The city of Birmingham announced a $50 million renovation project more than two years ago, but some residents said they aren’t seeing much progress.
The city hosted a meeting to give neighbors an update on the Community Choice Neighborhood Initiative on Wednesday at Legion Field. The project is expected to revitalize three neighborhoods — College Hills, Smithfield and Graymont. The project will plant more trees, create dedicated bike lanes, give people the opportunity to own homes and create funding for people to renovate their homes and businesses.
College Hills Neighborhood Association president Adrienne Pearson wants to know what was taking so long so the city filled her and other residents in. She got some answers to her questions and said she has hope to move forward.
“We’re learning more about it,” Pearson said. “I would like it to go faster as far as the process — the advancements on it — but it’s an exciting time. We as residents have to do our due diligence, and I would like to see more residents being involved, and that’s all across the board. That’s all across Birmingham … Everybody needs to put on their tennis shoes and have that passion and just go full force.”…