Birmingham to start work on Shain Park in July

In Birmingham, the park comes first -- and then the roads. That greenspace is Shain Park and the roads are the surrounding avenues.

The city expects to start work on the Shain Park redevelopment and expansion in July, wrapping it up before winter sets in. It then plans to redo all of the roads surrounding it next summer.

"We hope to have it completely refurbished by the end of next year," says Paul O'Meara, city engineer for Birmingham.

This plan is a downsized version of what was originally proposed. The original plans called for a 210-space parking garage beneath the park extension onto a vacant lot across Henrietta Street, next to The Townsend Hotel. The cost, approaching eight figures, nixed that idea.

Now the city plans to spend $2.3 million on park expansion, turning about two-thirds of the vacant parcel into green space. The remaining third will be maintained as parking, downsized from 150 spaces to 87, including new spots on the street. It will also pay for the addition of an amphitheater.

Source: Paul O'Meara, city engineer for Birmingham
Writer: Jon Zemke

Birmingham to start work on Shain Park in July

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