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I didn't notice they had part of their freeway loop removed. Very nice to see it, specially it seemed quite tight, strangling their Downtown.
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Downtown Birmingham
------------------------------------ 2020 ------ 2010 ------ 2000 ------ 1990 ------ Growth ------ Density
Downtown ------------------------- 3,488 ------ 3,972 ------ 3,568 ------ 4,153 ----- -12.2% --- 11.3% --- -14.1% ------- 3.8 km² ----- 916.2 inh./km²
Birmingham Metro Area ----- 1,180,631 -- 1,128,047 -- 1,052,238 ---- 956,844 ------ 4.7% ----- 7.2% ---- 10.0% -- 13,675 km²
I have the soft spot for the underdogs, so I really liked to say something good about Downtown Birmingham. However that's the lowest density I found anywhere, population falling badly, a mess.
And the metro area, well, watches its former rivals Atlanta and Nashville to grow insanely while it posts anemic growth.