A public involvement meeting is scheduled for March 28, 2013 to discuss the current status of the bridge replacement along I-20/59 between I-65 and 31st St. N. We’re looking forward to hearing about the rerouting of traffic ourselves…
Entries Tagged as 'information'
Not really surprising data about Birmingham traffic (sort of)
January 8th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Online, traffic
Two recent studies of traffic data for the metro Birmingham area reveal numbers that really shouldn’t surprise anyone when it comes to their commute time. It gets interesting when paired with data about drunk driving and a recent post about our region’s household incomes.
Tags:commute·data visualization·drunk driving·idv·information·map·traffic
Plans afoot for a makerspace?
January 7th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Take a moment
Birmingham is a pretty creative community. It only makes sense for their to be buzz (& a survey) underway surrounding a possible makerspace for The Magic City this year. It’s a great way to build on the existing creativity.
How rich or poor is your block?
January 7th, 2013 · Comments Off · Online
Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks is a new web-based app that provides a visual appreciation for median household incomes as recorded by The U.S. Census Bureau. The next step though is reading between the lines to realize what it’s saying about various cities and neighborhoods.
Tags:census tract·data·information·poor blocks·rich blocks·visualization·web app
Why yes, that is Chris Pollone…
August 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · television
You don’t need to adjust your television set or wonder if you’ve been sucked back in time… Chris Pollone is on your television screen – at least for the month of September – as Alabama’s 13 launches a new weeknight sports program.
Tags:Alabama's 13·blog·Chris Pollone·information·returns·show·Sports·weeknight
Two chances to vote Birmingham this week
July 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · Online, television
Birmingham has a good history of helping folks get far on television shows where online and text voting is key (think Roy Wood, Jr., Ruben Studdard, Taylor Hicks). Well, we’ve got two more chances in the coming days to help folks get noticed. Find out who (& how)…
Tags:#thesearch·information·Martie Duncan·Next Food Network Star·Wondrea Gilmore
Housing vacancy goes up, apartment vacancy goes down
July 12th, 2012 · Comments Off · Business
When one number goes up, another must come down. It seemed like that would be the case anyway based on two reports released weeks apart about Birmingham, AL’s housing market at the midway point of 2012. Overall, things are looking pretty good right now.
Tags:apartment·housing vacancy·information·rental·vacancy rate
Oskar Blues comes “home” to Alabama next month
June 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Business, food
Craft beer fans in Birmingham, AL are considering the stealth Twitter announcement on June 19 about the arrival of Oskar Blues next month in the northern 2/3 of the state as a homecoming. It’s also an opportunity to expose more people to the joys of canned craft beer.
