A previously unannounced project by the Equal Justice Initiative is in the works for downtown Montgomery.
The EJI, which built the Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum, is now planning what it calls a “cultural center.”
The council gave the thumbs up on constructing the bridge, although they did ask EJI to continue talking to the community and business leaders. “I would just like to understand more what the impact is,” said Will O’Connor with Hilltop. “I certainly hope it would be positive, and I would expect it to be positive.”“You’re talking about foot traffic on the street, but they proposing to build a bridge to keep people off of the street,” he said.
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