City budget boosts funds for traffic, police in Birmingham [Video]

The Birmingham City Council has approved revisions to the city’s 2025 fiscal budget, including a plan to reduce traffic downtown.>>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Birmingham’s mayor shows budget amendments to improve streets, sidewalksThe amended budget includes $15 million for street resurfacing throughout the city, bringing the total funding for the project to $30 million.>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13The allocated funds for street resurfacing include $1 million for sidewalks, along with “traffic calming” measures, which consist of ramps and dedicated bike lanes throughout various parts of the city.>> KNOW BEFORE YOU LEAVE: Interactive traffic mapAccording to the city’s fiscal 2025 budget, funding a majority of these measures largely comes from property and business taxes, totaling over $427 million—about 85% of the city’s $554 million revenue for the fiscal years 2024-25. Another big measure the city started in 2024 is its effort to bolster the Birmingham Police Department following a year of …