Allendale Strong is a group of citizens, working together to renew our community Relationally, Economically, and Environmentally


SWEPCO Park, catalyst for continued Allendale Neighborhood Renewal.

OUR VISION

AllendaleStrong empowers our community of willing citizens, and shares our knowledge and experiences with other neighborhoods, enabling each to grow to potential wholeness.

Allendale Has Value

because of its…

Rich History
Proximity to Downtown Shreveport
Resilient People
Get to know us
because of…
RacismSystemic racism is inherent in the pattern of destroying Black neighborhoods with cut through interstates nation-wide
Harm CausedFreeways are the underlying culprit to systemic issues impacting education, community, policing, and unhealthy living conditions. Interstates don’t improve cities but make them poorer.
Recent ExamplesCommunities have been reconnecting for decades when interstates are removed. Recent regional examples include NOLA advocating for removal of interstate over Claiborne Avenue, and the super popular Klyde Warren Park in Dallas

Now is the perfect time to invest in the people of Allendale

What we are DoingSmart investments to power smart neighbors
AllendaleStrong is leading the way with these three initiatives…
Corner Store Food Co-opA great display of Allendale neighbors investing in the needs of their own community
SWEPCO ParkImprovements & Fundraiser - to further enhance the neighborhood and add value and quality of life investments for its residents.
Business Boulevard Growing/empowering the Allendale people in their capacity to lead and participate in the investment from the boulevard project

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The Federal Department of Transportation is tasked with pursuing more than twenty separate “national goals,” many of which conflict with each other. That means you can make the argument that almost any project meets one of these goals, even if you’re destroying a neighborhood to save drivers 3.2 minutes of travel time, like in the case of Shreveport, Louisiana.

We need a return to the laser focus and careful execution that made the Interstate Highway System possible. That starts with changing the funding system that incentivizes harmful projects that drain massive amounts of funding and fail to deliver returns.
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