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New alternate route announced for I49 ICC
Allendale has value, Allendale StrongA new route titled alternative 3A has now been added for consideration — going around Allendale is great. Building an inner city freeway connecter is still not ideal, although it does spare Allendale. It will be at least 4 months...
Letter to the Editor of The Acadiana Advocate
4 Corners, Doing, Louisiana State Government, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesResponse to article: “Evangeline Thruway pedestrian safety measures to wait until I-49 Connector built” Published November 28, 2022 Dear Editor, We thank Claire Taylor and The Advocate for your November 28 article documenting...
Homeowner’s Summit
Allendale has value, Allendale Strong, Doing, Learning, Now is the perfect time to invest in the people of Allendale11am – 1pm, May 7, 2022 Friendship House: 1515 Clay Street, Shreveport, Louisiana Sponsored by: Allendale Strong, Community Renewal International, Ledbetter Heights, Lakeside, Allendale Partnership, Our Lady of the Blessed...
Introducing… the Freeway Fighters Network
Allendale StrongAllendale Strong is uniting with 60+ campaigns nationwide to spark a transportation revolution by advocating for highway removal and against highway expansion. Washington, D.C. — From Houston to Minneapolis, Syracuse to Seattle,...
The benefits of a park – SWEPCO Park
Allendale Strong, Allendale, Allendale Strong, Louisiana parks, Louisiana SWEPCO, Lousisiana, SWEPCO, SWEPCO park, The benifits of a parkToday we are premiering a series of videos that will showcase the benefits of having a functioning and improved SWEPCO Park....
Transportation Equity
Allendale Strong, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstates, 2022 Empowerment & Policy Conference, Allendale, Allendale Strong, Amy Stelly, Bipartisan infrastructure Law, Cedric Glover, Dorothy Wiley, Louisiana Transportation and infrastructure, Lousiana, Public transportation, Urban League of LouisianaWith the recent passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, roads, bridges and public transportation systems across the country are set to be revamped over the coming years. Subsequently, renewed talks about ensuring increased access...
Annual Lenten Fish Fry kicks off at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Allendale has value, Allendale Strong, Now is the perfect time to invest in the people of Allendale(Fridays During Lent) Friday, March 4, 2022-Good Friday, April 15, 2022 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Dinners are $10.00 Catfish Filet, Potato Salad, Green Beans, Bread, Tartar Sauce & Desert ***EAT IN/TAKE OUT*** OLBS Community...
2021 Annual Report
Allendale Food Co-op, Allendale has value, Allendale Strong, Doing, Learning, Now is the perfect time to invest in the people of Allendale, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesDownload the report as a pdf file here....
In which I agree with Chamber and C100
Allendale Strong, News ArticlesOriginally published in The Inquisitor The joint statement on the City Bond Proposals issued Monday by the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) and the Committee of 100 (C100) gave me hope that they are beginning to get...
Shreveport I’ve got a soundstage to sell you
Allendale Strong, News ArticlesOriginally published in The Inquisitor With the hope of Film Production returning to Shreveport now firmly planted in Mississippi where Film Tax Credits are unlimited and there is movement toward elimination of the state income tax,...
Louisiana politicians with a blank checkbook
Allendale Strong, News ArticlesOriginally published in The Inquisitor Yes, the only thing worse than a Louisiana politician with a big blank check is the Louisiana Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation with a checkbook full of blanks. The Louisiana...
Racial Equity in Infrastructure, a U.S. Goal, Is Left to States
Allendale Strong, Louisiana State Government, News Articles, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesThe decision about how to spend the money falls largely to state governments, raising questions about whether the package can live up to its ambition. Originally published in the New York Times, November 16, 2021 Allendale...
Go West Young Person
Allendale Strong, News ArticlesOriginally published in The Inquisitor A few years ago, I picked up a day job working in East Texas for a medical company that was promoting a new treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). I was in the office of a...
Cedric B. Glover: An open letter to Biden on the infrastructure bill
Allendale StrongIn closing, I would stress that the interest of Shreveport would be best served by rebuilding our core neighborhoods and spending the almost billion dollars intended for the I-49 North Inter-City Connector on much needed and...
Shreveport: glass half full?
LearningOriginally published October 22, 2021 in The Inquisitor It’s Breast Cancer Awareness time. Color this column pink. When my mom was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995, her health was already precarious. In the hospital with a...
Maybe you can fight City Hall
Allendale Strong, DoingOriginally Published October 15, 2021 in The Inquisitor Wasn’t it Otto von Bismark who said, “laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made”? I’ve learned that if you can’t fight City Hall, you can go down...
Reasons for Shreveport to have hope
Allendale StrongOriginally published October 8, 2021 in The Inquisitor A young woman pulled up in a City of Shreveport truck to meet me and inspect a situation that neighbors were having with erosion of a muddy hill running off and eventually into the...
Highways destroyed Black neighborhoods like mine. Can we undo the damage now?
Allendale Strong, Louisiana State Government, News Articles, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesWritten by Amy Stelly, published August 13, 2021 in The Washington Post Amy Stelly is a friend of AllendaleStrong and shares her family’s history in the Tremé area of New Orleans, and how the neighborhood was devastated by the...
WHEREAS we ask: Are they for real?
Allendale has valueA recent resolution passed with the Caddo Parish School Board and we wanted to ask “Are they for real?” about every one of the points. Here are the questions we’d ask of them. “WHEREAS, the I-49 Inner City...
The U.S. road network is already big – and adding to it won’t boost GDP growth in the long term, economists say
Learning, News Articles, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesWhy More Highway Spending Won’t Rev Up the Economy PUBLISHED IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, JULY 4, 2021 BY DAVID HARRISON An Allendale Strong member recognized further evidence that smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstates in...
Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
Learning, News Articles, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesPUBLISHED MAY 27, 2021 in the New York Times By Nadja Popovich, Josh Williams and Denise Lu ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Built in the 1950s to speed suburban commuters to and from downtown, Rochester’s Inner Loop destroyed hundreds of homes and...
They Want to Put a Highway in Lead Belly’s Backyard
Learning, News Articles, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesPublished January 29, 2021, in the Wall Street Journal A plan to extend I-49 through a historically black neighborhood has divided Shreveport, La. ARTICLE PREVIEW: Fights over whether to build freeways through city neighborhoods may...
SWEPCO Park’s History and Significance to the Allendale Neighborhood
Allendale has value, Now is the perfect time to invest in the people of Allendale1600 Patzman Street Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana SWEPCO Park (Southwestern Electric Power Company Park) is within the system of parks maintained by the City of Shreveport’s Department of Public Assembly and Recreation (SPAR)....
Highways destroyed hundreds of urban neighborhoods. What’s the solution?
Learning, News Articles, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesPublished Friday, May 28, 2021, in the New York Times daily email newsletter. Good morning. Highways destroyed hundreds of urban neighborhoods. What’s the solution? The Santa Monica Freeway extends west from downtown Los Angeles...
Letter to the Editor: Support House Bill 645 to direct money to replace Jimmie Davis Bridge
Louisiana State GovernmentWritten by Bill Robertson Published May 3, 2021 in the Shreveport Times This letter is directed to the people of south Shreveport and Bossier City, and all users of the aging Jimmie Davis Bridge. Former Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover,...
Allendale Strong podcast #6 with Will Hartman SWEPCO Park’s savior
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Allendale Strong Episode #5 – Money and Housing – What you need to know!
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Allendale Strong podcast #4. What will we rather do with the I-49 money.
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Looking Toward the Future: Now is the Time to Invest in the People of Allendale
Allendale StrongHome is a place very special to most people. It is where they feel safe and secure. It is a place where they can thrive and be themselves. For the people of Allendale, a neighborhood in Shreveport, Louisiana, a secure home can...
Inner City Freeways Are Killing Our Communities
Allendale Strong, Smart cities are reclaiming inner-city interstatesDorothy Wiley sat for days in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans knowing her home and her church were underwater. She was left without a place to live after Hurricane Katrina. But somehow, Dorothy endured the horrors of the...
Miracle in Allendale: The Power of a Community Coming Together
Allendale has value, Allendale StrongOne day, Rosie Chaffold said a prayer. She asked God to help her in her lonely stand to make Allendale a safer community for everyone. At the time, she didn’t know she could make a change, but she had faith that with God’s help she...