A City Within Reach

There’s a certain energy to a city when movement feels easy, when you can walk to work, bike home past busy patios, or catch a bus without second-guessing it. It’s the kind of energy that comes from proximity, from moving through shared spaces instead of past them. In this episode of Connections, host Ebony Flake walks the Rotary Trail with Jackson Dean, a downtown Birmingham resident whose daily routine blends walking, biking, transit, and, when needed, driving. For him, mobility means living in a place where multiple options work together. James Fowler, Chief of Public Infrastructure for the City of Birmingham, adds perspective on how goBHM’s Multimodal Transportation Plan is aligning sidewalks, trails, and transit across Birmingham’s 99 neighborhoods, expanding walkable centers and strengthening connections throughout the city.   Connections is goBHM’s official podcast, produced in partnership with the Birmingham Department of Transportation (BDOT) and the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) as part of the Multimodal Transportation Plan. Produced, written, and hosted by Ebony Flake. Field Production by Jehme Pruitt.    This episode explores how downtown Birmingham offers a glimpse of what connected, multimodal movement can feel like — and how goBHM’s Multimodal Transportation Plan is working to strengthen connections across the city’s 99 neighborhoods. Learn more about the goBHM Multimodal Transportation Project at www.letsgobhm.com