The long process for speeding up traffic across the Peace Bridge is shifting to improving the plaza on the U.S. end.
That's going to be a relatively small improvement compared to the $300 million plan Washington was pushing but wouldn't pay for.
With plans shown at a public display yesterday in the Niagara Branch Library, the bridge authority wants to demolish a row of houses along Busti Avenue and eventually buy and demolish the adjacent Episcopal Church Home.
"As we know the amount of retail dollars coming from Canada into our malls and other retail outlets is huge!" said Authority Board Chairman Sam Hoyt.
"We need to send a message to those Canadians that crossing at the Peace Bridge is going to be an easy process."
Hoyt says the authority is also working on designs for a major renovation of the Customs warehouse which dominates the current Buffalo plaza.