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NIAGARA FALLS — Rick Crogan remembers when his grandfather, who was in the tourism business, first shared his opinion about the Robert Moses Parkway.

“He said, ‘When they built a parkway, they built a China wall.’ And he’s absolutely right,’” said Crogan, president of the Main Street Business & Professional Association. “It separates the city completely from our natural beauty.”

Crogan has joined community activists and city officials who support the removal of the parkway within Niagara Falls. Many also want the stretch between the city and Lewiston removed.

Also vocal are those who oppose the removal between the two communities.

More than five years after the city and state embarked on a study of the parkway’s future, residents will have a chance this week to share their opinions on six proposed alternatives.