Route 33, also known as the Kensington Expressway, passes the Buffalo Museum of Science and Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Construction of the highway obliterated Humboldt Parkway and split neighborhoods to the detriment of many Black residents.
Derek Gee / Buffalo News
The Kensington Expressway, Route 33, leads into downtown Buffalo from Humboldt Parkway near Martin Luther King Park.
Capping the inner-city section of the Kensington Expressway with parkland tops the governor's list of priorities for Buffalo-based infrastructure spending under the $1.2 trillion bill President Biden signed last month.
The Kensington and Scajaquada expressways could be big beneficiaries after a decision Monday by Rep. Brian Higgins and State Sen. Tim Kennedy to back away from a New York State study on the Skyway's removal.
Humboldt Parkway, when designed in the 1870s, was a vital component of a coordinated, citywide park and parkway system connecting The Parade — now Martin Luther King Park — with The Park, now called Delaware Park. The six rows of mature shade trees along the parkway provided a canopy and green space where neighbors could congregate and relax. It
Route 33, also known as the Kensington Expressway, passes the Buffalo Museum of Science and Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Construction of the highway obliterated Humboldt Parkway and split neighborhoods to the detriment of many Black residents.
