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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

Red Rock Action Plan

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.

B-Active Plan

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.

Contact

City of Birmingham, Alabama

Adrienne Stitt, Director of Grants Division

adrienne.stitt@birminghamal.gov

Colin Alexander, Senior Planner

colin.alexander@birminghamal.gov

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