The potential redevelopment of Southtown Court in Birmingham, Alabama keeps moving forward as officials from the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) recently met with prospective development partners. Back in early July, HABD released a request for developer proposals to begin revitalization of the 25-acre site that currently holds 455 units of public housing. Redevelopment of the Southtown Court in Birmingham is a key action of the Southside Neighborhood Plan, recently completed by Camiros in collaboration with local residents, community leaders, and HABD.
Read more about the progress of Southtown Court here: “Housing Authority exploring redevelopment options for Southtown site”
Camiros, Ltd. recently donated 2,200 planning books and reports to the UIUC Funk Library which holds its City Planning and Landscape Architecture collection. Originally assembled by the firm as a resource for its staff and clients, the library represents a major portion of the firm’s forty year collection of city plans and other documents addressing transportation, urban design, preservation, zoning, economic development, social welfare, and housing.
Melody Allison, Information Services Librarian and Liaison to the Departments of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning noted that “this gift will substantially add unique titles to our extensive collection of urban and regional plans and make an invaluable contribution to resources for scholarship for planning scholars and community planners.”
(Image: Funk Library, UIUC, Source: https://nicolehelregel.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/aces.jpg)
Firm Principal, Arista Strungys, recently authored her fifth issue of Zoning Practice. The July 2016 article, entitled “Zoning for Small Business,” addresses how municipalities can encourage small and local businesses to establish themselves and grow in communities with the proper development regulations. View the article at the American Planning Association website, www.planning.org. (A subscription to Zoning Practice is required.)