BRV was hired by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation) to improve the programming, operations, and governance of the public spaces at Canalside, a 23-acre redevelopment area at the historic terminus of the Erie Canal on the Buffalo waterfront. Attendance at Canalside has more than doubled since BRV began its involvement, and the public spaces now anchor a burgeoning mixed-use entertainment district that includes new hotels, office space, and retail.