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Let's recap the final Linn Park workshop!
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Get Involved, Yaysayers
September 5th marked a milestone in the Re-vision Linn Park planning process: a drafted concept was revealed based on the feedback of Birmingham community members. This third community meeting was also an opportunity for the project consultant team to share insight into the vision for Linn Park, report to the community on emerging themes of a renewed park identity, and next steps in this process. If you were not at the meeting, no worries. You can view the park concepts, and send in your feedback to the consultant team today!
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How Verizon is doing their part to help small businesses
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Small Business
Verizon, our vitality sponsor for the Value of Downtown Report, is here to talk about their tools for helping local businesses scale and thrive.
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How does the 20th Street Refresh play into our Value of Downtown Report?
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Get Involved, Yaysayers
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been talking a lot about our Value of Downtown Report. We’ve also been talking a lot about the construction we’re doing on 20th Street. But how exactly do both of these projects go hand in hand?
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The Importance of Downtown
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Yaysayers
“As the literal and figurative heart of their cities, downtowns represent and welcome residents, employees, and visitors from all walks of life,” says David Downey, President and CEO of the International Downtown Association (IDA), as he discusses the importance of downtown and the role it plays in keeping the vibrancy alive in our city centers!
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Appreciating the Value of Birmingham
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Front Page, Yaysayers
Medical Properties Trust, our vitality sponsor for the Value of Downtown Report, is here to discuss how Birmingham has laid the foundation for you to grow your healthcare business. With its well-known healthcare systems and diverse communities rich in history and culture – the Magic City is the place you need to be!
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Let's Talk Walk Scores!
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Yaysayers
We recently released our Value of Downtown report and one of the areas we excelled in was our walk score. Need a crash course on what a walk score is? Well lucky for you our City Center District Manager, Rob Buddo, is here to tell you all about it!
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Future proofing by learning from the past
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Yaysayers
The take from PNC, presenting sponsor of the Value of Downtown Birmingham report: Downtown is key to Birmingham’s post-pandemic economic recovery.
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What the Value of Downtown report has taught us about the Magic City
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.
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Understanding the importance of downtown data with Rob Buddo
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Yaysayers
We will be releasing our Value of Downtown report very soon (keep an eye out for it!) and our City Center District Manager, Rob Buddo, is here to explain just how important this data is and how it will help us make improvements to our downtown area in the near future.