GREAT PLACES ARE GREAT FOR PEOPLE.
Communities need 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.
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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How the Woodlawn Business Association is supporting business owners and strengthening community
Filed Under: Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Small Business, Woodlawn, Yaysayers
Woodlawn Business Association is much more than a membership for business owners who open in Woodlawn—it’s a network, a resource, and a big team of community cheerleaders.
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20th Street's dormant plants poised for a stunning comeback this spring
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Yaysayers
It’s winter and we must confess the obvious: The plant beds aren’t lush right now—but that’s all by design.
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What's a toolshare and how you can help build the Woodlawn Toolbox
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Woodlawn, Yaysayers
Our team’s facade refresh work led to a whole new idea: The Woodlawn Toolbox will launch this spring.
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!