Housing / Neighborhoods Take Action
Paradoxically, Buffalo has both a crisis of abandoned housing and a severe homelessness problem. Top housing priorities should be preventing abandonment, preserving and rehabilitating existing units, and weatherizing housing to reduce energy costs and pollution simultaneously. Any new housing should be sustainable – strategically located to strengthen existing communities and ecologically friendly to reduce energy costs and pollution. As new development raises rents and property taxes in parts of the city, anti-displacement strategies become crucial in protecting vulnerable residents.
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November 8, 2024
Spectrum News: "Buffalo group looks to bring emergency responders to Erie County for nonviolent 911 calls"
Mark Goshgarian | November 8, 2024 The Partnership for the Public Good, a community-based think tank in Buffalo, is the latest group in New York state looking to pilot a community responder program. They're teams of social workers and mental health professionals tasked with showing up to …
November 3, 2024
Buffalo News Editorial Board: "Community responder pilot program could free up Buffalo police and address behavioral health issues"
Buffalo News Editorial Board | November 3, 2024 This valuable initiative could help both police and people in need. It deserves a tryout in Buffalo. A new community responder pilot program will put into practice the concept that traditional police responses are not always ideal for nonviolent, …
October 24, 2024
Investigative Post: "Buffalo asks judge to dismiss lead inspection lawsuit"
I'Jaz Ja'ciel | October 24, 2024 The City of Buffalo is asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit accusing the city of failing to enforce a rental inspection law aimed at reducing lead paint in its aging housing stock. Here’s why the case has no merit, according to the …
October 16, 2024
Plaintiffs Argue the City of Buffalo Has Mandatory Duty to Fully Implement Proactive Inspections Law During First Hearing Held in Lawsuit Against City
The first hearing for our lawsuit against the city of Buffalo was held on Tuesday, October 15. You can read our full press release below.
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8 Ideas for a Better Buffalo-NiagaraNovember 22, 2024, 10:30 am-12 pm
Sam Magavern and UB Law Students
Each year Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow at PPG, teaches a Lawyers as Change Agents class at the University at Buffalo Law School. They will be presenting their work on a wide array of policy initiatives to help make Buffalo-Niagara more equitable and sustainable. They …
Uniting on the High Road ConferenceJune 20, 4 pm-June 22, 2024 1:30 pm
Partnership for the Public Good, Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, national and local partners and experts
Uniting on the High Road: A Conference on Economic Justice at the Local Level will take place on June 20-22, 2024 in Buffalo, NY. Hosted by Cornell University ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and Partnership for the Public Good, with community and academic partners from across Buffalo and nationwide, the …
Media Advisory: 39 Organizations Call on Mayor Byron Brown to Comply with Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) LawFebruary 13, 2024, 10:30-11 am
WHAT: Community advocates, health professionals, and concerned citizens will gather tomorrow at Niagara Square to call on City of Buffalo officials to comply with the city’s Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) Law enacted by the Buffalo Common Council in November 2020. Among …
Media Advisory: 39 Organizations Call on Mayor Byron Brown to Comply with Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) LawFebruary 13, 2024, 10:30-11 am
WHAT: Community advocates, health professionals, and concerned citizens will gather tomorrow at Niagara Square to call on City of Buffalo officials to comply with the city’s Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) Law enacted by the Buffalo Common Council in November 2020. Among …
