1. The Buffalo Green CodeNew land use and zoning for place-based economic development Regional meetings on community values November 16-18, 2010

3. Gathering input on community values about places

4. Three meetings across the city:

5. Buffalo Museum of Science

6. Bennett High School

8. Men and women were evenly represented

9. Lots of younger people – half were under 30

10. Not many people of color

11. 40 percent from the West Side

12. Only 18 percent from East Side & South Buffalo* There’s more information on the meeting demographics at the end of this slide show. Participants located their homes with a dot on the map.

14. By word of mouth – about a third

15. Social media – about ten percent

16. About 15 percent heard some other way

17. Newspapers, radio, posters, mail weren’t a factor

19. Participants broke into small discussion groups

20. They answered three questions:

21. What makes a great neighborhood?

22. What are some of the good places in Buffalo – and why

23. What are some places that are not so good – and why*See the “Introduction to the Green Code Project” slide show also on this site

25. Activity– busy streets, lived-in homes, stores open for business, density.

26. Mobility– walkablestreets, space for bikes, access to transit.

28. Security – safe homes and streets, neighbors who care, vigilant police.

30. Great shops and restaurants

31. Lots of people on a walkable street

32. Great housing

34. Great nightlife and culture

35. Walkable streets

36. Near great homes

37. Historic architecture

39. Recreational opportunities

40. Great cultural institutions

41. The beauty of Olmsted parks

43. Art and music

44. Great architecture

46. Restaurants and shops

47. On a walkable street

49. Mass. Ave. – grassroots green regeneration

50. Lafayette & Grant – business district revival

52. MLK Park: music, culture, reunions, and recreation

53. Broadway-Fillmore: a mixed use neighborhood center with the “bones” to be great again

55. Canisius College and the Hamlin Park Neighborhood

56. Utica/Jefferson – new library, housing, development.

58. Cazenovia Park – and neighborhoods around it

59. South Park, Botanical Gardens, and Ridge Road

61. Medical campus – a new economic engine

62. Niagara Sq. – City Hall in an awesome public space

63. Theater District and Chippewa

65. Tifft Farm, Times Beach, and Seneca Bluffs

66. Erie Basin Marina and Small Boat Harbor

67. LaSalle and Riverside Parks

69. Sycamores, bricks, houses on Timon Street

70. Old Black Rock – neighbors and history

71. Bootstrap redevelopment on Coe Place

73. Humboldt/Kensington divides a neighborhood

74. Scajaquada Expressway bisects our park

75. I-190 & Rte 5 – cuts off access to the waterfront

77. North Buffalo “big box” district

78. Delaware/ Hertel suburban strip mall

79. Dead plaza on Utica (Delaware/Elmwood)

80. Central Park Plaza!

82. Main Place Mall – dead space in the middle

83. Ragged edges of the Medical Campus

85. Grant Street business (especially at Delavan).

86. Mass. Ave. (makeover still in progress).

88. Dead spots on Main Street

89. Unrealized potential of the waterfront

90. The greater East Side – many locations

91. Drugs, gangs, crime

92. Houses boarded up and falling down

93. Empty stores and vacant lots

95. Two thirds had a chance to speak their minds “fully” or “mostly.”

96. Half expect the Green Code will have a positive effect – “major” or “minor.”

97. Three quarters said they will attend the winter workshops (most of the rest might).* This data is from the “clicker” surveys, too. More on “first impressions” at the end of the slide show.

99. We’ll continue to receive input on the website about what makes good places.

100. Our consultants are creating a map of Buffalo, its land uses and character of place.

101. Meetings will be held late February and early March to focus on your neighborhood.

103. Who attended the November meetings There were lots of young people. Roughly half were under 30 years of age.

104. Who attended the November meetings Men and women participated in roughly equal proportions

105. Who attended the November meetings Most participants described themselves as “white.” People of color were vastly under-represented.

106. Who attended the November meetings Nearly half said they attended to “represent my community’s interests.”

107. Who attended the November meetings E-mail and word of mouth were the most effective ways of getting the word out.

108. Who attended the November meetings Two thirds of those attending were from the West Side or North Buffalo. Only one in ten from the East Side. Participants put a dot on a map to indicate place of residence where North = north of Rte. 198 and Rte. 33; West = south of 198 and west of Main Street; East = south of Rte. 33, east of Main, and north of Clinton Street; South = south of Clinton.

109. Who attended the November meetings Tosh Collins Community Ctr. Buffalo Museum of Science Bennett High School

110. First impressions on process and product More than three quarters said they learned at least “a little bit” in the meetings.

111. First impressions on process and product Two thirds said they had a chance to speak their mind “fully” or “mostly.”

112. First impressions on process and product Participants were optimistic about the outcome: nearly 60 percent said the Green Code will have a positive effect.

113. First impressions on process and product More than 90 percent said they would – or “might” – attend the winter workshops.