The Erie County Harbor Development Corporation on Monday approved a plan to amend its existing design and extend canals to the former site of Memorial Auditorium. The ECHDC has approved a contract to create a cultural master plan for Canalside, hoping to create a year-round, …
For Canal Side Community Alliance members, the idea that subsidized businesses should pay living wages continues to be an imperative. Not only a moral imperative in that a job should lift an individual out of poverty, not keep them in … Continue reading →
Below is the letter to editor written by Jeanenne Petri of West Side Stories. Jeanenne and West Side Stories are members of Buffalo First! a powerful partner in the Canal Side Community Alliance. Thanks Jeanenne for your powerful works on … Continue reading →
Madeline Janis, co-founder and current director of LAANE (Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy), shares her thoughts on the 5 key criteria for publicly subsidized economic development projects in her latest blog post. LAANE has won tremendous victories around … Continue reading →
Good Morning! Another week, another challenging piece of news. The Buffalo News released a story on Friday describing the challenges African Americans are facing in the current economic crisis and found that twice as many blacks were unemployed as whites. … Continue reading →
Our apologies here at the Canal Side Community Alliance for not blogging more often. The bulk of our efforts have been dedicated to consistent education to Alliance members and elected officials, and negotiating the actual Community Benefits Agreement. Several negotiations … Continue reading →
Representatives from the Canal Side Community Alliance returned late on Sunday night after an intense 3 days in Washington, DC where they presented at and participated in the National Jobs with Justice Conference. The days were long, packed with workshops, plenaries, … Continue reading →
RE: Open Letter to the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation As leaders in the WNY community, we are writing to express our support for creating quality jobs for the residents in Buffalo. In particular, we call on the Erie Canal … Continue reading →
We are so close to a Community Benefits Agreement. A few more negotiations between the ECHDC and the Canal Side Community Alliance and we will have successfully crafted a document that will improve the project and give Buffalo the waterfront … Continue reading →
I am looking out my office window at a clear beautiful sky, and a peaceful stunning Lake Erie. I am excited, like most of Buffalo, for the summer, for the opportunity to get outside, regenerate after a long winter and … Continue reading →
The Partnership for the Public Good, a Canal Side Community Alliance member, very recently started their own radio show on WUFO. The programs are intended to take a deeper look at some of the regions hottest issues regarding culture and … Continue reading →
