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Letter: Remove Scajaquada from Delaware Park

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SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION IN THE 1960S, THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS AND ADVERSE INTRUSION INTO BUFFALO’S HISTORIC DELAWARE PARK,

a master work of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Its incongruous presence damaged one of the city’s prize amenities, and with the additional destruction of once beautiful Agassiz Circle and incomparable Humboldt Parkway, harmed nearby neighborhoods. Read More

Wilson grant pays for Rumsey soccer field improvements

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THE BUFFALO OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY HAS BEEN AWARDED A $24,000 GRANT FROM THE RALPH C. WILSON, JR. LEGACY FUND TO RENOVATE THE RUMSEY SOCCER FIELD AT DELAWARE PARK.

“This funding will allow us to re-grade the field, amend the soil profile, and reestablish the turf to create a safe, level playing surface for the thousands of youth that use the field each season.” said Greg Robinson, the conservancy’s director of park administration. Read More