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The following is a list of initiatives/projects
currently underway which could be linked to the symposium:
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International Gateway Strategy
(Buffalo & Fort Erie)
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Peace Bridge expansion
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Transportation projects –
U.S. Continental 1; 4 airports; Mid-peninsula corridor
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Niagara Region Tourism Strategy
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International Birding Area
(now being formed)
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International Brownfield Exchange
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Friends of Buffalo River
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Olmsted Parks Conservancy
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Frank Lloyd Wright heritage
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Times Beach
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Love Canal
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Heritage Trail
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Seaway Trail
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Greenway Trail
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Niagara River Parkway
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Niagara Falls Waterfront Plan
(includes Lewiston)
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Regional waterfront plan proposed
by Elected Leaders Group of Western NY
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Niagara River, benefits from
Heritage River application
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Cultural Heritage (eg. Calumet
region, Lake Michigan)
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State of the Region report
(includes 80 indicators)
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International programs eg.
UN, Niagara Escarpment biosphere designation
Participants discussed possible
characteristics of a 21st Century park. Their ideas are listed below.
A 21st Century park:
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links destinations along a
federal heritage area
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is not a reaction to negative
impacts as were parks of the 18th century that existed in isolation,
but provides a physical fabric for the city and region
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is an environment that is sustainable
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is a city in a park
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