Buffalo's Kensington Expressway cut the Humbolt Parkway neighborhood and its Frederick Law Olmsted-designed corridor in half in 1958. Activists are pushing the state to consider tearing it down and replacing it with a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.
A study is underway to consider the feasibility to "cap" the expressway to manage the environmental pollution that is leaking into the neighborhood. Some locals are advocating for studying the at-grade boulevard concept at the same time.
Brian Meyer writes, "Masten District resident David Torke is a neighborhood advocate who sits on Buffalo's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board. He supports a resolution sponsored by Masten Council Member Demone A. Smith that would have the city go on record in support of studying a boulevard-like option for this stretch of the expressway.
"It's an unparalleled opportunity to get it right," he said."
Thanks to Nate Neuman
FULL STORY: Support grows to make Kensington more people-friendly
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Balancing Bombs and Butterflies: How the National Guard Protects a Rare Species
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