Sentences with phrase «access to the waterfront for»

«That was to build, to construct waterfront access projects for the people of Buffalo and Western New York who had been denied access to their waterfront for more than 50 years.»

«People in Buffalo have been denied access to the waterfront for decades.

Great access to the waterfront for a nice stroll or patio cafes, and easy access to Cais do Sodré metro hub to head to areas like Belem.

Not exact matches

Rep. Brian Higgins is calling for the removal of yet another section of Western New York highway in a call to restore waterfront access.

«How can we connect the canals better to the canal towns, and what kind of programming should we have so that we attract more tourists and recreation, better quality of life, access to the waterfront, economic development... «it's about tourism, it's about recreation, it's about irrigation for our farmers, it's about water usage for some of the manufacturing and process plants that we have along the canal system,» Quiniones told WXXI News.

As part of the deal negotiated by Councilman Corey Johnson, the neighborhood got a new historic district and the developers promised public access to an indoor recreation space and an as - yet - undetermined amount of money for a crosswalk across the West Side Highway to the waterfront.

Plans also include a waterfront park — with access for cars and pedestrians to the water — and a wetland and nature preserve, developers previously said.

We will establish the Buffalo Blueway to increase waterfront access by building 18 new docks, boat launches and establishing guides for visitors.

QUEENSBRIDGE — After stalling for nearly a decade, the city broke ground Friday on repairs to the crumbling seawall in Long Island City's Queensbridge Park, which had limited waterfront access for parkgoers.

At planning workshops over the last six months, we engaged over 1,000 residents and stakeholders in lively conversations focused on three major challenges: A pressing need for affordable housing, limited public access to the waterfront, and a shortage of economic opportunities.

- «[D] evelop a new commuter rail and multi-modal station in downtown Buffalo and completing Buffalo's light rail extension to University at Buffalo's North Campus will provide 20,000 + students access to downtown Buffalo and the waterfront, as well as connect urban job seekers with suburban employment centers, helping Buffalo to deliver economic inclusion for all the region's workers.»

Among the concessions to neighbors would be greater access to the school's athletic events, scholarships for neighborhood children to participate in sports camps and a public dock at the waterfront.

Becallo said he gave back a raise in the pay for Cicero town board members, donating the money to a Brewerton revitalization project that will bring wheelchair access to the waterfront.

«We know the formula for waterfront success — remove the barriers to access, create the public infrastructure investments necessary to draw people to the water's edge and with new public excitement and critical mass comes the private sector investment that holds the key to turn things around,» Higgins said in a statement.

Mayor of Gowanda David Smith said, «The smart growth funding that we have been chosen to receive today enables Gowanda to continue to improve the access visitors and residents have to our beautiful waterfront and make it easier for those in our downtown area to get to it.

As for what would follow any cleanup, most candidates envision a mix of business, industrial and residential use that conforms to the feel of the neighborhood and provides some public access to the waterfront.

One place I find a great deal of peace is along the waterfront, and I'm happy I have easy access to get to see New York and the Hudson River as much as I'd like to be able to go for long walks and just breathe!

As part of the New Jersey Gold Coast, Hoboken's waterfront was part of the Port of New York and New Jersey and through the 20th Century many industries flourished in the area because of rapid industrialization and easy access to water transport for goods.

Every aspect of this oceanfront property seems tailor - made to the needs of divers and snorkelers, from the waterfront dive center with walk - in access to the house reef to the drive - through fill station that streamlines tank swaps for shore diving road trips.

The scenic waterfront campus, with easy access to downtown Boston, is located next to the John F. Kennedy Library and Presidential Museum and future home to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.

Most of our guests come to enjoy the Sand Dollar waterfront condominium complex because of the incredible access our property offers for diving and snorkeling along with some of the islands most comfortable and reasonably priced ocean front apartments.

Both improvement projects are designed to enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety and access to surrounding areas: connecting downtown to the waterfront and Funk Zone in the case of the State Street project, and connecting Cabrillo Boulevard with Coast Village Road and Montecito for the other project.

The Waterfront Beach Resort features a comprehensive amenities package for every guest, including free high speed Wi - Fi with Hilton Honors memberships, available beach cabana and bike rentals, access to our fitness center, swimming pools and waterslides, the Shortboard's Kid Club, bonfires and beach butler service on the sand, and much more.

Their bold proposal calls for a sleek ribbon - like pump device, about as wide as a lane of traffic, to be installed along the Major Deegan Expressway as a way to clean air, provide acoustic buffering, filtrate rainwater, and ultimately provide pedestrian access to a new green waterfront.

Fellowship artists are awarded a grant and a residency in the Park's outdoor studio and are also provided with technical support and access to tools, materials and equipment to facilitate the production of new sculptures and installations for exhibition in the Park.The artists develop their projects throughout the summer in the open studio and on site in the landscape, offering visitors the opportunity to experience both the creation and presentation of their works.Representing a broad range of materials, working methods and subject matter, the diverse sculptural works in this exhibition are presented against the Park's spectacular waterfront view of the Manhattan skyline.

The group is partnering with state and local government, a local rail trail nonprofit and residents to create the Walkway Loop Trail, which will connect the Walkway with a series of trails that will make it easy for Walkway visitors to access area parks — including Franny Reese State Park — as well as historic destinations, restaurants, marinas and other points of interest along the Poughkeepsie and Lloyd waterfronts.

A substantial number of acres on or adjacent to the waterfront are available for development — plenty of space for an economically vibrant mix of residential and commercial uses as well as generous amounts of public parkland offering river access to many neighborhoods cut off from the Hudson since the 19th century.

When the defendants withdrew their permission for access to the waterfront, the plaintiffs started the action claiming that they had obtained a right based on proprietary estoppel for access to the waterfront.

As part of the New Jersey Gold Coast, Hoboken's waterfront was part of the Port of New York and New Jersey and through the 20th Century many industries flourished in the area because of rapid industrialization and easy access to water transport for goods.

But Sahil Jaggi is downright obsessive about it — so much so that it's not unusual for him to drive around various neighbourhoods in the middle of the night, scrutinizing everything from access to public transit to the amount of development taking place, proximity to waterfront and even the makes of cars parked in driveways.

South Boston: home to a large Irish Catholic community, and now a desirable area for young professionals and families, South Boston has quick access to downtown and the waterfront.

Sandbanks Summer Village, where REM's writer was a guest for a night, is a unique development that allows buyers to purchase a new waterfront access cottage for less than $ 200,000.