Railroad Park
Award-winning greenspace blending history and art.
OUR ROLE: Advocate
CR Endeavors worked alongside the Birmingham City Planning Commission, Urban Land Institute, Friends of the Railroad Reservation District, and many others to plan and develop a park project — complete with 19-acres of green infrastructure, wetland pond, bike and jogging paths, impressive landscaping, playgrounds, and enough open space to hold several festivals or events at once.
Since opening Railroad Park in 2010, downtown has seen enormous growth, with $2.5+ billion in development around the park, including a hotel, a renovated vaudeville theater, and several condominium developments. Moreover, Regions Field, an 8,500-seat baseball stadium has brought the minor-league Birmingham Barons back downtown from the suburbs.
Design and construction, which cost $23 million, was paid for by a mixture of private and public sources, including the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, the Railroad Park Foundation, Alabama Power, Regions Bank, the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, and even the EPA’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program.
19
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AL
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2010
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