Parkway removal bid gains Canadian support

From the Niagara Gazette:

A bid to remove a section of the Robert Moses Parkway has drawn interest from a few groups in Canada.

Several Ontario-based organizations have signed an online petition advocating for the elimination of the 6.5 mile parkway section along the top of the Niagara Gorge between Niagara Falls and Lewiston.

The Niagara Restoration Council, Friends of Niagara Falls, Preserve Our Parks, the Niagara Falls Nature Club and the Bert Miller Nature Club of Fort Erie all have endorsed the Niagara Heritage Partnership’s effort to have the stretch of parkway removed. To date, a total of 81 local, state, national and international organizations have supported the proposal. The list includes 30 Niagara Falls Block Clubs and several of the city’s business organizations.

“This growing international support demonstrates an increasing recognition that gorge parkway removal has high value — for the ecological restoration of the gorge we share and for the economic benefits arising from the natural world,” Partnership Chair Bob Baxter said.

3 thoughts on “Parkway removal bid gains Canadian support

  1. On behalf of the citizens of Niagara Falls, NY, I find this to be very offensive. Whether or not the Parkway should be removed is entirely up to the people of Niagara Falls, or at least the people of New York State. When people on the U.S. side object to new hotels on this side, saying that they ruin the view from or cast a shadow on their side, we basically say mind your own business. Now it’s our turn to keep our mouths shut and let our friends across the border deal with this matter as they see fit, although they must be quaking in their shoes knowing that the Bert Miller Nature Club of Fort Erie has spoken. 😉

  2. I read the remarks of “Drafty” with interest, though ended up puzzled: who speaks for the citizens of NF NY? The Mayor? And with what authority? And then “D” says from “this” side suggesting the remarks originate from Canada…in any event, I’d encourage a perspective that recognizes the natural world does not acknowledge national borders. Migrating warblers seek suitable habitat, for example, pollution flows from one country to the next without a passport, and respect for a natural phenom such as the Falls of Niagara should transcend borders, as well.
    The Niagara Heritage Partnership welcomes support from the international community in its efforts to remove the gorge parkway and restore natural landscapes. ( http://www.niagaraheritage.org ) We all live in the natural world and what happens in the world is our business, regardless of where we hang our hats.

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