The Birmingham City Council this week approved an item that will remove the temporary barricades and install permanent curbing and pedestrian paths at over a dozen locations as a continuation of the East Lake Project Safe Streets that was launched last year. This new phase will include replacing those barriers with permanent curbs with trees and five-foot bike paths. City officials have been evaluating the crime data that has been captured during this pilot program. In addition to reducing the amount of violent crime, the pilot program is aimed to reduce the practice of illegal dumping, and prostitution along Division Avenue. The neighborhood’s perimeter includes streets and homes within the stretch of Division Avenue, Oporto Madrid, Higdon Road, and 68th Street South.