Mayor Sean Ryan is right to push for action on a plan to downgrade the Scajaquada Expressway. His pause on demolitions is also a good move.

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Ryan wants city to take the lead on Scajaquada project

Mayor Sean Ryan has requested lead agency status on the long-stalled Scajaquada Expressway road project.

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan pauses demolitions as he reorganizes problem housing plan

Ryan announced an executive order placing a 60-day pause on all city demolitions as his administration develops a system for tracking at-risk houses and connecting owners to resources to get them back into the city’s active housing stock.

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