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Urban Impact
Urban Impact is a non-profit agency committed to serving the interests of the Historic 4th Avenue Business District by stimulating economic development, providing technical assistance to its merchants, and promoting its cultural and historical significance in the City of Birmingham and beyond. 
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Preserving the District
Urban Impact worked to put the 4th Avenue North Business District on the National Register of Historic Places in order to preserve the remaining structures in one of the country’s few intact black business districts. 
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Visions for the Future
Urban Impact promotes development in the Historic 4th Avenue Business District by working to improve street conditions, providing technical assistance to developers, and creating events to encourage tourism in the District. 
Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival
Taste of 4th Jazz Festival coming September 2011. Click on the image below for more information
Why Urban Impact Exists
Urban Impact, Incorporated, was created in 1980 to assist local political and business leaders with their vision to restore the business and cultural vitality of Birmingham’s Black business district, located primarily on 4th Avenue North. Urban Impact exists to preserve the dynamic cultural significance of the Historic 4th Avenue Business District, while promoting business retention and new development opportunities in this segment of the City Center, located in Birmingham’s Civil Rights District.
Our Partners
Urban Impact, Inc. serves the greater Birmingham community with the help of these funding and strategic partners who support our efforts to revitalize and sustain the Historic 4th Avenue Business District.
