Editing Buffalo, New York (section)

===Neighborhoods===
{{Main|List of neighborhoods in Buffalo, New York}}
[[File:AllentownBuffalo1.jpg|thumb|[[Allentown, Buffalo|Allentown]]]]

According to Mark Goldman, the city has a "tradition of separate and independent settlements".<ref name="Goldman1983 176-195" /> The boundaries of Buffalo's neighborhoods have changed over time. The city is divided into five [[district]]s, each containing several neighborhoods, for a total of thirty-five neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dewey |first1=Caitlin |author-link = Caitlin Dewey |title=Fruit Belt fights for its name over fears big tech is erasing it |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/fruit-belt-fights-for-its-name-over-fears-big-tech-is-erasing-it/article_4e4f3089-c594-55ba-b859-694ce1f16bdf.html |url-access = limited |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |access-date=11 May 2021 |language=en |date=March 17, 2019 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130112012/https://buffalonews.com/news/local/fruit-belt-fights-for-its-name-over-fears-big-tech-is-erasing-it/article_4e4f3089-c594-55ba-b859-694ce1f16bdf.html |url-status=live}} and {{cite web |last1=Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency |title=Neighborhood Profile |url=https://data.buffalony.gov/stories/s/a235-4wxj |website=Open Data Buffalo |access-date=11 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511205447/https://data.buffalony.gov/stories/s/a235-4wxj |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Main Street (Buffalo)|Main Street]] divides Buffalo's east and west sides, and the west side was fully developed earlier.<ref name="Goldman1983 176-195" /> This division is seen in architectural styles, street names, neighborhood and district boundaries, demographics, and socioeconomic conditions; Buffalo's West Side is generally more affluent than its East Side.<ref name="BNMainSt">{{cite web |last1=Herko |first1=Carl |title=One street, different worlds all along Main, a barrier between the haves and the have-nots |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/one-street-different-worlds-all-along-main-a-barrier-between-the-haves-and-the-have/article_b0b0d87d-10e5-5d65-86a5-396697945110.html |url-access=limited |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |access-date=24 May 2021 |language=en |date=March 14, 1993 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622041740/https://buffalonews.com/news/one-street-different-worlds-all-along-main-a-barrier-between-the-haves-and-the-have/article_b0b0d87d-10e5-5d65-86a5-396697945110.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewyn |first1=Michael |chapter=The City of Buffalo And Its Neighborhoods |title=Car-free in Buffalo: a guide to Buffalo's neighborhoods, suburbs and public transportation |date=2000 |publisher=Writers Club Press |location=San Jose |isbn=0595127053 |pages=35–64}}</ref>

Several neighborhoods in Buffalo have had increased investment since the 1990s, beginning with the [[Elmwood Village]].<ref name="ElmwoodHertel" >{{cite web |last1=Sommer |first1=Mark |title=Elmwood grapples with growth, but there's harmony on Hertel |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/elmwood-grapples-with-growth-but-theres-harmony-on-hertel/article_9c975157-323c-50d2-b112-9ca3720e622e.html |url-access=limited |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |access-date=23 May 2021 |language=en |date=April 10, 2018 |archive-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523001826/https://buffalonews.com/news/local/elmwood-grapples-with-growth-but-theres-harmony-on-hertel/article_9c975157-323c-50d2-b112-9ca3720e622e.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The 2002 redevelopment of the [[Larkin Terminal Warehouse]] led to the creation of [[Larkinville]], home to several [[Mixed-use development|mixed-use projects]] and anchored by corporate offices.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Caya |first1=Chris |title=Brewery's choice typifies growth of Larkinville |url=https://news.wbfo.org/post/brewerys-choice-typifies-growth-larkinville |website=[[WBFO]] |access-date=23 May 2021 |language=en |date=March 24, 2014 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803182150/https://news.wbfo.org/post/brewerys-choice-typifies-growth-larkinville |url-status=live}} and {{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Keith |title=Once Just a Punch Line, Buffalo Fights Back |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/realestate/commercial/once-a-punch-line-buffalo-fights-back.html |url-access=limited |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=23 May 2021 |date=2013-07-31 |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522235951/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/realestate/commercial/once-a-punch-line-buffalo-fights-back.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Downtown Buffalo and its [[central business district]] (CBD) had a 10.6-percent increase in residents from 2010 to 2017, as over 1,061 housing units became available;<ref>{{cite web |title=Downtown Buffalo: Looking Ahead With A Clearer View |url=https://www.thepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Downtown-Buffalo-Looking-Ahead-With-a-Clear-View-1.pdf |website=Buffalo Niagara Partnership |access-date=23 May 2021 |date=2018 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622041740/https://www.thepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Downtown-Buffalo-Looking-Ahead-With-a-Clear-View-1.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> the Seneca One Tower was redeveloped in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Epstein |first1=Jonathan D. |title=After years of inaction, downtown development is a bustling scene |url=https://buffalonews.com/exclusive/prospectus/after-years-of-inaction-downtown-development-is-a-bustling-scene/article_f13c352c-3b07-11eb-96b2-13b222f8d1d5.html |url-access=limited |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |access-date=23 May 2021 |language=en |date=January 28, 2021 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131064522/https://buffalonews.com/exclusive/prospectus/after-years-of-inaction-downtown-development-is-a-bustling-scene/article_f13c352c-3b07-11eb-96b2-13b222f8d1d5.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Other revitalized areas include Chandler Street, in the [[Grant-Amherst]] neighborhood, and Hertel Avenue in Parkside.<ref name="ElmwoodHertel" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=News Editorial Board |title=Editorial: U-turn on Chandler Street |url=https://buffalonews.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-u-turn-on-chandler-street/article_88b70d00-2ed0-5cbe-b007-7fb411e29f82.html |url-access=limited |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |access-date=23 May 2021 |language=en |date=November 1, 2019 |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522235951/https://buffalonews.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-u-turn-on-chandler-street/article_88b70d00-2ed0-5cbe-b007-7fb411e29f82.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Buffalo Common Council]] adopted its Green Code in 2017, replacing [[Zoning|zoning regulations]] which were over sixty years old. Its emphasis on regulations promoting pedestrian safety and mixed land use received an award at the 2019 Congress for the [[New Urbanism]] conference.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Teaman |first1=Rachel |title=Buffalo Green Code, with a national award, builds on 20 years of planning for place-based urban regeneration |url=http://ap.buffalo.edu/news/2019/greencode_driehaus.html |website=University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning |access-date=9 May 2021 |language=en |date=July 9, 2019 |archive-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821140103/http://ap.buffalo.edu/news/2019/greencode_driehaus.html |url-status=live}}</ref>