{"id":2938,"date":"2021-10-11T23:14:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T23:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2021-10-12T00:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T00:13:14","slug":"a-city-divided-comes-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/?p=2938","title":{"rendered":"A City Divided Comes Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-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=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 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class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:100% !important;max-width:100% !important;margin-left: calc(-0% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 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 26px 0px 54px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Reposted from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/buffalorising.com\/2015\/06\/a-city-divided-comes-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo Rising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is a renewed energy and spirit when it comes to reevaluating Buffalo\u2019s high speed roadways that disconnect us as a city, and block us from accessing our waterfront. For some people, the battle to heal our city from the harms of urban renewal run deep. Deep scars that tore communities apart, and left trails of disinvestment and blight in their wake.<\/p>\n<p>One organization in Buffalo set out some time ago to address the issues and convince The City\u00a0to reverse the damage wreaked upon Humboldt Parkway. Today the message of\u00a0Restore Our Community Coalition (ROCC) is louder and more clear than ever.<\/p>\n<p>On June 12, 2015, from 2-4pm, ROCC will be taking that message to the airways, in the form of a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/event\/rocc-radiothon\/\">Radiothon<\/a>\u00a0at WUFO 1080 AM. There is no better time than the present to right the wrongs of the past, and to restore what was lost \u2013 Olmsted\u2019s\u00a0tree-lined Humboldt Parkway (from Delaware Park to Parade Park \u2013 now MLK Park).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px;align-self:center; width:100%\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><lite-youtube videoid=\"IyL3SRvp4xQ\" params=\"wmode=transparent&autoplay=1\" title=\"YouTube video player 1\"><\/lite-youtube><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/buffalorising.com\/2015\/04\/legacy-tea-honoring-the-ladies-of-humboldt-parkway-community\/\">Residents were shocked<\/a> when the construction began. What was left was a disconnected community that has witnessed economic and physical decline in addition to health and safety concerns,\u201d states Stephanie Barber Geter, Chair of Restore Our Community Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a new battle. This is the same battle that the community has tirelessly been fighting all along. ROCC has attributed much of the newfound momentum to a spirited generation of Buffalonians that are spearheading renewal projects all over the city.<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" title=\"Humboldt-Buffalo-Green\" src=\"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Humboldt-Buffalo-Green.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Humboldt-Buffalo-Green-1024x442.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2941\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271155%27%20height%3D%27499%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201155%20499%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271155%27%20height%3D%27499%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Humboldt-Buffalo-Green-200x86.jpg 200w, http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Humboldt-Buffalo-Green-400x173.jpg 400w, http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Humboldt-Buffalo-Green-600x259.jpg 600w, http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Humboldt-Buffalo-Green-800x346.jpg 800w, http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Humboldt-Buffalo-Green.jpg 1155w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The construction of Route 33 was a mistake, there is no doubt. But there are cities throughout the world that made similar mistakes, and many of those cities have done what many thought was impossible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/6-freeway-demolitions-that-changed-their-cities-forever-1548314937\">See 6 Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In order to harness the newfound energy, and direct it in the appropriate places, ROCC is in need of funds that will help to bolster the movement.<\/p>\n<p>By leveraging an ongoing <a href=\"http:\/\/buffalorising.com\/2014\/12\/restore-our-community-coalition-launches-i-remember-campaign\/\"><em>\u201cI Remember\u201d campaign<\/em><\/a>, and launching new fundraising mechanisms (including the Radiothon), ROCC believes that there is nothing that can hold this community back.<\/p>\n<p><em>*To find out how to get involved please email info@roccbuffalo.org. To contribute to the fundraiser please see the \u201cdonate\u201d button at <a href=\"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/\">roccbuffalo.org<\/a>, or mail checks payable to: ROCC 60 Hedley Place Buffalo, NY 14208<\/em><\/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 : 26px !important;margin-right : 0%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 54px !important;margin-left : 0%;}@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 : 0%;margin-left : 0%;}}@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 : 0%;margin-left : 0%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 3%;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0%;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A City Divided Comes Together Reposted from\u00a0Buffalo Rising. There is a renewed energy and spirit when it comes to reevaluating Buffalo\u2019s high speed roadways that disconnect us as a city, and block us from accessing our waterfront. For some people, the battle to heal our city from the harms of urban renewal run deep. Deep scars that tore communities apart, and left trails of disinvestment and blight in their wake. One organization in Buffalo set out some time ago to address the issues and convince The City\u00a0to reverse the damage wreaked upon Humboldt Parkway. 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