This is a reminder for our meeting tonight, Thursday March 13th, 6:30 PM.
Please note that this month we are meeting at
Pamoja House, 1960 Anna Street
Click here for a map and directions
At our last meeting, Frenchy invited us to meet at their Pamoja Office in an Allendale house they renovated. We will return to our Friendship House meeting place in April.
At our February meeting guests Lee Jeter (Fuller Center) and Professor Thomas Moran (Centenary) discussed their interest in Allendale Strong and engaged in conversations of how we might collaborate. Part of our meeting tomorrow evening we will review those conversations and explore next steps We will also continue discussions for updating an Allendale Strong strategic action plan. We may have a draft of our annual report (’23 & ’24) ready for viewing.
Links to assist in your reflections and ideas for our strategic action plan update:
- Transcribed segment (2-pages) about Allendale Strong from the Nov 4, 2024 Strong Towns Podcast featuring Chuck Marohn: 5 Things the Next President Should Do To Build a Stronger America. (a link to the podcast is included in the excerpt)
- Allendale Strong is featured in a new October 23, 2024 Union of Concerned Scientists report, Freedom to Move – Investing in Transportation Choices for a Clean, Prosperous, and Just Future. Dorothy and Kim are credited as co-authors for this report. It is an important document with persuasive reasoning for significant transportation planning policy changes that reduce vehicle miles traveled, prioritize maintenance, and stop adding highway capacity.
- Did you see the August 28th Slate article, How America Can Break Its Highway Addiction, by David Zipper? This important article begins with a focus on Allendale Strong and I-49 ICC.
- If you haven’t seen it, check out Strong Towns 18-minute documentary video that features Allendale Strong, Can the Government Turn Your Home into a Highway?
- October 4, 2024 Lafayette The Current Opinion article by Geoff Daily: Is the I-49 Connector a bridge to nowhere?
- An organization that works with Allendale Strong, Transportation for America (part of Smart Growth America) recently refined its advocacy to 3 talking points: (1) Design for Safety over Speed, (2) Fix it First, and (3) Invest in the Rest.
- Updated Allendale Strong Progress History from 2012 through 2024.(32-page document).
Thank you all for supporting and participating in Allendale Strong.
See you tonight…