Buffalo AKG to Lower Public Parking Prices In Response to Planned City Construction

City to Improve Municipal Infrastructure on Buffalo AKG Campus; Rate Change Designed to Make Parking More Accessible

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced its plans to lower the prices associated with parking in its new underground parking garage. The change comes as the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works gears up to begin extensive improvements to municipal infrastructure in and around the Buffalo AKG campus.

While the price for museum members to park will remain the same ($8 for three hours), the price for the public (non-members and individuals who do not visit the museum) will decrease from $20 for two hours to $12 for three hours.

This change is part of the Buffalo AKG’s efforts to make its parking garage more accessible, especially to individuals and families who visit the Elmwood Av enue area to enjoy the extensive array of events and programming that take place during the summer months. The parking garage’s hours of operation will also be changed to align with the Shakespeare in the Park performance schedule.

While the change is designed to alleviate the scarcity of public parking that will result from the City’s planned construction, the new rates will be permanent and will not revert upon completion of construction.

The work of the project includes a variety of long-requested improvements: new trees, new and reconditioned asphalt path ways, lawn restoration, park lighting, street and right-of-way improvements, new accessible parking spaces, and bike racks. The Buffalo AKG has also re quested that the City broaden its scope to include benches, more accessible park ing spaces, the resurfacing of Lincoln Parkway and Iroquois Drive, and sidewalk improvements.

For the duration of construction, there will be no pedestrian access through the part of the campus located within the pe rimeter of the construction fence. The City’s ongoing work will not interrupt or disrupt the Buffalo AKG’s planned summer programming, including the Lipsey Summer Jazz series or the use of the Seymour H. Knox Building’s east patio.