From the Buffalo News:<\/p>\n
Take a walk down Old Falls Street, and you\u2019ll see plenty of state-built infrastructure designed to spur private development. Largely missing are the type of walk-up storefronts suited for pedestrians and tourists.<\/p>\n
City officials, after stalled efforts this summer, hope the demolition of a downtown eyesore will help fix that.<\/p>\n
The City Council on Tuesday will vote on an agreement for $25,500 worth of engineering demolition work to be completed by LiRo Engineers of Buffalo. The work would be the first step in the demolition of a vacant glass walkway adjacent to the former TeleTech call center building on Third Street.<\/p>\n
The obsolete walkway, which runs west of TGI Friday\u2019s along Old Falls Street, has long been viewed by city officials as an obstacle to development along the cobblestone walkway.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy eliminating that glass hallway, it opens up a lot of opportunities,\u201d said Council Chairman Sam Fruscione.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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