The Buffalo News
A New Building By Frank Lloyd Wright
Seventy-six years after he conceived it, a design by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright comes to life.
How Sprawl Has Changed Lifestyles
Sprawling suburbs have changed the lifestyle of Americans.
How Sprawl Hurt Buffalo
Buffalo, NY, is a "clear example" of what happens to a city suffering from the impact of sprawl.
Prosecutors Designate 2-Block Section A 'No Plea' Zone
In the designated no-plea zone, the rules are new and tougher, and they are sending out a strong message: Commit a crime and you'll do the time.
Is Ambitious City-County Merger Plan Feasible?
Is it possible to merge Buffalo and Erie County?
Proposal Of 'Greater Buffalo' Through City-County Merger
Facing falling population and continuing economic decline Erie County Executive proposes merging the government of the City of Buffalo with the County's, to create a new regional government.
Buffalo Seeks $5M For Waterfront Venture
Buffalo seeks $5M in federal transportation funds for waterfront venture.
Successful Economic Development: Buffalo, NY
The campaign to bring Geico to Buffalo N.Y. is a case study that highlights a successful model for economic development.
Do Memories Alone Warrant Preservation?
Buffalo, NY, struggles with issues of public memory and preservation around old AM&A's department store.
To Preserve Or To Demolish, That Is The Question
Should a cash-strapped city pour money into preservering a national landmark?
Revitalization Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
A forward-thinking developer from Starksville, MS who has helped transform entire city neighborhoods there by refurbishing old homes and practicing good urban design principles talks about revitalization.
Wright-Designed Mausoleum To Be Built
The only mausoleum designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright will built in Buffalo, NY.
Seeking 'Shovel-Ready' Sites
Despite numerous vacant buildings and empty lots in downtown Buffalo, local developers and politicians insist that existing buildings must be knocked down to accomidate new and expanding businesses in the city.
Citizen And Musican Save Landmark Church
Musican/Artist Ani DiFranco and manager Scot Fisher return to where their hearts and roots are to save a landmark.
Protecting Main Street, USA From Wal-Mart
In an effort to stop "big box" retail and commercial development calls for a ban on stores larger than 55,000 square feet.
Building A Wright-Designed Gas Station
A 1920s design by Frank Lloyd Wright to be built in Buffalo.
Half Of Downtown Is A Parking Lot
Group offers a tour of downtown Buffalo that showcases parking lots and ramps in "all their glorious splendor" to draw attention to the fact that parking occupies much of downtown.
Buffalo Comprehensive Plan: A Blueprint For The Queen City
Buffalo's first master plan in more than 25 years calls for investing $3.1 billion in public and private funds over the next decade to build new housing, spur economic development, modernize schools and enhance "quality of life."
Buffalo's Empire Zones: A Failure
New York's most potent economic development program appears to be a failure, according to this four-part series in the Buffalo News.
Think Smaller
Reinvigorate the Buffalo region by thinking small, says the new dean of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture.
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Licking County
Barrett Planning Group LLC
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning
City of Universal City TX
ULI Northwest Arkansas
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