http://skywayalternatives.com A site dedicated to identifying alternatives to the Route 5 Skyway in Buffalo, NY Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:01:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the Inner Harbor to the Outer Harbor A curious, circuitous route! A trip from Buffalo's Inner Harbor to Buffalo's Outer Harbor is less than 1/10 of a mile, yet it takes 4 miles by car. This partially explains why the development at the Inner Harbor has not spread to the ... http://skywayalternatives.com/content-diagrams/ YES! Understanding that a formal Environmental Impact Study (EIS) is required by State and Federal Law before the Skyway can be replaced with alternative infrastructure, I am calling on the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to immediately commence such a study. The study should assess the costs ... http://skywayalternatives.com/content-petition/ Skyway Alternatives Make Fiscal Sense It appears that replacing the Skyway with more suitable infrastructure will make sense fiscally for Western New York in the long run. The Skyway requires painting every ten years which costs $15 million, and it has been suggested that it will require major sub-structural repairs which ... http://skywayalternatives.com/content-welcome/ STATEMENT OF HON. BRIAN HIGGINS, MEMBER OF CONGRESS in response to the Design Report/Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation for the SOUTHTOWNS CONNECTOR/BUFFALO OUTER HARBOR PROJECT Submitted to: Alan E. Taylor, Regional Director New York State Department of Transportation General William J. Donovan Office Building 125 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14220 Background Two tasks are fundamental to the redevelopment of ... http://skywayalternatives.com/24/ Thomas J. Madison, Jr. Acting Commissioner New York State Department of Transportation 50 Wolf Rd. Albany, NY 12237 Re: Buffalo Skyway Dear Commissioner Madison: Let me first congratulate you on your recent appointment. Your reputation for professionalism and vision precedes you, and, as a new Member of House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I look forward ... http://skywayalternatives.com/congressman-higgins-letter-to-the-nys-dot-about-the-skyway/ Thomas J. Madison Acting Commissioner NYS Department of Transportation 50 Wolf Rd. Albany, NY 12237 Dear Commissioner Madison: I write in strong support of Congressman Brian Higgins' request for the NYS Department of Transportation to undertake the necessary environmental studies to remove the Buffalo Skyway and replace it with a new connector. As a member ... http://skywayalternatives.com/assemblyman-sam-hoyts-september-2-2005-letter/ The Honorable Joseph H. Boardman Commissioner New York State Department of Transportation 1220 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12232 RE: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) FOR REMOVAL OF SKYWAY BRIDGE IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO (NY ROUTE 5) Dear Commissioner Boardman: The revitalization of downtown Buffalo, for many purposes including commercial and residential redevelopment, is in many ways contingent ... http://skywayalternatives.com/assemblyman-higgins-february-19-2003-letter/ County of Erie Dennis T. Gorski County Executive September 25, 1991 Dear Mr. Russell: Thank you for submitting the Draft Southtowns Connector Feasibility Study for my review. The document certainly provides sound justification to move forward with the preliminary design and environmental analysis phase. It clearly notes the economic justification for the Highway as well ... http://skywayalternatives.com/september-25-1991-letter-from-county-executive-gorski/ MEETING NO. 11 June 5, 2003 ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE RESOLUTION NO. 206 Re: Buffalo Skyway (NYS Route 5) Painting & Restoration. (Intro. 11-3) A RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY LEGISLATOR KUWIK WHEREAS, the Buffalo Skyway, New York State Route 5, is a major thoroughfare providing direct access to the City of Buffalo from the southern suburbs for ... http://skywayalternatives.com/erie-county-legislature-resolution/ COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO February 3, 2004 NO. 131 By: Mr. Griffin Feasibility Study for a Gateway Tunnel and the Removal of the Skyway Bridge Whereas: In 1990 a Gateway feasibility study was prepared by Hayden/Wegman and Jenny Engineering Corporation to explore constructing a tunnel from downtown Buffalo to Fuhrman ... http://skywayalternatives.com/buffalo-common-council-resolution/