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Third Street Entertainment District
Niagara Falls, New York
The goal of the Third Street Entertainment District is to create a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood, with commercial, retail and residential development elements that will service several market segments and ultimately result in capturing more of the tourist visitation to downtown Niagara Falls. The Third Street corridor represents a transitional zone between downtown and city neighborhoods to the north and east. With its connection to Old Falls Street and the new Conference Center, Third Street is a natural extension of the new urban neighborhood that will be created by the redevelopment on Old Falls Street.
USA Niagara, in partnership with the City of Niagara Falls, completed a $3.7 million comprehensive streetscape and road reconstruction initiative for the Third Street Entertainment District on October 18th, 2005. Improvements include the replacement of the water mains, reduction in the size of traffic lanes to allow for widened sidewalks; the planting of trees along the promenade to drive foot traffic; the identification of gateways to the area; and the installation of special markers, new lighting and street furniture.
This initiative was funded from several sources including $3 million from Casino Revenue Funds; $200,000 from the Niagara Falls Water Board for water main improvements; and a $500,000 New York State multi-modal transportation grant. In addition to the streetscape initiative, a $2 million economic incentive grant program is available to assist with private business development and façade projects.
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