The proposal from the Peace Bridge
Authority that would replace an elevated ramp blocking views of the waterfront
with an underground replacement may be just what's needed to get the project
moving, according to a report in the Buffalo News. The change was reportedly
designed to gain the support of the Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy, whose
leaders said they would drop their long-standing opposition to the project if
the tunnel plan is adopted.
U.S. Representative Brian Higgins of Buffalo said the cost of the tunnel should come from $25
million in Federal aid he helped secure for community enhancements in the Peace Bridge neighborhood.
The article quoted Conversancy
chairwoman-elect Anne Harding Joyce as saying "We have an opportunity to
correct a historical wrong, and those opportunities don't come along very
often."
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