PAST STUDIES
In addition to the feasibility study posted above, the Bayfront and Downtown Erie area have been the focus of numerous other studies resulting in many of today’s changes. To ensure the Bayfront Parkway Corridor Study was consistent and considered all principle of previous initiatives, the Bayfront Parkway team reviewed the previous studies below.
- Waterfront Comprehensive Plan – Erie Pennsylvania, City of Erie, May 1986
- Toward an Economic Development Strategy for Erie (Bosworth Report) – Economic Development Corporation of Erie County (EDCEC), October 2001
- Erie Downtown Master Plan – Erie Redevelopment Authority and the City of Erie, 2005
- Erie Parking and Transit Study –June 2008
- Erie Waterfront Master Plan Summary Report – Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, March 2009
- Completing the Bayfront – Bayfront Place Concept Plan Report – Erie County Convention Center Authority, April 2012
- Unlocking the Bayfront’s Full Potential – Destination Erie: A Regional Vision, 2013
- Destination Erie: A Regional Vision – Vision Report, October 2013
- Background Analysis: City of Erie Comprehensive Plan – City of Erie, 2014
- Erie Refocused – City of Erie, 2016
- Erie Downtown Master Plan – Erie Downtown Partnership, 2016