Buffalo AKG cuts parking fees as construction begins

It will now cost non-members $12 to park in the lot for three hours, compared to the $20 for two hours the museum has charged since it opened last summer. Each additional hour costs $2.

The price for museum members remains unchanged at $8 for three hours.

Museum officials announced the change, which is permanent, as the city of Buffalo prepares to make improvements in and around the museum campus.

During construction, public parking on Lincoln Parkway near Hoyt Lake will not be available and the lawns on the east and west sides of the Seymour H. Knox Building will be fenced off, according to the museum. The work is expected to take place throughout the summer and be completed in late fall.

Parking hours will also be changed this summer to align with Shakespeare performances at Delaware Park.

During the work, no pedestrian access will be authorized within the perimeter of the site fence.

“The ongoing city work will not interrupt or disrupt Buffalo AKG’s planned summer programming, including the Lipsey Summer Jazz Series or use of the East Patio of the Seymour H. Knox Building,” officials said in a statement. Press release.

Subsequently, there will be new trees, new and resurfaced asphalt pathways, lawn restoration, park lighting, street and right-of-way improvements, new accessible parking spaces and bike racks.