The Best Plan, 2005

APA has bestowed the 2005 Outstanding Planning Award for a Plan on The Queen City Hub: A Regional Action Plan for Downtown Buffalo.

1 minute read

March 22, 2005, 5:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Buffalo's downtown plan is a disciplined retort to the ragged cliche about plans gathering dust on a shelf. The plan connects a continuous process of participation and implementation to a realistic strategy for investment.This is a big change for Buffalo (pop. 293,000), where past plans have had weak legal status and little credibility with officials and the public. First released in December 2003, the Queen City Hub plan is currently before the Buffalo Common Council for adoption. But already, nearly half of the billion dollars worth of programs called for by the plan are under way, with the rest to come by 2010."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Hub of Activity

Monday, March 21, 2005 in Planning Magazine

Land Use New York

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.