Huntsville Urbanism Update November 2025 Housing, roads, and transit see a lot of funding in November.

Does Huntsville have enough parking? These photos show we have too much. Excessive parking can be very costly.

Tomorrow is #BlackFridayParking! Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year. Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag! parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...

Happy thanksgiving! If you go out tomorrow for Black Friday, please take photos of the parking lot. Odds are, the parking lots on the largest shopping day of the year won't be filled up to capacity. Taking photos will help show how unnecessary parking minimum laws are and how much space is wasted.

Going to google maps, you can see exactly why small painted bike lanes around Huntsville are not effective at protecting cyclists. Bike lanes without a buffer or barrier are little different than no bike lane at all. maps.app.goo.gl/yQcfQWkVurPS...

There has been a lot of work done to improve walkability in the past 6 years. In short, circled is the areas seeing the most amount of mix-used walkable development, greenways, and high quality bike lanes. Primarily downtown, Lowe Mill area, and Stovehouse/campus 805 area.

Growth AND affordability is possible, and Huntsville proves that. “We’re seeing double-digit growth in pending and closed sales across the region,” realtor Matt Curtis told AL.com. “Huntsville even earned a perfect affordability score of 100 ”

If you drive from Huntsville to Atlanta, you may have seen this road was redesigned a few years ago. This is by far the worst bike lane I have ever seen. Whats even the point?

And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?

Looked into the property tax history of some areas in Huntsville and this was the best example I could find of the lost potential revenue free surface parking creates. This area lost some parking, but now generates an additional $700,000 in yearly revenue.

One Table is one of my favorite events in Huntsville. Its an opportunity to come together with others in the city and have a conversation with delicious free food. Join us and be sure to let people know about Strong Towns! www.villageofpromise.org/onetablehunt...

The "Before" looks just like Bob Wallace where Morris Elementary is. These road changes can and should be made. I have seen multiple close calls already in front of the school because of the unsafe design of the road.

Thank you everyone for coming out tonight! We had an incredible first public meeting! Our next meeting is December 13th 11am at Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro.

Strong Towns meetup on November 7th! .

Huntsville Urbanism Update October 2025 A lot has happened this month, and I was gone for the weekend, so this update is a few days late. Huntsville approves construction of greenway in south HuntsvilleGreenways continue to expand, this time a 1.5 mile connection between Green Cove Road/Buxton…

Went to take photos of the new bike lane and thought "Its nice its buffered, but it being a protected bike lane would be even better. Wonder how I could turn it into a protected bike lane" And then I come up to this. Bike lane is now cleared and now partially protected :P

Huntsville is hosting town hall meetings to discuss city planning this week! There are 3 meetings this week on different days, depending on which district you are located in. Here is the schedule District 4 Town Hall: Monday, Oct. 20, 6 p.m.: Downtown Public Library, 915 Monroe St. District 1 Town…

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular. n.pr/3WJyZn9

A lot more people bike around Huntsville than you might think! youtube.com/shorts/EUWv7...

Huntsville can change and become more pedestrian friendly. We know that because in some parts of the city, it already has. What used to be a large road that was dangerous to cross is now a vibrant street.

Having green spaces or having an urban environment doesn't have to be 2 incompatible choices. An urban space can have a large amount of greenery.

Please add lights to your bike! I've been seeing a lot of cyclists around town recently biking at night with no lights at all. You can find cheap bike lights for around $10 on Amazon, Walmart, or similar places. Not only is not having a light at night dangerous, its illegal in Huntsville too.

I saw 14 other cyclists on Clinton Ave tonight! Thats a new record for my personally sightings! The 1 mile stretch between campus 805 and the convention center is where I see the most amount of cyclists. I wonder how the sky bridge will change things.