Foley Main Street welcomed 12 new downtown businesses since November and secured more than $44,000 in grants, including money for decorative crosswalks and evening programming.
Tag: pedestrian safety
Coverage of pedestrian safety from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Mobile
St. Louis Street Rebuild Passes the Halfway Mark as Downtown Mobile Corridor Takes Shape
The $16 million St. Louis Street reconstruction has reached block eight of 17, rebuilding one of downtown Mobile’s busiest business corridors from the water mains up while keeping traffic moving.
Baldwin County
Foley Closes the Last Gap in a Four-Mile Sidewalk Network Along Alabama 59
Construction has begun on the final 1.25-mile stretch of Foley’s Alabama 59 sidewalk system, a project largely funded by a federal grant that will complete continuous pedestrian access through the heart of the city.
Mobile
Cyclists and Pedestrians Rally for Safer Streets in Downtown Mobile
Cyclists and walkers gathered on newly paved St. Louis Street in downtown Mobile to push for safer, more bike- and pedestrian-friendly streets.
Spring Hill
The Village of Spring Hill Extends Old Shell Road’s Walkways With a New Five-Block Stretch
A neighborhood nonprofit began building five blocks of new sidewalk along Old Shell Road in Mobile’s Spring Hill, extending a years-long effort to make the area more walkable.
Prichard
Prichard Police Catch Driver After Elderly Man Struck Outside Greer’s Grocery
A 70-year-old man was struck and seriously hurt outside a Prichard Greer’s grocery store, and police caught up with the driver who had fled the scene, according to reports.