South Neighborhood Workshop Questionnaire Results

South Neighborhood Workshop Questionnaire Results

South Buffalo Questionnaire Results Number of Responses: 18 What is your stake in the neighborhood? Are you a resident, employee, employer, investor, or simply interested in the neighborhood? Resident 16 Investor/Property Owner 0 Employee 1 Employer 2 Simply Interested - 0 What is the name you give this neighborhood? South Buffalo - 5 South Park - 3 Seneca/Caz - 2 Abbott Rd Abbott/McKinley Butler Park Cazenovia Park Marilla St Neighborhood surrounding Mercy Hospital/Trocaire College South Abbott/Cazenovia South Park/McKinley Where is the center of that neighborhood? Seneca/Cazenovia - 4 McKinley Parkway - 3 McClellan Circle - 2 Abbott/Cazonovia Abbott Rd Butler Park Cazenovia Casino Cumberland and Salem sts. Mercy Hospital McKinley Ave from Tifft to Dorrance Nevilly Court green space (provides noise barrier from industrial businesses) Schools (Notre Dame, Discovery, Mercy) Seems that every major street has a center; i.e. Irish Center (Abbott Rd) and each R. C. church Sorrento Cheese South Park South Park Ave from Tifft to Dorrance Tosh Collins Community Center What is the most important street intersection in the neighborhood? You can list more than one. Abbott/Cazenovia - 5 Seneca/Cazenovia - 3 Tifft/South Park - 3 Abbott/Red Jacket - 2

Dorrance Circle - 2 McClellan Circle - 2 McKinley/Choate - 2 Seneca/Mineral Spring - 2 Abbott/McKinley Abbott/Meriden Abbott/Salem Cumberland/Salem Heacock Park Red Jacket/Abbott South Park/Choate South Park/Dorrance South Park/Hopkins Tifft/McKinley Do cars drive too fast in the neighborhood? If so, tell us where. Abbott Rd - 3 Marilla St - 2 Tifft St - 2 All streets Culver St Everywhere Harding St Hayden St Ridgewood St Seneca St South Park Ave Zollars St What is your favorite retailer or restaurant in the neighborhood? Wayside Restaurant - 7 Caz Coffee - 3 Dog Ears Books - 2 Little Tops - 2 Mineo s - 2 1989 Seneca St Apollo Botanical Gardens Chick N Pizza Conlon s Bar & Grill Rocklyn Printing Tim Horton s Usually head downtown to dine Wilson Farms If you were to use one word to describe this neighborhood, what would it be? Home - 3 Depressed Family community Good Irish Nice OK Out of control Peacefully coexisting with residents and businesses

Pleasant Residential Settled Struggling Sustainable Undesirable Untapped Triangle What neighborhood issues are you most interested in addressing through this process? Absentee landlords - 3 Drugs/safety - 2 Increasing the amount of investment in people s homes - 2 Pedestrian/bicycle access and paths - 2 Access to retailers, filling up empty storefronts Address Hopkins St junk yard Areas for plants and vegetation that could improve air quality and visual aesthetics Better access to the waterfront Brand neighborhoods Celebrate our landmarks Decide what businesses are best for neighborhoods and industrial park Drugs being sold out of a mini-mart on Seneca St Flooding problems Improvements to the quality of life Keep development close to the street Keeping Nevilly Court as green space Keeping walkable community/neighborhood Litter Make South Park Ave as nice as Abbott or even McKinley Pkwy Parking Plenty of undesirable uses on Seneca St and South Park Ave Poor property upkeep Protect Marilla St Safe, walkable sidewalks Seneca St (widen sidewalks, plant trees, strip road for traffic calming, create beautiful infrastructure) Seneca St and connecting streets (tear down the vacant homes and build new ones) Small business development on Abbott Rd, South Park Ave, and Seneca St Take care of our park, clean streets Tear down decrepit structures on South Park Ave, create more gardens like the Tim Russert garden Upgrade commercial strips Vacant or undesirable businesses on South Park Ave (rent-a-centers, bars, tattoo parlors, mobile phone stores) Walkability Are there interesting, possibly overlooked places in the neighborhood that are full of potential? Tell us about them! Abbott Rd Plaza Buffalo River (underused asset) Cazenovia Casino (needs enhancement and retail/restaurant) Housing stock (value of craftsmanship is vastly overlooked) Indian Church Park Natural habitat surrounding South Park Olmsted parks Seneca St where Twin Fair used to be South Park Ave (needs solid strategic plan with creative mix of uses)

The parks in this area of the city are wonderful! Vacant churches (reuse) Waterfront (bike path, activities, boating) Name a place or places (anywhere in the world) that you consider a model for the redevelopment of this neighborhood. Birdsong Trail, Orchard Park, NY Boston, MA Burlington, VT East Aurora, NY (walkable, charming community) Elmwood Ave (small shops) Elmwood/Bidwell Elmwood Village Essjay Dr, Amherst, NY (business with large green areas surrounding) Hertel Ave (model for Seneca St) Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD Krakow, Poland Reinstein Woods, Cheektowaga/Depew, NY (nature trails) The Netherlands Tell us about whether these statements accurately describe your views. You can circle strongly agree or strongly disagree or anywhere in between. I often remark to people about how beautiful the neighborhood is. Strongly Disagree - 1 Disagree - 2 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 4 Agree - 5 Strongly Agree - 6 Comments - Too much vinyl; Peaceful setting, wooded viewing; McKinley Parkway is wonderful and Abbott Road is welcoming, and I love the parks; Triangle area The neighborhood is becoming more blighted. Strongly Disagree - 3 Disagree - 2 Agree - 9 Comments - Vacancies; Parts of it; I have lived on my street since 2002 and South Park has definitely declined since then Employment opportunities are available near people s homes. Strongly Disagree - 6 Disagree - 5 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 5 Agree - 2 Strongly Agree - 0 Comments - Small business I must leave the neighborhood to access most daily needs.

Disagree - 6 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 0 Agree - 10 Strongly Agree - 2 Comments - Major retail; The Wegmans in West Seneca isn't far over the city line, but it was nice to have Reilly's grocery on Abbott, the Tops on South Park is dingy and in an unattractive neighborhood The historic character of the neighborhood is worth saving. Disagree - 1 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 0 Agree - 7 0 Comments - Fix the Caz Casino; Irish Heritage District is wonderful There are undesirable uses and activities in the neighborhood. Disagree - 1 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 2 Agree - 7 Strongly Agree - 8 Comments - Too much salvaging stuff; Dope; Need buffers from businesses; Scrap yard; No more rental stores, mobile phone stores, tattoo parlors, or shoddy looking bars!; We call the police every time we see something I frequently walk or bike to a destination (corner store, tavern, community center, cafe, etc.) in the neighborhood. Strongly Disagree - 2 Disagree - 3 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 4 Agree - 4 Strongly Agree - 5 Comments - Not enough; My husband and I frequently walk our dog around the neighborhood The neighborhood offers a variety of housing options for people of all incomes. Disagree - 4 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 1 Agree - 9 Strongly Agree - 3 Comments - There is a good variety of housing options and the Holy Family project will add to the neighborhood The neighborhood offers a variety of housing options for people of all age groups. Disagree - 5 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 2

Agree - 9 Strongly Agree - 2 Comments - Without a car, I could simply not get by in this neighborhood. Strongly Disagree - 4 Disagree - 7 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 1 Agree - 4 Comments - The neighborhood is well served by public transit. Strongly Disagree - 1 Disagree - 1 Agree - 10 Strongly Agree - 3 Comments - Extend light rail!; Only bus Streets in the neighborhood feel intimate and inviting. Disagree - 1 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 6 Agree - 10 Comments - Most of them; Most; People here take great pride in their neighborhood and it shows in how well maintained so many of the streets are, South Buffalo Alive also does excellent work making the Parkway circles welcoming and vibrant The neighborhood feels unsafe. Strongly Disagree - 2 Disagree - 4 Agree - 6 Comments - Sometimes, some places; In some parts; Can very from McKinley to Hopkins; I do not feel safe walking or biking on South Park most alone The center of the neighborhood is lively and interesting. Strongly Disagree - 2 Disagree - 3 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 5 Agree - 6 Comments - Where is the center?; Could be; South Park should be lively and interesting, but it is not

The neighborhood frequently feels like a ghost town. Strongly Disagree - 4 Disagree - 8 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 4 Agree - 2 Strongly Agree - 0 Comments - There are adequate green spaces (parks, sports fields, playgrounds, gardens, etc.) at convenient locations throughout the neighborhood. Disagree - 2 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 1 Agree - 10 Strongly Agree - 5 Comments - Cazenovia Park; Need new sports fields; Enough ball fields, need our woods to remain; There are not enough recreational spaces for children, and we could use more community gardens/ green space on South Park I have access to healthy food options in the neighborhood. Strongly Disagree - 4 Disagree - 3 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 4 Agree - 6 Comments - Poor choices; Not that are accessible; However, Cazenovia Park would be an excellent location for a Farmer's Market and that would greatly add to the nrighborhood Convenient parking is nearly impossible to find in this neighborhood. Strongly Disagree - 3 Disagree - 7 Agree - 1 Strongly Agree - 4 Comments - Sometimes I am optimistic about the neighborhood s future. Strongly Disagree - 1 Disagree - 0 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 5 Agree - 5 Strongly Agree - 7 Comments - Needs reinforcement; Serious setbacks I like cities more than suburbs.

Disagree - 0 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 2 Agree - 6 0 Comments - I frequently call 311 to report problems in the neighborhood. Strongly Disagree - 4 Disagree - 2 Neither Agree Nor Disagree - 2 Agree - 9 Comments - Too many calls; As needed The Buffalo Green Code will have a positive impact on the neighborhood. Strongly Disagree - 1 Disagree - 0 Agree - 5 Strongly Agree - 9 Comments - I hope so; I hope so!!!; If something gets done; I am very hopeful that the Green Code will have a positive impact on the entire city