Yonas Ghirmatzion, owner of the food mart gas
station at 211 Niagara St., discusses the Niagara Street gateway construction
project, business owner involvement in the process and the excitement it has sparked
with customers. The renovations will
include new green infrastructure, sidewalks, traffic signals, ramps, LED
street lighting and Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority bus
priority. The
$16.3 million project to rehabilitate Niagara Street was announced last August
and is slated for completion by 2017. By Jeffrey Mayne
