and
dra
inag
e sh
all b
e de
sign
ed s
o th
at a
s m
uch
runo
ff a
s po
ssib
le
infil
trat
es o
n si
te r
educ
ing
the
amou
nt o
f pol
luti
on a
nd r
unof
f int
o th
e R
iver
. D
evel
opm
ent
duri
ng o
r af
ter
cons
truc
tion
act
ivit
y sh
ould
not
cre
ate
a ne
t in
crea
se in
the
am
ount
of s
torm
wat
er r
unof
f gen
erat
ed b
y a
site
. U
se p
erm
eabl
e pa
vem
ent,
dir
ecti
ng r
unof
f to
vege
tate
d bu
ffer
str
ips,
and
avo
idin
g th
e us
e of
cu
rbs,
gut
ters
and
impe
rvio
us m
ater
ials
to
the
max
imum
ext
ent
poss
ible
to
help
re
duce
cha
nnel
ing
wat
er, i
ncre
asin
g w
ater
vel
ocit
y, e
rosi
on im
pact
on
runo
ff
loca
tion
s as
wel
l as
the
amou
nt o
f pol
luti
on�
Plan
s fo
r si
tes,
5-a
cres
or
larg
er, s
houl
d re
flect
full
com
plia
nce
wit
h D
EC
Gen
eral
Pe
rmit
gui
delin
es fo
r po
lluti
on c
ontr
ol fr
om s
torm
wat
er d
isch
arge
s. T
hese
in
clud
e co
ntro
l of r
unof
f fro
m im
perv
ious
sur
face
s th
roug
h co
ntai
nmen
t an
d fil
trat
ion
of “fi
rst
flush
” sto
rmw
ater
whi
ch m
ay c
onta
in 7
0% t
o 90
% o
f run
off
cont
amin
atio
n. A
lso
requ
ired
are
sto
rm w
ater
pol
luti
on p
reve
ntio
n pl
ans
that
pr
otec
t th
e R
iver
from
any
incr
ease
in t
urbi
dity
, sus
pend
ed o
r se
ttle
able
sol
ids,
oi
ls, o
r gr
ease
. (S
ee R
educ
ing t
he Im
pact
s of S
torm
wat
er M
anag
emen
t fro
m N
onpo
int
Disc
harg
es (D
EC
, 199
2) a
nd S
PDES
Gen
eral
Per
mit
for S
torm
Wat
er D
ischa
rges
from
C
onst
ruct
ion
Act
iviti
es (D
EC
, 199
3))
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
8.2.
3 Bu
ffer
s Be
twee
n U
ses
Veg
etat
ive
buff
ers
have
ext
rem
e be
nefit
s an
d sh
ould
be
inco
rpor
ated
and
req
uire
d be
twee
n la
nd u
ses,
to
both
hel
p pr
ovid
e sc
reen
ing
betw
een
uses
, noi
se r
educ
tion
, run
off
filtr
atio
n of
pol
luta
nts
and
habi
tat
valu
e. W
here
one
of t
he u
ses
is p
rior
exi
stin
g, 10
0%
of t
he b
uffe
r sh
ould
be
esta
blis
hed
by t
he n
ew u
se.
Roa
dway
s, a
lleys
, dri
vew
ays
and
park
ing
lots
do
not
coun
t as
buf
fers
.�
50 fe
et o
f veg
etat
ive
buff
er b
etw
een
indu
stri
al lo
ts (
25 fe
et t
o ea
ch)
�
75 fe
et o
f veg
etat
ive
buff
er b
etw
een
indu
stri
al a
nd c
omm
erci
al u
ses
(50
feet
to
indu
stri
al u
se a
nd 2
5 fe
et t
o co
mm
erci
al)
�
100
feet
of v
eget
ativ
e bu
ffer
bet
wee
n in
dust
rial
and
res
iden
tial
use
s (7
5 fe
et t
o in
dust
rial
use
and
25
feet
to
resi
dent
ial)
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
8.2.
4 A
cces
s�
All
new
dev
elop
men
t sh
ould
inte
grat
e pu
blic
acc
ess
conc
erns
to
the
max
imum
ex
tent
pos
sibl
e fo
r ea
ch s
ite
and
situ
atio
n. W
here
a w
ater
-dep
ende
nt s
truc
ture
or
use
inte
rfer
es w
ith
gree
nway
tra
il pl
acem
ent
in t
he O
pen
Spac
e Y
ard,
al
tern
ativ
e ro
utes
or
path
s th
roug
h or
aro
und
the
site
sho
uld
be c
onsi
dere
d w
ithi
n th
e si
te p
lan
revi
ew p
roce
ss.
Buff
er a
reas
bet
wee
n ne
ighb
orin
g pr
oper
ties
m
ay b
e us
ed t
o ac
com
mod
ate
the
gree
nway
tra
il, o
r ne
ighb
orho
od a
cces
s to
the
R
iver
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
84
�
Vis
ual a
cces
s sh
ould
be
acco
mm
odat
ed w
ith
build
ing
desi
gns
and
site
pla
ns
that
pre
serv
e or
enh
ance
pub
lic v
iew
cor
rido
rs t
o th
e ri
verb
anks
. Pe
dest
rian
ov
erlo
oks
shou
ld b
e in
corp
orat
ed a
t th
e fo
ot o
f new
and
exi
stin
g ne
ighb
orho
od
stre
ets
that
ter
min
ate
at t
he R
iver
. O
n-ro
ad s
ceni
c/in
terp
reti
ve p
oint
s al
ong
the
Riv
er s
houl
d be
inco
rpor
ated
. So
me
area
s fo
r th
ese
inte
rpre
tive
poi
nts
incl
ude
the
foot
of H
ambu
rg S
tree
t an
d Sm
ith,
as
wel
l as
seve
ral o
ff-r
oad
site
s ne
ar
Kat
heri
ne, S
enec
a an
d A
rche
r St
reet
s an
d Ba
iley
Ave
nue
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
8.2.
5 Br
idge
s an
d S
tree
t L
anes
�
New
and
or
impr
oved
, rep
aire
d br
idge
s th
roug
hout
the
pro
ject
are
a sh
ould
be
desi
gned
to
incl
ude
pede
stri
an o
verl
ooks
as
wel
l as
pede
stri
an/b
icyc
le la
nes.
Si
de r
ails
and
gua
rds
shou
ld b
e de
sign
ed fo
r bo
th p
edes
tria
n sa
fety
as
wel
l as
visu
al a
cces
s to
and
alo
ng t
he R
iver
for
all u
sers
of t
he b
ridg
e�
New
and
or
impr
oved
, rep
aire
d st
reet
s th
roug
hout
the
pro
ject
are
a sh
ould
in
clud
e de
dica
ted
pede
stri
an/b
icyc
le la
nes
in k
eepi
ng w
ith
inte
rmod
al
tran
spor
tati
on e
mph
asis
by
stat
e an
d fe
dera
l hig
hway
dep
artm
ents
�
All
brid
ges
and
sign
ifica
nt a
rchi
tect
ural
feat
ures
and
str
uctu
res
shou
ld b
e ou
tlin
ed w
ith
light
s to
hel
p en
hanc
e th
e ni
ght-
tim
e w
ater
fron
t ex
peri
ence
whi
le
prov
idin
g sa
fety
for
both
ped
estr
ians
and
res
iden
tial
nei
ghbo
rhoo
ds
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
8.2.
6 H
azar
dou
s W
aste
�
Stri
cter
sta
ndar
ds o
f haz
ardo
us w
aste
rem
edia
tion
sho
uld
be p
ursu
ed in
the
Pr
ojec
t A
rea.
Rem
oval
is p
refe
rred
ove
r co
ntai
nmen
t or
cap
ping
of h
azar
dous
si
tes,
exc
ept
whe
re t
he D
EC
or
othe
r re
spon
sibl
e ag
enci
es a
sses
s th
at t
he
pote
ntia
l ris
ks o
r en
viro
nmen
tal d
egra
dati
on a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
the
rem
oval
of s
uch
haza
rdou
s w
aste
s to
be
grea
ter
than
the
ben
efits
�
In a
reas
whe
re h
azar
dous
was
tes
are
cont
aine
d an
d tr
eate
d on
sit
e, t
he s
ite
shou
ld a
nd n
eeds
to
be m
onit
ored
to
insu
re s
afet
y an
d sh
ould
and
nee
ds t
o be
re
stor
ed fo
r w
ildlif
e us
es t
o gr
eate
st e
xten
t po
ssib
le.
Law
n ar
eas
over
cap
ped
area
s sh
ould
be
avoi
ded
due
to t
heir
hig
h m
aint
enan
ce n
eeds
and
low
eco
logi
cal
valu
e. I
nste
ad n
ativ
e gr
asse
s an
d w
ildflo
wer
mix
es s
houl
d be
use
d. M
owin
g of
the
se s
ites
sho
uld
be e
limin
ated
all
toge
ther
or
if ne
eded
sho
uld
take
pla
ce
afte
r ne
stin
g se
ason
of b
irds
, aro
und
mid
-Jul
y. W
here
eve
r po
ssib
le, s
hore
line
wet
land
s sh
ould
be
esta
blis
hed
wit
hin
cont
aine
d ar
eas.
In
orde
r to
incr
ease
ha
bita
t po
tent
ial o
f cap
ped
area
s na
tive
tre
es a
nd s
hrub
s ne
ed t
o be
pla
nted
ar
ound
the
per
imet
ers
of c
appe
d ar
eas
�
Follo
win
g th
e re
sult
s of
rec
ent
rese
arch
, tre
es a
nd s
hrub
s do
not
pen
etra
te c
lay
caps
ove
r la
nd fi
lls, m
eani
ng h
azar
dous
was
te c
onta
inm
ent
area
s us
ing
clay
cap
s sh
ould
be
plan
ted
wit
h tr
ees
and
shru
bs t
o im
prov
e vi
sual
aes
thet
ics
and
habi
tat
valu
e, u
nles
s th
e D
EC
alt
ers
regu
lati
ons
rega
rdin
g th
is is
sue
�
Phyt
orm
edia
tive
pla
nts
shou
ld b
e in
corp
orat
ed in
to a
ll ha
zard
ous
was
te s
ites
, w
heth
er t
hey
are
bein
g re
mov
ed, c
lean
ed u
p or
cap
ped
to h
elp
aid
in t
he c
lean
up
of c
onta
min
ated
sit
es, p
rovi
de h
abit
at v
alue
and
sec
ure
and
prot
ect
the
spre
ad o
f co
ntam
inat
es in
to s
urro
undi
ng s
ites
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
1
85
8.2.
7 P
esti
cid
es�
Any
use
of p
esti
cide
s sh
ould
con
form
to
guid
elin
es is
sued
by
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
’s
Pest
Man
agem
ent
Boar
d. I
nteg
rate
d pe
st m
anag
emen
t (l
imit
ed a
pplic
atio
n of
ch
emic
als
tim
ed t
o in
sect
life
cyc
les)
and
har
dier
nat
ive
plan
t m
ater
ials
sho
uld
be
used
to
min
imiz
e pe
stic
ide
use
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
8.3
DES
IGN
GU
IDEL
INES
BY
PRO
POSE
D L
AN
D U
SE T
YPES
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n de
fines
and
des
crib
es v
ario
us t
ypes
of l
and
use
area
s an
d pa
tter
ns
that
exi
st w
ithi
n th
e G
reen
way
Pro
ject
Are
a. T
hese
are
as r
ange
from
lim
ited
dev
elop
men
t an
d co
nser
vati
on a
reas
, to
high
dev
elop
men
t co
mm
erci
al a
nd in
dust
rial
are
as.
It is
impo
rtan
t to
und
erst
and
the
func
tion
ing,
use
and
pol
itic
al ju
risd
icti
on o
r ow
ners
hip
of e
ach
area
. T
his
unde
rsta
ndin
g he
lps
whe
n pa
rcel
s of
land
are
eit
her
rede
velo
ped
or r
ecla
ssifi
ed a
nd w
here
ce
rtai
n he
avy
uses
sho
uld
take
pla
ce.
8.3.
1 C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
aC
onse
rvat
ion
Are
as a
re p
rote
cted
veg
etat
ed a
reas
who
se p
rim
ary
uses
are
to
prov
ide
wat
er a
nd a
ir q
ualit
y re
stor
atio
n, fl
oodi
ng a
nd e
rosi
on c
ontr
ol, w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t, a
nd
a qu
alit
y en
viro
nmen
t fo
r pa
ssiv
e re
crea
tion
al u
ses
such
as
bird
-wat
chin
g, n
atur
e st
udy,
fish
ing,
and
hik
ing
whe
re t
rails
are
pro
vide
d. T
he d
esig
nati
on o
f an
area
as
a C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
a is
bas
ed o
n a
num
ber
of c
ondi
tion
s in
clud
ing,
but
not
lim
ited
to:
�
The
are
a is
und
er p
ublic
ow
ners
hip
or e
asem
ent
�
The
are
a ha
s ex
isti
ng h
abit
at v
alue
, spe
cific
ally
a d
iver
sity
of i
ndig
enou
s sp
ecie
s�
The
are
a is
uni
que
or r
are
com
pare
d to
the
are
as s
urro
undi
ng it
, suc
h as
wet
land
s or
rip
aria
n fo
rest
s�
The
are
a pr
ovid
es li
nkag
es b
etw
een
key
habi
tats
and
are
as a
s w
ell a
s lin
kage
s to
th
e R
iver
�
The
are
a bu
ffer
s an
exi
stin
g or
pro
pose
d un
ique
hab
itat
Wit
hin
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
new
or
expa
nded
use
s sh
ould
alw
ays
com
ply
wit
h se
tbac
k gu
idel
ines
as
wel
l as
the
gene
ral d
esig
n gu
idel
ines
dis
cuss
ed a
bove
. In
dust
rial
, co
mm
erci
al a
nd r
esid
enti
al u
ses
shou
ld n
ever
be
allo
wed
wit
hin
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
, and
an
y pr
ohib
ited
use
s id
enti
fied
for
the
Riv
er B
uffe
r Y
ard
shou
ld n
ot b
e im
plem
ente
d. I
n ad
diti
on t
o pr
ohib
itin
g de
velo
pmen
t, p
ublic
acc
ess
shou
ld a
lso
be li
mit
ed t
o o
verl
ook
area
s th
at a
re d
esig
ned
and
plac
ed t
o do
the
leas
t am
ount
of h
arm
and
dis
turb
ance
to
the
Con
serv
atio
n A
rea.
The
se o
verl
ooks
sho
uld
be a
cces
sed
only
by
soft
(un
pave
d)
or s
truc
ture
d (b
oard
wal
k) t
rails
. A
ny a
ddit
iona
l rec
reat
iona
l dev
elop
men
t sh
ould
be
limit
ed t
o si
gnag
e, li
mit
ed u
npav
ed p
arki
ng (
outs
ide
of a
ny s
ensi
tive
are
as)
and
othe
r am
enit
ies
that
may
be
need
ed o
r re
quir
ed fo
r pu
blic
use
. T
rail
plac
emen
t sh
ould
be
desi
gned
to
limit
the
impa
ct t
hey
have
on
habi
tat
and
shou
ld b
e de
sign
ed t
o di
scou
rage
ex
plor
atio
n of
f the
pat
h by
tra
il us
ers.
Whe
reve
r po
ssib
le, b
ank
arm
orin
g an
d ba
nk
fill s
houl
d be
rem
oved
and
a m
ore
natu
raliz
ed s
hore
line
shou
ld b
e es
tabl
ishe
d w
ith
a m
axim
um 3
3% s
lope
. C
reat
ion
of s
hore
line
wet
land
s an
d sh
allo
ws
shou
ld b
e in
corp
orat
ed a
nd e
ncou
rage
d. T
his
will
hel
p sl
ow a
nd fi
lter
run
off,
prot
ect
bank
s fr
om e
rosi
on a
nd u
nder
cutt
ing,
and
pro
vidi
ng h
abit
at v
alue
, bir
ding
, and
rec
reat
iona
l fis
hing
. V
eget
atio
n is
a k
ey e
lem
ent
wit
hin
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
and
any
and
all
exis
ting
na
tive
and
non
-nui
sanc
e ve
geta
tion
sho
uld
be p
rese
rved
and
pro
tect
ed fr
om u
se a
nd
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
deve
lopm
ent.
Any
inva
sive
non
-nat
ive
spec
ies
shou
ld b
e re
mov
ed a
nd r
epla
ced
wit
h na
tive
spe
cies
. O
ver
the
long
-ter
m t
he r
epla
cem
ent
of n
ativ
e sp
ecie
s to
the
are
a w
ill h
elp
incr
ease
the
ben
efits
to
wild
life
and
thei
r ha
bita
t. V
eget
atio
n ca
n al
so b
e us
ed t
o he
lp
cont
rol a
nd li
mit
the
use
of t
he C
onse
rvat
ion
Are
a. B
arbe
rrie
s, s
mal
l shr
ubs
wit
h th
orny
br
anch
es c
an b
e us
ed t
o ke
ep t
rail
user
s on
pat
hs, w
hile
wild
flow
ers,
gra
sses
and
low
er
shru
bs c
an b
e us
ed in
are
as t
o pr
ovid
e vi
ews.
Any
long
-ter
m m
aint
enan
ce s
houl
d in
clud
e m
onit
orin
g by
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
’s E
nvir
onm
enta
l Man
agem
ent
Cou
ncil
and
othe
r lo
cal
agen
cies
and
mun
icip
alit
ies
wit
hin
Wes
t Se
neca
and
Che
ekto
wag
a to
hel
p de
term
ine
the
succ
ess
of t
he c
onse
rvat
ion
effo
rts
in p
lace
and
to
prov
ide
stra
tegi
es fo
r im
prov
emen
ts.
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
8.3.
2 R
ecre
atio
n A
reas
Any
new
and
or
expa
nded
rec
reat
iona
l use
s sh
ould
com
ply
wit
h th
e se
tbac
k an
d ge
nera
l de
sign
gui
delin
es a
s di
scus
sed
abov
e. A
s w
ith
the
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
, ind
ustr
ial,
com
mer
cial
and
res
iden
tial
use
s sh
ould
nev
er b
e al
low
ed w
ithi
n R
ecre
atio
n A
reas
. In
add
itio
n, t
he p
rohi
bite
d us
es li
sted
und
er t
he O
pen
Spac
e Y
ard
shou
ld a
lso
neve
r be
impl
emen
ted
wit
hin
Rec
reat
ion
Are
as.
All
exis
ting
nat
ive
vege
tati
on s
houl
d be
pr
eser
ved
wit
hin
exis
ting
and
pro
pose
d re
crea
tion
al a
reas
and
any
new
and
pla
nted
la
ndsc
aped
are
as s
houl
d in
corp
orat
e na
tive
veg
etat
ion
to in
crea
se th
e be
nefit
s to
wild
life.
R
ecre
atio
nal a
reas
sho
uld
also
inco
rpor
ate
a ba
lanc
e be
twee
n ha
rd s
urfa
ces
(spo
rts
field
s, b
aske
tbal
l and
ten
nis
cour
ts, a
nd p
arki
ng)
wit
h so
ft s
urfa
ces
(tra
ils, v
eget
atio
n an
d pi
cnic
are
as).
Thi
s w
ill h
elp
redu
ce r
unof
f and
bal
ance
hig
h im
pact
are
as w
ith
low
im
pact
pas
sive
are
as t
o al
low
for
the
leas
t am
ount
of d
istu
rban
ce t
o ve
geta
tion
and
w
ildlif
e.
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
8.3.
3 R
esid
enti
al A
reas
New
and
or
expa
nded
res
iden
tial
use
s sh
ould
com
ply
wit
h se
tbac
k an
d ge
nera
l des
ign
guid
elin
es a
s di
scus
sed
abov
e. N
o bu
ildin
g pe
rmit
s sh
ould
be
issu
ed t
o ex
pand
or
rebu
ild e
xist
ing
uses
whi
ch w
ill e
ncro
ach
upon
the
Riv
er B
uffe
r Y
ard
unle
ss it
can
be
show
n th
at e
xist
ing
site
con
stra
ints
req
uire
the
enc
roac
hmen
t up
on t
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d. W
ithi
n R
esid
enti
al A
reas
no
new
indu
stri
al u
ses
are
perm
itte
d.
The
follo
win
g de
sign
gui
delin
es fo
cus
on in
fill o
f one
and
tw
o-fa
mily
hom
es a
nd
smal
l sca
le d
evel
opm
ents
(up
to
4 un
its)
des
igne
d to
refl
ect
the
uniq
ue v
isua
l and
en
viro
nmen
tal c
hara
cter
isti
cs o
f exi
stin
g an
d su
rrou
ndin
g pr
ojec
t ar
ea n
eigh
borh
oods
.�
Tra
diti
onal
sub
divi
sion
s on
exi
stin
g la
rge
trac
ts o
f riv
erfr
ont
land
are
di
scou
rage
d�
New
dev
elop
men
t sh
ould
res
pect
land
use
con
stra
ints
suc
h as
, but
not
lim
ited
to
, the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in, s
oil c
onta
min
atio
n fr
om p
ast
indu
stri
al u
ses
or la
ck o
f pu
blic
sew
er a
nd/o
r w
ater
to
supp
ort
the
amou
nt o
f dev
elop
men
t�
Exi
stin
g pl
ans
for
unco
mpl
eted
sub
divi
sion
s in
the
Pro
ject
Are
a sh
ould
be
reco
nsid
ered
for
mor
e ap
prop
riat
e de
sign
s�
Whe
re h
ighe
r de
nsit
y ho
usin
g is
des
ired
, suc
h as
sen
ior
citi
zen
hous
ing,
it
shou
ld b
e cl
uste
red
or s
tack
ed in
a m
anne
r th
at a
llow
s pu
blic
acc
ess
to a
nd a
long
th
e R
iver
and
sha
ll be
sub
ject
to
the
sam
e m
inim
um o
pen
spac
e re
quir
emen
ts a
s co
mm
erci
al a
nd in
dust
rial
use
s
1
86
Buf
falo
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er G
reen
way
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ion
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mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
�
Build
ing
elev
atio
ns fa
cing
the
Riv
er s
houl
d no
t ex
ceed
3 s
tori
es o
r 40
feet
�
Res
iden
tial
infil
l sho
uld
mai
ntai
n as
muc
h of
the
exi
stin
g ve
geta
tion
as
poss
ible
and
rep
lace
as
muc
h im
pact
ed o
r re
mov
ed v
eget
atio
n as
pos
sibl
e w
ith
com
para
ble
nati
ve v
eget
atio
n w
here
pos
sibl
e�
Veg
etat
ive
buff
ers
shou
ld b
e m
aint
aine
d be
twee
n re
side
ntia
l nei
ghbo
rhoo
ds a
nd
adja
cent
land
use
s to
a m
inim
um 10
0 fe
et a
s di
scus
sed
earl
ier
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
8.3.
4 C
omm
erci
al a
nd I
ndus
tria
l Are
asW
ater
dep
ende
nt a
nd w
ater
enh
ance
d st
ruct
ures
are
enc
oura
ged
thro
ugho
ut t
he
Gre
enw
ay P
roje
ct A
rea,
how
ever
, new
or
expa
nded
use
s sh
ould
com
ply
wit
h se
tbac
k an
d ge
nera
l des
ign
guid
elin
es a
s di
scus
sed
abov
e. B
uild
ing
perm
its
will
not
be
issu
ed
to e
xpan
d or
reb
uild
exi
stin
g no
n-w
ater
dep
ende
nt a
nd n
on-w
ater
enh
ance
d us
es
whi
ch e
ncro
ach
upon
the
req
uire
d R
iver
Buf
fer
and
Ope
n Sp
ace
Yar
ds, u
nles
s as
wit
h th
e re
side
ntia
l are
as, i
t ca
n sh
ow t
hat
exis
ting
sit
e co
nstr
aint
s re
quir
e th
e co
ntin
ued
encr
oach
men
t up
on t
hese
Yar
ds.
The
re a
re t
wo
area
s al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er t
hat
are
alre
ady
heav
ily u
sed
for
indu
stri
al u
se.
The
se t
wo
area
s ar
e fr
om t
he M
ichi
gan
Ave
nue
brid
ge e
ast
to t
he K
athe
rine
Str
eet
Peni
nsul
a an
d th
e no
rth
bank
from
“Red
Jack
et
Peni
nsul
a” e
ast
to B
aile
y A
venu
e.
Whe
n ad
just
men
ts t
o ex
isti
ng c
omm
erci
al a
nd in
dust
rial
are
as t
ake
plac
e, a
s w
ell a
s an
y ne
w d
evel
opm
ent,
the
follo
win
g gu
idel
ines
sho
uld
be fo
llow
ed a
nd in
corp
orat
ed in
to t
he
re-d
esig
n an
d ne
w d
esig
n:�
A m
inim
um o
f 20%
of t
he t
otal
lot
area
sho
uld
be la
ndsc
aped
, thi
s in
clud
es
buff
ers,
set
back
s an
d tr
ail a
reas
, but
doe
s no
t in
clud
e pa
rkin
g lo
ts�
Wat
er-d
epen
dent
use
s th
at r
equi
re b
uild
ing
at t
he s
hore
line
need
to
pres
erve
20
% o
f the
nat
ural
feat
ures
and
/or
prom
ote
publ
ic a
cces
s to
the
gre
ates
t ex
tent
po
ssib
le�
Nat
ive
spec
ies
shou
ld b
e pl
ante
d in
com
mer
cial
and
indu
stri
al a
reas
to
help
na
tura
lize
the
site
into
the
sur
roun
ding
are
a�
Man
icur
ed la
wns
and
land
scap
es s
houl
d be
res
tric
ted
to s
tree
t fr
onta
ge o
nly
for
corp
orat
e or
pub
lic fu
ncti
ons
�
Veg
etat
ive
buff
ers
need
to
be m
aint
aine
d as
dis
cuss
ed a
bove
, 75-
feet
bet
wee
n in
dust
rial
and
com
mer
cial
use
s, a
nd 10
0-fe
et b
etw
een
indu
stri
al a
nd r
esid
enti
al�
Build
ings
nee
d to
be
site
d to
pro
vide
max
imum
vis
ual a
cces
s to
the
wat
erfr
ont
�
No
cont
inuo
us fa
çade
obs
truc
ting
a p
ublic
vie
w o
f the
Riv
er s
houl
d ex
ceed
400
-fe
et in
leng
th�
Whe
reve
r po
ssib
le, b
uild
ings
and
str
uctu
res
shou
ld b
e sc
reen
ed t
o vi
ews
from
th
e R
iver
as
to m
aint
ain
a na
tura
l sho
relin
e ch
arac
ter
from
the
riv
erba
nk�
Uns
ight
ly r
iver
side
tre
atm
ents
faci
ng t
he R
iver
sho
uld
be a
void
ed, s
uch
as b
lank
w
alls
, cha
in-l
ink
and
barb
ed w
ire
fenc
es, b
illbo
ards
and
oth
er fr
ee-s
tand
ing
com
mer
cial
sig
ns�
Secu
rity
fenc
ing
whe
n ne
eded
and
req
uire
d sh
ould
be
scre
ened
wit
h ve
geta
tion
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n P
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Gre
enw
ay I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
�
Park
ing,
sto
rage
and
load
ing
area
s, v
ents
, dum
pste
rs a
nd o
ther
mec
hani
cal
devi
ces
shou
ld b
e si
ted
away
from
pub
lic a
reas
and
vie
ws,
or
if st
ill v
isib
le
need
to
be s
cree
ned
wit
h na
tive
veg
etat
ion
or a
fenc
e de
sign
ed a
nd c
onst
ruct
ed
of m
ater
ials
tha
t ar
e co
nsis
tent
wit
h th
e su
rrou
ndin
g ch
arac
ter
and
natu
ral
envi
ronm
ent
�
In r
iver
side
are
as w
here
pub
lic a
cces
s is
not
feas
ible
, bar
rier
s of
tho
rny
shru
bs
shou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
ove
r se
curi
ty fe
ncin
g fo
r vi
sual
sec
urit
y, if
sec
urit
y fe
ncin
g is
nee
ded
it s
houl
d be
scr
eene
d w
ith
nati
ve v
eget
atio
n�
Whe
n th
e G
reen
way
Tra
il ex
ists
nex
t to
an
occu
pied
bui
ldin
g, t
he b
uild
ing
shou
ld p
rovi
de t
he g
reat
est
poss
ible
vis
ual a
cces
s to
the
tra
il to
pro
vide
vis
ual
surv
eilla
nce
and
secu
rity
of t
rail
user
s
Build
ing F
loor
Are
a R
atio
(FA
R)
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n pe
rtai
ns t
o co
mm
erci
al, i
ndus
tria
l, an
d hi
gh d
ensi
ty
resi
dent
ial b
uild
ings
tha
t oc
cupy
wat
erfr
ont
lots
, par
ticu
larl
y ne
w c
onst
ruct
ion.
�
Build
ing
lots
whe
re t
he b
uild
ings
mai
ntai
n th
e 50
-foo
t R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-fo
ot s
etba
ck r
equi
rem
ent,
as
disc
usse
d in
the
se a
nd t
he 19
96 P
lan
guid
elin
es, s
houl
d ha
ve a
FA
R o
f .75
�
Build
ing
lots
tha
t fo
llow
the
Cit
y re
quir
ed 10
0-fo
ot s
etba
ck s
houl
d ha
ve a
FA
R o
f 1.0
0�
Onc
e an
eas
emen
t has
bee
n gr
ante
d to
the
Cit
y or
non
-pro
fit g
roup
, the
bui
ldin
gs
are
set
back
the
100-
feet
from
the
Riv
er, a
s w
ell a
s se
tbac
k fr
om t
he s
ide
yard
s to
pr
ovid
e ve
geta
ted
buff
ers
and/
or la
ndsc
apin
g as
dis
cuss
ed a
bove
, the
FA
R w
ill
incr
ease
1% fo
r ev
ery
addi
tion
al fo
ot o
f sid
e ya
rd
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
1
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ion
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n P
lan
AP
PE
ND
IX/B
AC
KG
RO
UN
D I
NF
OR
MA
TIO
NA
. EX
IST
ING
GR
EE
NW
AY
RE
SOU
RC
ES
A.1
LA
ND
USE
AN
D Z
ON
ING
A.2
C
RIT
ICA
L EN
VIR
ON
MEN
TA
L FE
AT
UR
ES
AN
D H
ABI
TA
T A
REA
SA
.2.1
V
eget
ativ
e C
over
A.2
.2
Cri
tica
l Are
as: B
ird
ing,
Wet
land
s,
R
are
and
End
ange
red
, Fis
h
Bird
ing
W
etla
nds
R
are
and
Enda
nger
ed P
lant
s an
d W
ildlif
e
Floo
d Z
ones
, Flo
odpl
ains
and
Sho
relin
esA
.3
UT
ILIT
IES
A.4
EN
VIR
ON
MEN
TA
L H
AZ
AR
DS
A.4
.1
Are
as P
rone
to
Flo
odin
g an
d E
rosi
onA
.4.2
Br
ownfi
eld
s in
clud
ing
Haz
ard
ous
W
aste
/Con
tam
inat
ed S
ites
Br
ownfi
elds
A.4
.3
SPD
ES
Per
mit
s
Com
bine
d Se
wer
Ove
rflow
s, In
dust
rial
D
isch
arge
s an
d W
ater
Qua
lity
A.2
.4
Maj
or I
ndus
trie
s
B. P
RO
HIB
ITE
D U
SES
C. P
HY
TO
RE
ME
DIA
TIO
N
D. B
UF
FA
LO
RIV
ER
PA
PE
R S
TR
EE
TS:
A S
TA
TU
S R
EP
OR
T
Feb
ruar
y 20
02, D
raft
2
D.1
EXEC
UT
IVE
SUM
MA
RY
D
.2
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
D
.3
MET
HED
OLO
GY
D
.3.1
W
arra
nty
Dee
d
D.3
.2
Em
inen
t D
omai
n
D.3
.3
Cou
ncil
Res
olut
ion
D
.3.4
Su
bdiv
isio
n/C
over
Map
& C
ity
Cha
rter
D
.4
TH
E PA
PER
ST
REE
TS
D
.4.1
M
ap
D.4
.2
Sum
mar
y
FIG
UR
ES
Figu
re A
.1 -
Floo
dpla
ins
& F
eder
al &
Sta
te W
etla
nds
Figu
re A
.2 -
Site
Map
Sho
win
g E
nvir
onm
enta
l Haz
ards
Figu
re D
.1 - P
aper
Str
eets
1
89
pg. 1
91pg
. 191
pg. 1
95
pg. 2
03pg
. 203
pg. 2
09
pg. 2
13
pg. 2
15
pg. 2
15pg
. 216
pg. 2
16
pg. 2
18
pg. 2
00pg
. 207
pg. 2
18
1
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x A
1
91
A. E
XIS
TIN
G G
RE
EN
WA
Y R
ESO
UR
CE
S T
he fo
llow
ing
lists
and
exp
lain
s so
me
of t
he c
urre
nt la
nd u
ses,
pat
tern
s, c
ultu
ral,
natu
ral a
nd
wild
life
area
s th
roug
hout
the
pro
ject
are
a. T
hese
ele
men
ts a
re im
port
ant
to u
nder
stan
d an
d an
alyz
e fo
r: �
Dev
elop
men
t an
d pl
acem
ent
of t
he G
reen
way
Tra
il�
Est
ablis
hmen
t of
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
, whi
ch m
ay r
equi
re r
ezon
ing
or e
asem
ents
�
Dev
elop
men
t of
com
mer
cial
and
ret
ail a
rea,
und
erst
andi
ng w
here
to
allo
w t
hem
an
d ho
w t
o de
sign
the
m
Ana
lyzi
ng t
his
info
rmat
ion
assi
sted
in t
he d
evel
opm
ent
of t
he 19
96 G
reen
way
Pla
n an
d th
e 20
05 L
ocal
Wat
erfr
ont R
evita
lizat
ion
Plan
(LW
RP)
. A
naly
zing
exi
stin
g co
ndit
ions
has
als
o he
lped
es
tabl
ish
prio
rity
list
s an
d ha
s he
lped
ach
ieve
som
e of
the
pla
ns a
nd r
ecom
men
dati
ons
foun
d in
the
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan,
suc
h as
the
ado
pted
100
foot
set
back
in 2
001,
the
esta
blis
hmen
t an
d de
dica
tion
of T
imes
Bea
ch N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve a
nd t
he p
rogr
ess
on O
ld B
aile
y W
oods
Par
k.
The
follo
win
g da
ta h
as b
een
obta
ined
thr
ough
dig
ital
geo
grap
hic
data
(G
IS)
from
var
ious
loca
l, st
ate
and
fede
ral a
genc
ies
incl
udin
g E
rie
Cou
nty
Wat
er A
utho
rity
and
USD
A N
atur
al R
esou
rces
C
onse
rvat
ion
Serv
ice
(NR
CS)
, the
1996
Gre
enw
ay P
lan,
the
1997
Buf
falo
and
Cay
uga
Cre
eks C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
Stud
y, t
he 20
04 D
raft
Tow
n of
Wes
t Sen
eca
Com
preh
ensiv
e Pla
n, a
nd th
e 199
9 To
wn
of W
est S
enec
a M
unic
ipal
Ope
n Sp
ace a
nd G
reen
way
Pro
tect
ion
Rep
ort.
A.1
LAN
D U
SE A
ND
ZO
NIN
G
R-1
– S
ingl
e-fa
mily
Res
iden
tial
R-2
– T
wo-
fam
ily R
esid
enti
alR
-3 –
Con
dom
iniu
m/T
ownh
ouse
R-4
– M
ediu
m D
ensi
ty H
ousi
ngR
-5 –
Hig
h D
ensi
ty H
ousi
ng/H
otel
C-1
– L
imit
ed/n
eigh
borh
ood
C
omm
erci
al
C-2
– C
omm
erci
alC
M –
Com
mer
cial
Man
ufac
turi
ng
M-1
– L
imit
ed In
dust
rial
M-2
– L
ight
Indu
stri
alM
-3 –
Hea
vy In
dust
rial
PB –
Par
king
Bui
ldin
g
Zoni
ng C
ode a
nd C
lass
ifica
tion
The
follo
win
g da
ta fo
r Bu
ffal
o ha
s be
en o
btai
ned
and
anal
yzed
from
GIS
dat
a as
wel
l as
the
1996
Pl
an.
The
info
rmat
ion
for
Wes
t Se
neca
has
bee
n ob
tain
ed fr
om t
he 19
97 C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
Stu
dy,
and
used
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
by
repr
esen
tati
ves
of e
ach
tow
n, w
hich
has
sin
ce b
een
anal
yzed
and
co
nfirm
ed t
hrou
gh G
IS d
ata
for
this
Pla
n. F
or
curr
ent
land
use
info
rmat
ion
and
map
s re
fere
to
the
Eri
e C
ount
y In
tern
et M
appi
ng P
roje
ct a
t ht
tp:
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ie-g
is.c
o.er
ie.n
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site
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e_he
lp/h
elp.
htm
Buff
alo
Sub-
Dis
tric
tW
hen
anal
yzin
g th
e ar
ea o
f the
Buf
falo
Riv
er
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
it is
mor
e be
nefic
ial t
o lo
ok a
t th
e Su
b-ar
eas
as id
enti
fied
and
desc
ribe
d ea
rlie
r. H
owev
er, t
here
are
sev
eral
dom
inat
ing
zoni
ng fe
atur
es t
hat
are
com
mon
thr
ough
out
th
e pr
ojec
t ar
ea; t
hese
incl
ude
area
s zo
ned
for
indu
stri
al, r
angi
ng fr
om li
ght
limit
ed in
dust
rial
to
hea
vy in
dust
rial
, and
man
y pa
rcel
s of
land
tha
t ar
e cu
rren
tly
vaca
nt.
The
follo
win
g is
info
rmat
ion
pert
aini
ng t
o ea
ch S
ub-A
rea
and
incl
udes
in
form
atio
n on
land
ow
ners
hip,
zon
ing
and
land
va
canc
y:
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
1
92
Inne
r and
Out
er H
arbo
r Sub
-Are
aM
uch
of t
he la
nd in
and
aro
und
the
Inne
r H
arbo
r is
ow
ned
by t
he C
ity
and
is u
nder
de
velo
pmen
t to
enh
ance
pub
lic p
ark
spac
e an
d ac
cess
whi
le e
nhan
cing
sur
roun
ding
co
mm
erci
al d
evel
opm
ent.
The
mai
n us
es a
nd z
onin
g in
clud
e pa
rks
and
recr
eati
on,
com
mer
cial
and
a lo
ng s
ecti
on o
f lan
d ad
jace
nt t
o th
e ri
ver
that
is c
urre
ntly
vac
ant.
T
here
are
thr
ee p
rinc
ipal
land
ow
ners
wit
hin
the
Out
er H
arbo
r; t
hey
incl
ude
the
Cit
y,
the
Coa
st G
uard
and
the
NFT
A w
ho o
wn
mor
e th
an 7
5% o
f the
land
wit
hin
the
Out
er
Har
bor.
Mos
t of
thi
s la
nd is
vac
ant
wit
h a
few
des
igna
ted
park
s in
clud
ing
an a
rea
on t
he
Coa
st G
uard
pro
pert
y, T
imes
Bea
ch N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve, t
he O
uter
Har
bor
Wat
erfr
ont
Tra
il an
d pa
rt o
f the
Sho
relin
e Bi
ke a
nd P
edes
tria
n T
rail.
The
Pie
r Fe
stiv
al G
roun
ds c
onta
ins
the
only
com
mer
cial
str
uctu
re in
the
are
a.
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
Sub
-Are
aT
here
are
sev
eral
diff
eren
t la
nd o
wne
rs, l
and
uses
and
zon
ing
area
s w
ithi
n th
is S
ub-A
rea.
So
me
of t
he m
ain
land
ow
ners
incl
ude
priv
ate
owne
rshi
p an
d in
dust
rial
. T
he n
arro
w
sect
ion
of la
nd, 3
00 fe
et w
ide
on a
vera
ge, f
rom
Mic
higa
n St
reet
Bri
dge
to t
he D
EC
can
oe
laun
ch b
etw
een
the
Riv
er a
nd O
hio
Stre
et is
pri
vate
ly o
wne
d an
d is
dom
inat
ed b
y pa
rkin
g lo
ts.
The
are
a up
stre
am fr
om t
he D
EC
can
oe la
unch
is p
rim
arily
indu
stri
al a
nd
is d
omin
ated
by
grai
n el
evat
ors.
The
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t pe
nins
ula
is b
roke
n up
into
sev
en
indu
stri
al o
wne
rs w
ith
a sm
all 4
.8-a
cre
parc
el a
t th
e so
uthe
ast
tip
owne
d by
the
Cit
y.
The
re a
re s
mal
l poc
kets
of v
acan
t la
nd, h
omes
and
par
cels
thr
ough
out
the
Sub-
Are
a w
ith
som
e su
bsta
ntia
lly la
rge
parc
els
on K
athe
rine
Str
eet
peni
nsul
a w
here
the
act
ive
Con
rail
line
divi
des
the
area
. T
he e
ntir
e ar
ea is
ser
vice
d an
d is
cur
rent
ly z
oned
for
M-1
, M-2
and
M
-3 u
ses.
The
tw
o do
min
atin
g la
nd u
ses
arou
nd T
ifft
and
the
land
sou
th o
f the
Buf
falo
R
iver
wit
hin
this
are
a in
clud
e th
e gr
ain
elev
ator
s, C
argi
ll E
lect
ric,
Am
eric
an, L
ake
&
Rai
l and
Sta
ndar
d, a
nd t
he 2
64-a
cre
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve.
A la
rge
sect
ion
of t
he a
rea
also
incl
udes
the
Con
cret
e C
entr
al P
enin
sula
ow
ned
by C
onra
il. T
he C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
gr
ain
elev
ator
is o
wne
d by
the
Cit
y. T
his
Sub-
Are
a is
als
o do
min
ated
by
acti
ve r
ailr
oad
lines
. D
espi
te t
he fa
ct t
hat
Con
cret
e C
entr
al a
nd C
argi
ll no
long
er fu
ncti
on t
here
is li
ttle
va
cant
land
in t
his
Sub-
Are
a. T
he e
ntir
e ar
ea, i
nclu
ding
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve, i
s zo
ned
as M
-3 a
nd is
com
plet
ely
serv
iced
exc
ept
the
Con
cret
e C
entr
al P
enin
sula
whi
ch is
not
se
rvic
ed b
y se
wer
, wat
er o
r ro
ads.
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-A
rea
In a
ddit
ion
to t
he a
rea
bord
ered
by
acti
ve r
ail c
orri
dors
, the
re a
re t
hree
pri
me
land
ho
lder
s al
ong
the
nort
hern
sid
e of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er.
The
y in
clud
e th
e C
ity,
NFT
A a
nd
the
indu
stri
al la
nd h
olde
r Bu
ffal
o C
olor
Cor
pora
tion
on
the
“Red
Jack
et P
enin
sula
”.
Buff
alo
Col
or C
orpo
rati
on in
clud
es a
19-a
cre
haza
rdou
s w
aste
rem
edia
tion
sit
e. T
he
rem
aini
ng p
arce
ls o
f the
are
a ar
e in
pri
vate
res
iden
tial
ow
ners
hip.
The
re a
re s
ever
al
larg
er s
ecti
ons
of la
nd t
hat
are
eith
er v
acan
t or
not
in a
ctiv
e us
e. T
he e
ntir
e ar
ea is
se
rvic
ed a
nd is
one
of t
he m
ost
dive
rsel
y zo
ned
area
s in
clud
ing
shor
elin
e pa
rcel
s zo
ned
as M
-2 a
nd M
-3, r
esid
enti
al a
reas
all
zone
d as
R-2
and
a t
wo
bloc
k se
ctio
n su
rrou
ndin
g th
e in
ters
ecti
on o
f Sm
ith
Stre
et a
nd S
outh
Par
k zo
ned
as C
-2.
Muc
h of
the
land
on
the
sout
hern
sid
e of
the
Riv
er is
vac
ant,
incl
udin
g th
e 90
-acr
e O
ld R
epub
lic S
teel
sit
e. T
he
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
1
93
dom
inat
ing
rive
rsid
e la
ndow
ners
whe
re t
he la
nd is
n’t
vaca
nt in
clud
e th
e ra
ilroa
ds a
nd
the
Cit
y an
d pr
ivat
e bu
sine
ss o
wne
rs t
o Ba
iley
Ave
nue
who
se u
ses
and
busi
ness
incl
ude
cons
truc
tion
deb
ris
proc
essi
ng a
nd s
alva
ge y
ards
. T
he s
ite
has
unde
rgon
e re
med
iati
on
by t
he D
EC
. The
ent
ire
area
is s
ervi
ced
and
is c
urre
ntly
onl
y zo
ned
for
M-1
and
M-2
use
s.
Sen
eca
Babc
ock
Sub-
Are
aT
here
are
onl
y a
few
sm
all p
ocke
ts o
f vac
ant
land
wit
hin
this
are
a, o
ne o
f the
larg
er
parc
els
lies
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
. R
iver
side
land
ow
ners
incl
ude
the
Cit
y an
d tw
o he
avy
indu
stri
al o
wne
rs, M
obil
Oil
and
PVS
Che
mic
als
on L
ee S
tree
t. T
heir
mai
n la
nd
uses
alo
ng t
he R
iver
incl
ude
chem
ical
man
ufac
turi
ng a
nd o
il st
orag
e. T
here
is a
lso
a Bu
ffal
o Se
wer
Aut
hori
ty p
umpi
ng s
tati
on w
ithi
n th
e ar
ea.
The
ent
ire
area
is fu
lly
serv
iced
and
zon
ed fo
r M
-3 u
ses.
Upp
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
aT
he u
pper
Buf
falo
Riv
er is
dom
inat
ed b
y re
side
ntia
l and
is o
ne o
f the
few
are
as w
ith
park
spa
ce a
djac
ent
to t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
. T
he C
ity
owns
sev
eral
larg
e tr
acts
of l
and
that
ar
e al
so a
djac
ent
to t
he R
iver
. So
me
of t
hese
Cit
y-ow
ned
parc
els
incl
ude
an a
rea
just
ea
st o
f Bai
ley
on t
he n
orth
ban
k, la
nd e
ast
of S
enec
a Br
idge
ext
endi
ng a
long
the
sou
th
bank
, Sta
chow
ski P
ark
and
exte
nsio
n, n
orth
ban
k be
twee
n St
acho
wsk
i Par
k an
d ea
st
to t
he C
ity
line
to a
dep
th o
f 100
-400
feet
, and
a la
rge
parc
el b
etw
een
Paw
nee
Plac
e,
Min
eral
Spr
ings
Roa
d an
d th
e C
onra
il ri
ght-
of-w
ay (
whi
ch is
no
long
er in
use
), o
n th
e so
uth
bank
. So
me
othe
r la
rge
land
hol
ders
incl
ude
Con
rail,
Sou
th O
gden
Est
ates
whi
ch
is a
pri
vate
bus
ines
s, a
nd N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k. T
here
are
sev
eral
are
as o
f vac
ant
land
and
pa
rcel
s in
clud
ing
area
s ad
jace
nt t
o th
e R
iver
, clo
se t
o th
e C
ity
line.
The
are
a up
stre
am
from
Sen
eca
is p
rim
arily
res
iden
tial
and
is z
oned
as
R-2
. So
me
of t
he e
xcep
tion
s w
ithi
n th
is a
rea
incl
ude
the
nort
h ba
nk fr
om S
tach
owsk
i Par
k to
the
Sub
-are
a’s
wes
tern
bor
der
whi
ch is
zon
ed a
s M
-1 a
nd M
-2, a
nd t
he la
nd a
djac
ent
to S
enec
a St
reet
and
the
sou
th
bank
adj
acen
t to
Cit
y la
nd e
ast
of S
enec
a St
reet
are
bot
h zo
ned
as R
-5.
The
ent
ire
area
is s
ervi
ced
exce
pt fo
r th
e C
ity
owne
d pa
rcel
on
the
sout
h ba
nk e
ast
of S
enec
a an
d th
e C
onra
il, S
outh
Ogd
en E
stat
es w
hich
are
not
ser
vice
d by
sew
er o
r w
ater
. N
iaga
ra
Moh
awk
curr
entl
y fo
llow
s th
e C
onra
il ri
ght-
of-w
ay w
ith
pow
er li
nes.
The
ent
ire
area
su
rrou
ndin
g C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek, w
ithi
n Bu
ffal
o, is
dom
inat
ed b
y re
side
ntia
l, m
ainl
y co
nsis
ting
of o
ne a
nd t
wo-
fam
ily h
ouse
s, z
oned
as
R-2
, wit
h on
ly t
wo
area
s zo
ned
as R
-5.
The
se t
wo
area
s in
clud
e C
azen
ovia
Str
eet
at N
orth
Leg
ion
Dri
ve a
nd C
azen
ovia
Str
eet
at C
umbe
rlan
d. T
he d
omin
atin
g fe
atur
e of
the
are
a is
Caz
enov
ia P
ark,
an
Olm
sted
Par
k,
whi
ch C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek r
uns
thro
ugh.
The
ent
ire
area
is s
ervi
ced
and
ther
e is
ver
y lit
tle
vaca
nt p
arce
ls, m
ost
of w
hich
are
vac
ant
hom
es a
nd h
ouse
lots
.
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est
Sene
ca S
ub-D
istr
ict
The
land
use
and
zon
ing
info
rmat
ion
for
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca c
onsi
sts
prim
arily
of
resi
dent
ial a
nd c
omm
erci
al.
It is
mos
t be
nefic
ial t
houg
h to
ana
lyze
the
land
use
and
zon
ing
dire
ctly
adj
acen
t to
eac
h C
reek
to
bett
er u
nder
stan
d th
e im
pact
eac
h us
e an
d zo
ne h
as o
n th
e pu
blic
use
and
env
iron
men
tal h
ealt
h of
the
Cre
eks.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
1
94
C
ayug
a C
reek
Sub
-Are
aW
ithi
n th
e C
ayug
a C
reek
pro
ject
are
a th
ere
are
appr
oxim
atel
y 8
zoni
ng c
lass
ifica
tion
s,
incl
udin
g re
side
ntia
l, co
mm
erci
al, a
nd o
ne u
ndev
elop
ed m
anuf
actu
ring
zon
e, a
long
wit
h se
vera
l com
mun
ity
serv
ices
, and
rec
reat
iona
l/ent
erta
inm
ent
area
s. T
here
are
som
e ar
eas
that
hav
e su
bsta
ntia
l am
ount
s of
vac
ant
land
, eit
her
publ
ic, n
on-r
ecre
atio
nal,
or p
riva
te,
adja
cent
to
Cay
uga
Cre
ek.
The
se a
reas
incl
ude;
25-
acre
s ad
jace
nt t
o JF
K H
igh
Scho
ol
on C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d, 2
5-ac
res
of fo
rmer
rai
lroa
d ri
ght-
of-w
ay c
ross
ing
over
Row
ley
Roa
d, 7
0-ac
res
adja
cent
to
and
sout
hwes
t of
Sti
glm
eier
Par
k on
Los
son
Roa
d, 15
-acr
es
near
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
and
Indi
an R
oad
insi
de t
he r
iver
ben
d, a
nd 5
5-ac
res
that
in
clud
e w
etla
nds
and
arch
aeol
ogic
al r
emai
ns a
t a
stor
mw
ater
ove
rflow
ret
enti
on s
ite
off
of C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d. T
here
is a
lso
an a
ddit
iona
l 75
acre
s of
vac
ant
land
alo
ng In
dian
R
oad
as w
ell a
s ot
her
smal
ler
sect
ions
of l
and
thro
ugho
ut C
heek
tow
aga’
s pr
ojec
t ar
ea.
Wit
hin
the
proj
ect
area
the
re is
lim
ited
pub
lic s
ervi
ce r
ight
-of-
way
s ta
king
up
land
and
C
reek
fron
tage
and
acc
ess.
The
maj
orit
y of
the
pro
ject
are
a is
com
pris
ed o
f res
iden
tial
; ap
prox
imat
ely
85%
of t
he p
roje
ct a
rea
is m
ade
up o
f den
sely
dev
elop
ed r
esid
enti
al
neig
hbor
hood
s an
d st
ruct
ures
wit
h na
rrow
lots
, app
roxi
mat
ely
70-f
eet
wid
e, b
ut d
eep
from
150-
feet
to
300-
feet
long
, usu
ally
wit
h th
e cr
eek
defin
ing
the
back
pro
pert
y lin
e.
Som
e ar
eas
of h
ighe
r de
nsit
y an
d pr
oxim
ity
to t
he c
reek
incl
ude
two
mob
ile h
ome
park
s,
Car
efre
e ne
ar U
nion
and
Los
son
Roa
ds a
nd S
hady
Acr
es n
orth
of O
ld U
nion
Roa
d, a
s w
ell a
s tw
o re
side
ntia
l sub
divi
sion
s, D
anfo
rth
near
Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
and
Indi
an
Roa
d an
d R
owle
y H
ollo
w o
ff o
f Row
ley
Roa
d. C
ayug
a C
reek
has
a s
ubst
anti
ally
gre
ater
pr
opor
tion
of c
omm
erci
al d
evel
opm
ent
than
Buf
falo
Cre
ek, b
oth
in t
erm
s of
per
cent
-are
a an
d th
e nu
mbe
r of
par
cels
. T
he m
ain
com
mer
cial
/indu
stri
al d
istr
icts
are
loca
ted
alon
g se
vera
l mai
n ar
teri
als
incl
udin
g C
linto
n St
reet
nea
r H
arle
m R
oad,
Uni
on R
oad
near
W
illia
m S
tree
t an
d w
ithi
n th
e vi
cini
ty o
f Com
o Pa
rk B
oule
vard
and
Ben
nett
and
Indi
an
Roa
ds.
The
cre
ek a
lso
pass
es t
hrou
gh o
ne m
anuf
actu
ring
zon
e ea
st o
f Ind
ian
Roa
d no
rth
of R
owle
y R
oad.
B
uffa
lo C
reek
Sub
-Are
aW
ithi
n th
e Bu
ffal
o C
reek
pro
ject
are
a th
ere
are
seve
ral d
iffer
ent
land
use
s an
d zo
ning
cl
assi
ficat
ions
. T
he m
ajor
ity
of t
he p
roje
ct a
rea,
app
roxi
mat
ely
85%
, is
dens
ely
deve
lope
d re
side
ntia
l. It
has
a g
reat
er p
ropo
rtio
n of
res
iden
tial
lots
tha
n C
heek
tow
aga,
bo
th in
ter
ms
of p
erce
nt a
rea
and
num
ber
of p
arce
ls, y
et a
re c
onfig
ured
the
sam
e w
ay
in t
erm
s of
wid
th a
nd d
epth
. So
me
of t
he r
esid
enti
al a
reas
wit
h hi
gher
den
sity
and
gr
eate
r im
pact
s on
Buf
falo
Cre
ek in
clud
e on
e m
obile
hom
e pa
rk n
ear
Old
Uni
on R
oad
and
Fren
ch R
oad,
and
thr
ee r
esid
enti
al s
ubdi
visi
ons,
Lex
ingt
on G
reen
off
Min
eral
Sp
ring
s R
oad,
an
unna
med
sub
divi
sion
off
Sen
eca
Cre
ek R
oad,
and
the
Cas
imer
Str
eet
subd
ivis
ion
off C
linto
n St
reet
nea
r Bu
ffal
o’s
Cit
y lin
e. T
here
is a
lso
a la
rge
sett
lem
ent
know
n as
Ebe
neze
r in
the
vic
init
y of
Clin
ton,
Uni
on a
nd In
dian
Chu
rch
Roa
ds.
The
onl
y ag
ricu
ltur
al la
nds
exis
t in
an
area
kno
wn
as “G
arde
nvill
e” in
the
vic
init
y of
Clin
ton
and
Fren
ch R
oads
, as
wel
l as
com
mer
cial
nur
seri
es, a
nd s
ever
al h
undr
ed a
cres
of s
traw
berr
y fie
lds
that
abu
t Bu
ffal
o C
reek
for
seve
ral t
hous
ands
of f
eet.
The
rem
aini
ng la
nd w
ithi
n th
e pr
ojec
t ar
ea is
com
mer
cial
and
/or
man
ufac
turi
ng/in
dust
rial
, and
som
e sm
all v
acan
t pa
rcel
s to
talin
g co
nsid
erab
ly le
ss la
nd t
han
Che
ekto
wag
a’s
vaca
nt la
nd.
Som
e of
the
m
ajor
man
ufac
turi
ng d
istr
icts
are
loca
ted
in t
he a
rea
of M
iner
al S
prin
gs R
oad
and
Indi
an
chur
ch R
oad,
and
the
are
a w
est
of t
he N
YS
Thr
uway
. T
he m
ain
com
mer
cial
dis
tric
ts r
un
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
1
95
perp
endi
cula
r to
the
cre
ek a
long
roa
ds t
hat
cros
s ov
er t
he c
reek
suc
h as
Har
lem
Roa
d,
Tra
nsit
Roa
d an
d So
uthg
ate
Plaz
a al
ong
Uni
on R
oad.
The
re a
re a
ppro
xim
atel
y 90
-ac
res
of s
ubst
anti
al v
acan
t la
nd fo
und
wit
h th
e W
est
Sene
ca p
roje
ct a
rea.
Fiv
e pa
rcel
s,
appr
oxim
atel
y 10
-acr
es e
ach,
are
wit
hin
the
vici
nity
of t
he B
uffa
lo C
reek
and
Cay
uga
Cre
ek c
onflu
ence
, and
four
par
cels
, app
roxi
mat
ely
10-a
cres
eac
h, in
the
vic
init
y of
C
linto
n St
reet
and
Uni
on R
oad.
C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea
The
land
use
s an
d zo
ning
wit
hin
the
Buff
alo
Cre
ek p
roje
ct a
rea
are
very
sim
ilar
to t
hose
w
ithi
n th
e C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek p
roje
ct a
rea.
The
maj
orit
y of
the
pro
ject
are
a is
dom
inat
ed
by d
ense
res
iden
tial
wit
h se
vera
l str
ong,
hig
hly
succ
essf
ul a
nd h
ighl
y us
ed c
omm
erci
al
sect
ions
. T
he d
omin
atin
g co
mm
erci
al c
ente
r is
the
Sou
thga
te P
laza
, the
mai
n an
chor
of
the
busi
ness
dis
tric
t on
Uni
on R
oad,
whi
ch h
as a
var
iety
of s
hops
, ser
vice
s an
d ov
er 10
0 of
fice
and
reta
il te
nant
s. T
here
is a
rai
lroa
d/N
iaga
ra M
ohaw
k co
rrid
or t
hat
cros
ses
over
th
e pr
ojec
t ar
ea.
The
re is
als
o a
stro
ng c
ore
of in
dust
rial
use
bet
wee
n Po
tter
s R
oad
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
clo
se t
o th
e Bu
ffal
o ci
ty li
ne.
A la
rge
sect
ion
of la
nd a
roun
d E
ast
and
Wes
t R
oads
, kno
wn
as t
he W
est
Sene
ca D
evel
opm
enta
l Cen
ter,
is c
urre
ntly
use
d fo
r go
vern
men
t/pu
blic
use
. T
here
are
als
o so
me
smal
ler
parc
els
of la
nd a
djac
ent
to t
he C
reek
th
at a
rea
also
use
d fo
r go
vern
men
t/pu
blic
use
. T
he p
roje
ct a
rea
arou
nd C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek
is s
light
ly d
iffer
ent
from
tha
t su
rrou
ndin
g Bu
ffal
o C
reek
in t
hat
ther
e ar
e m
ore
park
s su
rrou
ndin
g C
azen
ovia
tha
n Bu
ffal
o C
reek
, inc
ludi
ng a
sec
tion
of l
and
adja
cent
to
the
cree
k kn
own
as W
est
Sene
ca’s
Soc
cer
Com
plex
.
A.2
CR
ITIC
AL
ENV
IRO
NM
ENT
AL
FEA
TU
RES
AN
D H
ABI
TA
T A
REA
S
Add
itio
nal i
nfor
mat
ion
abou
t th
e en
viro
nmen
tal c
ondi
tion
s of
the
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
can
be
foun
d in
the
20
05 B
uffa
lo R
iver
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Plan
(R
AP)
Sta
tus
Rep
ort
Upd
ate.
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n pe
rtai
ns t
o so
me
of
the
uniq
ue a
nd c
riti
cal e
nvir
onm
enta
l fea
ture
s th
at e
xist
wit
h in
the
pro
ject
are
a. T
hese
fe
atur
es in
clud
e un
ique
rip
aria
n an
d ri
veri
ne
habi
tats
as
wel
l as
som
e un
ique
and
thr
eate
ned
spec
ies
that
hav
e be
en id
enti
fied
in s
ome
of t
he
vege
tati
ve h
abit
ats,
par
ticu
larl
y th
e w
etla
nd a
reas
su
rrou
ndin
g La
ke E
rie
and
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
The
fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion
is p
rovi
ded
for
assi
stan
ce w
ith
prio
riti
zing
land
to
cons
erve
, zon
ing
and
deve
lopm
ent
deci
sion
-mak
ing,
and
sup
port
cle
anup
of a
ny b
row
nfiel
d an
d co
ntam
inat
ed s
ites
th
at e
xist
wit
hin
thes
e cr
itic
al e
nvir
onm
enta
l fea
ture
s.
A.2
.1 –
Veg
etat
ive
Cov
erW
hile
muc
h of
the
Pro
ject
Are
a w
ithi
n th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo s
urro
undi
ng t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
co
nsis
ts o
f ind
ustr
ial a
nd u
rban
dev
elop
men
t, li
ttle
veg
etat
ive
cove
r, e
spec
ially
any
hi
stor
ical
veg
etat
ion,
rem
ains
. H
owev
er, s
ome
of t
he li
mit
ed v
eget
ativ
e ar
eas
that
do
rem
ain
incl
ude
som
e of
the
mos
t un
ique
veg
etat
ive
habi
tats
and
cov
ers.
Thi
s ve
geta
tive
co
ver
prov
ides
impo
rtan
t ha
bita
t fo
r w
ildlif
e, in
clud
ing
som
e th
reat
ened
spe
cies
rar
e in
th
e ar
ea.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
1
96
Buff
alo
Sub-
Dis
tric
tT
here
are
sev
eral
dom
inat
ing
vege
tati
ve fe
atur
es o
f the
Buf
falo
Riv
er.
The
se in
clud
e a
dom
inan
ce o
f inv
asiv
e sp
ecie
s, p
rim
arily
Japa
nese
kno
twee
d, t
rans
itio
nal fi
elds
, wet
land
ha
bita
ts a
nd fo
rest
are
as.
Eac
h Su
b-A
rea
how
ever
, has
uni
que
vege
tati
ve fe
atur
es.
The
fo
llow
ing
is in
form
atio
n pe
rtai
ning
to
each
Sub
-Are
a:
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
Sub
-Are
aT
rans
itio
nal fi
elds
and
em
erge
nt w
oodl
ands
exi
st a
t th
e so
uthe
rn e
nd o
f the
K
athe
rine
Str
eet
peni
nsul
a. O
ld p
iling
s th
at s
till
rem
ain
off s
hore
of t
he n
orth
ba
nk o
f the
Riv
er a
re a
lso
crit
ical
for
prov
idin
g vi
tal h
abit
at fo
r w
ater
fow
l su
ch a
s he
ron,
sho
re b
irds
and
fish
. T
he a
rea
is a
lso
dom
inat
ed b
y th
e hi
ghly
in
vasi
ve Ja
pane
se k
notw
eed
whi
ch c
an d
amag
e flo
od d
efen
se s
truc
ture
s, r
educ
e bi
odiv
ersi
ty b
y ou
t-sh
adin
g na
tive
veg
etat
ion,
ove
rtak
e an
d re
duce
acc
ess
to
rive
rban
ks fo
r re
crea
tion
al u
se a
s w
ell a
s en
viro
nmen
tal c
lean
up a
nd in
spec
tion
, in
crea
sed
flood
ing
from
dea
d st
ems
from
the
inva
sive
pla
nt w
ashi
ng in
to t
he
Riv
er.
Rem
oval
of t
he p
lant
can
cau
se in
crea
sed
soil
eros
ion
espe
cial
ly in
are
as
whe
re it
has
est
ablis
hed
subs
tant
ial s
tand
s in
rip
aria
n ar
eas,
and
it c
an b
e hi
ghly
ex
pens
ive
to t
reat
and
elim
inat
e. M
uch
of t
he a
rea
sout
h of
the
Riv
er a
roun
d T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
is c
hara
cter
ized
wit
h tr
ansi
tion
al fi
elds
. H
owev
er, t
his
area
of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er h
as s
ome
of t
he m
ost
dive
rse
vege
tati
ve c
over
and
hab
itat
ar
eas.
The
re is
a 7
5-ac
re c
atta
il m
arsh
, sm
all f
resh
wat
er p
onds
, old
est
ablis
hed
field
s, fo
rest
ed s
wam
p ar
eas,
and
shr
ubla
nd a
reas
. C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
pen
insu
la
also
pro
vide
s on
e of
the
larg
er e
xpan
ses
of h
abit
at a
reas
tha
t is
sur
roun
ded
by
the
Riv
er p
rovi
ding
the
mos
t w
ater
fron
t ac
cess
and
aqu
atic
and
hab
itat
are
as.
The
fact
tha
t th
e pe
nins
ula
is c
urre
ntly
uns
ervi
ced
by r
oads
hel
ps t
o en
sure
the
pr
otec
tion
and
div
ersi
ty o
f the
are
as v
eget
ativ
e co
ver
and
habi
tat.
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-A
rea
Are
a w
ithi
n th
e V
alle
y co
mm
unit
y, p
rim
arily
at
the
foot
of S
mit
h St
reet
con
tain
s a
stri
p of
floo
dpla
in fo
rest
, a s
mal
l wet
land
are
a as
wel
l as
larg
er a
reas
of
tran
siti
onal
fiel
ds.
Whi
le m
uch
of th
e fo
rmer
90-
acre
Rep
ublic
Ste
el s
ite
is b
arre
n fo
rm t
he s
hore
line
to t
he t
op o
f the
sit
e, t
here
is a
floo
dpla
in fo
rest
of m
atur
e bl
ack
will
ows
wit
h a
thic
k an
d he
alth
y un
ders
tory
of e
lder
berr
y, m
ulbe
rry
and
vari
ous
othe
r sh
rubs
tha
t ex
ists
on
parc
els
to t
he w
est
of B
aile
y A
venu
e. A
he
alth
y em
erge
nt c
atta
il m
arsh
is a
lso
foun
d of
f the
sho
relin
e w
ithi
n a
sect
ion
of
this
are
a, d
espi
te fi
lling
act
ivit
ies
that
hap
pen
alon
g th
e R
iver
in t
his
area
tha
t im
pact
s lo
w-l
ying
aqu
atic
hab
itat
are
as.
Sene
ca B
abco
ck S
ub-A
rea
Mos
t of
thi
s ar
ea c
onsi
sts
of in
dust
rial
dev
elop
men
t w
ith
seve
ral c
hem
ical
st
orag
e ta
nks
alon
g th
e R
iver
for
Mob
il O
il an
d PV
S C
hem
ical
s. T
here
are
som
e sm
alle
r se
ctio
ns o
f tra
nsit
iona
l fiel
ds w
ith
patc
hes
of w
oodl
and
area
s lo
cate
d on
C
ity
land
to
the
east
ern
side
of t
he S
ub-a
rea.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
1
97
Upp
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Caz
enov
ia C
orri
dor S
ub-A
rea
Thi
s ar
ea is
a u
niqu
e pi
ece
of la
nd a
s it
enc
ompa
sses
the
con
fluen
ce o
f the
Buf
falo
R
iver
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
. A
s a
resu
lt o
f thi
s an
d an
incr
ease
d am
ount
of
resi
dent
ial w
ithi
n th
is a
rea
vers
us t
he p
revi
ousl
y se
en in
dust
rial
use
s on
pie
ces
of la
nd d
owns
trea
m o
n th
e R
iver
, muc
h of
the
sho
relin
e is
nat
ural
ly v
eget
ated
. T
here
is a
uni
que
isla
nd w
etla
nd h
abit
at e
ast
of S
enec
a St
reet
. T
his
area
incl
udes
a
high
und
ercu
t ba
nk w
hich
has
a h
igh
num
ber
of b
ank
swal
low
s. T
here
are
tw
o la
rge
area
s of
floo
dpla
in fo
rest
sou
th o
f the
Riv
er.
One
sec
tion
is t
he C
ount
y-ow
ned
Sene
ca B
luff
s, t
he o
ther
is o
n th
e So
uth
Ogd
en E
stat
es la
nd e
ast
of P
awne
e Pl
ace.
Bot
h ar
eas
are
dom
inat
ed b
y bl
ack
will
ows;
how
ever
the
und
erst
ory
is
bein
g ta
ken
over
by
the
high
ly in
vasi
ve Ja
pane
se k
notw
eed.
Caz
enov
ia P
ark,
w
hich
tak
es u
p m
ost
of C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
s it
flow
s th
roug
h Bu
ffal
o, is
a g
room
ed
park
dom
inat
ed b
y la
wn
area
s, e
spec
ially
the
gol
f cou
rse
that
exi
sts
wit
hin
the
park
. T
he r
emai
ning
land
wit
hin
this
Sub
-are
a is
all
resi
dent
ial,
wit
h m
ore
man
icur
ed s
ubur
ban
land
scap
es a
nd t
rees
and
a h
igh
amou
nt o
f mow
ed la
wn
area
s.
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est S
enec
a Su
b-D
istr
ict
The
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est
Sene
ca S
ub-D
istr
ict
is d
omin
ated
by
subu
rban
law
ns,
man
icur
ed la
ndsc
ape
and
com
mer
cial
dis
tric
ts w
ith
limit
ed, i
f any
div
ersi
ty in
veg
etat
ive
type
s. T
he fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion
look
s at
eac
h in
divi
dual
cre
ek a
nd S
ub-A
rea:
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea
Mos
t of
the
Pro
ject
Are
a in
Che
ekto
wag
a is
sub
urba
n an
d co
mm
erci
al w
ith
larg
e ex
pans
es o
f law
n an
d gr
oom
ed la
ndsc
apin
g. H
owev
er t
here
are
larg
e se
ctio
ns
of w
oodl
and
cove
r as
wel
l as
som
e la
rge
cont
inuo
us a
reas
of fl
oodp
lain
fore
st
and
som
e sm
alle
r st
ands
of fl
oodp
lain
fore
st w
ith
mat
ure
unde
rsto
ry v
eget
atio
n.
Som
e of
the
larg
er a
reas
of w
oodl
and
and
flood
plai
n fo
rest
cov
er in
clud
e th
e R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve, w
hich
is d
esig
nate
d as
a S
tate
Uni
que
Are
a by
th
e N
YS
DE
C, S
tigl
mei
er P
ark
owne
d by
the
Tow
n of
Che
ekto
wag
a, H
awth
orne
Fo
rest
whi
ch is
nor
th o
f Row
ley
Roa
d ea
st o
f Ind
ian
Roa
d bo
rder
ing
Dep
ew, t
he
55-a
cre
Cay
uga
Cre
ek N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve o
wne
d by
the
Tow
n of
Che
ekto
wag
a of
f C
ayug
a C
reek
Roa
d, a
s w
ell a
s a
25-a
cre
parc
el o
f woo
dlan
ds a
djac
ent
to JF
K
Hig
h Sc
hool
.
Buffa
lo C
reek
Sub
-Are
aM
ost
of t
he P
roje
ct A
rea
wit
hin
Wes
t Se
neca
is s
imila
r to
Che
ekto
wag
a w
ith
muc
h of
the
veg
etat
ive
cove
r co
nsis
ting
of s
ubur
ban
law
ns a
nd g
room
ed
land
scap
ing.
The
re a
re a
lso
a la
rge
num
ber
of fa
rms
adja
cent
to
Buff
alo
Cre
ek
alon
g C
linto
n St
reet
. So
me
of t
he la
rger
are
as o
f woo
dlan
d an
d flo
odpl
ain
fore
st
cove
r ar
e lo
cate
d w
ithi
n th
e vi
cini
ty o
f the
Buf
falo
Cre
ek a
nd C
ayug
a C
reek
co
nflue
nce,
the
oxb
ow n
ear
Clin
ton
Stre
et, a
s di
scus
sed
earl
ier
in S
ecti
on II
G
reen
way
Pla
nnin
g Hist
ory,
and
som
e sm
alle
r lin
ear
stri
ps a
djac
ent
to t
he C
reek
w
here
res
iden
tial
lots
are
not
fully
dev
elop
ed o
r cl
eare
d of
exi
stin
g ve
geta
tion
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
1
98
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
aT
he a
rea
surr
ound
ing
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
is a
lso
dom
inat
ed b
y su
burb
an la
wns
and
gr
oom
ed la
ndsc
apin
g. T
here
are
sev
eral
larg
e ex
pans
es o
f ope
n ar
eas
wit
h na
tura
l sh
ore
habi
tats
and
fore
st a
rea
adja
cent
to
the
Cre
ek.
The
larg
est
expa
nse
of
area
is b
etw
een
Mill
Roa
d an
d T
rans
it R
oad
and
cons
ists
of f
ores
t co
ver,
mat
ure
unde
rsto
ry a
nd fl
oodp
lain
sec
tion
s.
A.2
.2
Cri
tica
l Are
as: B
ird
ing,
Wet
land
s, R
are
and
End
ange
red
, Fis
h H
abit
at
Bird
ing
The
re a
re t
wo
sign
ifica
nt b
irdi
ng a
reas
wit
hin
the
Buff
alo
proj
ect
area
, the
se in
clud
e T
imes
Bea
ch N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve a
nd T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
. A
s a
resu
lt o
f its
div
erse
ve
geta
tive
cov
er a
nd h
abit
at a
nd is
olat
ion
from
acc
ess
and
deve
lopm
ent,
Con
cret
e C
entr
al is
als
o em
ergi
ng a
s a
sign
ifica
nt fe
atur
e w
ith
the
incr
easi
ng n
umbe
rs o
f ph
easa
nts
and
the
enda
nger
ed p
ereg
rine
falc
on.
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n pe
rtai
ns t
o th
e tw
o de
sign
ated
sig
nific
ant
bird
ing
area
s, T
imes
Bea
ch a
nd T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
s:
Tim
es B
each
Nat
ure P
rese
rve
Alt
houg
h th
e ar
ea is
man
-mad
e, it
is o
ne o
f the
few
siz
eabl
e w
etla
nd a
reas
alo
ng
the
New
Yor
k sh
orel
ine
of L
ake
Eri
e an
d is
a h
ighl
y im
port
ant
bird
ing
area
, ly
ing
on t
he N
orth
Am
eric
an A
tlan
tic
flyw
ay fo
r m
igra
tory
bir
ds.
The
var
iety
of
hab
itat
s an
d ec
olog
ical
com
mun
itie
s at
trac
ts a
div
ersi
ty o
f spe
cies
tha
t ar
e un
usua
l in
the
regi
on e
spec
ially
for
an u
rban
are
a (C
oast
al F
ish
and
Wild
life
Rat
ing
Form
1987
).
Tifft
Far
m N
atur
e Pre
serv
eT
he u
niqu
e ha
bita
ts w
ithi
n T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
als
o su
ppor
t a
larg
e qu
anti
ty
and
dive
rsit
y of
bir
ds, p
arti
cula
rly
in a
n ur
ban
area
. So
me
of t
he c
omm
on
bird
s ne
stin
g in
the
are
a in
clud
e pi
ed-b
illed
gre
be, g
reen
-bac
ked
hero
n, t
he
leas
t bi
tter
n (a
spe
cies
of s
peci
al c
once
rn),
Am
eric
an b
itte
rn, m
alla
rd, b
lue-
win
ged
teal
, Can
ada
gees
e, V
irgi
nia
rail,
sor
a, c
omm
on m
oorh
en, A
mer
ican
co
ot, A
mer
ican
woo
dcoc
k, s
pott
ed s
andp
iper
, mar
sh w
ren,
will
ow fl
ycat
cher
, co
mm
on-y
ello
w t
hroa
t, s
wam
p sp
arro
w, r
ed-w
inge
d bl
ackb
ird,
and
rin
g-ne
cked
ph
easa
nt.
Blac
k-cr
owne
d ni
ght
hero
ns c
an a
lso
be fo
und
in t
he a
rea
duri
ng
nest
ing
seas
on.
Dur
ing
mig
rati
on w
ater
fow
l, sh
ore
bird
s an
d he
ron
can
all b
e fo
und
in t
he a
rea
incl
udin
g th
e th
reat
ened
osp
rey
(Coa
stal
Fis
h an
d W
ildlif
e R
atin
g Fo
rm 19
87).
Wet
land
sT
here
are
sev
eral
wet
land
are
as w
ithi
n th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo P
roje
ct A
rea
clas
sifie
d bo
th a
s st
ate
wet
land
s, b
y N
YS
DE
C a
nd fe
dera
l wet
land
s cl
assi
fied
by t
he U
S Fi
sh a
nd W
ildlif
e Se
rvic
e (U
SFW
S) t
hrou
gh t
heir
Nat
iona
l Wet
land
s In
vent
ory.
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er it
self
from
just
eas
t of
Sen
eca
Stre
et, a
t Pa
wne
e, a
ll th
e w
ay d
owns
trea
m t
o th
e m
outh
of t
he
Riv
er is
cla
ssifi
ed a
s a
wet
land
by
the
USF
WS.
The
follo
win
g de
scri
bes,
in g
reat
er d
etai
l, th
e Su
b-ar
eas
whe
re w
etla
nds
have
bee
n cl
assi
fied
(Fig
ure A
.1, pa
ge 20
0):
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
1
99
Inne
r and
Out
er H
arbo
r Sub
-Are
aT
imes
Bea
ch N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve, i
nclu
ding
the
mou
th o
f the
Buf
falo
Riv
er is
the
la
rges
t se
ctio
n w
ithi
n th
is a
rea
clas
sifie
d as
a w
etla
nd b
oth
by t
he N
YS
DE
C
and
by t
he U
SFW
S. T
here
are
sev
eral
oth
er s
mal
l poc
kets
of w
etla
nds
clas
sifie
d by
USF
WS
thro
ugho
ut t
his
area
incl
udin
g a
smal
l sec
tion
wit
hin
the
natu
ral
chan
nel i
n th
e N
FTA
Out
er H
arbo
r, a
larg
er a
rea
at t
he S
mal
l Boa
t H
arbo
r as
wel
l as
the
bre
ak w
alls
wit
hin
the
Lake
.
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
Sub
-Are
aM
uch
of t
his
area
, pri
mar
ily T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
, is
clas
sifie
d as
wet
land
s, b
oth
by N
YS
DE
C a
nd b
y th
e U
SFW
S. T
he 7
5-ac
re m
arsh
wit
hin
Tiff
t is
par
t of
the
w
etla
nd d
esig
nati
on a
s w
ell a
s tw
o w
etla
nd a
reas
bor
deri
ng T
ifft
on t
he s
outh
an
d ea
st.
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea
Wit
hin
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d th
e C
ayug
a C
reek
Pro
ject
Are
a th
ere
are
seve
ral
USF
WS
desi
gnat
ed w
etla
nd a
reas
. M
ost
of t
hese
are
as e
xist
wit
hin
the
flood
plai
n fo
rest
are
as a
s lis
ted
in t
he v
eget
ativ
e co
ver
sect
ion
earl
ier
on p
age
195.
The
larg
est
wet
land
are
as, w
hich
are
als
o cl
assi
fied
as N
YS
DE
C w
etla
nds,
ar
e lo
cate
d w
ithi
n R
eins
tein
Woo
ds N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve.
The
re is
als
o a
larg
e ar
ea
desi
gnat
ed a
s bo
th a
USF
WS
and
a N
YS
DE
C w
etla
nd o
n T
own
of C
heek
tow
aga
land
adj
acen
t to
Cay
uga
Cre
ek n
orth
of R
owle
y R
oad.
Buffa
lo C
reek
Sub
-Are
aBu
ffal
o C
reek
in W
est
Sene
ca h
as s
ever
al s
mal
ler
wet
land
are
as.
The
re a
re n
o N
YS
DE
C d
esig
nate
d w
etla
nds
alon
g th
e C
reek
or
surr
ound
ing
area
. T
he o
nly
USF
WS
desi
gnat
ed w
etla
nd is
the
Oxb
ow a
rea.
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
aT
here
are
sev
eral
USF
WS
desi
gnat
ed w
etla
nds
alon
g C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek w
ithi
n W
est
Sene
ca.
The
larg
est
wet
land
are
a is
just
to
the
wes
t of
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge’s
m
ain
cam
pus,
on
Hou
ghto
n C
olle
ge p
rope
rty.
The
sec
ond
larg
est
wet
land
is
dow
nstr
eam
from
her
e, ju
st t
o th
e ea
st o
f Orc
hard
par
k R
oad.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
00Figu
re A
.1
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
01
Rar
e an
d En
dang
ered
Pla
nts
and
Wild
life
The
re a
re s
ever
al t
hrea
tene
d sp
ecie
s, p
rim
arily
bir
ds, t
hat
have
bee
n id
enti
fied
as b
eing
w
ithi
n th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Pro
ject
Are
a. M
any
of t
hese
spe
cies
hav
e be
en s
pott
ed a
t T
imes
Be
ach
and
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ves.
The
se in
clud
e th
e os
prey
whi
ch is
list
ed o
n th
e N
ew
Yor
k T
hrea
tene
d Sp
ecie
s lis
t, a
s w
ell a
s tw
o sp
ecie
s of
spe
cial
con
cern
wit
hin
New
Yor
k,
the
leas
t bi
tter
n an
d Je
fers
on’s
sal
aman
der.
The
leas
t bi
tter
n an
d Je
fers
on’s
sal
aman
der
have
bee
n ob
serv
ed w
ithi
n T
ifft,
whi
le t
he e
ndan
gere
d pe
regr
ine
falc
on h
as b
een
seen
on
the
Con
cret
e C
entr
al P
enin
sula
. A
ny o
ld g
row
th fl
oodp
lain
fore
st s
houl
d be
pro
tect
ed.
Som
e of
the
Sta
te-r
anke
d ra
re a
nd u
ncom
mon
spe
cies
tha
t ar
e in
habi
tati
ng o
r co
uld
pote
ntia
lly in
habi
t po
rtio
ns o
f the
Pro
ject
Are
as w
ithi
n C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Se
neca
in
clud
e fo
ur m
ollu
sks,
and
one
fish
(C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
Stu
dy 19
97).
The
New
Yor
k N
atur
al H
erita
ge P
rogr
am R
are P
lant
List
, Jun
e 20
05, l
ists
sev
eral
pla
nts
that
ar
e id
enti
fied
as b
eing
con
firm
ed, p
roba
ble
or p
ossi
ble
thro
ugho
ut E
rie
Cou
nty
as
enda
nger
ed, t
hrea
tene
d, r
are,
exp
loit
ably
vul
nera
ble
or u
npro
tect
ed.
Man
y of
the
se
plan
ts c
an b
e fo
und
thro
ugho
ut t
he P
roje
ct A
reas
wit
hin
Buff
alo,
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca.
Floo
d Z
ones
, Flo
odpl
ains
and
Sho
relin
esW
ithi
n Bu
ffal
o, t
he a
reas
imm
edia
tely
sur
roun
ding
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
re d
omin
ated
by
flood
plai
n. E
spec
ially
nea
r th
e co
nflue
nce
of C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
nd t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
. M
uch
of t
he a
rea
is a
lso
char
acte
rize
d w
ith
arm
ored
and
alt
ered
sho
relin
es a
long
the
R
iver
. C
ayug
a, B
uffa
lo a
nd C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek a
re a
lso
dom
inat
ed b
y flo
odpl
ain
area
s.
Mos
t of
the
land
dir
ectl
y ad
jace
nt t
o ea
ch C
reek
is w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
wit
h la
rger
poc
kets
of fl
oodp
lain
are
as w
here
the
Cre
eks
bend
. T
he fo
llow
ing
incl
udes
de
taile
d in
form
atio
n re
gard
ing
the
land
scap
e ch
arac
ter
of e
ach
Sub-
area
(Fi
gure
A.1,
page
20
0).
Inne
r and
Out
er H
arbo
r Sub
-Are
aT
here
are
sev
eral
are
as w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
incl
udin
g se
vera
l are
as
wit
hin
the
NFT
A O
uter
Har
bor
land
, pri
mar
ily a
djac
ent
to t
he w
ater
inle
t th
at e
xist
s on
the
sit
e. T
he o
ther
tw
o ar
eas
that
are
sit
uate
d w
ith
the
100-
year
flo
odpl
ain
incl
ude
the
smal
l boa
t ha
rbor
and
Tim
es B
each
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
.
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
Sub
-Are
aW
ithi
n th
is a
rea
the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in e
xten
ds a
ppro
xim
atel
y 50
to
100
feet
in
land
alo
ng a
sec
tion
of l
and
betw
een
the
Mic
higa
n an
d O
hio
Stre
et b
ridg
es.
The
100-
year
floo
dpla
in a
lso
incl
udes
a s
ecti
on o
n th
e so
uthe
ast
and
wes
t co
rner
s of
the
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t pe
nins
ula.
Muc
h of
the
sho
relin
e in
thi
s ar
ea is
sta
biliz
ed,
to p
reve
nt e
rosi
on, w
ith
stee
l she
etin
g an
d/or
rip
rap.
Mos
t of
Tiff
t N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve, e
xcep
t fo
r th
e m
ound
ed fi
lled
area
, is
in t
he 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
. T
he
east
ern
half
of t
he C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
Pen
insu
la is
par
t of
the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in.
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-A
rea
A s
mal
l sec
tion
of l
and
dire
ctly
adj
acen
t to
the
Riv
er in
the
wes
tern
sid
e of
the
Su
b-ar
ea is
wit
hin
the
100-
foot
floo
dpla
in.
Thi
s pi
ece
of la
nd r
uns
para
llel t
o
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
02
Sout
h Pa
rk, s
tart
s at
the
Riv
er a
nd e
xten
ds t
o an
inac
tive
rai
lroa
d be
rm.
“Red
Ja
cket
Pen
insu
la h
as a
sm
all s
ecti
on o
f lan
d di
rect
ly a
djac
ent
to t
he R
iver
tha
t is
w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
, the
res
t of
the
pen
insu
la is
wit
hin
the
500-
year
flo
odpl
ain.
A s
mal
l nar
row
sec
tion
of l
and
sout
h of
the
Riv
er in
the
wes
tern
se
ctio
n of
thi
s ar
ea is
wit
hin
the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in.
Oth
er s
ecti
ons
of t
he
area
, pri
mar
ily t
he e
aste
rn s
ide
of t
he s
ub-a
rea
adja
cent
to
Baile
y A
venu
e, a
re
wit
hin
the
500-
year
floo
dpla
in, w
here
the
floo
dpla
in fo
rest
exi
sts.
Muc
h of
the
sh
orel
ine,
8 t
o 15
feet
hig
her
than
wat
er le
vel,
surr
ound
ing
the
old
Rep
ublic
Ste
el
site
is b
ulkh
eade
d pr
imar
ily w
ith
stee
l and
som
e co
ncre
te, w
ith
seve
ral s
mal
l ar
eas
whe
re v
eget
atio
n is
gro
win
g ag
ain.
Sene
ca B
abco
ck S
ub-A
rea
The
re a
re o
nly
smal
l nar
row
sec
tion
s of
land
dir
ectl
y ad
jace
nt t
o th
e R
iver
tha
t la
y w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
. T
he r
est
of t
he a
rea,
abo
ut t
hree
qua
rter
s of
th
e la
nd, i
s w
ithi
n th
e 50
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
. M
ost
of t
his
area
is d
omin
ated
by
indu
stri
al u
ses
and
stor
age
faci
litie
s su
ch a
s PV
S C
hem
ical
s an
d M
obil
Oil.
Upp
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
aM
ore
than
hal
f of t
he a
rea
lies
wit
hin
the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in a
s a
resu
lt o
f the
co
nflue
nce
of C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek w
ith
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
The
rem
aini
ng a
rea
nort
h of
the
Riv
er, n
ot in
the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in is
wit
hin
the
500-
year
floo
dpla
in, w
ith
only
a s
mal
l sec
tion
of l
and
sout
h of
the
Riv
er in
the
500
-yea
r flo
odpl
ain.
Mos
t of
the
sho
relin
e is
in a
nat
ural
veg
etat
ed s
tate
wit
hin
this
Sub
-are
a. M
ost
of t
he
land
aro
und
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
is w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
. C
azen
ovia
Par
k it
self
is a
lmos
t en
tire
ly w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
, as
is la
nd a
djac
ent
to a
nd
exte
ndin
g up
to
400
feet
from
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
. T
here
is a
sm
all p
ocke
t of
land
ju
st n
orth
of t
he P
ark
that
lies
wit
hin
the
500-
year
floo
dpla
in.
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
is
pri
mar
ily a
cha
nnel
ized
cre
ek c
onsi
stin
g of
a c
oncr
ete
culv
ert
from
the
Par
k to
th
e m
outh
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
to
help
con
trol
ero
sion
and
floo
ding
wit
hin
this
ar
ea.
Cay
uga
Cre
ek S
ub-A
rea
Mos
t of
the
Pro
ject
Are
a w
ithi
n C
heek
tow
aga
lies
wit
hin
the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in.
The
re a
re t
wo
area
s w
here
the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in w
iden
s an
d ex
tend
s fu
rthe
r be
yond
the
are
a di
rect
ly a
djac
ent
to C
ayug
a C
reek
. T
hese
tw
o ar
eas
are
loca
ted
adja
cent
to
Stig
lmei
er P
ark
and
dire
ctly
acr
oss
from
whe
re S
late
Bot
tom
Cre
ek
ente
rs in
to C
ayug
a C
reek
. T
here
are
som
e sm
all p
ocke
ts o
f lan
d th
at s
it w
ithi
n th
e 50
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
. M
any
of t
hese
are
as a
re d
evel
oped
incl
udin
g th
e “C
aref
ree”
mob
ile h
ome
park
wes
t of
Los
son
and
Uni
on R
oads
and
the
bus
ines
s di
stri
ct a
t C
linto
n St
reet
and
Har
lem
Roa
d.
Buffa
lo C
reek
Sub
-Are
aLi
ke C
ayug
a C
reek
mos
t of
the
land
dir
ectl
y ad
jace
nt t
o Bu
ffal
o C
reek
, wit
hin
the
Wes
t Se
neca
Pro
ject
Are
a, s
its
wit
hin
the
100-
year
floo
dpla
in.
Som
e of
the
la
rger
par
cels
of l
and
in W
est
Sene
ca w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
are
the
la
nds
dire
ctly
sou
th o
f the
Buf
falo
Riv
er, b
etw
een
Caz
enov
ia a
nd B
uffa
lo C
reek
s.
The
re is
a s
mal
l sec
tion
of l
and
wit
hin
the
500-
year
floo
dpla
in ju
st w
est
of
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
03
Cay
uga
and
Buff
alo
Cre
eks’
con
fluen
ce.
Som
e of
the
larg
er d
evel
opm
ents
wit
hin
this
floo
dpla
in in
clud
e a
mob
ile h
ome
park
, a r
esid
enti
al d
istr
ict
sout
h of
the
ox
bow
on
Clin
ton
Stre
et, a
nd t
wo
busi
ness
dis
tric
ts t
he o
ne m
enti
oned
wit
hin
Che
ekto
wag
a at
Clin
ton
Stre
et a
nd H
arle
m R
oad,
and
ano
ther
one
at
Clin
ton
Stre
et a
nd T
rans
it R
oad.
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
Sub
-Are
aT
he la
nds,
like
Cay
uga
and
Buff
alo
Cre
eks,
dir
ectl
y ad
jace
nt t
o C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek
are
all w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar fl
oodp
lain
. T
he la
nds
clos
est
to t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo a
nd
Tow
n of
Wes
t Se
neca
con
tain
the
larg
est
amou
nts
of la
nd w
ithi
n th
e 10
0-ye
ar
flood
plai
n. T
he W
est
Sene
ca S
occe
r C
ompl
ex, a
nd a
djac
ent
land
s to
the
wes
t an
d so
uth,
is t
he la
rges
t am
ount
of l
and
wit
hin
the
flood
plai
n. T
he la
nd s
outh
of
the
Cre
ek’s
ben
d ne
xt t
o th
e in
ters
ecti
on o
f Sen
eca
Stre
et a
nd R
idge
Roa
d is
als
o a
larg
e se
gmen
t of
floo
dpla
in.
A.3
UT
ILIT
IES
Exi
stin
g ut
iliti
es, s
uch
as r
ailw
ays,
pow
er li
nes
and
corr
idor
s, a
nd u
nder
grou
nd u
tilit
ies
suc
h as
se
wer
pip
es o
ften
pos
e th
reat
s to
the
env
iron
men
t an
d re
stri
ct a
nd li
mit
the
use
of l
ands
, oft
en
adja
cent
to
the
wat
erw
ays,
for
recr
eati
onal
use
and
acc
ess.
Man
y ar
eas
also
lack
ser
vice
whi
ch
can
rest
rict
red
evel
opm
ent
of a
reas
for
resi
dent
ial,
com
mer
cial
or
indu
stri
al u
ses.
A.4
EN
VIR
ON
MEN
TA
L H
AZ
AR
DS
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n pe
rtai
ns t
o so
me
of t
he k
now
n an
d/or
pot
enti
al h
azar
ds fo
und
wit
hin
the
proj
ect
area
. M
any
of t
hese
haz
ards
pos
e th
reat
s an
d da
nger
s to
the
env
iron
men
t, w
ildlif
e,
wat
er q
ualit
y, a
nd h
uman
s.
The
follo
win
g da
ta fo
r Bu
ffal
o ha
s be
en o
btai
ned
and
anal
yzed
from
GIS
dat
a as
wel
l as
the
1996
Pl
an.
The
info
rmat
ion
for
Wes
t Se
neca
has
bee
n ob
tain
ed fr
om t
he 19
97 C
orri
dor
Res
tora
tion
St
udy,
whi
ch u
sed
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
by
repr
esen
tati
ves
of e
ach
tow
n, a
nd h
as s
ince
bee
n an
alyz
ed a
nd c
onfir
med
thr
ough
GIS
dat
a fo
r th
is P
lan.
A.4
.1
Are
as P
rone
to
Flo
odin
g an
d E
rosi
onT
here
are
sev
eral
are
as t
hrou
ghou
t th
e en
tire
Pro
ject
Are
a st
arti
ng fr
om B
uffa
lo a
nd
thro
ugho
ut C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Se
neca
tha
t ar
e su
scep
tibl
e to
ero
sion
. M
any
of t
hese
are
as a
long
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
re r
einf
orce
d w
ith
stee
l she
etin
g, r
ipra
p an
d bu
lkhe
adin
g to
red
uce
the
amou
nt o
f ero
sion
tha
t ta
kes
plac
e. W
hile
the
se a
re u
sefu
l in
red
ucin
g er
osio
n, t
hey
alte
r th
e na
tura
l fun
ctio
ning
of t
he R
iver
, im
pact
hab
itat
val
ue
for
both
on
shor
e w
ildlif
e su
ch a
s re
ptile
s, m
amm
als
and
shor
ebir
ds, a
nd a
quat
ic w
ildlif
e su
ch a
s fis
h, a
mph
ibia
ns a
nd w
ater
fow
l, an
d ar
e al
so v
isua
lly u
napp
ealin
g. E
rosi
on
cont
rol c
an b
e do
ne t
hrou
gh p
lant
ing
and
esta
blis
hing
of r
ipar
ian
habi
tat
alon
g th
e R
iver
ba
nks.
Uns
tabl
e sl
ag a
nd fi
ll co
ntri
bute
s to
som
e of
the
maj
or e
rosi
on is
sues
alo
ng t
he
old
Rep
ublic
Ste
el s
ite
wit
hin
Sub-
area
11.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
04
Are
as t
hrou
ghou
t C
heek
tow
aga
and
Wes
t Se
neca
tha
t su
ffer
from
ove
r de
velo
pmen
t,
exce
ssiv
e ur
ban
and
stor
mw
ater
run
off,
and
lack
of e
stab
lishe
d ri
pari
an v
eget
atio
n ar
e al
l al
so s
usce
ptib
le t
o er
osio
n pr
oble
ms.
A.4
.2
Brow
nfiel
ds
incl
udin
g H
azar
dou
s W
aste
/Con
tam
inat
ed S
ites
Brow
nfiel
dsT
here
are
ove
r 2,
000
acre
s of
bro
wnfi
elds
loca
ted
thro
ugho
ut t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo
as a
res
ult
of fo
rmer
indu
stri
al u
ses.
Wit
hin
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
the
re a
re o
ver
60
cont
amin
ated
sit
es id
enti
fied
in t
he C
ompr
ehen
sive
Env
iron
men
tal R
espo
nse,
C
ompe
nsat
ion,
and
Lia
bilit
y In
form
atio
n Sy
stem
(C
ER
CLI
S) a
s w
ell a
s ov
er 2
0 si
tes
on
the
New
Yor
k St
ate
Reg
istr
y of
Inac
tive
Haz
ardo
us W
aste
Sit
es.
As
a re
sult
of t
hese
st
atis
tics
the
EPA
Reg
ion
2 se
lect
ed B
uffa
lo fo
r a
Reg
iona
l Bro
wnfi
elds
Pilo
t to
sho
w
how
and
pro
mot
e th
e sa
fe a
nd a
ppro
pria
te r
euse
of t
he C
ity’
s br
ownfi
elds
. T
hrou
gh
this
Pilo
t a
deta
iled
inve
ntor
y of
22
pote
ntia
l bro
wnfi
eld
site
s w
ere
iden
tifie
d (R
egio
nal
Brow
nfiel
ds A
sses
smen
t Pi
lot)
. A
s of
1999
, app
roxi
mat
ely
200
acre
s of
bro
wnfi
elds
had
al
read
y be
en r
ecla
imed
. O
ne b
row
nfiel
d re
clam
atio
n pr
ojec
t in
clud
ed t
he e
stab
lishm
ent
of t
he fo
rmer
Vill
age
Farm
s’ H
ydro
poni
cs T
omat
o fa
cilit
y on
Sou
th P
ark.
The
25-
acre
si
te s
itua
ted
on t
he o
ld L
TV
Rep
ublic
Ste
el la
nd u
nder
wen
t a
petr
oleu
m c
lean
-up
from
a
1.5 m
illio
n ga
llon
fuel
oil
spill
tha
t ha
ppen
ed o
n th
e si
te.
Ano
ther
bro
wnfi
eld
site
tha
t w
as c
lean
ed-u
p an
d re
deve
lope
d is
the
Atl
as S
teel
sit
e w
hich
was
dev
elop
ed w
ith
a ne
w
com
mer
cial
dev
elop
men
t.
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d W
est
Sene
ca h
ave
no k
now
n br
ownfi
elds
tha
t ex
ist
wit
hin
the
Proj
ect
Are
as o
f Cay
uga,
Buf
falo
and
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
s.
The
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
Pro
ject
Are
a ha
s se
vera
l haz
ardo
us w
aste
sit
es b
oth
acti
ve a
nd in
-ac
tive
alo
ng t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
. T
he fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion
com
es fr
om t
he 19
96 G
reen
way
Pl
an a
nd t
he 19
97 C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy.
Old
Fir
st W
ard/
Tifft
Sub
-Are
a T
here
is o
ne in
acti
ve h
azar
dous
was
te s
ite
on t
he n
orth
ban
k of
the
Riv
er; t
he U
S St
eel E
aste
rn L
imes
tone
Div
isio
n si
te is
loca
ted
at t
he s
outh
wes
t en
d of
Kat
heri
ne
Stre
et P
enin
sula
. T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
and
a lo
ng p
arce
l of l
and
to t
he e
ast,
bo
rder
ed b
y Le
high
Val
ley
Rai
lroa
d ar
e bo
th li
sted
as
inac
tive
haz
ardo
us w
aste
si
tes
due
to lo
w le
vels
of o
rgan
ic a
nd m
etal
con
tam
inat
ion
foun
d in
the
soi
l and
gr
ound
wat
er t
here
.
Val
ley/
Stee
lfiel
ds S
ub-A
rea
Buff
alo
Col
or C
orpo
rati
on’s
haz
ardo
us r
emed
iati
on s
ite,
has
bee
n un
der
rem
edia
tion
sin
ce 19
97, h
as c
onta
min
ated
soi
l and
gro
undw
ater
wit
h or
gani
c an
d in
orga
nic
mat
eria
ls, a
nd is
als
o lis
ted
on t
he T
oxic
Rel
ease
Inve
ntor
y. T
he D
EC
is
nea
ring
com
plet
ion
of t
he r
emed
iati
on p
roje
ct o
f the
Ste
elfie
lds
at t
he fo
rmer
R
epub
lic S
teel
sit
e.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
05
Sene
ca B
abco
ck S
ub-A
rea
PVS
Che
mic
als,
list
ed in
the
Tox
ic R
elea
se In
vent
ory,
has
a h
azar
dous
sub
stan
ce
site
loca
ted
at t
he fa
cilit
y.
Upp
er B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Caz
enov
ia C
orri
dor S
ub-A
rea
An
area
at
Stac
how
ski P
ark
is li
sted
by
the
DE
C a
s a
haza
rdou
s w
aste
sit
e du
e to
con
tam
inat
ed s
oils
and
gro
undw
ater
from
hea
vy m
etal
s an
d ph
enol
s. T
he
area
wit
hin
Stac
how
ski P
ark
is a
n up
stre
am p
arce
l tha
t w
as o
nce
a C
ity-
owne
d la
ndfil
l fro
m 19
30-1
03, w
hich
rec
eive
d m
unic
ipal
, hou
seho
ld a
nd in
dust
rial
w
aste
and
act
ually
bur
ned
garb
age
ther
e in
the
1960
s. T
he a
rea
is r
efer
red
to a
s H
ough
ton
Park
Inac
tive
Was
te S
ite.
Add
ition
al F
acili
ties l
isted
on
the T
oxic
Rel
ease
Inve
ntor
y: (
EPA
) G
ener
al M
ills
Safe
ty-k
leen
Sys
tem
s, In
c.Bu
ffal
o C
olor
Cor
pora
tion
Mob
il O
ilFi
berr
ight
Man
ufac
turi
ng, I
nc.
Par
foam
Pro
duct
s, In
c.A
DM
Mill
ing
Cor
p.So
vere
ign
Com
mer
cial
Gro
up, I
nc.
Con
/Agr
a M
aple
leaf
Mill
ing,
Inc.
Din
aire
Cor
p.BO
C G
ases
Che
ekto
wag
a/W
est S
enec
a Su
b-D
istri
ctT
here
are
thr
ee h
azar
dous
was
te/c
onta
min
ated
sit
es w
ithi
n th
e C
heek
tow
aga/
Cay
uga
Cre
ek P
roje
ct A
rea.
The
y in
clud
e th
e BF
I Lan
d R
ecla
mat
ion
site
w
hich
is c
urre
ntly
clo
sed
and
unde
r fu
rthe
r in
vest
igat
ion
by t
he D
EC
, Sch
ultz
C
onst
ruct
ion
and
Dem
olit
ion
whi
ch h
as b
een
clas
sifie
d as
pos
ing
no s
igni
fican
t th
reat
to
the
envi
ronm
ent
and
publ
ic h
ealt
h, a
nd a
sit
e on
Uni
on R
oad
whi
ch h
as
been
rem
edia
ted.
The
onl
y si
te w
ithi
n th
e W
est
Sene
ca P
roje
ct A
rea
is t
he W
est
Sene
ca T
rans
fer
Stat
ion
whi
ch is
an
acti
ve s
ite
pend
ing
furt
her
inve
stig
atio
n by
the
DE
C.
A.4
.3
SPD
ES
Per
mit
sT
he E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy
has
appr
oved
a p
rogr
am w
ithi
n N
ew Y
ork
Stat
e,
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
the
Cle
an W
ater
Act
, for
con
trol
of w
aste
wat
er a
nd s
torm
wat
er
disc
harg
es.
The
pro
gram
, und
er N
ew Y
ork
Stat
e la
w, i
s kn
own
as t
he S
tate
Pol
luti
on
Dis
char
ge E
limin
atio
n Sy
stem
(SP
DE
S) w
hich
con
trol
s po
int
sour
ce d
isch
arge
s to
gr
ound
wat
er a
s w
ell a
s su
rfac
e w
ater
. U
nder
SPD
ES,
any
sou
rce
incl
udin
g pr
ivat
e,
com
mer
cial
, and
inst
itut
iona
l, pr
oduc
ing
indu
stri
al a
nd s
torm
wat
er d
isch
arge
s in
to
grou
nd a
nd s
urfa
ce w
ater
, suc
h as
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er a
nd C
azen
ovia
, Cay
uga
and
Buff
alo
Cre
eks
need
to
obta
in a
per
mit
(N
YS
DE
C).
Wit
hin
the
proj
ect
area
the
re a
re s
ever
al
SPD
ES
perm
itte
d di
scha
rge
loca
tion
s, m
ostl
y co
mbi
ned
sew
er o
verfl
ows
wit
h ab
out
five
perm
itte
d in
dust
rial
dis
char
ges.
The
follo
win
g id
enti
fies
som
e of
the
se S
PDE
S pe
rmit
s:
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
06
Com
bine
d Se
wer
Ove
rflow
s, In
dust
rial
Dis
char
ges
and
Wat
er Q
ualit
yT
here
are
sev
eral
com
bine
d se
wer
ove
rflow
s (C
SOs)
(Fi
gure
A.2,
page
207)
thr
ough
the
Pr
ojec
t A
rea
in B
uffa
lo.
The
onl
y ar
eas
that
do
not
phys
ical
ly h
ave
CSO
s ar
e th
e O
uter
H
arbo
r an
d T
ifft
Nat
ure
Pres
erve
how
ever
the
are
as w
ater
qua
lity
and
habi
tat
are
grea
tly
impa
cted
by
any
was
te fl
ow in
the
Riv
er fr
om t
he u
pstr
eam
CSO
s. T
here
are
thr
ee
Sub-
area
s th
at h
ave
the
mos
t to
tal C
SOs
wit
hin
the
proj
ect
area
. T
hese
incl
ude
the
Inne
r H
arbo
r an
d th
e U
pper
Buf
falo
Riv
er/C
azen
ovia
Cor
rido
r Su
b-A
rea.
The
gre
ates
t co
ncen
trat
ion
of t
hem
can
be
foun
d on
Caz
enov
ia C
reek
at
the
confl
uenc
e of
Caz
enov
ia
Cre
ek w
ith
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
Thi
s ar
ea h
as b
een
targ
eted
for
habi
tat
rest
orat
ion,
sp
ecifi
cally
“Bai
ley
Ave
nue
Peni
nsul
a” a
s di
scus
sed
prev
ious
ly in
Sec
tion
II G
reen
way
Pl
anni
ng H
istor
y.
The
five
maj
or in
dust
rial
dis
char
ges
perm
itte
d w
ithi
n th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
incl
ude,
Gen
eral
M
ills,
Pill
sbur
y, B
uffa
lo C
olor
Cor
pora
tion
, PV
S C
hem
ical
s an
d M
obil
Oil,
all
of w
hich
co
ntri
bute
to
the
poor
wat
er q
ualit
y w
ithi
n th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
. Bu
ffal
o C
olor
Cor
pora
tion
ha
s w
orke
d to
rem
edia
te t
heir
haz
ardo
us w
aste
sit
e si
nce
1997
. H
owev
er, i
ncor
pora
ting
ph
ytor
emed
iati
ve p
lant
s at
the
dis
char
ge s
ite
at B
uffa
lo C
olor
Cor
pora
tion
as
wel
l as
at
the
othe
r fo
ur s
ites
, cou
ld h
elp
to n
ot o
nly
clea
nup
the
disc
harg
e di
rect
ly in
to t
he R
iver
bu
t ca
n al
so c
lean
up
the
site
from
any
pol
lute
d su
rfac
e an
d gr
ound
wat
er.
Ero
sion
wit
hin
the
Riv
er is
ano
ther
sig
nific
ant
cont
ribu
tor
to w
ater
qua
lity
prob
lem
s.
Thi
s ca
n im
pair
fish
sur
viva
l and
pro
paga
tion
. In
crea
sed
eros
ion
leve
ls c
an b
e ca
used
by
hig
h am
ount
s of
run
-off
from
dev
elop
men
ts, o
ver
com
pact
ion
and
high
dem
and
use
of in
dust
ries
clo
se t
o th
e st
ream
bank
, and
str
eam
bank
mod
ifica
tion
. H
igh
amou
nts
of
nutr
ient
flow
als
o im
pact
s w
ater
qua
lity.
Thi
s ca
n be
cau
sed
from
inva
sive
veg
etat
ion
alon
g th
e st
ream
ban
ks, o
ver-
mow
ing,
and
cut
ting
of v
eget
atio
n to
o cl
ose
to t
he
stre
amba
nk w
here
cut
ting
s ca
n en
ter
into
the
Riv
er a
nd c
ontr
ibut
e to
incr
ease
d nu
trie
nt
leve
ls.
Dre
dgin
g of
the
Riv
er is
als
o im
pair
ing
the
heal
th, q
ualit
y an
d fu
ncti
onin
g of
the
Riv
er.
The
Riv
er is
cur
rent
ly d
redg
ed a
nd m
aint
aine
d by
the
Arm
y C
orp
of E
ngin
eers
to
a de
pth
of 2
2 fe
et b
elow
low
lake
leve
l dat
um b
ecau
se t
he R
iver
is c
onsi
dere
d a
navi
gabl
e ch
anne
l, as
defi
ned
by R
iver
s an
d H
arbo
rs A
ct o
f 189
9, u
p to
Bai
ley
Ave
nue
and
Mob
il O
il. T
his
dred
ging
cre
ates
a r
eef d
rop
off a
rea
wit
hin
the
Riv
er w
here
the
wat
er fl
ow a
nd
mov
emen
t co
mes
alm
ost
to a
sto
p, m
eani
ng n
o w
ater
and
oxy
gen
circ
ulat
ion
happ
ens
wit
hin
the
Riv
er.
As
a re
sult
of n
o w
ater
mov
emen
t an
d ox
ygen
atio
n of
the
Riv
er t
his
sect
ion
of t
he R
iver
suf
fers
and
str
uggl
es t
o su
ppor
t aq
uati
c an
d pl
ant
life.
Dre
dgin
g al
so
stir
s up
con
tam
inat
ed s
edim
ent
that
has
set
tled
at
the
bott
om o
f the
Riv
er.
Als
o, d
ue
to t
he s
low
Riv
er c
urre
nt a
nd b
ends
wit
hin
the
Riv
er, h
ighe
r am
ount
s of
sed
imen
t ge
t de
posi
ted
in s
ome
of t
he m
ost
impo
rtan
t ha
bita
t ar
eas
for
fish
and
aqua
tic
plan
ts.
The
re a
re n
o pe
rmit
ted
CSO
s di
scha
rgin
g in
to t
he C
ayug
a C
reek
wit
hin
the
Che
ekto
wag
a Pr
ojec
t A
rea,
how
ever
the
re a
re t
wo
loca
ted
on C
ayug
a C
reek
ups
trea
m
from
Che
ekto
wag
a in
Dep
ew.
The
re is
als
o on
e pe
rmit
ted
CSO
dis
char
ge o
n Sl
ateb
otto
m C
reek
wit
hin
Che
ekto
wag
a, a
ppro
xim
atel
y 1.5
mile
s up
stre
am fr
om it
s co
nflue
nce
wit
h C
ayug
a C
reek
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
07
Figu
re A
.2
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x A
2
08
Wat
er q
ualit
y is
sues
from
ero
sion
and
nut
rien
t pr
oble
ms
are
the
sam
e as
men
tion
ed
abov
e w
ithi
n Bu
ffal
o. F
ailin
g se
ptic
sys
tem
s an
d un
trea
ted
disc
harg
es fr
om s
torm
se
wer
s ar
e co
ntri
buti
ng t
o po
or w
ater
qua
lity
wit
hin
Che
ekto
wag
a.
Wat
er q
ualit
y in
C
ayug
a C
reek
in
1997
, as
asse
ssed
in C
heek
tow
aga,
has
bee
n ra
ted
as “f
air”
on
the
basi
s of
mac
roin
vert
ebra
te d
ata
by t
he N
YS
DE
C (
1997
Cor
rido
r R
esto
rati
on S
tudy
).
The
re a
re t
wo
perm
itte
d in
dust
rial
dis
char
ges
wit
hin
the
Cay
uga
Cre
ek P
roje
ct A
rea.
T
hese
incl
ude
Buff
alo
Cru
shed
Sto
ne w
hich
dis
char
ges
was
te w
ater
s fr
om t
heir
min
ing
oper
atio
ns in
to a
n op
en d
itch
alo
ng C
omo
Park
Bou
leva
rd, a
nd a
sit
e id
enti
fied
as
“Buf
falo
Pla
nt”.
The
re a
re n
o pe
rmit
ted
CSO
s di
scha
rgin
g in
to B
uffa
lo C
reek
wit
hin
the
Wes
t Se
neca
Pr
ojec
t A
rea.
Mos
t of
the
wat
er q
ualit
y is
sues
wit
hin
Wes
t Se
neca
ste
m fr
om fa
iling
se
ptic
sys
tem
s, a
gric
ultu
ral p
ract
ices
on
man
y of
the
str
awbe
rry
field
s ad
jace
nt t
o th
e C
reek
, and
str
eam
bank
mod
ifica
tion
s, a
s w
ell a
s hi
gh n
utri
ent
leve
ls fr
om s
urro
undi
ng
resi
dent
ial a
reas
. T
his
incr
ease
d se
dim
enta
tion
and
nut
rien
t le
vels
has
sho
wn
to h
ave
rest
rict
ed t
he fi
sher
y in
por
tion
s of
Buf
falo
Cre
ek.
Wes
t Se
neca
has
onl
y on
e pe
rmit
ted
indu
stri
al d
isch
arge
wit
hin
the
Buff
alo
Cre
ek
proj
ect
area
. T
he s
ite,
Nat
iona
l Sta
rch
and
Che
mic
al C
orpo
rati
on is
loca
ted
on E
mpi
re
Dri
ve 0
.5 m
iles
nort
h of
Buf
falo
Cre
ek.
A.4
.4
Maj
or I
ndus
trie
sA
s di
scus
sed
thro
ugho
ut t
his
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
ther
e ar
e se
vera
l maj
or in
dust
ries
loca
ted
thro
ugho
ut t
he B
uffa
lo P
roje
ct A
rea
alon
g th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
. So
me
of t
he la
rger
in
dust
ries
are
als
o so
me
of t
he in
dust
ries
tha
t ca
use
envi
ronm
enta
l deg
rada
tion
to
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
Som
e of
the
maj
or in
dust
ries
incl
ude
Buff
alo
Col
or C
orpo
rati
on, P
VS
Che
mic
al, M
obil
Oil,
and
Gen
eral
Mill
s. T
here
are
als
o m
any
area
s al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er w
here
bui
ldin
gs s
it v
acan
t fr
om fo
rmer
indu
stri
es, s
uch
as O
ld R
epub
lic S
teel
and
C
oncr
ete
Cen
tral
.
Wit
hin
the
Cay
uga
Cre
ek P
roje
ct A
rea,
the
onl
y m
ajor
indu
stry
iden
tifie
d is
, Buf
falo
C
rush
ed S
tone
. T
he fa
cilit
y is
a 16
0+ a
cre
ston
e qu
arry
loca
ted
on C
omo
Park
Bou
leva
rd,
appr
oxim
atel
y a
quar
ter
mile
nor
th o
f the
Cre
ek.
Nat
iona
l Sta
rch
and
Che
mic
al is
the
onl
y m
ajor
indu
stry
iden
tifie
d w
ithi
n th
e Bu
ffal
o C
reek
Pro
ject
Are
a. T
he fa
cilit
y is
loca
ted
appr
oxim
atel
y a
half
nort
h of
the
Cre
ek o
n E
mpi
re D
rive
.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x B
2
09
B. P
RO
HIB
ITE
D U
SES
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict
Wit
hin
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er S
ub-d
istr
ict,
indu
stri
al, c
omm
erci
al, r
esid
enti
al, r
ecre
atio
nal,
and
cons
erva
tion
use
s ar
e al
l per
mit
ted,
exc
ept,
upo
n an
alys
is w
here
cer
tain
act
ivit
ies
shou
ld b
e lim
ited
bas
ed o
n th
e G
uide
lines
as
set
fort
h be
low
.
Pro
hibi
ted
Use
s in
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er S
ub-D
istr
ict:
The
follo
win
g lis
t in
clud
es u
ses
and
acti
viti
es t
hat
shou
ld b
e pr
ohib
ited
, but
not
be
limit
ed
to d
epen
ding
on
furt
her
anal
ysis
of e
ach
spec
ific
site
and
par
cel,
from
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er S
ub-
dist
rict
:
�
Aut
omob
ile s
alva
ge y
ards
, dem
olit
ion
debr
is p
roce
ssin
g fa
cilit
ies,
junk
yard
s,
land
fills
, was
te in
cine
rato
rs, a
nd s
olid
was
te t
rans
fer
faci
litie
s�
Und
ergr
ound
sto
rage
or
cont
ainm
ent
of p
etro
leum
pro
duct
s or
haz
ardo
us
chem
ical
s�
Stor
age,
use
, man
ufac
ture
or
disp
osal
of a
ny o
f the
22
“bio
accu
mul
ativ
e ch
emic
als
of c
once
rn” a
s lis
ted
in E
PA’s
1995
Gre
at L
akes
Wat
er Q
ualit
y In
itia
tive
. T
hese
22
che
mic
als
are
to b
e ph
ased
out
com
plet
ely
from
the
Gre
at la
kes
Basi
n
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er S
ub-d
istr
ict
also
incl
udes
thr
ee a
ddit
iona
l are
as: t
he O
pen
Spac
e Y
ard
(100
-fo
ot s
etba
ck),
Riv
er B
uffe
r Y
ard,
and
Aqu
atic
Are
a. (
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
Ope
n Sp
ace Y
ard
(100
-Foo
t Set
back
)T
he O
pen
spac
e Y
ard
is d
efine
d as
a r
iver
side
are
a of
nat
ural
veg
etat
ion
and
pote
ntia
l pu
blic
acc
ess,
mea
sure
d as
a m
inim
um d
ista
nce
100
feet
inla
nd fr
om m
ean
wat
erlin
e.
Thi
s m
easu
rem
ent
and
the
defin
ing
of t
he O
pen
Spac
e Y
ard
refle
cts
the
curr
ent
land
us
e pa
tter
ns a
long
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er.
Thi
s m
eans
tha
t an
y ne
w n
on-w
ater
dep
ende
nt
cons
truc
tion
nee
ds t
o be
set
back
100
feet
from
mea
n w
ater
line.
The
mai
n pu
rpos
e of
es
tabl
ishi
ng a
nd d
efini
ng t
he O
pen
Spac
e Y
ard
is t
o pr
omot
e w
ater
-dep
ende
nt a
nd
wat
er-e
nhan
ced
deve
lopm
ent
adja
cent
to
the
rive
r an
d to
pre
vent
dev
elop
men
t fr
om
degr
adin
g th
e w
ater
qua
lity,
hab
itat
, aes
thet
ics
and/
or p
ublic
acc
ess
pote
ntia
l of t
he
wat
er r
esou
rce.
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
The
25’
set
back
, est
ablis
hed
in 19
89 is
from
Ohi
o St
reet
to
Lake
Eri
e an
d th
e m
outh
of
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
The
100’
set
back
, est
ablis
hed
in 2
001 i
s fr
om O
hio
Stre
et t
o th
e Bu
ffal
o C
ity
line.
The
defi
niti
on o
f an
Ope
n Sp
ace
Yar
d is
bas
ed o
n cu
rren
t la
nd u
se p
atte
rns
and
is a
de
sign
rec
omm
enda
tion
for
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er G
reen
way
. T
his
reco
mm
enda
tion
and
gu
idel
ine
was
onl
y re
cent
ly a
dopt
ed b
y th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo in
200
1. T
his
Ope
n Sp
ace
Yar
d en
sure
s th
at n
o bu
ildin
g st
ruct
ure
is a
llow
ed t
o be
wit
hin
100-
feet
of t
he R
iver
, cr
eati
ng a
nd p
rote
ctin
g a
vege
tati
ve b
uffe
r al
ong
the
Riv
er’s
edg
e w
hich
hel
ps t
o fil
ter
stor
m w
ater
, pre
vent
ero
sion
, pro
vide
sho
relin
e ha
bita
t an
d al
low
s th
e ab
ility
to
wor
k w
ith
land
ow
ners
in c
reat
ing
cons
erva
tion
eas
emen
ts a
long
the
Riv
er fo
r pu
blic
acc
ess.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x B
2
10
Riv
er B
uffe
r Yar
dT
he R
iver
Buf
fer
yard
is d
efine
d as
an
area
of n
atur
al v
eget
atio
n m
aint
aine
d or
res
tore
d to
a m
inim
um d
epth
of 5
0 fe
et m
easu
red
inla
nd fr
om m
ean
wat
erlin
e. T
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d is
inco
rpor
ated
wit
hin
the
Ope
n Sp
ace
Yar
d an
d co
uld
actu
ally
be
exte
nded
to
the
full
100
feet
of t
he O
pen
Spac
e Y
ard
in a
ppro
pria
te a
reas
whe
re t
rails
and
or
othe
r pu
blic
acc
ess
are
not
feas
ible
. T
he m
ain
goal
of e
stab
lishi
ng t
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d is
to
prev
ent
soil
eros
ion
and
runo
ff fr
om e
nter
ing
the
Riv
er, w
hile
filt
erin
g ou
t po
lluta
nts
and
prot
ecti
ng t
he R
iver
and
wat
er fr
om t
he im
pact
s of
dev
elop
men
t. T
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d is
als
o de
sign
ed t
o pr
ovid
e w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t, s
hade
and
scr
eeni
ng.
Nat
ive
and
natu
raliz
ed,
non-
nuis
ance
rip
aria
n an
d ri
veri
ne v
eget
atio
n an
d ha
bita
t sh
ould
be
cons
erve
d an
d su
pple
men
ted
in t
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d. A
ll of
the
se s
teps
and
goa
ls w
ill g
ener
ally
hel
p to
re
stor
e a
heal
thfu
l and
ple
asan
t ri
ver
envi
ronm
ent.
(G
reen
way
Pla
n 19
96)
Aqu
atic
Are
aT
he A
quat
ic A
rea
incl
udes
the
are
a ri
verw
ard
from
mea
n lo
w w
ater
line
to a
min
imum
de
pth
of t
hree
feet
. W
here
eve
r co
nser
vati
on p
lans
and
nav
igat
iona
l dre
dgin
g al
low
, sh
allo
w A
quat
ic A
reas
may
be
expa
nded
or
crea
ted
beyo
nd t
his
esta
blis
hed
3-fo
ot
min
imum
to
enha
nce
and
help
pro
tect
aqu
atic
hab
itat
s. T
he p
urpo
se a
nd g
oals
of t
he
Aqu
atic
Are
a is
to
prot
ect
shal
low
wat
er a
reas
and
aqu
atic
hab
itat
s, in
clud
ing
any
sunk
en p
iling
s an
d sn
ags,
whi
ch p
rovi
de c
riti
cal fi
sh h
abit
at a
nd c
over
. Fo
llow
ing
the
guid
elin
es fo
r th
e ot
her
Yar
ds, s
ome
of t
he p
erm
itte
d us
es in
clud
e M
unic
ipal
faci
litie
s su
ch a
s w
ater
inta
kes
and
stor
m d
rain
out
lets
, str
uctu
res
requ
ired
for
wat
er-d
epen
dent
us
es, a
s w
ell a
s re
mov
able
doc
ks a
nd r
amps
for
publ
ic a
cces
s fo
r fis
hing
and
boa
ting
.
Ope
n Sp
ace
Yard
(100
-foo
t set
back
)W
hile
no
phys
ical
bui
ldin
g/st
ruct
ures
are
allo
wed
wit
hin
the
100-
foot
set
back
alo
ng t
he r
iver
th
at a
re n
on-w
ater
dep
ende
nt, t
here
are
sev
eral
feat
ures
and
str
uctu
res
that
are
allo
wed
. T
hese
in
clud
e:
�
Wat
er-d
epen
dent
str
uctu
res
and
uses
�
Wat
er-e
nhan
ced
stru
ctur
es a
nd u
ses
�
Unp
aved
par
king
lots
ass
ocia
ted
wit
h w
ater
-dep
ende
nt o
r w
ater
-enh
ance
d us
es�
Tra
ilway
s, e
spla
nade
s, o
verl
ooks
, pic
nic
shel
ters
and
oth
er s
truc
ture
s ap
prop
riat
e to
pas
sive
rec
reat
iona
l riv
erfr
ont
uses
�
Acc
ess
for
non-
wat
er d
epen
dent
use
s�
Stor
mw
ater
det
enti
on/r
eten
tion
Pro
hibi
ted
Use
s in
an
Ope
n Sp
ace
Yar
d:
In a
ddit
ion
to p
rohi
biti
ng t
he c
onst
ruct
ion
of p
hysi
cal b
uild
ing/
stru
ctur
es t
hat
are
non-
wat
er
depe
nden
t, t
here
are
als
o se
vera
l oth
er u
ses
and
cons
truc
tion
s of
thi
s ar
ea o
f riv
erfr
ont
that
sh
ould
not
be
perm
itte
d. T
hese
incl
ude:
�
All
uses
pro
hibi
ted
in t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Sub
-dis
tric
t, a
s lis
ted
abov
e�
Non
-wat
er d
epen
dent
or
wat
er-e
nhan
ced
stru
ctur
es a
nd u
ses
incl
udin
g bu
ildin
gs, m
ater
ial s
tora
ge, a
nd p
aved
par
king
lots
. E
xcep
tion
s m
ust
dem
onst
rate
a p
hysi
cal n
eed
for
a st
ruct
ure
or u
se w
ithi
n th
e O
pen
Spac
e Y
ard
�
Sand
and
gra
vel e
xcav
atio
n
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x B
2
11
�
Dum
ping
of s
now
and
/or
ice
cont
aini
ng d
e-ic
ing
agen
ts�
Bulk
sto
rage
of s
alt,
che
mic
als,
or
petr
oleu
m p
rodu
cts
�
Sept
ic s
yste
ms
�
Filli
ng w
itho
ut a
per
mit
(Gre
enw
ay P
lan
1996
)
Riv
er B
uffe
r Yar
dW
ithi
n th
e R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d th
ere
are
seve
ral u
ses
that
are
allo
wed
, som
e of
whi
ch a
re s
imila
r to
the
Ope
n Sp
ace
Yar
d. T
hese
per
mit
ted
uses
incl
ude:
�
Wat
er-d
epen
dent
str
uctu
res
and
uses
�
Mun
icip
al fa
cilit
ies
such
as
wat
er o
r se
wag
e di
stri
buti
on s
yste
ms
�
A m
axim
um o
f 10%
of t
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d on
any
par
cel m
ay b
e cl
eare
d to
pr
ovid
e ri
vers
ide
acce
ss fo
r an
y no
n-w
ater
dep
ende
nt a
nd n
on-w
ater
enh
ance
d us
e�
Vis
ual/p
hysi
cal a
cces
s fo
r w
ater
-enh
ance
d us
es p
rovi
ded
that
no
mor
e th
an 3
0%
of t
he R
iver
Buf
fer
vege
tati
on o
n an
y pa
rcel
is c
lear
ed.
Exc
epti
ons
to t
his
mus
t de
mon
stra
te a
phy
sica
l nee
d fo
r an
d an
exi
stin
g st
ruct
ured
con
diti
on w
hich
al
low
s fo
r a
grea
ter
perc
enta
ge o
f cle
arin
g as
long
as
it d
oes
not
com
prom
ise
the
goal
s an
d in
tent
of t
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d
In t
he a
bove
sit
uati
on, w
here
no
mor
e th
an 3
0% o
f the
veg
etat
ion
may
be
clea
red
exce
ptio
ns c
an
take
pla
ce.
How
ever
, the
se e
xcep
tion
s ca
n on
ly t
ake
plac
e w
here
the
re is
an
exis
ting
str
uctu
red
bank
, in
good
con
diti
on a
nd w
here
pub
lic a
cces
s is
pro
vide
d. T
his
exce
ptio
n al
low
s fo
r a
mor
e ur
ban
park
-lik
e co
ndit
ion
whi
ch in
clud
es a
cle
ared
und
erst
ory
wit
h fe
wer
gro
und
cove
r an
d sh
rub
plan
ting
s an
d m
ore
law
n ar
eas.
The
tre
e ca
nopy
in t
his
situ
atio
n sh
ould
be
esta
blis
hed
and
mai
ntai
ned
to t
he m
axim
um e
xten
t po
ssib
le.
Som
e ex
ampl
es o
f whe
re t
his
park
-lik
e co
ndit
ion
coul
d ta
ke p
lace
incl
ude
sect
ions
of C
azen
ovia
Cre
ek, t
he O
ld R
epub
lic S
teel
fron
tage
, or
the
Inne
r H
arbo
r.
It is
impo
rtan
t w
hen
disc
ussi
ng t
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d to
dis
cuss
veg
etat
ion
and
bank
tre
atm
ent.
V
eget
atio
n is
a c
riti
cal p
art
of t
he R
iver
Buf
fer
Yar
d an
d na
tive
and
nat
ural
ized
, non
-nui
sanc
e ve
geta
tion
sho
uld
be p
rese
rved
and
/or
plan
ted
thro
ugho
ut.
Tre
es, u
nder
stor
y sh
rubs
and
gr
ound
cove
rs t
hat
are
plan
ted
shou
ld b
e ch
osen
to
refle
ct t
he s
truc
tura
l div
ersi
ty a
nd
com
plex
ity
of t
he n
ativ
e ri
pari
an a
nd r
iver
ine
com
mun
ity.
Thi
s w
ill h
elp
to a
ttra
ct n
ativ
e fis
h,
wild
life
and
plan
t sp
ecie
s co
mm
on t
o th
e ar
ea. L
imit
ed s
peci
e pl
anti
ng a
nd m
onoc
ultu
res
shou
ld
be a
void
ed a
s th
ey li
mit
wild
life
bene
fits
and
pose
gre
ater
thr
eat
for
dest
ruct
ion
from
dis
ease
an
d po
lluti
on.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x B
Tre
atm
ent
of t
he R
iver
ban
k is
als
o cr
itic
al t
o th
e he
alth
of t
he R
iver
, wat
er q
ualit
y an
d ha
bita
t.
Whe
re e
ver
feas
ible
, the
bul
khea
d sh
ould
be
rem
oved
and
a m
ore
grad
ual b
ank
slop
e sh
ould
be
est
ablis
hed
wit
h a
max
imum
3 t
o 1 s
lope
(33
% s
lope
is r
ecom
men
ded)
. In
are
as w
here
riv
er
bank
slo
pes
are
stee
per
than
33%
and
riv
er a
cces
s is
des
ired
, str
uctu
red
acce
ss t
o th
e w
ater
sh
ould
be
built
to
help
red
uce
eros
ion.
Thi
s ca
n be
don
e th
roug
h th
e co
nstr
ucti
on o
f boa
t do
cks
and/
or fi
shin
g/ov
erlo
ok d
ocks
and
are
as.
Stab
iliza
tion
of d
epos
itio
nal b
anks
can
be
done
thr
ough
gra
ding
, est
ablis
hmen
t of
wet
land
s, p
lant
ings
and
oth
er s
imila
r no
n-st
ruct
ural
m
easu
res.
In
area
s op
posi
te, w
here
ero
sion
is r
esul
ting
from
riv
er c
utti
ng, r
ipra
p sh
ould
be
used
wit
h in
corp
orat
ions
of v
eget
atio
n. G
abio
ns s
houl
d be
enc
oura
ged
inst
ead
of b
ulkh
eadi
ng
beca
use
of t
he g
reat
er h
abit
at v
alue
tha
t ri
prap
and
gab
ions
off
er.
Pro
hibi
ted
Use
s in
the
Riv
er B
uffe
r Y
ard
:T
he fo
llow
ing
uses
tha
t ar
e pr
ohib
ited
are
in a
ddit
ion
to t
hose
iden
tifie
d un
der
the
Ope
n Sp
ace
Yar
d an
d th
e Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Sub
-dis
tric
t:
�
Wat
er-e
nhan
ced
stru
ctur
es�
Cle
arin
g or
cut
ting
of n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
, exc
ept
as d
iscu
ssed
abo
ve w
ith
rega
rds
to c
lear
ing
perc
enta
ges,
or
by s
peci
al p
erm
it�
Park
ing
lots
�
Pave
d tr
ails
, exc
ept
the
trai
ls a
s pr
ovid
ed a
nd d
iscu
ssed
wit
hin
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Gre
enw
ay T
rail
Gui
delin
es`
(199
6, G
reen
way
Pla
n)
Aqu
atic
Are
a
Pro
hibi
ted
Use
s of
the
Aqu
atic
Are
a:T
he fo
llow
ing
uses
tha
t ar
e pr
ohib
ited
are
in a
ddit
ion
to t
hose
iden
tifie
d in
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er
Sub-
Dis
tric
t, O
pen
Spac
e Y
ard
and
Riv
er B
uffe
r Y
ard:
�
Dre
dgin
g or
exc
avat
ion
exce
pt b
y sp
ecia
l per
mit
�
Rem
oval
of p
iling
s, s
nags
and
oth
er v
eget
atio
n (199
6, G
reen
way
Pla
n)
2
12
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x C
2
13
C. –
PH
YT
OR
EM
ED
IAT
ION
Phyt
orem
edia
tion
can
be
a le
ss c
ostl
y al
tern
ativ
e to
man
ual s
oil r
emed
iati
on t
echn
ique
s in
clud
ing
capp
ing
and
rem
oval
and
has
a m
ore
natu
ralis
tic
feel
ing
that
can
be
rem
inis
cent
of
agri
cult
ural
sit
es, a
s th
e pl
ants
har
vest
the
tox
ins
from
the
soi
l. P
hyto
rem
edia
tion
is t
he u
se
of p
lant
s to
dra
w c
onta
min
ants
out
of t
he s
oil.
Pla
nts
such
as
alfa
lfa, h
ybri
d po
plar
tre
es, a
nd
arro
wro
ot t
ake
in m
etal
s an
d or
gani
c co
mpo
unds
wit
hin
the
soil
thro
ugh
thei
r ro
ots
(Flo
rio
2004
). T
he c
onta
min
ants
the
pla
nts
take
up
incl
ude
TC
E, p
esti
cide
s, c
hlor
inat
ed s
olve
nts
and
oils
. Be
low
are
som
e of
the
sel
ecte
d pr
os a
nd c
ons
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
phyt
orem
edia
tion
:
Ad
vant
ages
�
Phyt
orem
edia
tion
is c
ost
effe
ctiv
e�
It is
sui
ted
for
the
rem
edia
tion
of l
arge
are
as o
f soi
l and
land
�
It is
env
iron
men
tally
frie
ndly
�
Phyt
orem
edia
tion
sit
es a
re m
ore
aest
heti
cally
ple
asin
g�
The
sit
es a
re lo
w m
aint
enan
ce
�
Phyt
orem
edia
tion
sit
es p
rovi
de h
abit
at b
enefi
ts a
nd s
oil s
tabi
lizat
ion
�
It in
volv
es n
o no
isy
and
expe
nsiv
e eq
uipm
ent
Dis
adva
ntag
es�
Not
as
effe
ctiv
e fo
r si
tes
wit
h hi
gh c
onta
min
ant
leve
ls a
nd c
once
ntra
tion
s�
Phyt
orem
edia
tion
is s
low
er t
han
conv
enti
onal
met
hods
�
Not
all
plan
ts m
ay b
e na
tive
to
an a
rea
and
coul
d ca
use
impa
ct t
o na
tive
spe
cies
Pot
enti
al P
lant
Lis
t�
Hyb
rid
popl
ars,
will
ows
and
cott
onw
ood
tree
s�
Gra
sses
(ry
e, B
erm
uda
gras
s, s
orgh
um, a
nd fe
scue
)�
Legu
mes
(cl
over
, alfa
lfa, a
nd c
owpe
as)
�
Aqu
atic
and
wet
land
pla
nts
(wat
er h
yaci
nth,
ree
d, b
ullr
ush,
and
par
rot
feat
her)
�
Hyp
erac
cum
ulat
ors
for
met
als
(suc
h as
alp
ine
penn
ycre
ss fo
r zi
nc o
r al
yssu
m fo
r ni
ckel
) (E
PA 2
001)
2
14
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x D
D. B
UF
FA
LO
RIV
ER
PA
PE
R S
TR
EE
TS:
A S
TA
TU
S R
EP
OR
T
Prep
ared
by
Buff
alo
Nia
gara
RIV
ERK
EEPE
R®
(Fri
ends
of t
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
iver
s)Fo
r the
City
of B
uffa
lo O
ffice
of S
trat
egic
Pla
nnin
gD
raft
2Fe
brua
ry 2
002
D.1
EX
ECU
TIV
E SU
MM
AR
YPa
per
stre
ets
form
a s
erie
s of
acc
ess
poin
ts a
long
the
oth
erw
ise
inac
cess
ible
Buf
falo
Riv
er.
If
deve
lope
d, t
hese
acc
ess
poin
ts c
ould
off
er n
eigh
borh
ood
and
city
-wid
e pu
blic
acc
ess
to t
he
Riv
er.
The
Dep
artm
ent
of S
trat
egic
Pla
nnin
g in
col
labo
rati
on w
ith
the
Wat
erfr
ont
Foru
m a
sked
th
e Fr
iend
s of
the
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
Riv
ers
to p
repa
re a
n in
vent
ory
of t
he “p
aper
str
eets
” alo
ng
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
the
scop
e of
wor
k ou
tlin
ed w
ith
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
, an
inve
ntor
y of
the
str
eets
wit
h re
com
men
dati
ons
for
furt
her
acti
on h
as b
een
prep
ared
.
In t
his
cont
ext,
a “p
aper
str
eet”
is d
efine
d as
one
of t
he fo
llow
ing:
�
Stre
ets
neve
r bu
ilt w
hich
app
ear
on o
ffici
al m
aps;
and
/or
�
Stre
ets
wit
h in
com
plet
e co
nstr
ucti
on (
curb
s, s
torm
dra
inag
e, s
idew
alks
, etc
.).
Thr
ough
sit
e vi
sits
and
rev
iew
of t
he C
ity’
s T
ax A
sses
smen
t m
aps,
the
Fri
ends
of t
he B
uffa
lo
Nia
gara
Riv
ers
iden
tifie
d tw
enty
-five
pap
er s
tree
ts a
long
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er in
Mar
ch 2
001.
For
each
iden
tifie
d pa
per
stre
et, t
he s
tudy
out
lines
loca
tion
and
con
diti
on, t
he p
roce
ss b
y w
hich
it
was
ded
icat
ed a
nd in
wha
t ye
ar a
nd t
he s
tatu
s of
the
Cit
y’s
inte
rest
s. W
e ha
ve a
lso
incl
uded
a
prel
imin
ary
reco
mm
enda
tion
. T
he F
rien
ds e
ncou
rage
the
Cit
y to
furt
her
deve
lop
thes
e re
com
men
dati
ons
as p
art
of a
larg
er p
ublic
dis
cuss
ion
rega
rdin
g us
e of
the
Riv
er.
Rec
omm
end
atio
nsT
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
pap
er s
tree
ts a
re a
n im
port
ant
publ
ic a
sset
. T
he s
tree
t ri
ght
of w
ays
shou
ld
be r
etai
ned
for
publ
ic u
ses,
par
ticu
larl
y pu
blic
acc
ess
to t
he R
iver
, and
per
man
entl
y pr
otec
ted
thro
ugh
deed
res
tric
tion
or
park
des
igna
tion
, whe
re a
ppro
pria
te.
All
but
one
of t
he s
tree
ts in
vest
igat
ed le
ad d
irec
tly
to t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
, ter
min
atin
g at
the
R
iver
’s B
ank.
In
22 c
ases
, the
str
eets
are
loca
ted
dire
ctly
adj
acen
t to
pub
lic o
pen
spac
e la
nd
owne
d by
the
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
or
the
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Env
iron
men
tal C
onse
rvat
ion.
In
the
se c
ases
, it
is r
ecom
men
ded
that
the
str
eets
be
inco
rpor
ated
into
Buf
falo
Riv
er g
reen
way
de
velo
pmen
t pl
ans
and
perm
anen
tly
prot
ecte
d th
roug
h de
ed r
estr
icti
on o
r pa
rk d
esig
nati
on.
Tw
o ot
her
stre
ets,
Kat
heri
ne a
nd E
nsig
n st
reet
s do
not
abu
t pu
blic
pro
pert
y bu
t le
ad t
o th
e sh
orel
ine
near
the
Kat
heri
ne P
enin
sula
roo
kery
. T
he u
se o
f the
str
eets
to
prov
ide
acce
ss t
o th
e so
uthe
rn e
nd o
f the
pen
insu
la s
houl
d be
inve
stig
ated
.
Onl
y on
e of
the
str
eets
is a
ppro
pria
tely
sit
uate
d to
acc
omm
odat
e ve
hicu
lar
traf
fic.
The
un
deve
lope
d se
gmen
t of
Sew
ard
betw
een
Pont
iac
and
Ogd
en s
houl
d be
inve
stig
ated
for
deve
lopm
ent.
2
15
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x D
D.2
IN
TR
OD
UC
TIO
NT
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
Pap
er S
tree
ts d
ocum
ent
repo
rts
on t
he p
aper
str
eets
tha
t ar
e lo
cate
d al
ong
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
A p
aper
str
eet
is d
efine
d as
:
�
Stre
ets
neve
r bu
ilt w
hich
app
ear
on o
ffici
al m
aps;
and
/or
�
Stre
ets
wit
h in
com
plet
e co
nstr
ucti
on (
curb
s, s
torm
dra
inag
e, s
idew
alks
, etc
.).
As
per
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er P
aper
Str
eets
Con
trac
t be
twee
n th
e Fr
iend
s of
the
Buf
falo
Nia
gara
R
iver
s an
d th
e C
ity
of B
uffa
lo, t
he F
rien
ds h
ave
prep
ared
the
follo
win
g pr
oduc
ts:
�
A li
st a
nd d
escr
ipti
on o
f “pa
per
stre
ets”
alo
ng t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
wit
hin
the
Cit
y of
Bu
ffal
o;�
A r
ecor
d of
the
Cit
y’s
acqu
isit
ion
of e
ach
stre
et a
nd c
urre
nt p
rope
rty
inte
rest
s;�
Rec
omm
enda
tion
s fo
r us
e an
d de
velo
pmen
t.
Thi
s re
port
out
lines
the
Fri
ends
’ met
hodo
logy
, inf
orm
atio
n ga
ther
ed a
nd p
relim
inar
y pr
opos
als
for
each
str
eet.
A m
ap o
f the
str
eets
and
sum
mar
y ch
art
has
been
pro
vide
d.
D.3
M
ETH
EDO
LOG
YT
hrou
gh s
ite
visi
ts a
nd r
evie
w o
f the
Cit
y’s
Tax
Ass
essm
ent
map
s, t
he F
rien
ds o
f the
Buf
falo
N
iaga
ra R
iver
s id
enti
fied
twen
ty-s
ix p
aper
str
eets
alo
ng t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
in M
arch
200
1.
To
dete
rmin
e th
e po
tent
ial o
f dev
elop
ing
publ
ic a
cces
s to
the
Riv
er v
ia t
he p
aper
str
eets
the
pr
ojec
t te
am e
xam
ined
str
eet
loca
tion
, con
diti
on, o
wne
rshi
p of
adj
acen
t pr
oper
ties
, met
hod
of
acqu
isit
ion
and
the
stat
us o
f the
Cit
y’s
prop
erty
hol
ding
s (a
full
titl
e se
arch
and
lega
l rev
iew
sh
ould
be
cond
ucte
d fo
r ea
ch in
divi
dual
str
eet
as r
edev
elop
men
t oc
curs
). T
he p
roje
ct t
eam
be
gan
its
rese
arch
by
revi
ewin
g th
e C
ity
Eng
inee
r’s R
ecor
d of
Str
eets
hou
sed
in t
he C
ity
Surv
eyor
’s O
ffice
. N
ext,
the
tea
m e
xam
ined
Cit
y an
d C
ount
y re
cord
s of
Cou
ncil
proc
eedi
ngs,
de
eds
and
subd
ivis
ion
plan
/cov
er m
aps
for
each
str
eet
segm
ent.
Acc
ordi
ng t
o th
e do
cum
ent
sear
ch, t
he id
enti
fied
pape
r st
reet
s w
ere
dedi
cate
d fo
r us
e as
pub
lic
stre
ets
thro
ugh
one
of fo
ur p
roce
sses
: �
Con
veya
nce
from
the
pro
pert
y ow
ner
to t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo t
hrou
gh W
arra
nty
Dee
d (8
str
eets
);�
Em
inen
t do
mai
n (2
str
eets
);
�
Cou
ncil
Res
olut
ion
(2);
�
Iden
tific
atio
n on
an
offic
ially
file
d su
bdiv
isio
n pl
an/c
over
map
(14
str
eets
);�
both
thr
ough
em
inen
t do
mai
n an
d pu
rcha
se (
1 str
eet)
.
The
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
ow
ns a
ll bu
t th
ree
pape
r st
reet
pro
pert
ies
wit
hout
res
tric
tion
. In
the
re
mai
ning
cas
es (
Old
Bai
ley
Sout
h, A
vond
ale
and
Leam
ingt
on)
the
Cit
y’s
inte
rest
s ar
e lim
ited
to
the
use
of t
he p
rope
rty
for
publ
ic s
tree
t pu
rpos
es.
The
Cit
y ha
s al
read
y so
ld a
n in
tere
st in
Old
Ba
iley
sout
h no
twit
hsta
ndin
g th
e re
stri
ctio
n.
The
follo
win
g se
ctio
n de
tails
the
var
ious
con
veya
nce
met
hods
.
2
16
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x D
D.3
.1
War
rant
y D
eed
The
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
obt
aine
d th
e pr
oper
ty fo
r ei
ght
of t
he p
aper
str
eets
thr
ough
W
arra
nty
Dee
d. A
War
rant
y D
eed
is w
arra
nted
by
the
selle
r ag
ains
t al
l def
ects
in t
itle
in
clud
ing
thos
e at
trib
utab
le t
o th
e gr
anto
r’s p
rede
cess
ors.
In t
he c
onve
yanc
e of
Wei
mar
, Cab
le a
nd B
arna
rd t
here
is a
ref
eren
ce t
o C
over
291
but
the
de
ed d
oes
not
outl
ine
the
use
of t
he p
rope
rty.
How
ever
, in
the
follo
win
g fiv
e in
stan
ces
the
use
of t
he p
rope
rty
was
cle
arly
spe
cifie
d in
the
dee
d:
�
The
sel
ler
of t
he s
outh
sec
tion
of O
ld B
aile
y re
stri
cted
its
use
to “b
e an
d re
mai
n fo
reve
r a
publ
ic s
tree
t of
[th
e C
ity]
”;�
The
con
veya
nce
of A
vond
ale
incl
uded
the
lang
uage
“to
be u
sed
as a
pub
lic
high
way
and
ave
nue
in c
omm
on”;
�
The
con
veya
nce
of L
eam
ingt
on P
lace
incl
uded
the
lang
uage
“for
the
sol
e pu
rpos
e an
d us
e as
a p
ublic
str
eet”
; and
�
The
sel
ler
of 4
6’ o
f the
nor
th s
ecti
on o
f Old
Bai
ley
inte
nded
for
the
use
to b
e us
ed
for
the
cons
truc
tion
of t
he B
aile
y A
venu
e se
wer
ove
rflow
.
In t
he c
ases
of O
ld B
aile
y so
uth,
Avo
ndal
e an
d Le
amin
gton
, the
cle
ar li
mit
ing
lang
uage
of
the
con
veya
nce
mak
es t
he t
rans
ferr
ed p
rope
rty
inte
rest
a d
efea
sibl
e fe
e. T
hat
is, t
he
gran
tor
may
ass
ert
his
inte
rest
in t
he p
rope
rty
if th
e lim
itin
g la
ngua
ge is
vio
late
d.
For
Old
Bai
ley
nort
h, t
he la
ngua
ge d
oes
not
limit
the
pro
pert
y’s
use
to a
sew
er o
verfl
ow.
Hen
ce t
he C
ity’
s us
e of
the
ove
rlyi
ng p
rope
rty
for
a st
reet
or
othe
r us
e is
not
res
tric
ted.
D.3
.2
Em
inen
t D
omai
nT
wo
stre
ets
wer
e ta
ken
by t
he C
ity
for
use
thro
ugh
emin
ent
dom
ain:
Kat
heri
ne S
tree
t an
d a
20’ s
ecti
on o
f Bai
ley
Ave
nue
nort
h of
the
Buff
alo
Riv
er.
Kat
heri
ne w
as ta
ken
for
use
as a
str
eet,
Bai
ley
was
tak
en fo
r us
e in
pre
pari
ng a
sew
er o
verfl
ow.
Just
com
pens
atio
n w
as o
rder
ed p
aid
in b
oth
case
s.
D.3
.3
Cou
ncil
Res
olut
ion
Smit
h St
reet
was
tak
en v
ia C
ounc
il R
esol
utio
n in
fee
for
use
as p
ublic
str
eets
, hav
ing
been
use
d fo
r th
e sa
me
for
mor
e th
an t
en y
ears
. A
ccor
ding
to
NY
CPL
R A
rtic
le 2
Sec
tion
21
2 an
act
ion
to r
ecov
er r
eal p
rope
rty
mus
t be
com
men
ced
wit
hin
ten
year
s. H
ence
, if a
pr
oper
ty o
wne
r di
d no
t as
sert
his
inte
rest
in t
he p
rope
rty
unde
rlyi
ng t
he s
tree
ts fo
r te
n or
mor
e ye
ars,
the
Cit
y’s
coun
cil r
esol
utio
n si
mpl
y as
sert
ed t
he C
ity’
s in
tent
ion
to r
etai
n th
e pr
oper
ty t
hrou
gh t
he d
octr
ine
of a
dver
se p
osse
ssio
n.
Sout
h St
reet
was
take
n vi
a C
ounc
il R
esol
utio
n in
1866
. A
ddit
iona
l inf
orm
atio
n re
gard
ing
the
acqu
isit
ion
met
hod
mus
t be
obt
aine
d fr
om p
roce
edin
g re
cord
s.
2
17
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x D
D.3
.4
Subd
ivis
ion/
Cov
er M
ap &
Cit
y C
hart
erA
ccor
ding
to
Cha
pter
15 S
ecti
on 10
of t
he C
ity
Cha
rter
:
Whe
n la
nds
have
bee
n m
arke
d up
on t
he m
aps
of t
he d
epar
tmen
t of
ass
essm
ent
and
taxa
tion
as
a pu
blic
str
eet,
ave
nue,
alle
y or
squ
are
and
a m
ap o
r pl
ot th
ereo
f has
bee
n fil
ed
in t
he E
rie
coun
ty c
lerk
’s o
ffice
by
the
owne
r sh
owin
g th
e sa
me
as a
pub
lic s
tree
t, a
venu
e,
alle
y or
squ
are
sinc
e Ja
nuar
y fir
st, e
ight
een
hund
red
eigh
ty, o
r at
any
tim
e th
erea
fter
or
here
afte
r, a
nd t
he s
ame
have
bee
n ex
empt
ed f
rom
tax
atio
n at
the
ins
tanc
e or
wit
h th
e co
nsen
t of t
he o
wne
r, o
r w
here
adj
acen
t lan
ds o
f the
sam
e ow
ner
have
bee
n co
nvey
ed a
nd
taxe
d, b
ound
ing
on a
ny s
uch
stre
et, a
venu
e, a
lley
or s
quar
e, t
he s
ame
shal
l be
deem
ed t
o ha
ve b
een
duly
ded
icat
ed a
nd a
ccep
ted
as s
uch.
Four
teen
pap
er s
tree
ts w
ere
iden
tifie
d on
sub
divi
sion
cov
er m
aps
filed
wit
h th
e E
rie
Cou
nty
Cle
rk’s
offi
ce a
nd d
uly
inco
rpor
ated
in t
he C
ity
of B
uffa
lo t
ax a
sses
smen
t m
aps.
A
ll bu
t on
e of
the
str
eets
wer
e fe
atur
ed o
n m
aps
filed
aft
er Ja
nuar
y 1,
1880
.
The
cov
er m
ap fo
r E
nsig
n (N
o. 7
79)
was
file
d in
1865
– p
rior
to
the
Cit
y’s
“dee
med
de
dica
ted”
dat
e.
D.4
T
HE
PAPE
R S
TR
EET
S
D.4
.1
Map
The
Buf
falo
Riv
er p
aper
str
eets
are
illu
stra
ted
on t
he fo
llow
ing
map
(Fi
gure
D.1)
in
red.
Fo
r ill
ustr
atio
n pu
rpos
es t
he m
ap fo
cuse
s on
str
eets
from
Sou
th S
tree
t ea
st.
Map
s ill
ustr
atin
g th
e st
reet
loca
tion
s an
d pr
ofile
s of
indi
vidu
al s
tree
ts, i
nclu
ding
pho
togr
aphs
, ar
e pr
esen
ted
in t
he A
ppen
dix.
2
18
Figu
re D
.1
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x D
2
19
D.4
.2
Sum
mar
yT
he fo
llow
ing
char
t su
mm
ariz
es B
uffa
lo R
iver
pap
er s
tree
t na
mes
, und
evel
oped
se
gmen
ts, m
etho
d of
ded
icat
ion
and
year
.
Stre
et
Nam
eSe
gmen
t E
xam
ined
Con
dit
ion
Met
hod
D
edic
ated
Yea
rSt
atus
of
Cit
y’s
Inte
rest
sR
ecom
men
dat
ion
1So
uth
StFr
om O
hio
Stre
et w
est
to B
uffa
lo
Riv
er
Gra
vel;
curr
entl
y be
ing
used
by
GL
Pape
r Fi
bers
Cou
ncil
Res
olut
ion
1866
Unc
lear
In
corp
orat
e ri
ght
of w
ay in
DE
C
Ohi
o St
reet
Boa
t La
unch
/Pub
lic
Acc
ess
Site
2K
athe
rine
From
O
’Con
nell,
In
c pr
oper
ty
sout
h to
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Bloc
ked
by g
uard
ra
il, c
over
ed
wit
h ve
geta
tion
Em
inen
t D
omai
n18
54Fe
e si
mpl
e In
vest
igat
e us
ing
stre
ets
as p
ublic
ac
cess
poi
nts
to
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
pr
oper
ty o
n so
uth-
east
ern
end
of p
enin
sula
3E
nsig
nFr
om
Kat
heri
ne
east
to
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Acc
ess
to B
uffa
lo
Sand
blas
ting
; ot
herw
ise
indi
stin
guis
habl
e as
a p
ublic
str
eet
Cov
er
#779
1863
Ded
icat
ed
stre
et
4Sm
ith
Stre
etFr
om S
t.
Step
hen’
s Pl
ace
sout
h to
Buf
falo
R
iver
Gra
vel a
cces
s ro
ad t
o D
EC
Sm
ith
Stre
et s
ite
Cou
ncil
Res
olut
ion
1855
/18
90Fe
e si
mpl
e vi
a pr
escr
ipti
ve
ease
men
t
Red
evel
op a
s an
ac
cess
roa
d to
th
e D
EC
sit
e as
pe
r Bu
ffal
o R
iver
G
reen
way
Pla
n Sm
ith
Stre
et
Site
Con
cept
(M
ap S
-8)
wit
h ap
prop
riat
e si
gnag
e5
“Old
” Bai
ley
Ave
(S)
From
Bai
ley
nort
h to
C
azen
ovia
C
reek
/BR
Sold
to
Iron
M
ount
ain
Rec
ords
Cor
p fo
r us
e in
exp
ansi
on
War
rant
y D
eed
1893
Def
easi
ble
fee
Use
rem
aini
ng
port
ion
to m
ark
entr
ance
to
Old
Ba
iley
Woo
ds6
“Old
” Bai
ley
Ave
(N
)Fr
om B
aile
y so
uth
to
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Prop
erty
fe
atur
es p
aved
pr
ivat
e ac
cess
ro
ad fo
r M
obil
Oil/
Junk
yard
pr
oper
ty; c
lose
d to
pub
lic t
raffi
c
Em
inen
t D
omai
n &
W
arra
nty
Dee
d
1890
/18
91Fe
e si
mpl
eU
se s
tree
t ri
ght
of w
ay a
long
ac
cess
roa
d to
sc
reen
junk
yard
an
d M
obil
Oil
as
per
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
Mon
gova
n Pa
rk
Site
Con
cept
(M
ap S
-14)
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x D
7Po
mer
oyFr
om 6
Po
mer
oy
wes
t to
So
uths
ide
HS
Unfi
nish
ed
road
way
ser
ving
up
to
4 an
d 6
Pom
eroy
Cov
er
#524
1893
Ded
icat
ed
stre
etA
band
on s
tree
t an
d m
erge
wit
h sc
hool
pro
pert
y su
bjec
t to
cre
atio
n of
pub
lic p
athw
ay
alon
g R
iver
8D
unba
rFr
om
Pom
eroy
no
rth
to
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Gra
vel;
curr
entl
y st
orin
g ro
ad
cons
truc
tion
pi
les
Cov
er
#524
1893
Ded
icat
ed
stre
et
9Jo
rdan
Pl
ace
From
Se
neca
St
eas
t to
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Und
evel
oped
&
cov
ered
wit
h fie
lds
Cov
er #
43
718
91D
edic
ated
st
reet
10Ba
nk P
lace
From
Jo
rdan
Pl
nort
h to
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Und
evel
oped
&
cov
ered
wit
h fie
lds
Cov
er #
43
718
91D
edic
ated
st
reet
11M
ayba
ck
Plac
eFr
om
Jord
an P
l no
rth
to
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Und
evel
oped
&
cov
ered
wit
h fie
lds
Cov
er #
43
718
91D
edic
ated
st
reet
12C
utte
r Pl
ace
From
Jo
rdan
Pl
nort
h to
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Und
evel
oped
&
cov
ered
wit
h fie
lds
Cov
er #
43
718
91D
edic
ated
st
reet
13A
von
Plac
eFr
om
Sene
ca
St e
ast
to
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Part
ially
de
velo
ped
as
acce
ss r
oad
for
Leam
ingt
on
gara
ges
Cov
er #
43
718
91D
edic
ated
st
reet
14Le
amin
gton
Pl
ace
From
57
Leam
ingt
on
east
to
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Und
evel
oped
&
cov
ered
wit
h fie
lds
War
rant
y D
eed
1896
Def
easi
ble
fee
15A
vond
ale
From
121
Avo
ndal
e ea
st t
o Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Past
hou
ses,
un
deve
lope
d bu
t m
owed
War
rant
y D
eed
1892
Def
easi
ble
fee
Inco
rpor
ate
stre
ets
into
Sen
eca
Bluf
fs W
etla
nd
Res
tora
tion
sit
e de
sign
sub
ject
to
per
man
ent
prot
ecti
on o
f Bu
ffs
proj
ect
area
thr
ough
de
ed r
estr
icti
on
or p
ublic
par
k de
sign
atio
n.
16Ju
niat
aFr
om 11
9 Ju
niat
a ea
st
to B
uffa
lo
Riv
er
Past
hou
ses,
pa
rtia
lly m
owed
&
fiel
ds
War
rant
y D
eed
1897
Fee
sim
ple
2
20
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
App
endi
x D
17W
eim
arFr
om 6
9 W
eim
ar
sout
h to
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Bloc
kade
d an
d co
vere
d w
ith
brus
h an
d fie
lds
War
rant
y D
eed
1890
Fee
sim
ple
Prot
ect
land
for
publ
ic a
cces
s by
exp
andi
ng
Stac
how
ski
Park
to
incl
ude
stre
et r
ight
of
way
s an
d C
ity
owne
d ad
jace
nt
prop
erti
es; u
se
wat
erfr
ont
parc
els
to c
reat
e R
iver
fron
t tr
ail
18C
able
From
7
Cab
le s
outh
to
Buf
falo
R
iver
End
s at
un
deve
lope
d fie
ld a
rea
of p
ark
– vi
sibl
e tr
ails
th
roug
h pa
rk
field
s
War
rant
y D
eed
1890
Fee
sim
ple
19Ba
rnar
dFr
om 9
Ba
rnar
d so
uth
to
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Und
evel
oped
to
Cre
ek- f
eatu
res
smal
l par
king
ar
ea/t
urn
arou
nd
War
rant
y D
eed
1890
Fee
sim
ple
20Fe
nton
From
122
Fent
on
sout
h to
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Cur
rent
ly
dist
urbe
d by
st
orm
sew
er
cons
truc
tion
Cov
er
#422
,480
1892
-18
93D
edic
ated
st
reet
21H
olly
From
41
Sew
ard
sout
h to
Bu
ffal
o R
iver
Inte
rrup
ted
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ouse
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ard,
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ate
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ng
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ntia
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om
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ard
sout
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iver
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h fie
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er
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ated
st
reet
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str
eet
righ
t of
way
s an
d C
ity
owne
d ad
jace
nt
prop
erti
es t
o cr
eate
pub
lic
acce
ss p
ark
subj
ect
to
perm
anen
t pr
otec
tion
of
proj
ect
area
th
roug
h de
ed
rest
rict
ion
or
publ
ic p
ark
desi
gnat
ion.
25Pi
erce
From
Se
war
d so
uth
to
Buff
alo
Riv
er
Und
evel
oped
&
cov
ered
wit
h fie
lds
Cov
er
#422
,480
1892
-18
93D
edic
ated
st
reet
2
21
2
22
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Ref
eren
ces
RE
FR
EN
CE
S
Buff
alo
Com
mon
Cou
ncil
Wat
erfr
ont
Gre
enw
ay T
ask
Forc
e. M
arch
, 199
4. T
he C
ity o
f Buf
falo
W
ater
fron
t Gre
enw
ay S
yste
m.
Buff
alo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®.
Oct
ober
200
5. B
uffa
lo R
iver
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Plan
, 200
5 St
atus
R
epor
t. U
nite
d St
ates
Env
iron
men
tal P
rote
ctio
n A
genc
y.
Buff
alo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
(Fri
ends
of t
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
iver
s).
New
slet
ter
Vol
. 9 N
o.
3, N
ovem
ber
2001
. “O
ld B
aile
y W
oods
Ded
icat
ed.”
< htt
p://
ww
w.fb
nr.o
rg/d
ocum
ents
/Nov
_200
1_N
ewsl
ette
r.pd
f> (
acce
ss M
ay 16
, 200
5).
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
. [N
o D
ate
Ava
ilabl
e].
“Buf
falo
Wat
erfr
ont
Con
fere
nce
Ana
lysi
s of
Cit
izen
D
iscu
ssio
n an
d Pr
iori
ties
”. <h
ttp:
//w
ww
.ci.b
uffa
lo.n
y.us
/doc
umen
t_17
79_1
85.h
tml>
(acc
esse
d A
ugus
t 3,
200
5).
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
ent
and
Plan
ning
. [N
o D
ate
Ava
ilabl
e].
“Buf
falo
Riv
er F
ish
and
Wild
life
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
Dem
onst
rati
on P
roje
ct.”
<htt
p://
ww
w.e
rie.
gov/
envi
ronm
ent/
com
plia
nce/
buff
alo_
rive
r_hr
dp.a
sp> (
acce
ssed
June
3, 2
005)
.
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n. [
No
Dat
e A
vaila
ble]
. “B
uffa
lo R
iver
Urb
an C
anoe
T
rail
Gui
de.”
<htt
p://
ww
w.n
ysge
xten
sion
.org
/tou
rism
/tou
rs/b
uffr
iver
tour
/map
2.ht
m> (
acce
ssed
Fe
brua
ry 3
, 200
6).
Eri
e C
ount
y So
il an
d W
ater
Con
serv
atio
n D
istr
ict.
Oct
ober
1, 2
003.
“G
rant
-Rel
ated
Pro
ject
s.” <
ht
tp://
ww
w.e
csw
cd.o
rg/h
tml/p
roje
cts.
htm
l> (a
cces
sed
Sept
embe
r 24
, 200
5).
Eri
e an
d N
iaga
ra C
ount
ies
Reg
iona
l Pla
nnin
g Bo
ard.
197
5. B
uffa
lo R
iver
/Buf
falo
Cre
ek R
ecre
atio
n an
d O
pen
Spac
e Pla
n. B
uffa
lo: E
rie
and
Nia
gara
Cou
ntie
s R
egio
nal P
lann
ing
Boar
d.
Fede
ral H
ighw
ay A
dmin
istr
atio
n, C
arol
Tan
Ess
e. [
No
Dat
e A
vaila
ble]
. “P
edes
tria
n an
d Bi
cycl
e Sa
fety
Res
earc
h Pa
ge.”
<htt
p://
ww
w.t
fhrc
.gov
/saf
ety/
pedb
ike/
rese
arch
/cur
rent
.htm
> (ac
cess
ed
Aug
ust
19, 2
005)
.
Flor
io, N
atha
n an
d H
ayes
Rem
bija
s. [
No
Dat
e A
vaila
ble]
. “P
hyto
rem
edia
tion
of S
oil
and
Org
anic
Com
poun
ds.”
<htt
p://
ww
w.r
pi.e
du/d
ept/
chem
-eng
/Bio
tech
-Env
iron
/MIS
C/
phyt
orem
.htm
l> (a
cces
sed
May
12, 2
005)
Gre
ater
Buf
falo
-Nia
gara
Reg
iona
l Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Cou
ncil.
[N
o D
ate
Ava
ilabl
e].
<htt
p://
ww
w.g
bnrt
c.or
g/Pd
f/Bi
ke-P
ed/B
icyc
le%
20Pe
dest
rian
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Out
reac
h%20
Lett
er%
20w
ebsi
te.p
df>
(acc
esse
d A
ugus
t 5,
200
5).
Hol
man
Ass
ocia
tes,
Fre
deri
ck J.
, Lan
dsca
pe A
rchi
tect
s &
Pla
nner
s an
d M
arga
ret
Woo
ster
, Pl
anni
ng C
onsu
ltan
t. M
arch
1, 19
96.
Buffa
lo R
iver
Gre
enw
ay P
lan
and
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es.
The
Fri
ends
of
the
Buf
falo
Riv
er fo
r D
ivis
ion
of P
lann
ing
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
.
2
23
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Ref
eren
ces
Hol
man
Ass
ocia
tes,
Fre
deri
ck J.
, Lan
dsca
pe A
rchi
tect
s &
Pla
nner
s an
d M
arga
ret
Woo
ster
, Pl
anni
ng C
onsu
ltan
t. 1
994.
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Stu
dy, F
inal
Rep
ort.
The
Fri
ends
of t
he B
uffa
lo
Riv
er.
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Com
mit
tee,
Inc.
200
5. “
Indu
stri
al H
erit
age
Tra
il.” <
http
://in
dust
rial
heri
tage
-bu
ffal
o.co
m/>
(ac
cess
ed Ju
ne 5
, 200
5).
Man
ley,
Jam
es E
. D
ecem
ber,
200
4. “
’Lot
s 94
and
Lot
s 95
’ His
tory
of t
he B
urch
field
Pro
pert
y U
nion
Roa
d an
d C
linto
n St
reet
: A C
ore
Stud
y.” <
http
://w
ww
.wes
tsen
eca.
net/
burc
hfiel
d.ht
ml>
(acc
esse
d Ju
ly 12
, 200
5).
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n. M
arch
, 198
9. D
raft
Buffa
lo R
iver
R
emed
ial A
ctio
n Pl
an.
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of S
tate
Div
isio
n of
Coa
stal
Res
ourc
es.
Oct
ober
15, 1
987.
“C
oast
al F
ish
and
Wild
life
Hab
itat
Rat
ing
Form
: Tiff
t Fa
rm N
atur
e Pr
eser
ve.”
<htt
p://
ww
w.n
ysw
ater
fron
ts.c
om/d
ownl
oads
s/si
g_ha
b/G
reat
Lake
s/T
ifft_
Farm
_Nat
ure_
Pres
erve
> (ac
cess
ed Ju
ne 4
, 200
5).
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of S
tate
Div
isio
n of
Coa
stal
Res
ourc
es.
Oct
ober
15, 1
987.
“C
oast
al F
ish
and
Wild
life
Hab
itat
Rat
ing
Form
: Tim
es B
each
Dik
ed D
ispo
sal S
ite.
” <ht
tp://
ww
w.n
ysw
ater
fron
ts.c
om/d
ownl
oads
s/si
g_ha
b/G
reat
Lake
s/T
imes
_Bea
ch_D
iked
_Dis
posa
l_Si
te.p
df> (
acce
ssed
June
4, 2
005)
.
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n. 1
993.
Fish
and
Wild
life H
abita
t In
vent
ory a
nd A
sses
smen
t of t
he L
ower
Buf
falo
Riv
er. A
lban
y.
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n. [
No
Dat
e A
vaila
ble]
. “N
ew Y
ork
Nat
ural
Her
itag
e Pr
ogra
m.”
<htt
p://
ww
w.d
ec.s
tate
.ny.
us/w
ebsi
te/d
fwm
r/he
rita
ge/>
(ac
cess
ed
June
6, 2
005)
.
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n. [
No
Dat
e A
vaila
ble]
. “P
/C/I
SP
DE
S Pe
rmit
Pro
gram
: Int
rodu
ctio
n.” <
http
://w
ww
.dec
.sta
te.n
y.us
/web
site
/dcs
/spd
es/
spde
s01.h
tml>
(acc
esse
d Ju
ne 6
, 200
5).
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n. 1
992.
Red
ucin
g the
Impa
cts o
f St
orm
wat
er R
unof
f fro
m N
onpo
int D
ischa
rges
. Alb
any.
New
Yor
k St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nvir
onm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n. 1
993.
SPD
ES G
ener
al P
erm
it fo
r St
orm
Wat
er D
ischa
rges
from
Con
stru
ctio
n A
ctiv
ities
. Alb
any.
O’N
eill,
Julie
Bar
rett
: Buf
falo
Nia
gara
RIV
ER
KE
EPE
R®
(Fri
ends
of t
he B
uffa
lo N
iaga
ra R
iver
s).
New
slet
ter
Vol
. 10
No.
3, O
ctob
er 2
002.
“Le
sson
s fr
om t
he S
outh
Ogd
en S
cram
ble.
” < h
ttp:
//w
ww
.fbnr
.org
/doc
umen
ts/O
ct%
2002
%20
New
slet
ter.
pdf>
(ac
cess
May
16, 2
005)
.
2
24
Buf
falo
Riv
er G
reen
way
Vis
ion
& I
mpl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
Ref
eren
ces
Pool
e, E
. Ann
, Con
sult
ing
Eco
logi
st/E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pla
nner
, Env
iron
men
tal D
esig
n &
Res
earc
h,
P.C
. Se
ptem
ber
1997
. Bu
ffalo
and
Cay
uga
Cre
eks C
orri
dor R
esto
ratio
n St
udy:
Fin
al R
epor
t. T
he F
rien
ds
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
for
Tow
n of
Che
ekto
wag
a an
d T
own
of W
est
Sene
ca.
Pool
e, E
. Ann
, Con
sult
ing
Eco
logi
st/E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pla
nner
and
The
Fri
ends
of t
he B
uffa
lo R
iver
. Ja
nuar
y 19
99.
Tow
n of
Wes
t Sen
eca
Mun
icip
al O
pen
Spac
e & G
reen
way
Pro
tect
ion:
A R
epor
t to
the T
own
Boar
d fr
om th
e Wes
t Sen
eca
Gre
enw
ay T
echn
ical
Adv
isory
Com
mitt
ee.
Tow
n of
Wes
t Se
neca
.
Ray
buck
, Mar
k S.
[N
o D
ate
Ava
ilabl
e].
“Sho
relin
e R
esto
rati
on a
nd H
abit
at E
nhan
cem
ent
at B
uffa
lo C
olor
Cor
pora
tion
Are
a ‘D
’.” <
http
://w
ww
.nyw
ea.o
rg/c
lear
wat
ers/
pre0
2fal
l/sh
orel
iner
esto
ra.h
tml>
(acc
ess
June
12, 2
005)
.
Riv
ers,
Tra
ils a
nd C
onse
rvat
ion
Ass
ista
nce:
Nat
iona
l Par
k Se
rvic
e. 1
995,
Fou
rth
Edi
tion
, R
evis
ed.
“Eco
nom
ic Im
pact
s of
Pro
tect
ing
Riv
ers,
Tra
ils, a
nd G
reen
way
Cor
rido
rs: A
Res
ourc
e Bo
ok.”
<htt
p://
ww
w.n
ps.g
ov/p
wro
/rtc
a/ec
on_i
ndex
.htm
> (ac
cess
ed M
ay 12
, 200
5).
The
Lan
d T
rust
Alli
ance
. [N
o D
ate
Ava
ilabl
e].
“Wha
t is
a C
onse
rvat
ion
Eas
emen
t?”
<htt
p://
ww
w.lt
a.or
g/co
nser
ve/e
asem
ent.
htm
> (ac
cess
ed N
ovem
ber
3, 2
005)
.
Uni
ted
Stat
es E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy:
Kar
en R
odri
guez
. M
arch
9, 2
006.
“C
azen
ovia
C
reek
Hab
itat
Res
tora
tion
and
Ste
war
dshi
p Pr
ojec
t.” <
htt
p://
ww
w.e
pa.g
ov/e
copa
ge/r
iver
s/ca
zcre
ek/in
dex.
htm
l> (a
cces
sed
June
23,
200
5).
Uni
ted
Stat
es E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy,
Offi
ce o
f Sol
id W
aste
and
Em
erge
ncy
Res
pons
e, T
echn
olog
y In
nova
tion
Offi
ce.
July
200
1. “B
row
nfiel
ds T
echn
olog
y Pr
imer
: Se
lect
ing
and
Usi
ng P
hyto
rem
edia
tion
for
Site
Cle
anup
.” <h
ttp:
//cl
u-in
.org
/dow
nloa
d/re
med
/ph
ytor
empr
imer
> (ac
cess
ed M
ay 12
, 200
5).
Wag
ner,
Jed:
Den
ver
Park
s an
d R
ecre
atio
n D
epar
tmen
t. N
ovem
ber
2005
. “G
reen
way
s an
d C
omm
unit
y T
rails
: Mai
nten
ance
Che
cklis
t fo
r G
reen
way
s an
d U
rban
Tra
ils.”
<htt
p://
ww
w.a
mer
ican
trai
ls.o
rg/r
esou
rces
/gre
enw
ays/
Mai
ntC
heck
.htm
l> (a
cces
sed
Dec
embe
r 10
, 200
5).
Wen
del D
uchs
cher
er A
rchi
tect
s an
d E
ngin
eers
. 19
98.
Gre
enw
ay S
yste
m Im
plem
enta
tion
Plan
, Fin
al
Rep
ort.
Cit
y of
Buf
falo
Com
mon
Cou
ncil
and
Dep
artm
ent
of C
omm
unit
y D
evel
opm
ent.
Wen
del D
uchs
cher
er A
rchi
tect
s an
d E
ngin
eers
. M
ay 2
004.
Tow
n of
Wes
t Sen
eca
Com
preh
ensiv
e Pla
n:
Dra
ft fo
r Tow
n R
evie
w.
Tow
n of
Wes
t Se
neca
.
Wis
niew
ski,
Patr
icia
C.,
RM
C/C
MC
. Jul
y 12
, 200
4. “
Tow
n Bo
ard
Proc
eedi
ngs:
Min
utes
.” <
http
://
ww
w.w
ests
enec
a.ne
t/bd
min
04/m
i040
712.
htm
l> (a
cces
sed
Nov
embe
r 4,
200
5).
Zeg
arac
, M. a
nd T
om M
uir.
199
6. “
A C
atal
ogue
of B
enefi
ts A
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
Gre
ensp
aces
an
d A
naly
sis
of t
he E
ffec
ts o
f Gre
ensp
aces
on
Res
iden
tial
Pro
pert
y V
alue
s: A
Win
dsor
C
ase
Stud
y, E
nvir
onm
ent
Can
ada.
” < h
ttp:
//w
ww
.on.
ec.g
c.ca
/com
mun
ity/
gree
nspa
ce/p
df/
com
mgr
eens
pace
> (ac
cess
ed M
ay 10
, 200
5).
All
GIS
Dat
a pr
ovid
ed b
y Jo
e G
hose
n, S
outh
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