Now more than ever, the Buffalo Niagara region needs reliable, timely information for sound decision making. To help meet this need, the UB Regional Institute launched the Regional Knowledge Network, a state-of-the-art information resource for the binational region. As a regional information Web site, the Regional Knowledge Network (RKN) is unique in its binational scope and in its powerful, user-driven tools for accessing data, maps, lists, and resources on a variety of regionally critical topics.