COMMUNITY LEADS > DESIGN FEEDS.
Great places are great for people. They provide space to gather, space to connect, space to collaborate. REV believes that, in order to create vibrant commercial districts, communities have to design alongside the business and property owners, their customers and visitors, and the nearby residents who will use the space. When they want what’s best for the community, we call them yaysayers.
There’s a big difference between doing something for a community, and doing something with a community. The REV team believes that community stakeholder must lead their own revitalization. REV is there to feed them: feed them strategic planning, feed them proven strategies, feed them resources and information. This approach looks different in every community where we work, because our neighborhoods are unique and their strategies for growth should be too.
CITY CENTER
Through a relationship with the City Center District Management Corporation, REV carries out revitalization services in downtown Birmingham with the support of downtown property owners. REV conducts regular formal and informal engagement with property owners, their tenants, employees and customers to design and implement improvement projects.
ENSLEY
Through a partnership with the City of Birmingham, REV is working with business and property owners in and around the historic Ramsay McCormack building to understand how a future redevelopment of the iconic building can benefit them. Their input into the final development project will create a more equitable and inclusive final product.
WOODLAWN
Years of community-led planning has produced a plan for the revitalization of Woodlawn’s business district through a lens of equitable entrepreneurship. Community volunteers are working alongside REV and partner groups like Woodlawn Foundation, Woodlawn Business Association and neighborhood associations to identify and grow Woodlawn entrepreneurs in the district.
News
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Big ideas and belief: Ensley business and property owners envision a vibrant future for 19th Street
Filed Under: Ensley, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Yaysayers
Big ideas and a steadfast belief in downtown Ensley emanated from 19th Street Ensley on Wednesday. REV’s team is compiling feedback in a report to share with development partners and the City of Birmingham.
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Simply Sonequa serves up sweet treats with a side of community love at Woodlawn Street Market
Filed Under: Small Business, Woodlawn, Woodlawn Street Market, Yaysayers
Murray began vending at Woodlawn Street Market about four years ago. There, she sells baked goods such as German chocolate cookies, red velvet cakes and key lime pound cakes.
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Young Pioneers plan discussion focusing on The Importance of Place with the Alabama Futures Fund
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Yaysayers, Young Pioneers
Join Young Pioneers of Birmingham, in support of REV Birmingham, on Thursday, June 6 for a discussion about the Importance of Place with the Alabama Futures Fund, hosted at downtown Birmingham’s brand new Harvest Market!
HOW CAN REV HELP YOUR COMMUNITY?
REV works in places where it can develop three key ingredients for success. We call them the Three P’s: Place, People, Payers. We work in historic commercial districts (place) where our model is proven effective, we partner with local stakeholders (people) who want to lead their community’s growth, and we look for stable sources of funds (payers) to make real results possible.
While we can’t work in every district, we’re always up for a chat! Drop us a note and we’ll talk about big dreams and realistic plans for progress.
WANT TO WORK WITH REV IN OTHER WAYS?
We love those kinds of Yaysayers too!