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Allentown Association
The Allentown Association serves its community through efforts to beautify the neighborhood; to encourage historic preservation and property maintenance; to promote appropriate business development; to fight crime, and to protect and enhance Allentown's unique urban ambiance.
http://www.allentown.org/ |
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Auburn Crossroads Block Club
Representing the residents in the area bounded by Elmwood, Ferry, Richmond, and Lafayette
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/auburncrossroads/ |
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Broadway Fillmore Alive
Broadway Fillmore Alive is your online connection to one of the most historic neigborhoods in Buffalo.
http://www.broadwayfillmorealive.org/news.php |
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Buffalo Board of Block Clubs
This Resource Center is brought to you by the City of Buffalo Board of Block Clubs as an effort to provide easy information streaming for all citizens of the City of Good Neighbors - Buffalo, New York.
http://bbbc-resources.blogspot.com/ |
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Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers
The BFNC prepares, equips and empowers individuals to address life management issues, thereby helping them to achieve their full potential while improving the quality of life in our community.
http://www.bfnc.org/index.html |
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Buffalo Place Planning Department
Buffalo Place Planning Department activities include short-term and long-range planning initiatives that significantly impact Downtown Buffalo. Regular planning department activities include data collection, technical support for downtown services, economic development, and downtown planning initiatives. Lots of studies and full-text documents here.
http://www.buffaloplace.com/aboutus/planning/planning.html |
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Buffalo Reuse
Buffalo ReUse offers a cost-effective and community-minded alternative to the standard “solution” of demolition. We are not out to bulldoze Buffalo to the ground. Rather than view our abandoned-house epidemic as an overwhelming or hopeless liability, Buffalo ReUse views each property as a boon for material resources, community involvement, and educational opportunities.
http://www.buffaloreuse.org/ |
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Buffalo Waterfront
Monitors progress of various waterfront projects, and offers discussion groups
http://www.buffalowaterfront.com/ |
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Cazenovia Street Area Block Club
The first goal of the Cazenovia Area Block Club is maintaining a prosperous community.
http://www.southbuffalo.name/ |
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Center for Sustainable Communities & Civic Engagement at Daemen College
The mission of the Center to prepare students to address problems that impede the development of strong, sustainable communities and neighborhoods.
http://www.daemen.edu/academics/affairs/academicaffairs.php?page=cscce |
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Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County
CACGEC was formed by concerned Western New Yorkers united in the belief that casino gambling in the City of Buffalo poses a serious threat to our community.
http://nocasinoerie.org/ |
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Citizens Regional Transit Corporation
Citizens Regional Transit Corporation seeks to educate the public, public officials, their authorities and agencies in the Buffalo-Niagara region about the benefits of a comprehensive transportation system including an expanded Metro Rail.
http://citizenstransit.org/ |
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Community Action Organization, Neighborhood Services Department
We are aggressively committed to strengthening Erie County communities through a variety of community services
http://www.caoec.org/html/neighbor.html |
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Cyberhood
The CyberHood is sponsored by the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) and the Center for Urban Studies, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo. The Urban Affairs Association is the international professional organization for urban scholars, researchers, and public service providers. Founded in 1969 by a group of North American university urban program directors, the Urban Affairs Association today has institutional, individual, and student members in colleges and universities, in the private and nonprofit sectors, and at all levels of government. UAA encourages the dissemination of information and research findings about urbanism and urbanization and provides leadership in fostering urban affairs as a professional and scholarly discipline. UAA attracts several hundred members to its annual conference and, with the St. Louis University, cosponsors the Journal of Urban Affairs, a quarterly focusing on urban research and policy analysis of interest to scholars and practitioners. As well as hosting regional colloquia and publishing a newsletter, UAA acts as a clearinghouse for urban affairs programs and advises on organization and program development.
http://www.thecyberhood.net/ |
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Days Park Block Club
In Allentown
http://dayspark.bfn.org/ |
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Department of Urban & Regional Planning, School of Architecture, University at Buffalo
Where local city planners are trained
http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/planning/index.asp |
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E.B. Green Society
Devoted to identifying, promoting, and protecting the works of Buffalo's most prolific architect
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EBGreen/ |
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Elmwood Village Association
Dedicated to preserving and promoting the Elmwood Village. We help business owners and potential business owners on Elmwood, as well as local residents, and the greater Western New York community utilize all that the Elmwood Village has to offer.
http://www.foreverelmwood.org/ |
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Grant-Ferry Association
Existing as a partnership between residents, business owners, property owners, institutions and other stakeholders, the mission of the Grant-Ferry Association is to breathe new life and activity into one of Buffalo’s most venerable and important business districts.
http://grant-ferry.org/index.php |
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Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council
The Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC) is the interagency transportation planning group which establishes policies and programs for the Niagara Frontier. In 1975, the GBNRTC was designated by New York State to be responsible for transportation planning in Erie and Niagara Counties.
http://www.gbnrtc.org/ |
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Green Options Buffalo
Members of the advisory board are bicyclists, primarily, but also members of the Buffalo community who are committed to advocating, educating, and acting as a group to promote healthy living, community involvement, and a healthy community environment through increased green transportation options, such as mass transit and safe pedestrian access.
http://greenoptionsbuffalo.org/ |
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Johnson Park Restoration Fund
The restoration effort of Buffalo, NY's first Park is found on these pages. Also provides information on the importance of urban green spaces.
http://jprestoration.blogspot.com |
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Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo
The Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo was started in 1976 by B.U.I.L.D., a community-based organization, as a culturally relevant alternative to the country's Bicentennial Celebration. It exists exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Staffed by volunteers, its mission is to actively preserveand promote the broad spectrum of African American heritage through educational and cultural activities that will benefit the community as a whole.
http://www.juneteenthofbuffalo.com/ |
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Kleinhans Community Association
A community based block club and advocacy group which promotes beautification, crime reduction, gardening, and historic preservation activities within the neighborhood immediately surrounding Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo New York's West Side.
http://www.kleinhansca.org/ |
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Linwood Preservation District
Our power lies in neighborhood participation. Together we will work as a united neighborhood to preserve, protect, and beautify our unique and distinctive area.
http://www.lpdf.bfn.org/ |
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Martha Avenue Block Club
Members of the MABC are made up of concerned individuals living in the 3 blocks of 100 homes spanning Martha Ave.
http://www.mabcinc.com/ |
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Martin Luther King Block Club Association, Inc.
Seems to be in the Northampton Street area
http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_7j7cth |
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Massachusetts Avenue Project
MAP nurtures the growth of a diverse and equitable community food system to promote local economic opportunities, access to affordable, nutritious food, and social-change education.
http://www.mass-ave.org/index.htm |
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New Millenium Group
The New Millennium Group of Western New York, Inc. is a non-political, 501c3 non-profit, all volunteer, community benefit organization incorporated under the laws of New York State. We are optimists, committed to our community and anxious to contribute to a regional renaissance. We count more than 500 members of every age and walk of life arrayed into Action Groups that tackle specific projects with the goal of fostering renaissance in Western New York.
http://www.nmgonline.org/ |
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Niagara Gateway Columbus Park Association
A blog from the neighbors who stand to lose their homes in an eminent domain land grab to expand the Peace Bridge
http://movetheplaza.blogspot.com |
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Parkside Community Association
The PCA, in North Buffalo, is the largest membership-based community organization in Buffalo
http://www.parksidebuffalo.org/ |
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People United for Sustainable Housing
PUSH is a grassroots, non-profit community organization working to rebuild the West Side of Buffalo. PUSH organizes residents to confront institutions that perpetuate poverty on the West Side and to create and implement an action plan for improving the neighborhood.
http://pushbuffalo.org/default.htm |
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Response to Love Center
St. Adalbert’s Response to Love Center is a faith-based center for the needy on the East Side of Buffalo
http://responsetolove.org |
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Revitalize Buffalo
Theshrinkingcity.org has decided to change its name to Revitalizebuffalo.org. We wanted to go with a more positive name and try our hardest to get as many people involved in the revitalization of this city as possible.
http://www.revitalizebuffalo.org/index.php |
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Richmond Avenue Community Association
An organization composed of Richmond Avenue block clubs and concerned neighborhood residents. It's goal is to be collective voice for improvement and enhancement of our neighborhood.
http://www.richmondavenue.org |
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Skyway Alternatives
Prepared in consultation with Congressman Higgins to provide information about the Buffalo Skyway, the need to look at alternatives to the Skyway, and to facilitate an online petition calling for the serious exploration of alternatives to the Skyway.
http://www.skywayalternatives.com/ |
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South Park Avenue Association
South Buffalo's foremost community organization
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/spaa/ |
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Tax Exempt Organizations in Erie County, NY
Who does and does not pay taxes is a built environment issue
http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organizations/erie-county-ny-new-york.asp |
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United Neighborhoods
The United Neighborhoods mission is to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to increase neighbor participation in advocating for safe, healthy, and informed communities.
http://www.unitedneighborhoods.org/ |
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University Community Initiative
In collaboration with various community partners UCI undertakes a network of projects that collectively address persistent impediments to revitalizing the neighborhoods around the Main Street Campus. Faculty and staff are encouraged to engage in research in areas such as housing, public safety, health and human services, economic development, and education. The University Community Initiative (UCI) activities are focused on housing and neighborhood image, safety and security, commercial district improvements, increasing community capacity, and improving UCI’s visibility in the community-at-large and within the UB community.
http://uci.buffalo.edu/ |
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University Heights West Main Block Club
Our block club is comprised of residents living on West Northrup Place, West Winspear Ave., Tyler and Flower Streets.
http://wmuhbc.bfn.org/index.html |
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Valley Community Association
The VCA is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit United Way agency located in southeast Buffalo, serving all ages from infants to senior citizens through various services and programs.
http://www.buffaloirish.com/valley_community_associati.htm |
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Western New York Environmental Database
A directory or organizations and contact information
http://www.fbnr.org/programs/coalition/n_envirocomm.htm |
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Western New York Sustainable Energy Association
Promoting the development and use of sustainable energy technology and resources
http://www4.bfn.org/wnysea/ |
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Wind Action Group
Investigate issues relevant to developing wind energy in WNY, and advocate for and promote ways of developing Buffalo Niagara’s wind resource that maximize the benefits to the public
http://www.greengold.org/wind/ |
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Working for Downtown
Working For Downtown is a volunteer civic organization committed to improving the quality of life in downtown Buffalo.
http://workingfordowntown.org/index.asp |
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