This Park Idea

Folks in Alabama....sometimes do crazy things.

I was reading a piece today that the city of Birmingham, and the state Department of Transportation are going to have a discussion over this idea of creating a  10-block "pedestrian-friendly entertainment district."

Naturally, this would beg the question where, and the city is suggesting this to be UNDERNEATH the new interstate bridges being built for Interstate 59/20.

Right off the bat, they let you know that this walkway has a name....BHAM, but they just aren't sure about the purpose.  Some folks suggest a skate park.  Some folks are suggesting some kind of water landscape (like water fountains), and all of this would draw folks to come and visit other folks.....under the interstate.

In general, Alabama folks will mingle and socialize on front porches, back porches, patios, city parks, picnic grounds, state parks, national parks, and so on.  But it's the first time that I've heard the idea that Alabama folks would go and socialize under interstate bridges.

It just seems like some boondoggle where you'd go and wast six to ten million dollars to create a fake park, where mostly homeless folks would hang out, or dope-dealers would conduct commerce, or hookers would entice you.  Course, maybe all of this is supposed to lead to some unusual bar zone called the "UNDERPASS" with disco, country and rock all piped in and 8,000 Alabama folks hanging out under some interstate.  You just can't tell.