Texas Hills Neighborhood Redevelopment Effort Kicks Off With Community Meeting
Mobile officials are launching a redevelopment planning process for the Texas Hills neighborhood with a community meeting near Oakleigh Garden.
Africatown Neighborhood Kicks Off Redevelopment Planning Meetings
Community leaders held meetings this week to gather resident input as Mobile begins a new phase of planning for Africatown's historic redevelopment.
Mobile Seeks Federal Grant to Revive Broad Street Corridor
Mobile leaders are again pursuing a competitive federal TIGER grant to fund a long-planned overhaul of the Broad Street corridor circling downtown Mobile.
Mobile City Council to Weigh Push for New National Historic Districts
Mobile's City Council will consider paying a preservation consultant to seek national historic status for three city neighborhoods and corridors.
‘Map for Mobile’ Puts Downtown’s Industrial Waterfront on the Planning Table
Mobile’s first comprehensive citywide plan in decades is taking shape, and one of its most consequential ideas is also one of its simplest: give the waterfront its own conversation. The…
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.
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.
Years On, Mobile Still Argues Over Whether the I-165 Expressway Was Worth It
With a new Mobile River bridge under discussion, longtime observers looked back at the bruising 1980s battle over an elevated downtown expressway and asked whether time had settled the question.
Why Mobile County Needs a Real Stormwater Plan Before the Next Big Storm
As rain rolls off rooftops, parking lots and newly cleared subdivisions across the Gulf Coast, a growing number of residents and observers are asking a pointed question: why does Mobile…
Republican Women Elect Officers as Mobile Opens a New Master Plan Process
A Mobile Republican women's club installed new leadership, city planners opened neighborhood meetings on a downtown master plan, and a young minister launched a campaign for the state school board…