The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. is recommending a series of changes to the $53 million downtown Buffalo initiative.

The request was made in the aftermath of a walking tour of the Erie Canal Harbor Development project that was heavy with criticism.

The changes run from cosmetic to more extensive work such as removing the controversial four-story tall interpretive facade along the Commercial Slip that acts more as a view-blocking billboard than its stated purpose.

In a letter, written April 22, by Jordan Levy, the harbor development board chairman, to Empire State Development Corp.'s design and construction division, the recommended changes include:

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