Studies
MLK Project Public Engagement + Guiding Documents
Eastern Area Public Involvement Summary
August 2018
Eight public meetings and interviews + website engagement reaching over 30,000 citizens
North Birmingham Framework Plan (page 5)
March 2015
Multiple government agencies, non-profits, private organizations, and the general public through stakeholder interviews, public meetings, and online on the project website
Northeast Area Public Involvement (pages 4 – 9)
August 2017
More than 100 residents showed up to the plan’s kickoff meeting. At the meeting, the project team presented relevant information from the Existing Conditions document, such as demographics, housing, retail, jobs, and land uses to inform attendees and to provide information about their neighborhoods.
Pratt-Ensley Public Involvement Summary
August 2018
3 public meetings with 123 + participants; 8 stakeholder meetings with 80 + participants; conducted a visioning survey with 80 + responses.
Southwest Area Framework Plan (pages 4 – 8)
May 2017
Conducted a community assessment which included three public meetings and three focus groups with local residents incorporating.
Titusville Public Involvement (pages 5 – 6)
February 2015
The community assessment began with the collection and analysis of population, facilities and services, economic, housing, transportation and infrastructure data.
Western Area Public Involvement (page 10)
May 2015
Held 17 public meetings
Northside Southside Public Involvement
October 2020
The RPCGB’s Twitter Page (993 followers) was used to promote project updates, upcoming events, and press releases for Plan Pelham.
Southern Area Framework Plan (in progress)
2022
The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB) used both online and in person public involvement strategies. These strategies are aimed at capturing both the web-savvy and technologically-challenged, as well as the fully engaged and unengaged.
Northwest Downtown Quadrant Plan
January 2022
3,600 website visitors, 125 online survey respondents, 81 stakeholder interviews, and 6 community roundtables with over 115 participants.
16th Street Study
2023
Three public meetings were held and stakeholders along 16th Street North were engaged
September 2022
The highly-anticipated Red Rock Action Plan is a 15-year strategic plan to develop 19-miles of new trails, ultimately creating a 36-mile loop around the Greater Birmingham Metropolitan Area. The plan identifies seven priority projects that, when combined with existing Red Rock Trails, will connect the Cities of Birmingham, Fairfield, Homewood, and Irondale.
Birmingham City Center Master Plan
March 2020
Created a community visioning survey with 1,118 responses as of December 14, 2018.
Auburn Urban Studio Community Plan
2020
Worked with over seventy-five small towns and communities across the state.
March 2019
The B-ACTIVE planning team held multiple public meetings, pop-ups, and informal “intercept” surveys to receive input from a wide range of stakeholders and potential network users.
Location
Contact
City of Birmingham, Alabama
Adrienne Stitt, Director of Grants Division
adrienne.stitt@birminghamal.gov
Colin Alexander, Senior Planner