https://metropolitics.org/ Favoriser les débats et confronter les savoirs et les savoir-faire sur la ville, l'architecture et les territoires. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://metropolitics.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH20/siteon0-bf96f.png?1760617828 https://metropolitics.org/ 20 144 https://metropolitics.org/Backpedaling-in-Birmingham.html https://metropolitics.org/Backpedaling-in-Birmingham.html 2018-11-20T06:00:00Z text/html en William Grady Holt United States neighborhood progressive urban politics civil rights mayors progressive mayors Birmingham (Alabama) <p>Despite the 2017 election of progressive, black mayors in major southern US cities, citizens who supported these candidates quickly learned that the new mayoral agendas looked very similar to the old ones. In Birmingham, Alabama, the election of Randall Woodfin resulted in city funds being utilized for business interests, such as helping a tech company lure talent to the city. When Woodfin backed a proposal for a $2.5 million four-block bike trail while local potholes were being filled with red</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-From-the-Field-15-.html" rel="directory">From the Field</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-United-States-+.html" rel="tag">United States</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-neighbourhood-+.html" rel="tag">neighborhood</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-progressive-urban-politics-+.html" rel="tag">progressive urban politics</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-civil-rights-+.html" rel="tag">civil rights</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-mayors-+.html" rel="tag">mayors</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-progressive-mayors-+.html" rel="tag">progressive mayors</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Birmingham-Alabama-+.html" rel="tag">Birmingham (Alabama)</a>