Homewood Streets

A person on bicycle was hit by car yesterday afternoon. The light was green for both directions of traffic, and the person on the bicycle…

I picked up a Harvard Business Review recently and read an article called Linear Thinking in a Nonlinear World (10/10 would read again)…

Roads are an integral element of a neighborhood. Roads are what residents see when they leave their house. Roads are what residents use if…

Cities which enable innovative cultures attract more innovation — both internally and externally. Bird scooters have a chance to improve…

Last week Bird scooters made their unannounced appearance in Birmingham and Homewood, much to the surprise of city officials. How our city…

At a recent Homewood City Council meeting, the results of a recent downtown traffic study were presented:

Last week, we asked the question: “What is the purpose of Saulter Road?”, and today, we are publishing the survey responses. Long story…

The first step to becoming a good person who is a good driver is recognizing that everyone is not like you. Pedestrians do not have a…

Recently, a fellow Homewood-er responded to “How Drivers Making Route Decisions” with this comment:

Don’t taunt the animals in their cages. We give them pedals to show their aggression. To show heir compliance in entering the cage daily…

Recently, a guy at work said “Hey, Chris, I got this and it reminded me of that blog you do.” I said “Coincidentally, the mascot of the…

On Tuesday evening around 6pm, the Governor of Alabama declared a state of emergency for the following day. The declaration was based on…

Pedestrian deaths are climbing faster than motorist fatalities, reaching nearly 6,000 deaths last year — the highest total in more than two…

How much of Homewood is dedicated to cars? How much is dedicated to people? If an anthropologist dropped to earth right now, they’d argue…

While I use Facebook to spread the message about Homewood Streets, I’m not one to respond to comments on the page. I don’t respond on…