The Buffalo Green Code applies higher-density transect designations along the NFTA Metro Rail corridor, encouraging mixed-use, walkable development around stations on Main Street between downtown and the University at Buffalo South Campus.
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority operates the Metro Rail light-rail line running 6.4 miles between downtown Buffalo's Erie Canal Harbor and the UB South Campus. The Buffalo Green Code zones parcels along the Main Street corridor at higher transect intensities (N-3 and D-S downtown), permitting taller mixed-use buildings, reduced parking minimums, and active ground-floor uses near each station. The 2024 Climate Action Plan endorses extending the Metro Rail into Amherst and adding TOD overlays at additional stations to support transit ridership.
Projects within TOD-designated transects must meet active-frontage and parking-minimum rules; non-compliance results in permit denial or required redesign.
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