Is Neighborhood Planning Missing In Buffalo?

This article demonstrates the grass-roots planning effort taking place in Buffalo, NY.

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April 11, 2002, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Several CDC's within the city are devising their own vision for their neighborhoods. This reflects a lack of neighborhood planning from the City of Buffalo planning department. When it comes time for approval by a common council efforts made by these groups might be hindered by red tape. "...people can be short on faith when it comes to city-driven plans. They prefer to take matters into their own hands... Local Initiatives Support Corp., a Buffalo nonprofit funding organization that assists community groups, has spent $150,000 in just the past year helping neighborhood organizations come up with their own long-range improvement plans."

Thanks to Mark Territo

FULL STORY: Neighborhoods are crafting their own master plans

Sunday, April 7, 2002 in The Buffalo News

Community / Economic Development New York

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