7/06/2008

Block by Block...more bad news!

The shredded urban fabric of the country's second poorest city is becoming visible for the whole world to see. Today's article in the Buffalo News - Neglected Homes and Vacant Lots - is the first in a three part series.
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Here's the B/N blog post.
Here's the video.

The Buffalo News has also compiled a useful vacancy data base - street by street - showing the extent of the decay. Staggering!
If you're reading this blog for the first time, make sure to check out the following posts - Unstoppable? and Al Jazeera comes to Buffalo.
Sometimes I wonder if our Mayor has ever thought about visiting Youngstown, OH - see, Learning from Youngstown - where Mayor Jay Williams understands what needs to done when half a city collapses before your eyes.
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