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This is a thread that is a little different and where anyone can participate. Just curious due to a previous thread in regards to beaches and this blog: https://theurbanphoenix.com/2017/12/29/stopdowntown/ , but if someone was to take Amtrak into your city/area with a station, what are some places you could go to from a station by way of bike, walking or public transportation that you would suggest to someone?
Hey, thanks. So that's what the "CNY Regional Market" is.
I took Amtrak to Syracuse for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I travel to Canada regularly, and I decided that rather than driving the whole way or flying (it was over the holidays, and so the air prices were jacked up), I would take Amtrak from the city to Syracuse and then pick up a car in Syracuse and drive the 4.5 hours to where I needed to go in Ontario.
It is a really nice train station. Depending upon the time of day, there may be times when I would stay over in Syracuse and continue traveling the next day, or come back to Syracuse and need to stay over and travel back to the city the next day. You provided some good info that I might be able to use.
Hey, thanks. So that's what the "CNY Regional Market" is.
I took Amtrak to Syracuse for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I travel to Canada regularly, and I decided that rather than driving the whole way or flying (it was over the holidays, and so the air prices were jacked up), I would take Amtrak from the city to Syracuse and then pick up a car in Syracuse and drive the 4.5 hours to where I needed to go in Ontario.
It is a really nice train station. Depending upon the time of day, there may be times when I would stay over in Syracuse and continue traveling the next day, or come back to Syracuse and need to stay over and travel back to the city the next day. You provided some good info that I might be able to use.
No problem and any time you or others want similar information, just holler.
Yes, the CNY Regional Market is essentially a big farmer’s/flea market that can get very packed on the weekends during the warmer months. I think there is a portion that may be open all year though. You can see the diversity of the people in the area there as well.
The Transportation Center is pretty new(about 10 years old). So, it is pretty modern.
There’s also this diner within walking distance of the Transportation Center: The Market Diner It is a solid spot.
This is another diner across Hiawatha Boulevard from the mall: Stella's Diner Pretty popular in a gritty area of the city’s Northside.
Wolf Street is a gritty, blue collar mixed residential/business street nearby. A good place to get a sandwich in that area: https://m.yelp.com/biz/second-north-deli-syracuse (When I go there, I would get the Turkey on a baguette)
This is a takeout place a couple of doors down(good Spiedies): Uncle Chubby's - Home
I had only been to Syracuse twice before back when my daughter was in high school color guard. Even though we were in northern NJ, we were in the NYS field band competition, which is held at SU. Didn't get to see too much of it, though. Now that I am traveling through it regularly, it would be nice to see a little of the city. So thanks for the info.
Niagara Falls relocated its station about 2 years ago to be more central than it was. For folks who like walking, it's at least doable now to get to the falls attractions afoot (or maybe using your Brompton folder bike), following the multiuse path converted from the Robert Moses-spec Niagara Scenic Parkway. Probably would be better off walking, as what to do with the bike in downtown Niagara Falls (or crossing over to the Canadian side on the Rainbow Bridge, the one pedestrian customs point) would become an issue unless you left that in the hotel room.
That Niagara Falls station move was analogous to Syracuse Amtrak moving from East Syracuse to the current regional center (though the East Syracuse station wasn't as poorly located as the old Niagara Falls station was; the customs check at the old Niagara Falls station around back of a bleak railroad yard had an air of the train to Belzec about it). It seems like riding a bike down Hiawatha Boulevard and out to Tipp Hill would still require an unusual amount of enthusiasm. The late lamented OnTrack would have been a much better connection had it managed to exist simultaneously with the current Amtrak stop.
Buffalo-Exchange St, Rochester, and Utica seem like they would be relatively well located for walkability too.
Niagara Falls relocated its station about 2 years ago to be more central than it was. For folks who like walking, it's at least doable now to get to the falls attractions afoot (or maybe using your Brompton folder bike), following the multiuse path converted from the Robert Moses-spec Niagara Scenic Parkway. Probably would be better off walking, as what to do with the bike in downtown Niagara Falls (or crossing over to the Canadian side on the Rainbow Bridge, the one pedestrian customs point) would become an issue unless you left that in the hotel room.
That Niagara Falls station move was analogous to Syracuse Amtrak moving from East Syracuse to the current regional center (though the East Syracuse station wasn't as poorly located as the old Niagara Falls station was; the customs check at the old Niagara Falls station around back of a bleak railroad yard had an air of the train to Belzec about it). It seems like riding a bike down Hiawatha Boulevard and out to Tipp Hill would still require an unusual amount of enthusiasm. The late lamented OnTrack would have been a much better connection had it managed to exist simultaneously with the current Amtrak stop.
Buffalo-Exchange St, Rochester, and Utica seem like they would be relatively well located for walkability too.
A good point...I know that Hiawatha Boulevard has bike lanes now for a portion of the street near Destiny, but they only go so far. It is possible, but you would have to be quite careful while doing it or it may be easier going via the Creekwalk trail, then going west onto West Genesee Street: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer...153685303&z=18
I'm curious as to what people from or from near Buffalo, Rochester, Rome or even Rensselaer would suggest for said areas in terms of things to do using those modes of transportation from the station. Same with Plattsburgh, Ticonderoga, Port Henry, Fort Edward, etc.
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