Category: City of Birmingham
Birmingham Crime Commission Releases Report Detailing Recommendations for Violence Reduction
The Birmingham Crime Commission on Monday released a 66-page report providing a list of policy recommendations aimed at reducing the city’s record-setting violent crime rate. Read more.
A Canopy of Protection: Initiative Plants Trees to Shield Urban Heat Islands
In the face of rising temperatures and enduring environmental inequities, Cool Green Trees is reshaping Birmingham’s urban landscape one tree at a time. Read more.
Birmingham Streamlines Waste Pickup Schedules, Sets Twice-a-Month Bulk Trash Collection
Birmingham has streamlined its waste collection schedules to align garbage and recycling pickup dates and to provide bulk trash and brush collection in each neighborhood every other week. The new schedule goes into effect Jan. 6. Read more.
Garbage Pick-up Changes for the Holidays
Birmingham is changing the dates for household garbage pickup to accommodate the holidays. Read more.
Birmingham Parking Authority Strategic Plan Aims to Transform Parking Experience
The Birmingham Parking Authority has a new strategic plan that includes developing more space for parking, improving technology and communicating better with customers. Read more.
City Extends Deadline for Community Survey on Reducing Violent Crime
Birmingham leaders are asking members of the community to fill out a survey seeking suggestions for mitigating Birmingham’s crime problem. Read more.
Warming Station Open Thru Tuesday Morning
Those without enough heat or without shelter can stay overnight at the Jimmie Hale Mission. Read more.
Council Sets Jan. 14 Public Hearing on East Lake Safe Streets Project
The pilot program placed barriers at intersections hoping to limit crime and traffic calming devices throughout the community. Read more.
BDOT Embarks on Set of Road and Trail Projects Under Comprehensive Policy
In 2024, the Birmingham Department of Transportation embarked on a series of projects aimed at modernizing the city’s infrastructure and transportation systems, including street resurfacing, creation of bike lanes and walking paths and methods to slow traffic and even discourage it. Read more.
Birmingham Council Sets Hearing on Whether to Revoke Quest Business License
Birmingham leaders next month will discuss revoking the business license of The Quest Club Inc., a private 24-hour nightclub that was the scene of a May shooting in which two men died. Read more.
