HTN: Inner Harbor to Add Hostoric Streets

Buffalo's Inner Harbor will add four historic streets. Prime, Lloyd, Perry and Hanover Streets are old roadways which were once well traveled when Buffalo's Inner Harbor was active. The roads will be resurrected using cobblestone to make them look like they once did. The project will also include restoration of the Historic Commercial Slip. The money to is coming from federal stimulus funds and federal transportation dollars.

HTN: Inner Harbor Plan Unveiled

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation and the Empire State Development unveiled the master plan for Buffalo's inner harbor revitalization yesterday. The Canal Side project will cover 20 acres of the waterfront with 725-thousand-square-feet of entertainment, hotel, office, retail, residential and restaurant. The plan also includes waterfalls, an ice-skating rink, towpaths, a replica milling wheel, underwater tunnel, canal boats, and more. Construction won't start until a State Environmental Quality Review is finished; that could take six to 12 months.

Waterfront Progress Due for Hockey Tourney

In 2010, when the World Junior Hockey Championships skate into town, Larry Quinn says the Buffalo waterfront will be well on its way to completion. Quinn, who plays a leadership role with both the Sabres and the Buffalo harbor projects, says that Bass Pro will be open, and phase one of the inner harbor will be done, complete with cobblestone streets and new parking garages. The entire inner harbor project will take five or six years to be complete.

Erie Harbor Officilly Open

Dignitaries including Congressman Brian Higgins, County and City leaders, new State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, on hand to officially open the Erie Harbor yesterday. The new Central Wharf at the harbor will be home to a fireworks display tomorrow on the Fourth.

Buffalo Place Could Take Over Harbor

Buffalo Place, which manages the downtown pedestrian mall, may soon take over the Erie Canal Harbor's day-to-day operations. Buffalo Place would provide security, maintenance, and dock operations, at a cost of one-point-seven-million dollars.