{"id":2899,"date":"2021-10-12T17:36:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/?p=2899"},"modified":"2021-10-12T17:37:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:37:18","slug":"the-reason-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/?p=2899","title":{"rendered":"The Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e7e4e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center; 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--fontSize:34; line-height: 1.47; font-size: 29px;\" data-fontsize=\"34\" data-lineheight=\"49.98px\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Three Reasons Why We Must Restore Humboldt Parkway<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; --fontSize:24; line-height: 1.4;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"33.6px\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\"><strong>1. Economic Impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Create Jobs<\/strong><br \/>A massive construction project to cover the Kensington Expressway could create almost 1000 construction jobs, with an unparalleled opportunity for inclusion and job training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Increase Property Values and Create Wealth<\/strong><br \/>Parks, Parkways and green space add property value, thus increasing the asset base for property owners. This is sorely needed in the undernourished residential and commercial neighborhoods around Humboldt Parkway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Invest for the Long Term<br \/><\/strong>Although a construction project of $560 million sounds expensive, we must consider the long-term economic benefits for employment and wealth creation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Revitalization<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For the Jefferson and Fillmore Avenue Business Districts.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; --fontSize:24; line-height: 1.4;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"33.6px\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\"><strong>2. Environmental Remediation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Environmental Safety<\/strong><br \/>Pollution from Route 33 traffic has caused inordinate respiratory illnesses for families in the community. Give our children a clean, safe environment by decreasing pollution and health hazards caused by heavy traffic volume.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Reduction In Crime<\/strong><br \/>When neighborhoods are improved, property values are increased and jobs are created, it follows that crime is reduced.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; --fontSize:24; line-height: 1.4;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"33.6px\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\"><strong> 3. Quality of Life and Restorative Justice  <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Restore Olmsted\u2019s Vision<br \/><\/strong>A complete park and parkway system, bridges public accessibility and adds green space throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Enhance Buffalo\u2019s Architectural Revival<br \/><\/strong>A green parkway improves our street grid and re-establishes a connection between Delaware and Martin Luther King Parks, per Olmsted\u2019s design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Beautify Our Community<br \/><\/strong>Use Humboldt Parkway as the centerpiece for Hamlin Park, just as Bidwell Parkway provides an enhanced quality of life for Elmwood Village.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Include All Residents in Buffalo\u2019s Economic Renaissance<br \/><\/strong>Joining together on the Restore Our Community Project allows East Side residents to become active participants in the revitalization of their own neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Embrace City Rebirth<\/strong><br \/>Make East Side an active component to Buffalo\u2019s redevelopment; no neighborhoods are to be left behind.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Reason Three Reasons Why We Must Restore Humboldt Parkway 1. Economic Impact Create JobsA massive construction project to cover the Kensington Expressway could create almost 1000 construction jobs, with an unparalleled opportunity for inclusion and job training. Increase Property Values and Create WealthParks, Parkways and green space add property value, thus increasing the asset base for property owners. This is sorely needed in the undernourished residential and commercial neighborhoods around Humboldt Parkway. Invest for the Long TermAlthough a construction project of $560 million sounds expensive, we must consider the long-term economic benefits for employment and wealth creation. 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