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November 9, 2021

Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Transportation, Uncategorized, Yaysayers

As we return to in person work in downtown Birmingham you may notice a new addition to the streetscape. The Regions green Zyp bikes have been replaced by a wide array of new bikes and scooters. These new devices are a fun and easy way to break up your work day, explore, and take advantage of all the great things Downtown Birmingham has to offer!

What the Value of Downtown report has taught us about the Magic City

November 4, 2021

Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Transportation, Yaysayers

The report—The Value of Downtown Birmingham, presented by PNC Bank—establishes a baseline from which city leaders, corporate leaders and organizations like REV can track growth and identify priorities for downtown improvements.

20th Street is getting a makeover! Here's what to expect and how we got here

October 7, 2021

Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Transportation, Yaysayers

We have exciting news: Downtown Birmingham’s 20th Street North is getting a makeover! Read more about how we got to this point and what you can expect from this renovation in the upcoming months.

What you should know about the design of 20th Street’s new flex lanes

April 1, 2021

Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Transportation, Yaysayers

We present to you a short video tour of 20th Street that answers 3 questions we’ve heard about the new flex lanes.

Love Birmingham? Here's how you can help make it more vibrant

December 1, 2020

Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Get Involved, Small Business, Transportation, Woodlawn, Woodlawn Street Market, Yaysayers

If you already give to REV, thank you! You make Birmingham more vibrant! If you’re considering a gift for the first time, please know that every gift, large or small, matters to us.

Bikes and scooters launching in Birmingham in 2021, a year after Zyp ceased operations

November 20, 2020

Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Transportation

The City of Birmingham has approved the applications for two micromobility vendors to operate shared bikes and scooters from vendors Gotcha and Veo in a wide service area that includes downtown and many neighborhoods that will begin in early 2021.

How low-income residents bear the brunt of city parking policy

October 23, 2020

Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Transportation

When we require parking as a prerequisite to development, we require car ownership to access our city. This development pattern effectively locks non-drivers out of large sectors of our society.

The hidden price of parking in Birmingham

October 9, 2020

Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Transportation

Parking seems simple right? Pull up in front of your destination and park the car. That is the assumption developers and cities have been working under for a few decades now.

What to expect as the Park(ing) Day takes over 20th Street

September 16, 2020

Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Transportation

This year’s Park(ing) Day event is an even more focused and ambitious design that builds off of the momentum created by last year’s installation. Here’s what you can expect.