I live in Clarence Center, New York. It is a suburb of Buffalo, NY.
What I like about living here is that it feels like a small town, but drive 5 minutes away, and you can get anything you want.
One cool thing about Clarence Center is the bike path. It used to be railroad tracks. They call it the Peanut Line.
You can take that path up to Clarence Center 4 corners where you will find The Clarence Center Coffe Company, Clarence Center Preschool and Child Care, The bank, and a gift shop. Also nearby is a shoe shop, Ohlson's bakery, a consignment shop, Kenyon's (which is a gas and convenience store).
Ride your bike a little further and you can visit Big Singh's Ice Cream shop, get your hair cut at the Classic Barber Shop, or get some Pizza and wings at Pizza Inn. You can even stop in to talk to the Sheriff at the Erie County Sheriff's Office.
If you are in better shape than me, you can ride your bike to the Clarence Library and Town hall. A little further up the bike path is the Clarence Soccer Fields.
Go the other way on the bike path, and you are a short walk (or bike ride) from the Meadowlakes Park. They have tennis courts, basketball, swings, a playground area, little league fields and a covered pavillion there. Keep going and you will hit Transit Road and get to yet another ice cream shop (Pautler's)!
The bike path is very pleasant whether it is Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter. It winds behind homes, parks, and woods. It is about 6.1 miles long and goes from Transit Road in Clarence all the way up to Newstead . You can always find people and families out running, rollerblading, dog walking, power walking, and even cross country skiing on that path.
What I like is that my children were able to go to the "candy store" with their friends, or out for ice cream, or to the park. Sometimes when people live in a suburb or in a sub-division, you have to drive to get places. I think that living near the bike path in Clarence Center, NY is great.
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