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What I find most promising about downtown Birmingham is that you have many, many clumps of historic storefronts throughout the downtown. These buildings are in various states of repair at the moment but most have great architectural features. Interspersed between these buildings are underutilized tracts - parking lots, car dealerships, warehouse storage yards. So there are places to build those ubiquitous 5 story residential developments - many are already built and more in development.
From an urban planning standpoint there need to be residents to have street activity and patronize the businesses that can fill the storefronts. I personally find the newer storefronts tent to be boring and tend to house chain stores, so what is appealing about B'ham to me is no long stretches without historic buildings and architectural character.
Add to this the footprint of Birmingham's CBD is Huuuge - so plenty of room for expansion. But it is also bordered on 3 sides with an interstate so there is a sense of …. inclusion??? not sure the right word but I have the sense in 20 years the development within those borders will be amazing.
Virginia will effectively extend the Northeast corridor down to Richmond by 2027. I anticipate it being a huge boon for the region...being the southern anchor of the northeast corridor.
Virginia will effectively extend the Northeast corridor down to Richmond by 2027. I anticipate it being a huge boon for the region...being the southern anchor of the northeast corridor.
100%. Socially the markings of Central Virginia's gradual cultural shift into the Northeast corridor has been evident since the late-00s, and continued throughout this decade. I've definitely noticed that within the last 1-2 years, the average person has become more aware and acknowledging of this than in prior years...
Huge projects like this will only accelerate the transition phase that Richmond has already been in for a dozen years...
100%. Socially the markings of Central Virginia's gradual cultural shift into the Northeast corridor has been evident since the late-00s, and continued throughout this decade. I've definitely noticed that within the last 1-2 years, the average person has become more aware and acknowledging of this than in prior years...
Huge projects like this will only accelerate the transition phase that Richmond has already been in for a dozen years...
I definitely do think that it's happening. A lot of DC area natives I know are thinking of Richmond as an alternative option in recent years versus maybe having to move all the way down to the Carolinas or even to Georgia. Richmond is definitely shaping up to be a serious alternative.
Referring to Richmond as part of the northeast corridor makes no sense.
I actually agree. Since the "Northeastern Corridor" extends well into Virginia and it's pretty much inevitable that Richmond will be fully absorbed into it, it's more accurate to refer to it as the BosWash corridor (and then the BosRich corridor I suppose...until HR joins the party).
Definitely agree about Murfressboro but I believe it's actually included as part of the Nashville MSA
You're right. It is actually the fastest growing major city in Tennessee. The physical gap between it and Nashville is closing in with development between Antioch and 840.
It makes sense to use geographic terms for geographic reasons, not political stuff.
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