NEWS BLIPS
Railroad Park Named Best Park in Alabama
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The Birmingham Times' website.
The Birmingham Times reports on 19-acre Railroad Park in Birmingham, Alabama— featuring walking trails, scenery, and amenities and hosts a broad range of events—was recently named the Best Park in Alabama by Time/Money magazine. Since its opening, Railroad Park has served as a catalyst for economic growth and development and spurred hundreds of millions of dollars of private investment in the city. The downtown Birmingham park, situated along First Avenue South between 14th and 18th streets, opened in 2010 and has become more than just a park—it’s become a magnet for economic development that made possible nearby Regions Field and the adjoining Negro Southern League Museum, as well as surrounding restaurants, condos, offices, and other businesses.
Birmingham Times writer Erica Wright relays in her article "The Railroad Park Foundation has launched a video contest asking entrants to show what they love about Birmingham." Also, "The Get Healthy on the Railroad" program has added a new class for seniors, in additional to free exercise and cooking classes. The park hosts "Symphony in the Summer" and its annual "Trucks by the Tracks" fundraising event. And, the popular "Family Camp-Out Night". Railroad Park has done wonders for Birmingham’s reputation. It has won the Urban Land Institute’s Urban Open Space Award, it was named one of USA Today’s 10 Best Parks, and it was awarded the Society of American Travel Writers’ Phoenix Award.
Read more on “Birmingham’s Living Room", a.k.a Railroad Park, here.