HTN: Parking Plan Includes Vacant Lots

The city of Buffalo is looking at empty lots around town and now hopes to use them to solve an age-old problem. Parking. Officials are studying a plan that would transform some of the lots into residential parking areas so plows aren't blocked by curbside vehicles, hindering plowing after major storms. Paving the lots could prove expensive, but officials are coming up with cheaper alternatives, such as layering tar and stone.