An Award Ceremony was held February 13, 2008 to recognize recipients of the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham’s (RPC) Community Planning Assistance Grants. The RPC received 21 applications and the following 17 were selected for a total investment of $423,000:
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City of Pelham : Subdivision Regulations Update
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Town of Brookside: Master Plan Update
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City of Clay: Retail Market Opportunity Analysis
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Blount County Commission: Retail Market Opportunity AnalysisSt.
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Clair County EDC: Retail Market Opportunity Analysis (Ashville & Springville)
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St. Clair County EDC: Retail Market Opportunity Analysis (Moody and Pell City)
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Leeds Commercial Development Board: Corridor Management Plan
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City of Graysville: Zoning Code Update
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Town of Harpersville; Historical Preservation Study
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Town of Locust Fork: Master Plan Update
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City of Pinson: Master Plan, Subdivision Regulations, Zoning Ordinance
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City of Vestavia Hills: Capital Improvements Plan
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City of Hueytown: Area Revitalization Plan /TIF District Data Assembly
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City of Jasper: Analysis of the Townley Interchange on Corridor X
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City of Fairfield: Historic Preservation Analysis
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City of Oneonta: Industrial Boulevard Extension Traffic Analysis
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Blount County Commission: Rural Road Improvement Plan
The grant program is designed to assist county and municipal governments within RPC’s planning area which includes Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker Counties. Each local government was required to match the dollars requested in its grant applications.
Research Strategies was commissioned
in September by the Birmingham Regional Planning Commission
of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB) to conduct a random public
opinion telephone survey for the Central Alabama Region.
It was
the intent of the research to isolate and determine within
each of the counties (Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby,
St. Clair, and Walker) the percent of individuals who currently
use public transportation, have used public transportation
in other markets or have never used public transportation;
to determine what is their perception of public transportation
and to what extent would they elect to use public transportation
assuming it was available in their particular area. The
survey also looked to identify transportation and the residents’ willingness
to financially support public transportation improvements.
