Case Study Summary: Benefits and Impacts of Road Removal
City Parks Closing Roads for Parks
Parking In Parks
Economic Impacts of Protecting Rivers, Trails, and Greenways
Conservation: An Investment That Pays Case Studies in Urban Freeway Removal
Niagara Power Project Relicensing Settlement Agreement
Document Library 2
Olmsted's Vision for Niagara
Niagara Heritage Partnership Proposal
Governor G. Lucius Robinson: Niagara Falls
Green Infrastructure Planning
Smart Growth Initiatives
NYS Historic Preservation Plan - March, 2009
2007 NYS DOT Traffic Counts (957A=RMP)
Document Library 3
Conservation Campaign
Omaha Recreation Trails
Community Trail Handbook
Summary Report Indiana Trails
The Otago Central Rail Trail Means Business
Book
America's First State Park - Gardner, James T (Director)
Article
Niagara Falling - Traffic East
Viewshed and Historic Sites Protection: Viewsheds refer to the area that can be seen and appreciated by the human eye. What constitutes the viewshed is based upon the point of reference. If a view from a historic site atop a mountain, such as Monticello the home of President Thomas Jefferson, is deemed important, then the 360o view may need to be protected.
Viewsheds are very important for historic resources. When land adjacent to a historic site is developed, it can mar or even destroy the integrity of the historic site. Similarly, when scenic vistas are lost, visitors may stop coming and residents will lose aspects of the landscape that they most value. There are economic reasons to protect viewsheds since they are important to attracting what are known as Heritage Tourists who come to see historic or culturally important sites. Heritage tourists spend, on average, two‐and‐a half times as much money than do other tourists. Therefore, protecting the views may be important to making the economic argument for green infrastructure protection.
The Business Council of New York State, Inc. & New York Pakrs & Conservation Association
Report of New York State Survey: The Niagara Falls Reservation
Book: AMERICA' FIRST STATE PARK: GARDNER James T (Director)
Special Report of New York State Survey on the Preservation of the Scenery of Niagara Falls and the Fourth Annual Report on the Triangulation of the State for the Year 1879
Albany Charles Ban Benthusen & Son 1880 96pp, 9 original photographs and two sketches. Brown Cloth. Gilt lettered. Presentation copy form Frederick Law Olmsted with his printed complements slip and dedicated in his hand to Harry Norman and signed Fred'k Law Olmsted on title page.
By the mid 1860s Niagara had become a major tourist attraction and was suffering from erosion and damage. Olmsted led a campaign to establish the Niagara Falls Preservation."In a spirit of patriotism and what remains of Niagara's beauty should be preserved: what is lost should be restored. Only the power of the state can accomplish this". (p24)
Bob Borgatti, Traffic East Article: Niagara Falling Article
