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Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporations Vision is to Revitalize WNYs Waterfront

Buffalos greatest natural resource is its water.


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Moving Forward

Over 425 events, over 500,000 visitors during the summer of 2012

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Summer of 2012 Things To Do


Highlights:
Over 425 events and activities Programming 7 days a week Include activities for families, health, concerts and major festivals

100 local community organizations


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Activating the waterfront

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Guiding Principles
Accessibility
Public Access Things To Do/Public Use No/Low Cost Opportunity

Diverse Use
Neighborhood Mixed Use Cultural/Story of Buffalo

Design
Urban Green & Sustainable 4 Seasons

Financial Payback
Economic Growth Increase Tax Revenue Local Business Opportunity/Jobs
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Placemaking at Canalside

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Buffalos Waterfront

Buffalo River/Ohio Street CANALSIDE

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Canalside

CANALSIDE

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Canalside: Multi-Modal Connections

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Canalside: Project Components

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The Aud Block

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Aud Block Rendering

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Aud Block Parcels

Aud Block North

Aud Block South

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Aud Block Parcels

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Four Season Destination

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Ice Skating

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Winter Festivals

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Central Wharf

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Canalside Accomplishments

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Skyway Lighting Project

Current Demonstration

Future Vision

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East of Main

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East of Main: Donovan Building

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Webster Block Future Plans

The Sabres' plan calls for two indoor ice rinks that would be available for public use, a sports bar, a hotel and retail space.
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Buffalo River/Ohio Street Corridor


ECHDCs plans include:

2012 programming and events (45 proposals)

Reinforce the physical connection between Canalside and the Outer Harbor
Public art project involving lighting of grain elevators and bridges

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Buffalo River/Ohio Street Corridor: Grain Elevator Lighting

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Buffalo River/Ohio Street Corridor: Grain Elevator Lighting

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Image Mill, Quebec City

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Buffalo River/Ohio Street Corridor:

Providing connection from Canalside to the Outer Harbor


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Ohio Street Parkway Rendering

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Outer Harbor
ECHDCs Efforts to date:
Light House renovation, $170K grant masonry repairs and stonework, with public access Sand study at Gallagher Beach A/E work on Parcel OH (creation of shovel ready site). Construction to begin ASAP Residential Neighborhood Study

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Outer Harbor: Parcel OH


1st effort on Outer Harbor
Soil remediation, shoreline stabilization New public access

Natural playground, sculptures


Creation of a shovel-ready parcel Construction to begin ASAP

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Outer Harbor

NYPA Investments +/- $4 million for purchase $1-$2 million for stabilization of grain elevators +/- $4 million for future improvements
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Residential Neighborhood

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Residential Neighborhood

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Residential Neighborhood

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Active ECHDC Projects


Completed & ongoing O&M Construction (WIP) Design (WIP) Conceptual Planning/Study (WIP) Future Projects Events / Things To Do (WIP)

1. Temp. Ext. of Central Wharf 2. Clintons Dish 3. Liberty Hound 4. Greening E2-E7

7. Historic Canals 8. DOB

11.Ohio Street 18.Buffalo Harbor 24.Public Art Parkway Bridge Installation 12. Grain Elevator Lighting 19. N. Aud Block: Public Market 20. N. Aud Block: Childrens Museum 21. Brownfield Opportunity Assessment 25. Central Wharf Land Acquisition

31. BPI Contract (O&M, Security & Vendors)

Events for 2013:


32. Canalside & Aud Block (600) 33.Buffalo River

9. Dock ext. 13. East Canal

10. Parcel OH

5. Water Taxi

6. Ongoing O&M at Central Wharf

26. Cars on Lower Main (COB) 14. Skyway 27. N. Aud Block: Misc. & Lighting Private Development 15. Sand 22. OH: Small Boat 28. N. Aud Block: Demonstrat Harbor Parking ion Project 16. Perm. Ext. 23. OH: 200 Acres 29. South Aud of Central of Block: Wharf development Construction 17. Webster Block (COB)

34. Outer Harbor

35. Aud Block: Activation (BRV)

30. O&Ms at 36. River and OH Branding/Mktg (EMA)

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Financial Payback

ECHDCs efforts have spurred the first private investment in Buffalos waterfront in over 50 years

$153 Million & Counting

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Private Economic Investment


The Donovan Building [$30 million]:

Benderson Development is renovating the former state office building Phillips Lytle has agreed to locate their headquarters on the top four floors Marriott Hotels Future retail/restaurant

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Private Economic Investment


The Webster Block [$123 million]:
COB has awarded the Webster Block RFP to the Buffalo Sabres Further private investment Mixed use development Canalside EIS/Design Guidelines

Local & Small Business Investment [$ unlimited]:


Queen City Ferry Company Clintons Dish Liberty Hound Spirit of Buffalo BFLO Harbor Kayak Ohio Street Business Association Buffalo Sabres Phillips Lytle LLP Marriott Hotels National Grid Buffalo Place Inc. New Era Tim Hortons

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Easy ways to contact ECHDC


ECHDC is on Our website

Facebook/echdc
Like Canalside on Facebook to receive updates on progress and details on public events.

www.eriecanalharbor.com
Check out Canalside and then tell us your next great idea fill out our online survey! Contact Jill Clark: jclark@esd.ny.gov for questions about Canalside, to schedule ECHDC for presentations, and inquiries regarding business opportunities.

Also, follow us @CanalsideBflo

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Recent Construction Projects: Past the Tipping Point


1) Extension of the Central Wharf Public Access (completed) 2) Public Canal System on the Aud Block

3) Donovan Office Building 4) Clintons Dish / Liberty Hound Restaurant (completed) 5) Floating Docks 6) Greening of E2 E7 Parcels (completed) 7) Parcel OH

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8 Pending Construction Projects ( next 3-12 months)


8) Webster Block (COB) Q4 2013

9) Ohio Street Corridor (COB)

Q4 2012

10) East Canal System at Donovan Block

Q4 2012

11) Grain Elevator Lighting

Ongoing

12) Skyway Lighting

Ongoing

13) South of Historically Aligned Canals (Aud Block)

Q3 2012

14) Central Wharf Permanent Extension

Q3 2012

15) Cars on Lower Main Street (COB)


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Q4 2012

Upcoming Projects Studies/Planning/Preliminary Design


16) Beach Enhancement at OH 17) Aud Block North / Liner Buildings ( 580) 18) Aud Block North / Parking (580) 19) Aud Block North/ Public Market / Exchange Building (590) 20) Aud Block North/ Childrens Museum (590) 21) Aud Block North/ Private Development (590) 22) Aud Block North / Cobblestone Streets ( 590) Ongoing

Q4 2012

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Ongoing

Q4 2012

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Upcoming Projects Studies/Planning / Preliminary Design

23) Outer Harbor Land Acquisition/Development

Q3 2012

24) Central Wharf Land Acquisition/Development (E2-E7) 25) Buffalo Harbor Bridge

Q3 2012

Ongoing

26) Public Art Installation Project

Q2 2013

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Programming, Operations and Maintenance


1) 2012 Canalside Programming 2) Buffalo River Programming 3) Outer Harbor Programming (425) (140) (TBD) Ongoing Ongoing Q2 2012 Ongoing Q4 2012

1) Canalside Operations & Mgmt/Buffalo Place Management 2) Parcel OH Operations & Mgmt

3) Public Canals Operations & Mgmt

Q4 2012

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