Everybody's Waterfront: Conversation on the Benefit of Parks

A Conversation with Peter Harnik

Wednesday, May 6, 2015  – 6:00-7:30pm
Burchfield Penney Art Center,
1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo

Parks bring so many benefits – cultural, economic, environmental, health and social among others – and Peter Harnik knows them all. Come hear his thoughts about the Outer Harbor, and why Frederick Law Olmsted’s original vision offers as much wisdom in the 21st Century as it did in the 19th. This event is part of the series, It’s Everybody’s Waterfront.

Peter Harnik

A recognized expert on what makes park systems great, Peter Harnik is a sought-after speaker on the relationship between cities and parks. He has researched and written groundbreaking works on the issues facing urban parks. Formerly the coordinator of Environmental Action, Inc., he co-founded both the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail.
Harking is currently the director of Center for City Park Excellence | The Trust for Public Land

About This Event: Door’s open at 5:30 pm, seating is first come first served.  Parking is available in the Burchfield Penney lot and on the Buffalo State College campus. Ticketing will be suspended for this event.

About This Series: It’s Everybody’s Waterfront Buffalo’s Outer Harbor on Lake Erie has been hotly debated this last year, centered around the ECHDC’s planning effort, continuing a conversation that started at least 30 years ago with the NFTA Port closure. It is time to re-engage the public in the conversation about the Outer Harbor:

What is the future for this waterfront land?
What is the community’s vision for the Lake Erie Waterfront?

As demonstrated by Perkins+Will findings’, the public’s response remains consistent: the belief this land should be public, green, accessible and clean.  Let’s make this happen! We look forward to your participation and voice. 

EVENTS: Buffalo's Outer Harbor - Community Vision and Future

EVERYBODY’S WATERFRONT

Buffalo’s Outer Harbor - Lectures, Public Forums & Events

April - May 2015

Buffalo’s Outer Harbor on Lake Erie has been discussed and hotly debated this past year, initiated by a new planning effort by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation. It is time to have an ongoing conversation about this place:  What is the future for this waterfront land? What is the community’s vision for the Lake Erie Waterfront?  

A series of lectures, public forums and events will be held in April and May to further this conversation.

Please attend one or more of these events. Your participation and voice are important. 

IP REPORTS:  BUFFALO’S OUTER HARBOR 4/15
Wednesday, April 15, 2015  Presentation by Dan Telvock with panel respondents. Sponsored by the Investigative Post
7:00pm at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
http://www.investigativepost.org/events/ for $10 tickets

THE LAKE ERIE COMMONS:
THE OUTER HARBOR AND THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE 4/22
Wednesday, April 22, 2015  Presentation by Jim Olson, President of FLOW, with panel respondents.
FLOW is an organization seeking protection of the Great Lakes through Public Trust.
Sponsored by the WNY Environmental Alliance; http://www.growwny.org/wnyea
Tifft Nature Preserve, Fuhrman Blvd, Buffalo [ MAP ]
5:30pm Green Drinks and 7:00pm Lecture

WHOSE OUTER HARBOR?  4/30
Thursday, April 30, 2015  Film by Robert Reich “Inequality for All” and discussion of environmental justice issues on the Outer Harbor.  Sponsored by Buffalo State Center for Economic and Policy Studies and Burchfield Penny Art Center 
7:00pm at Burchfield Penny Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222

EVERYBODY’S WATERFRONT: BENEFITS OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE TO CITIES AND REGIONS  5/6
Wednesday, May 6, 2015  Peter Harnik, Trust for Public Land, who will discuss the economic, health, environmental, cultural and social benefits of parks and open space. Sponsored by 21st Century Park on the Outer Harbor
6:00pm at the Burchfield Penny Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222

FUN FUNDRAISER: “SKYRIDE BUFFALO”  5/30
Saturday, May 30. The annual “Skyride Buffalo,” sponsored by GOBike, is a fundraising bicycle tour of historic locations, a scenic tour over the Skyway, and  highlights the past, present and future of bicycling in Buffalo. Ride followed by a celebration at the Outer Harbor.  
Check-in begins at 7:00am at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. We ride at 9am.
http://skyridebuffalo.org/