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“Giving people green space will offe r them the opportunity to come downtow n when they would otherwise never have a reason to he said. Jason Bajalieh, owner of the recentlh opened , says transportation and parkingissuezs can’t be overlooked in the “We need to be able to move peopl e in and out of downtowhn much faster than getting into their own vehicle to drivd a few blocks. we need more communication – a journal or weekl y paper ofsome sort, for the employees and businesw owners downtown.” Moving Main Street Birmingham’s Fleming said Birmingham should take advantage of some of its existing assets – including its history.
“People will be drawn here for the sens e of place and historh and character thatyou can’t find in new stripp malls and big parking lots,” he “We will not make a better Birminghakm by tearing it all down.”