One Region for Climate Action One Region for Climate Action (1RF CA) is a regional planning initiative focused on identifying actionable steps Buffalo Niagara (Erie and Niagara counties) can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Distanced Engagement Resource Guide In response to the onset of COVID-19, UBRI developed a resource guide to help our team and community partners think about ways to transition engagement to a remote setting.

Imagine LaSalle Imagine LaSalle was established as a community-driven initiative to guide the transformation of the former LaSalle Park into Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park (Ralph Wilson Park).

Buffalo Rain Check Partnering with Buffalo Sewer, Arcadis, EvolveEA, and PUSH Buffalo, UBRI provided planning support and tools for Rain Check—the City of Buffalo’s green infrastructure program.

Tonawanda Tomorrow Tonawanda Tomorrow is a local economic development plan supporting the Town of Tonawanda in wake of the 2016 decommissioning of the NRG Huntley coal-fired plant.

Niagara Street Now Under the direction of Watts Architecture and Engineering, UBRI is overseeing an engagement process to ground the re-design of Niagara Street in community values and priorities.

One Region Forward In an effort that began in 2012, One Region Forward is the centerpiece of UBRI’s sustainability planning endeavors and continues to guide regional sustainability thinking.

Racial Equity Dividend: Buffalo’s Great Opportunity In partnership with Make Communities, UBRI developed a foundational research study for the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.

Buffalo Promise Neighborhood UBRI developed a community needs assessment and various other research reports to help M&T Bank and the Westminster Foundation establish Buffalo Promise Neighborhood - a neighborhood-based education initiative in Buffalo’s Kensington Bailey neighborhood.