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NMG Calls for Signature Replacement Bridge, Calls PBA Process Into Question.
On April 27, 2004, NMG's Transportation Action Group held a press conference in Buffalo's Front Park to bring public attention to the state of the Peace Bridge expansion process. NMG members were joined by Assemblyman Sam Hoyt and the Landmark Society in calling for a single Signature Replacement Bridge instead of a mis-matched companion span.
The group called into question both the PBA's cost estimates for companion/replacement bridges and the claimed historical significance of the old bridge, and cited the lack of creative vision in the design choices to-date. The event was well-covered by most local media. For more information, download our press release and graphic (PDF format, 716 KB).
Park Buffalo! Is this The New Millennium Group's newest walking tour of Buffalo? Download NMG's press release & parking survey map regarding the parking situation in Downtown Buffalo (PDF/Acrobat format, 1 MB). Read the Buffalo News article.
The continuing parking saga includes another good article entitled Lack of sense, not parking, ails downtown by The Buffalo News' esteemed columnist Donn Esmonde (November 7, 2003).
NMG Supports Sam Hoyt and the FHWA in regard to Peace Bridge Eminent Domain.
See what the media and the Public Bridge Authority may not be telling you. Click here to see clearly why the PBA is not yet required to acquire the dangerous powers of Eminent Domain.
Furthermore, before the citizens surrender their most valuable trump-card, NMG believes that the details of Eminent Domain need to be worked out and agreed to in public.
Giving the PBA Eminent Domain at this point may spell Imminent Doom for many residents of Buffalo's West Side, or elsewhere along the Niagara River. Note: The FHWA is the "lead-agency" of the environmental process for the Peace Bridge Expansion Project. See the following links for more information.
- Page one and page two of the PBA's letter demanding passage of Eminent Domain.
- Page one and page two of a letter from Hoyt to FHWA asking for confirmation of PBA's position on Eminent Domain.
NMG Supports Open, Public, Inclusive Control Board for Buffalo.
Click here to see our May 22, 2003 letter to Governor Pataki
supporting a Control Board for the City of Buffalo--but not just any Control Board:
A Control Board with simple, clearly defined, and measurable goals; A Control Board created through
an open, public process; Most Importantly, a Control Board that represents the residents of Buffalo
and the region in an equitable and inclusive manner.
(download the free Acrobat Reader)
The Red Cross Needs Your Help.
An apheresis donation is a special blood donation that allows you to give part of your blood--either platelets or plasma--to help meet the needs of leukemia, cancer, and bone marrow patients, as well as accident and burn victims. Click here to read how you can help.
NMG Supports Kids Day.
The New Millennium Group joined the many volunteers in selling Kids Day
newspapers to benefit Women's and Children's Hospital of Kaleida Health.
NMG Board Members Will Gengrich, Chris Gengo and Bryan Miller braved the
bitter cold temperatures on February 25th selling newspapers at the Niagara Street
I-190 exit near Virginia Street. NMG Kids Day volunteers sold 330
papers and raised a total of $448.
Proceeds from the special editions, which cost $1, benefit Women's and
Children's Hospital of Kaleida Health, the Robert Warner Rehabilitation
Center and other local charities that serve children. Kids Day is conducted
in conjunction with the Variety Club Telethon, the annual fund-raiser for
services and equipment at the hospital; Robert Warner Rehabilitation Center;
and other charities dealing with children.
Visit the NMG Photo Gallery and see our volunteers in action.
Buffalo Is For Art Lovers.
Check out the flattering article about Buffalo published in the Boston
Globe on December 18, 2002. The article states the obvious to those of us
who already know about our great cultural attractions, and it also includes
a mention of NMG’s own Walk Buffalo publication.
NMG Opposes Downtown Casino Pact.
The New Millennium Group of Western New York opposes the compact between the Seneca Nation of Indians and the State of New York that will authorize the creation of a casino within the City of Buffalo, New York. View NMG's Statement of Opposition and the Seneca Nation of Indians and State of New York compact. (download the free Acrobat Reader)
2002 Launch of the new Walk Buffalo Tour Book!
After more than two years of dedicated commitment the NMG’s Walk Buffalo
Project recently released the new Walk Buffalo Tour book. Walk Buffalo is the popular free walking tour of Downtown Buffalo presented by The New Millennium Group's (NMG) Downtown Action Group. Free copies of the Walk Buffalo Tour books are available at Buffalo Place and the Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
**Soon the books will be available at Forever Elmwood office, SPoT Coffee, area hotels/motels and area Erie County Libraries.
The Peace Bridge Expansion Project has finally begun!
The citizens of our bi-national region now have a chance to shape a new crossing of the Niagara River. World-class architects, designers, and engineers have been hired. All reasonable alternatives will be considered and assessed by the public.
NOW is your chance to get involved in this exciting and vital project. See the Transportation Action Group page or the new Peace Bridge Expansion Project website for details.
