{"id":19413,"date":"2017-03-07T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T21:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/?p=19413"},"modified":"2017-03-07T16:20:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T21:20:45","slug":"the-new-amtrak-station-needs-to-be-at-the-buffalo-central-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/2017\/03\/the-new-amtrak-station-needs-to-be-at-the-buffalo-central-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Amtrak Station needs to be at the Buffalo Central Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian Higgins stood up for the East Side and the Central Terminal in the Buffalo News yesterday.<\/p>\n

From the Buffalo News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Buffalo is about to make a \u201cbig, big mistake\u201d by recommending a new rail station for Canalside, Rep. Brian Higgins said Monday, promising to continue his advocacy for a revitalized Central Terminal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With all the heavy development and investment seen around other parts of\u00a0Buffalo over the last decade, the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood continues to hang on. The last few years have seen a new energy in the neighborhood. The energy coming from its residents, immigrants, cultural institutions, businesses and other organizations. What the neighborhood needs now is a\u00a0game changer.<\/p>\n

The Buffalo Central Terminal has endured since the last trains pulled out of the station in 1979. Through the incredible work of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation and its army of volunteers and supporters, the building and complex went from almost being lost to being open\u00a0to the public again. The terminal has sat as other architectural wonders around the city have been redeveloped and restored.<\/p>\n

With recent interest from\u00a0Canadian developer Harry Stinson and his plans for the Central Terminal complex<\/a>, adding a train station to the mix\u00a0could be the one-two punch in making redevelopment a reality. It would also help bolster existing neighborhood treasures like the Broadway Market, its treasure Eastern European style churches along with other new development going on in Broadway-Fillmore.<\/p>\n

More from Brain Higgins:<\/p>\n

\u201cTo lose the opportunity to revitalize an area that\u2019s been dead economically for so long as it has been would be a travesty,\u201d he said, adding he rejects any idea that suburban rail travelers will shun the city location.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust because it\u2019s inactive does not mean its\u2019s unsafe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Higgins also introduced the concept of moving the NFTA\u2019s downtown bus station to a rehabilitated Central Terminal, freeing the Metropolitan Transportation Center for other purposes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The time is now for local and state officials to get on board in selecting the Central Terminal as the location for the new Amtrak Station in Buffalo. This is an opportunity that won\u2019t come around again anytime soon. Make it happen.<\/p>\n

\n

There is a public meeting about the new Buffalo Train Station on Tuesday, March\u00a021st from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Buffalo Museum of Science.<\/p>\n

\n

Parsons Brinckerhoff has created the agenda:<\/p>\n

First 30 minutes or so:
\n\u00b7 Introduction by the Mayor
\n\u00b7 Process Review by Bob Shibley
\n\u00b7 Presentation by consultant team (similar to the Stakeholder Committee presentation)
\nRemaining 90 minutes or so:
\n\u00b7 Opportunity for public to visit stations and ask questions\/provide comments.<\/p>\n

The presentation will be set up for the public to review each of the locations that have been previously discussed.<\/p>\n

Please attend if you would like to have an opportunity to see the performance metrics that were presented to the committee last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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