Healthy Streets Initiative: East Side
GObike Buffalo
About this Project
The Healthy Streets Initiative on Buffalo’s East Side is one of many efforts by GObike to make Buffalo a happier, healthier, more connected city where every person is able to get safely and easily where they need and want to go—no matter how they choose to get there.
One of the deliverables of the East Side Healthy Streets Initiative is to implement quick-build “pop-up” installations that will calm traffic and make it easier to walk, bike, ride public transit, or use a wheelchair.
Over the last two years, GObike has worked with the Clean Mobility Buffalo coalition and Neighborhood Leadership Group, block clubs, churches, and community centers to ask residents to share their experiences about how they move from A to B in East Side neighborhoods, and the challenges they face in getting around. GObike gathered these insights through a community survey, tabling at community events, hosting youth bike rodeos and bike giveaways, and attending block club meetings. In addition to input from East Side residents, GObike considered other factors like vehicle crashes, vehicle speeds, and connectivity to important community amenities. Informed by that input and data analysis, several focus areas were selected for further engagement with residents and stakeholders. In early 2025, a series of public Complete Streets Workshops were held in four areas to discuss the concept of complete streets and to identify specific areas for improvement and potential street improvements.
The project will complete work in the following neighborhoods:
Delavan-Grider
Trinidad
Michigan Ave (Between E North St and E Ferry St)
Kensginton Ave (Between Fillmore Ave and William Gaiter Parkway)
About GObike Buffalo
GObike promotes active mobility options, trails and greenways, and complete streets in Western New York. We connect and empower communities through advocacy, education, planning, and engagement.