False Solutions
- April 23, 2021
- 8:08 pm
The Green Development Zone is not it We Know What We Want Where We Live: Gentrification
Ha, not really! It turns out that the Green Development Zone is nothing more than a handful of blocks in the 14213 zip code that happens to contain the properties that PUSH Buffalo owns and is responsible for. PUSH Buffalo is so good at walking around this area while giving “tours” to a handful of donors, college students, and out-of-town movement workers to show them the various buildings and projects that PUSH Buffalo has owned and/or developed over the years. The Partnership for the Public Good wrote up a 42-page report on how great the Green Development Zone is, while PUSH has their own report calling the Green Development Zone a “community growth machine.”
Do you have any stories of witnessing or experiencing PUSH’s false solutions or preformative Green Development Zone? We want to hear from you! Please reach out to us using the contact form – you can give us your name, or submit your thoughts and stories anonymously. We value your privacy and understand that livelihoods are at stake.
False Solutions
- April 23, 2021
- 8:08 pm
The Green Development Zone is not it We Know What We Want Where We Live: Gentrification
What is the PUSH Green Development Zone? If you do a simple Google search, you will find PUSH and others talking about this imaginary place as a community-based, holistic sustainable section of the City of Buffalo that was developed by engaging residents in making decisions about the projects and buildings that are happening in their community. We know what we need where we live, right?
Ha, not really! It turns out that the Green Development Zone is nothing more than a handful of blocks in the 14213 zip code that happens to contain the properties that PUSH Buffalo owns and is responsible for. PUSH Buffalo is so good at walking around this area while giving “tours” to a handful of donors, college students, and out-of-town movement workers to show them the various buildings and projects that PUSH Buffalo has owned and/or developed over the years. The Partnership for the Public Good wrote up a 42-page report on how great the Green Development Zone is, while PUSH has their own report calling the Green Development Zone a “community growth machine.”
The only GROWTH you see is the growth of PUSH Buffalos Budgets now at $5 Million Dollar$ a year. Where does the money go? Who is making the decisions about these projects? Most importantly who benefits from the Gentrification of the Westside being sold as liberation members? Or is it the Donors and Gentrifiers? Who benefits from PUSH Buffalo?
Do you have any stories of witnessing or experiencing PUSH’s false solutions or preformative Green Development Zone? We want to hear from you! Please reach out to us using the contact form – you can give us your name, or submit your thoughts and stories anonymously. We value your privacy and understand that livelihoods are at stake.