The Ryan administration is maneuvering to turn the Buffalo Parking Authority into a full-fledged agency with a budget and staff that could help improve downtown. As they do so, they’re refusing to release some key details.
Buffalo Parking Authority board members Ray Nosworthy, left, and Neil Aquino. Photo by J. Dale Shoemaker.
In selling Buffalo’s parking ramps, Mayor Sean Ryan’s administration sees two opportunities: balancing the city’s budget and helping to revitalize downtown.
The administration has refused to release documents related to the value of the ramps. But it has provided some details about how it expects to use the money generated by the sale and future parking revenue…