Having reviewed a number of these posts I am appalled/distressed at the degree of bias expressed against Buffalo. I am not allowed to post other publications but I can tell you with confidence that Buffalo is receiving favorable publicity from around the world. You can find  articles that have appeared in the Wall street Journal and New York Times recently that speak of the tremendous job Buffalo is doing turning around its image and its prospects. Shedding the steel mills and the baggage associated with heavy manufacturing takes decades. The University of Buffalo is attempting to move all health related programs to the already established medical corridor downtown. Bioinformatics is a growth industry and ground was just broken on a 275 million dollar Cardiovacular Center.

 

I have lived in Cincinnati and think it is a wonderful city. Buffalo however is also poised to become a much improved, vibrant city within the next ten years. Intellectual responses rather than emotional responses would be appreciated.

 

The truth is, Buffalo is a city that has not been impacted nearly as much as most cities in the United States by the current recession. It has lovely neighborhoods as illustrated recently in Better Homes and Gardens. Much can be learned by the great strides being taken in Buffalo because they are on the verge of a new rebirth. Much can also be learned by the cities failures. Nothing can be learned by blind biased and yes ignorant commentary. Just as in the health care debate nothing gets done when we just take shots at each other.

I can think of two reasons, which are under-recognized and rated... that Buffalo is a progressive city... 

 

1. They have seriously recognized the ill effects on the city of illegal, obnoxious, unnecessary noise pollution in their neighborhoods and have taken a role model approach as to introducing legislation to effectively deal with it to regain the quality of life in neighborhoods...  See the praises in www.noiseoff.org 

 

2. Also, I believe they have taken a strong approach in limiting lawn chemical uses....  which threaten water quality.

 

For me, these two reasons alone--which are connected to potentially much more dramatic and easily recognized (via broken window theory) issues-- place Buffalo on my good list.

 

Good on you, Buffalo!

You're right. As a matter of fact here's a story I remember from New York magazine from a little over a year ago:

 

http://nymag.com/realestate/features/49491/

 

Where the Urban Dream Life Is Going Cheap

What could possibly make someone want to leave New York and move to Buffalo?

By Adam Sternbergh Published Aug 24, 2008

 

Buffalo's good in my book. Great city actually, and a great future for it, since many that wish to stay in the Empire State without the Princely price-tag may find it to be a suitable alternative.

I have a good friend who lives in Buffalo and have visited about 3 times in the past 8 years.  I have not problem with it.  Some great neighborhoods and the people are very friendly.  Good food.

 

However, a very telling story...Last time I was there I was at a dinner party with 4 other couples...all professionals, upper middle class...very educated,  good incomes and very interesting.  Between the 4 couples they had 15 kids...all had graduated college (recently and as long as maybe 10 years earlier)...most had gone to good schools including a couple of Ivys.  Not one of the 15 had returned to Buffalo after graduating.  I know we talk about "brain drain" here in Cleveland, but I personally am not aware of something that drastic.  I was very surprised but the couples said their kids had little interesting in returning even though they seemed generally close to their families (visited often etc)

i am appalled you think there is a bias against buffalo. huh? rest assured we love the place here.

 

post some pics and news and you will find out!

 

*craving weck*

 

I don't think I've ever heard or read much bad info on buffalo.  The worst reputation I could imagine is it being called "just another American city."

 

 

If anyone should be pissed about their city getting dissed here it should be Detroiters lol