# Designs for the Aud block nearing construction...
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 9, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638 "2012-01-09T13:53:29Z")
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### Author:  [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638/1 "2012-01-09T13:53:29Z")
Discuss. They are hoping to start construction within 30 days. It will extend the canal into the Aud block and make for 4 season of activities. Ice skating in the winter, shopping, fishing, and boating in the summer.
It seems their plans are relying heavily on investors. Is that a good thing?
I’m personally ecstatic about it. I think it would be awesome to go down there and ice skate, have a cup of coffee and head to a Sabres game. I would ride my bike down there in the summer now that I live closer to the city.
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### Author:  [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638/2 "2012-01-09T13:56:46Z")
[http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/12/work-begins-on-donovan-building-makeover-and-aud-block.html](http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/12/work-begins-on-donovan-building-makeover-and-aud-block.html)
So they need 30 million in investors?
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### Author:  [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638/3 "2012-01-09T13:59:16Z")
No, I’m pretty sure they have already promised that renovation. I think by investors they are looking for store owners and companys that want to invest into the area for their shops.
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### Author:  [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638/4 "2012-01-09T14:05:00Z")
Hope everything works out with this…
Now lets just get cars going down Main Street again and downtown will finally have some legs to stand on.
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### Author:  [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638/5 "2012-01-09T14:09:29Z")
but where will bass pro go?!?
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### Author:  [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638/6 "2012-01-09T14:44:13Z")
pretty sure the only thing thats starting in 30 days is the 18" deep (booooo) “canal” and the infastructure (cobblestone streets / utilities) to support future new builds
I think we will be waiting a while to see anything close to that rendering
that being said, I rode my bike down there a bunch last summer, theres already a ton of bike paths and places to ride
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### Author:  [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/designs-for-the-aud-block-nearing-construction/219638/7 "2012-01-09T15:31:18Z")
I rode my bike from the small boat harbor up the grand island bridge and back. Its always a good ride.