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.
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AllendaleStrong empowers our community of willing citizens, and shares our knowledge and experiences with other neighborhoods, enabling each to grow to potential wholeness.
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AllendaleStrong is leading the way with these three initiatives…
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This bad news released yesterday after 5pm means that we will see higher bills for water and sewer soon. We need to lead our government in making tough decisions about how to proceed in light of the recent fiscal assessments made by Joe Minnicozzi’s Urban 3 team. #AllendaleStrong ... See MoreSee Less
Shreveport's water and sewage bond rating has been downgraded. What does that mean for you?
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The downgrading could lead to higher utility rates for Shreveport. Here's what the mayor's office says.Comment on Facebook
On this day in 2018, beautiful, historic, SWEPCO Park in Allendale was designated an Historic American Landscape by National Park Service dating back to the Civil War and Fort Albert Sidney Johnson. #AllendaleStrong
PRESS RELEASE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DESIGNATES SHREVEPORT’S SWEPCO PARK
AN HISTORIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
What is the Historic American Landscape Survey?
The National Park Service has submitted to the Library of Congress the Historic American Landscape Survey for SWEPCO Park (HALS LA-11). The mission of the
HALS program is to record historic landscapes in the United States through measured drawings and interpretive drawings, written histories, and large-format black and white photographs and color photographs. The National Park Service established the Historic American Landscape Survey program in 2000 in order to recognize the vitality of landscape history, preservation and management of these significant features of the country’s cultural heritage.
What are historic landscapes?
Historic landscapes are special places. They are important touchstones of national, regional, and local identity. They foster a sense of community and place. Historic landscapes are also fragile places. They are affected by the forces of nature, and by
commercial and residential development, vandalism and neglect. They undergo changes that are often unpredictable and irreversible. For these reasons and for the benefit of future generations, it is important to document these places.
Why is SWEPCO Park considered to be a landscape of historical significance?
The historic importance of the site is rooted in the layers of activity and events that have occurred within the official boundaries of the park, on property immediately
adjacent to it, and within the neighborhood that SWEPCO Park serves. This history begins during the Civil War, continues in the early twentieth century during the period of regional industrialization, and again during the Civil Rights Era of the late 1950’s and 1960’s. Besides its history being unnoticed, the park’s narrative takes on contemporary significance due to intentional neglect by the city. SWEPCO Park is
named for the corporation that donated the 5.3-acre parcel of land to the City of Shreveport. The park is located at the northern end of Allendale neighborhood about a mile west of downtown. As an historic landscape this survey of SWEPCO Park (HALS LA-11) will be maintained by the Library of Congress and accessible to the public. #AllendaleStrong ... See MoreSee Less
Five Thousand Friends of Allendale Strong
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Through Connector: Use existing LoopLocal Connector: Build a Business Boulevard
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Make Shreveport better, not bigger. What if we built a boulevard instead of a highway? #BuildTheBoulevard #AllendaleStrong ... See MoreSee Less
Inside the movement to remake America’s city streets
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The pandemic turbocharged the push to make America's streets more pedestrian friendly. As the covid-19 emergency ends, many are fighting to make those changes permanent. Not everyone is happy about it...Comment on Facebook
Monday Memeday: Even SpongeBob gets it. Highways don’t belong inside cities. Period.
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Cities_Built_For_Humans on TikTok
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Heliopolis chimes in. The reason we spend more money than we take in. #AllendaleStrong ... See MoreSee Less
Shreveport just found out why we can't fix our roads
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Urban3 analyzed Shreveport's land value and our ability to manage our deficits, such as broken water pipes and crumbling roads.Comment on Facebook
The most relevant excerpt in this article is, "except those who profit from such sprawling developments." This study, and the dozens of studies done before this one, are not commissioned to help the city move forward...they are only done to provide relevant data to support the agenda of "those who profit," off the city's resources. They just need to know who, what, when, where & how they will exploit those resources for profit. And for the record, the "community" did not write the Master Plan, lol 😂. I just wish most of the people with all these great ideas would actually elect and/or support politicians who have the capacity and courage to make decisions that benefit the city. Anything short of that is dust in the wind.