Posts tagged as:

urban

Huntsville searching for urban planner

May 22, 2012

(From release) With an improving economy, low unemployment rate and a boom in economic development across the city, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle today reaffirmed his plans for hiring the City of Huntsville’s new Urban Planner and says applications for the new position are coming in from across the country. “We announced…

Birmingham’s Railroad Park one of 5 parks in running for Urban Land Institute’s Urban Open Space Award

May 22, 2012

Railroad Park is among five finalists selected to compete for the Urban Land Institute’s Urban Open Space Award.

Birmingham’s Railroad Park is finalist for national award

May 21, 2012

Railroad park is competing against parks in New York, Oregon and Calgary for the Urban Land Institute’s Urban Open Space Award.

Panel questions city funding of economic development entities

April 16, 2012

Operation New Birmingham, Main Street Birmingham, the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority and Urban Impact faced city council committee’s scrutiny.

County seeks millions in grant money for Holt recovery

April 5, 2012

TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa County Commission is seeking two grants that will help the Holt community recover from the April 27 tornado. County Planning Director Farrington Snipes told the commission he is preparing an application for a grant of $6 million to $8 million from the U.S. Department of…

Birmingham City Council committee blasts Mayor William Bell for snub and poor communication

March 5, 2012

Council members said they were snubbed by Bell during today’s White House Urban Economic Forum, an event to which they were not invited. They also complained of being shortchanged on details regarding initiatives Bell has pitched that they must eventually vote on.

Birmingham-Hoover metro area earns D on racial equity in Urban Institute’s MetroTrends report card

February 3, 2012

The Birmingham-Hoover metro area ranked the worst of 28 Southeast metros forracial equity, and 64th out of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, according to the Urban Institute’s MetroTrends report card released Thursday.

Metro Birmingham gets ‘D’ rating from Urban Institute for black racial equality

February 2, 2012

The area was the lowest-ranked of 28 Southeast metros, and 64th ovreall out of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, according to the Urban Institute’s MetroTrend report card.

Federal cuts could affect Birmingham tornado recovery

December 20, 2011

A cut in federal funds for Housing and Urban Development may have an impact on how much the city of Birmingham can do on its road to recovery from the April 27 tornado.

Phase 4 of streetscape in the works

December 2, 2011

With so much focus on the downtown blocks damaged by the April 27 tornado, some might think Cullman’s long-term streetscape initiative had been moved to the backburner — but officials hope a new federal grant can kickstart the urban revitalization

← Previous Entries