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© 2017 URBAN DESIGN ASSOCIATES

October 30th, 2017

Cold Spring / Masten park neighborhood infill and revitalizationBuffalo, New York

COLD SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD INFILL AND REVITALIZATION / BUFFALO, NEW YORK

team partners

– Private development partner

– Public project partner

– Non-profit project partner

– Consultant hired to with the community to develop a plan that fits into the neighborhood


Meeting agenda

• 6:00 - 6:15 PM Introductions and Project Intro • 6:15 - 6:30 PM Neighborhood Analysis • 6:30 - 7:15 PM Dot Exercise and Table Discussions • 7:15 - 7:30 PM Table Report-Outs • 7:30 - 8:00 PM Questions and Discussion


Planning Process — broad-based community engagement

• Phase I: Understanding & Listening • Phase II: Testing Alternatives • Phase III: Deciding


Team’s approach to community engagement

• It is an iterative conversation — we want to involve you, the community, at each step

• We draw inspiration from your neighborhood — each place is different

• We will present what we learned back to you to make sure we got it right

• We test ideas with drawings and seek your advice

• We want you to have ownership over the future of your community


PLANNING PROCESS : PHASE 1

Listening1. Preparation

• Mapping2. Kick-Off Meetings in Buffalo

• Neighborhood documentation (photographing neighborhood character)

• Focus Group meetings with key stakeholders3. Neighborhood Community Meeting

• Introduction to the project • Resident input


PLANNING PROCESS : PHASE 2

Exploring

4. 3-Day Public Workshop in the Neighborhood • Explore strategies and ideas based on input • Reconvene focus groups and stakeholder meetings • Second public meeting to present ideas to the community


PLANNING PROCESS : PHASE iIi

Deciding on a way forward

5. Deciding Together • Come to a consensus about the way forward for Cold Spring/Masten Park

• Develop a strategy plan • Develop Building Types and Architecture that fits into the neighborhood

6. Final Community Meeting, Next Steps


VACANCY

VACANT

BOARD-UP (POTENTIALLY VACANT)

• The highest concentration of vacancy: – Surrounding Public School No. 8

– Eastern end of Edna Place, Dodge Street, and Southampton Street

– Along Masten Avenue from Glenwood Avenue to Dodge Street

• Many vacant lots have been claimed by adjacent property owners

STUDY AREA

EATON ST

MA

IN S

T

WOODLAWN AVE

CHES

TER

ST

WA

VER

LY S

T

PURD

Y S

T

JEFF

ERSO

N A

VE

MA

STEN

AV

E

UTICA ST

LAUREL ST

RILEY ST

NORTHAMPTON ST

SOUTHAMPTON ST

DODGE STREET

EDNA PLACE

BEST STREET

LIN

WO

OD

AV

E

FERRY ST

DU

PON

T ST

KINGSLEY ST

WEL

KER

ST

GLENWOOD AVE

EMERSON PL

VER

PLA

NK

ST

ELLI

COTT

T S

T

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MIC

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NEIGHBORHOOD ANCHORS AND OPEN SPACE

INSTITUTIONS

INSTITUTIONAL LAND

OPEN SPACE

PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 8

MASTEN PARK

FRANCIS E MERRIWEATHER JR

LIBRARY

AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL

CENTER

THE FOUNDRY

HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL

BELMONT HOUSING

RESOURCES FOR NYC

STANLEY MAKOWSKI

EARLY CHILDHOOD

CENTER

VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

FRIENDSHIP TO THE

ELDERLY PROGRAM

STATE TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD

BETHEL HEAD START

BRISTOL HOME

BETHEL AME

CHURCH

COLDSPRING CHURCH OF

GOD IN JESUS CHRIST

BETHEL HEAD START

ANTIOCH FBH

CHURCH

GREATER WORKS CHRISTIAN

FELLOWSHIP

VICTORY TEMPLE SDA

CHURCH

ST JAMES C.O.G.I.C

CALVARY CHRISTIAN MEDICAL

NEW HOPE CHURCH

OF GOD & CHRIST

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD

GREATER HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

YOUTH FOR CHRIST

BUFFALO

WORD OF FAITH CHURCH

ST. JOHN'S MASONIC

LODGE

ST. ANTHONY'S

SPIRITUAL CHURCH

APOLLO MEDIA CENTER

GROUP MINISTRIES

• There are many churches and religious organizations in the neighborhood

• Masten Park is the largest neighborhood open space

STUDY AREA

ZION MISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH

BETHESDA WORLD

HARVEST INTERNATIONAL

CHURCH

BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR

VISUAL AND PERFORMING

ARTS

EATON ST

MA

IN S

T

WOODLAWN AVE

CHES

TER

ST

WA

VER

LY S

T

PURD

Y S

T

JEFF

ERSO

N A

VE

MA

STEN

AV

E

UTICA ST

LAUREL ST

RILEY ST

NORTHAMPTON ST

SOUTHAMPTON ST

DODGE STREET

EDNA PLACE

BEST STREET

LIN

WO

OD

AV

E

FERRY ST

DU

PON

T ST

WEL

KER

ST

GLENWOOD AVE

EMERSON PL

VER

PLA

NK

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MIC

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STREET HIERARCHY

CITY-SCALE CONNECTORS

NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE CONNECTORS

LOCAL STREETS

EATON ST

MIC

HIG

AN

AV

E • Major city connections: – Ferry Street, Main Street, Best

Street, and Jefferson Avenue

• Significant neighborhood connections: – Utica Street, Michigan Avenue,

Masten Avenue, and Riley Street

STUDY AREA

MA

IN S

T

WOODLAWN AVE

CHES

TER

ST

WA

VER

LY S

T

PURD

Y S

T

JEFF

ERSO

N A

VE

MA

STEN

AV

E

UTICA ST

LAUREL ST

RILEY ST

NORTHAMPTON ST

SOUTHAMPTON ST

DODGE STREET

EDNA PLACE

BEST STREET

LIN

WO

OD

AV

E

FERRY ST

DU

PON

T ST

KINGSLEY ST

WEL

KER

ST

GLENWOOD AVE

EMERSON PL

VER

PLA

NK

ST

ELLI

COTT

T S

T

HO

LLA

ND

PL


DOT EXERCISE — STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES


DOT EXERCISE — NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN


DOT EXERCISE — STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES


three Questions

1. What’s working in the neighborhood?2. What are the problems in the neighborhood?3. What would you like to see happen? (Where should we start?)

You can reach the team at

[email protected]

(716) 322-2314

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