Spanning a career of 37 years at Cannon Design, with 28 years as a principal, our speaker, Thomas P. Dee, has been involved in large-scale public projects locally such as the HSBC Arena, the HSBC Atrium Office Complex, the Erie Community College Flickinger Field House and the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
As President of ECHDC, Mr. Dee is well qualified to lead one of the Western New York region's most exciting economic development projects, one that involves the revitalization of over 20 acres of prime waterfront lands within the City of Buffalo's historic Erie Canal district.
Commonly known as "Canal Side," this dynamic project features roughly $300 million in public and private investment, comprising more than one million square feet of retail, cultural, residential, office and other mixed-uses. The Canal Side project is designed to not only evoke City heritage as America's "gateway to the west" for commerce, transportation and immigration, but also to accentuate downtown Buffalo's connection to its waterfront, through construction of various interpretive water features and towpaths, reminiscent of the area's historic canal network.
This well documented "hustle and bustle" of the Erie Canal, Commercial Slip and Prime Slip is central to the Canal Side theme, and will be brought back to life through various year-round offerings and experiences, including restaurants, entertainment venues, retail outlets, cultural attractions, public spaces, and increased access to Lake Erie and the Buffalo River. Canal Side will appeal to a wide demographic of visitors and residents. More succinctly, it will be Buffalo's next great place!
This meeting will be held at the Harbour Club in HSBC Arena beginning at 12:15 p.m. - Thursday, January 21st, 2010.
Click here for a complete list of upcoming speakers at our weekly meeting.
For more information about Rotary Club of Buffalo, visit our website, www.buffalorotary.org.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment