Could we please stop doing a lousy job with the American side of the falls?
Could we please stop doing a lousy job with the American side of the falls? Every time Niagara Falls has tried a big deal revitalization project, it has turned into a disaster that the State does something stupid with (Rainbow Mall, Convention Center). I mean, they start out great, and then economics and corruption and (probably) stupidity destroy it.
The suggestion to put it over by the Whirlpool is great. I mean, if you have to have your White Elephant development project. Why they don't want to revitalize any of the old historic hotels I don't know. Or out-compete the handful of existing hotels that have managed to survive. But, you know, maybe wealthy people will want to stay at an upscale "lodge" that is kinda like the ones in National Parks.
In which case, I cannot imagine how they can possibly put something that requires sewage, water, and a bunch of other infrastructure basically in the middle of the river on Goat Island. Plus, you do that and you cut off views and access and cut down an awful lot of trees. I can't even imagine the traffic disaster. They're already shutting off the flow to fix one of the pedestrian bridges in the next several years. What are you going to do with the inevitably increased traffic from all the trucks that will have to bring food and laundry and whatever back and forth to the "lodge"? Power lines? You will need much more than you have to the limited stuff that's there now. Environmental impact is far less damaging if you put it near the falls, not in them.
I give up on stopping Delaware North and Cuomo from their juggernaut of development. Yes, Niagara Falls needs help. Meanwhile, could we not destroy yet another Frederick Law Olmstead park? Try the example of the Fairmont in Banff. Yes, it happens to be built in a super scenic spot. It is also a short walk into Banff proper and you have to take shuttles to get to ski areas, etc. Again, you could put your "lodge" by the Whirlpool, which is a short distance from the Falls, and you already have tourist trolleys. Either make a deal with the "lodge" to have occasional trolley runs, or the "lodge" can have its own shuttles into the Park.
https://buffalochronicle.com/2017/02/04/local-opposition-ramping-up-to-cuomos-lodge-in-olmsteds-niagara-reservation/
https://buffalochronicle.com/2017/02/04/local-opposition-ramping-up-to-cuomos-lodge-in-olmsteds-niagara-reservation/
The suggestion to put it over by the Whirlpool is great. I mean, if you have to have your White Elephant development project. Why they don't want to revitalize any of the old historic hotels I don't know. Or out-compete the handful of existing hotels that have managed to survive. But, you know, maybe wealthy people will want to stay at an upscale "lodge" that is kinda like the ones in National Parks.
In which case, I cannot imagine how they can possibly put something that requires sewage, water, and a bunch of other infrastructure basically in the middle of the river on Goat Island. Plus, you do that and you cut off views and access and cut down an awful lot of trees. I can't even imagine the traffic disaster. They're already shutting off the flow to fix one of the pedestrian bridges in the next several years. What are you going to do with the inevitably increased traffic from all the trucks that will have to bring food and laundry and whatever back and forth to the "lodge"? Power lines? You will need much more than you have to the limited stuff that's there now. Environmental impact is far less damaging if you put it near the falls, not in them.
I give up on stopping Delaware North and Cuomo from their juggernaut of development. Yes, Niagara Falls needs help. Meanwhile, could we not destroy yet another Frederick Law Olmstead park? Try the example of the Fairmont in Banff. Yes, it happens to be built in a super scenic spot. It is also a short walk into Banff proper and you have to take shuttles to get to ski areas, etc. Again, you could put your "lodge" by the Whirlpool, which is a short distance from the Falls, and you already have tourist trolleys. Either make a deal with the "lodge" to have occasional trolley runs, or the "lodge" can have its own shuttles into the Park.
https://buffalochronicle.com/2017/02/04/local-opposition-ramping-up-to-cuomos-lodge-in-olmsteds-niagara-reservation/
https://buffalochronicle.com/2017/02/04/local-opposition-ramping-up-to-cuomos-lodge-in-olmsteds-niagara-reservation/
Comments
Post a Comment