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Hi Allendale Strong Members and Friends! Our 2nd Thursday monthly meeting is today, November...
FREEWAY FIGHTERS RATCHET UP PRESSURE ON CONTROVERSIAL SHREVEPORT PROJECT
BOSSIER CITY – Shreveport’s Allendale Strong freeway fighters this week pressed Louisiana...
SHREVEPORT FREEWAY FIGHTERS TO STATE OFFICIALS: CANCEL I-49 CONNECTOR
BATON ROUGE – Shreveport’s Allendale Strong freeway fighters this week made their case to...
SLATE: How America Can Break Its Highway Addiction
In the 1980s, an unlikely alliance slowed the construction of nature-destroying dams. We just...
Get your feedback ready to share with city leaders
Hi Allendale Strong Members and Friends! At our monthly Allendale Strong meeting last night we...
Chuck Marohn Returns to Shreveport for Book Tour on April 23rd
From our friends at ReForm Shreveport: We are one week away from the next ReForm Shreveport...
FIX OUR PRIORITIES
Several Allendale Strong members were able to share remarks with the road show (Louisiana...
Join us Wednesday at the “road show” to give public input to state transportation folks
This past Friday John Perkins attended the NLCOG meeting and learned that the Louisiana...
LETTER: Louisiana’s future demands 21st century approach to transportation
This letter first appeared on thecurrentla.com, January 24, 2024. Click here to view original....
Highway Boondoggle report features Shreveport again for an update on the I49 ICC
Under “Updates on previously documented boondoggles” the PIRG lists I-49 Inner-City...
Have you submitted a comment to NLCOG yet?
It’s easy to email “Build Alternative 5 is my preferred choice for I-49.” to...
Public Comments Media Coverage Roundup
Tuesday’s Public Comments meeting about the I-49 inner city connector was well attended,...
Dorothy Wiley to participate in the Vision Zero Cities 2023 Conference
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Vision Zero Cities brings together leading industry and policy experts,...
Today is the Day for Public Comments!
Just a friendly reminder that NLCOG will be hosting a public comments meeting from 3-6pm TODAY,...
Sample Letter for Comments
Want to write in to NLCOG but aren’t sure what to say? We’ve got you covered....
Public Comments by email or snail-mail
If you’re not able to attend the Public Comments meeting on October 17, you can still let...
Allendale Strong continues to call for responsible transportation planning 11 years in a row
Public Input Meeting Announcement and Position Statement Since February of 2012, Allendale...
Allendale Strong Episode 32 – A Princeton man
Today we talk to a young Shreveport native that has gone on to do great things. One of those...
Join us for a Louisiana Gubernatorial Forum on September 20
Louisiana Gubernatorial Forum: Discussion of a Climate Crisis Wed, Sep 20, 2023 1:00...
Do you agree with the transportation folks of the past or our local citizens of today?
Please help Allendale Strong by selecting the values and outcomes you desire for the future of...
Email Updates to Begin July 12th!
We’re excited to kick off our automated email campaign functionality! Going forward, our...
Allendale Strong to Question Highway Goals at Special City Planners’ Meeting
For Release 23 May 2023 • Contact John Perkins, 318-393-0759 Grassroots group Allendale Strong...
City of Shreveport’s Fiscal Impact Analysis by Urban3
Last night Joe Minicozzi of Urban3 presented their findings at LSUS…...
Letter to the Editor of The Advocate
This letter was published on Nola.com March 6, 2023 “Editorial: The...
Strong Towns pens companion article to highlight the work of Allendale Strong
Published February 23, this is a companion article to Bloomberg’s An Unbuilt Highway...
National Article features Dorothy Wiley and Allendale Strong
A Highway That Doesn’t Exist Is Strangling a Black Neighborhood By Megan Kimble February...
New alternate route announced for I49 ICC
A new route titled alternative 3A has now been added for consideration — going around...
Letter to the Editor of The Acadiana Advocate
Response to article: “Evangeline Thruway pedestrian safety measures to wait until I-49...
Homeowner’s Summit
11am – 1pm, May 7, 2022 Friendship House: 1515 Clay Street, Shreveport, Louisiana...
Introducing… the Freeway Fighters Network
Allendale Strong is uniting with 60+ campaigns nationwide to spark a transportation revolution...
The benefits of a park – SWEPCO Park
Today we are premiering a series of videos that will showcase the benefits of having a...
Transportation Equity
With the recent passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, roads, bridges and public...
Annual Lenten Fish Fry kicks off at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
(Fridays During Lent) Friday, March 4, 2022-Good Friday, April 15, 2022 11:00 a.m. – 2:00...
In which I agree with Chamber and C100
Originally published in The Inquisitor The joint statement on the City Bond Proposals issued...
Shreveport I’ve got a soundstage to sell you
Originally published in The Inquisitor With the hope of Film Production returning to Shreveport...
Louisiana politicians with a blank checkbook
Originally published in The Inquisitor Yes, the only thing worse than a Louisiana politician...
Racial Equity in Infrastructure, a U.S. Goal, Is Left to States
The decision about how to spend the money falls largely to state governments, raising questions...
Go West Young Person
Originally published in The Inquisitor A few years ago, I picked up a day job working in East...
Cedric B. Glover: An open letter to Biden on the infrastructure bill
In closing, I would stress that the interest of Shreveport would be best served by rebuilding...
Shreveport: glass half full?
Originally published October 22, 2021 in The Inquisitor It’s Breast Cancer Awareness time. ...
Maybe you can fight City Hall
Originally Published October 15, 2021 in The Inquisitor Wasn’t it Otto von Bismark who...
Reasons for Shreveport to have hope
Originally published October 8, 2021 in The Inquisitor A young woman pulled up in a City of...
Highways destroyed Black neighborhoods like mine. Can we undo the damage now?
Written by Amy Stelly, published August 13, 2021 in The Washington Post Amy Stelly is a...
WHEREAS we ask: Are they for real?
A recent resolution passed with the Caddo Parish School Board and we wanted to ask “Are...
The U.S. road network is already big – and adding to it won’t boost GDP growth in the long term, economists say
Why More Highway Spending Won’t Rev Up the Economy PUBLISHED IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, JULY...
Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2021 in the New York Times By Nadja Popovich, Josh Williams and Denise Lu...
They Want to Put a Highway in Lead Belly’s Backyard
Published January 29, 2021, in the Wall Street Journal A plan to extend I-49 through a...
SWEPCO Park’s History and Significance to the Allendale Neighborhood
1600 Patzman Street Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana SWEPCO Park (Southwestern Electric...
Highways destroyed hundreds of urban neighborhoods. What’s the solution?
Published Friday, May 28, 2021, in the New York Times daily email newsletter. Good morning....
Letter to the Editor: Support House Bill 645 to direct money to replace Jimmie Davis Bridge
Written by Bill Robertson Published May 3, 2021 in the Shreveport Times This letter is directed...
Looking Toward the Future: Now is the Time to Invest in the People of Allendale
Home is a place very special to most people. It is where they feel safe and secure. It is a...
Inner City Freeways Are Killing Our Communities
Dorothy Wiley sat for days in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans knowing her home and her...
Miracle in Allendale: The Power of a Community Coming Together
One day, Rosie Chaffold said a prayer. She asked God to help her in her lonely stand to make...