AllendaleOne Plan Presentation

Allendale Total Commitment
The Allendale “Total Commitment”
Neighborhood Initiative
“Creating Allendale’s Future”
November 2, 2006

Steering Committee
Superintendent Earl Peterson, Sr.
North Louisiana Inter Faith Representative
Rev. Harry Blake
Mount Canaan Baptist Church
Major Brock
Resident
Delores Baker
Resident
Monica King
Small Business Owner
Johnny Williamson
Pierre Avenue Neighborhood Association
Mack McCarter
Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal
Rev. Andre McGrath
Our Lady of the Blesses Sacrament

Steering Committee
Rev. Gwendolyn James
St. Matthew A.M.E.
Donzetta Kimble
Shreveport Housing Authority
Ruth Bryant
Resident
Dr. Curley White
Booker T. Washington High School
Dr. David Reed
Business Representative
Kevin Williams
AmSouth Bank
Roxann P. Johnson
YWCA
Dr. E. Edward Jones
Galilee Baptist Church

Planning Tasks
Perform Neighborhood-Wide Assessment
Identify Logical Planning Sub-Areas
Identify Phase 1, Target Area
Hold Planning & Design Charette
Prepare Concept Development Plan for
Phase 1, Target Area
Recommend Future Plan Phasing of Other
Sub-Areas
Identify Key Opportunities in Other Sub-
Areas to Advance in Phase 1

Allendale Past & Present
Total Population Changes
1970 1980 1990 2000 Growth/
Decline
Allendale 16,247 12,264 8,617 5,982 -10,265
-63.2%
City of
Shreveport
182,064 205,820 198,525 200,145 +18,081
+9.9%

Total Housing Changes
1970 1980 1990 2000 Growth/
Decline
Allendale 5,262 4,590 4,017 2,966 -2,296
-43.6%
City of
Shreveport
63,138 80,027 87,473 86,802 +23,664
+37.5%

Parks (C.C. Antoine, Andrew Carrie,
Lakeside, J.T. Brooks Golf Course)
Churches (51—Historic, New)
Non-Profit Organizations
Schools (Elementary, Middle, High)
Microbusinesses
Historic Assets
Hilly Terrain
Location

Mix Land Uses
Compact Building Design
Range of Housing Options
Walkable Communities
Strong Sense of Place
Preserve Open Space
Strengthen Existing Communities
Range of Transportation Choices
Predictable, Fair Development Decisions
Building Smarter Communities

SmartSmart
GrowthGrowth
CostsCosts
LessLess
Why Do People Prefer Smarter
Growth?
RoadsRoads
UtilitiesUtilities
SchoolsSchools
25%25% lessless
15%15% lessless
5%5% lessless
Source: Economic and Fiscal
Impacts of Alternative Land Use
Patterns, by Robert Burchell,
Rutgers University

Development Opportunities
Develop Plans
for
All Sub-Areas
Secure Public /
Private Funds

Allendale
Phase 1,
Target Area
 Ford Avenue on the North
 Murphy Street on the South
 Norma Avenue on the West
Pete Harris on the East
Ford Street
Murphy Street
NormaStreet
PeteHarrisDrive

People First
The soul of Allendale is its people and tradition
of community.
It is a community built around neighbors, the
churches, and the schools—where the values
of “The Simple Life” are embraced.
Its future should be built on this foundation.

Primary Guiding Principle
Foster a spirit of community and build
neighborhood connections in all plans,
projects, programs and activities.

Guiding Principles
People First Priorities
 Support entrepreneurial activity, create jobs for
residents and foster wealth building.
 Encourage Allendale schools to serve as “centers of
community”.
 Encourage leadership development and organize to
promote success and carry out the mission of the
plan.
 Improve neighborhood safety and design quality,
safe physical environments.
 Create a distinctive, attractive neighborhood with a
strong sense of place.

Guiding Principles
 Build partnerships and collaborations among
groups, individuals and projects.
 Advance policies that promote and enhance
neighborhood redevelopment.
 Build a healthy community and improve access to
healthcare.
 Commit and connect public funds and resources to
plan initiatives and projects.
 Promote a compact and mixed-use neighborhood.

Guiding Principles
 Provide a mix of housing types, sizes and prices in a
connected, community environment.
 Attract a diversity of people to the neighborhood.
 Provide a variety of transportation options
connected to development concepts.
 Rehabilitate, revitalize and preserve Allendale’s
existing housing and historic buildings.
 Develop key anchors to build critical mass.

People First
“Neighborhood Development Model”
Neighborhood
Of Choice &
Connection
Housing
Opportunities
& Choices
Safe
Community
Healthy
Community
Celebrated
Culture
Accessible
Quality
Education
Strong
Leadership
& Engaged
Citizenry
Economic
Vitality &
Meaningful
Work

Allendale Phase 1
Target Area Plan
Character Zones
10.30.06
Garden
Milam
Murphy
Pierre
Allen
Myrtle
Logan
Anna
Abbie
Looney
Ashton
Weinstock
Sycamore
Norma
Park
Poland
Boisseau
Denver
200’
Ford
Perrin
Infill Housing Area
Village Center
Mixed Use Areas
New Housing Area
New Housing Units:
600+
Population Increase:
1,200 – 1,500

Housing Opportunities & Choices
People First: What You Said
 Provide good, quality housing affordable to ordinary
citizens
 Improve housing of existing residents
 Attract a diversity of residents & income levels for
success
 Provide a range of housing choices that meet life
cycle needs of residents
 Increase the number of people living in the
neighborhood

Allendale Phase 1
Target Area Plan
Vacant Property
Opportunities
10.30.06
 Rehab and Infill
90 Acres
 Mixed Use
46 Acres
Garden
Milam
Murphy
Pierre
Allen
Myrtle
Logan
Anna
Abbie
Looney
Ashton
Weinstock
Sycamore
Norma
Park
Poland
Boisseau
Denver
200’
Ford
Perrin

Project & Program Response
 Rehab & Infill
• Rental, Affordable, Market Rate
• Primarily Single Family Detached, with some SF
Attached
• Approximately 260 existing occupied housing
units
• Approximately 166 new housing units

Garden
Milam
Murphy
Pierre
Allen
Myrtle
Logan
Anna
Abbie
Looney
Ashton
Weinstock
Sycamore
Dale
Park
Poland
Boisseau Denver
North
200’
Allendale Phase 1
Target Area Plan
Village Center
10.30.06
61 Acres

 Village Center
• Apartments—approximately 220 units
• Apartments primarily 2nd
story above commercial
• Option for Special Needs/Elderly Housing
• Townhomes—approximately 60 units
• High amenity streetscape required

 Mixed Use
• Unique Mix of Housing, Home-Based Businesses,
Office/Studio Space, Light Commercial
• Rental, Affordable, Market Rate
• Approximately 46 acres
• Walkable, physical connection to Village Center
• Connection to I-49 Corridor / Park

Garden
Milam
Murphy
Pierre
Allen
Myrtle
Logan
Anna
Abbie
Looney
Ashton
Weinstock
Sycamore
Dale
Park
Poland
Boisseau Denver
North
200’
Allendale Phase 1
Target Area Plan
New Housing
10.30.06
38 Acres

Vacant Property Adjudicated Property
10.30.06
Allendale Phase 1- New Housing Area

 New Housing
• Primarily Single Family Detached, limited SF Attached
• Home Ownership
• Lot widths primarily range from 50’ to 80’
• Approximately 38 acres, 154 housing units
• Unique, Quality Architectural Character
(Victorian details, front porches, set close to street,
parking off alleys)
• Walkable, physical connection to Village Center
• High Amenity Development
(Open space, water feature, streetscapes, gateways,
green design)

 Homebuyer Training
 Homebuyer Financing Assistance
 Pattern Book of Approved Home Floor Plans
 Neighborhood Development Office
 Home Repair Center
 Revise Development Regulations

Economic Vitality & Meaningful Work
 Secure quality neighborhood businesses to make the
neighborhood desirable (grocery, gas station, drug store,
restaurants…)
 Help existing struggling businesses
 Emphasis on small, locally-owned businesses
 Create an attractive business district
 Lift up existing residents by unearthing their skills and
talents
 Find creative ways to create jobs, particularly for the
unemployed
 Locate jobs and neighborhood businesses within walking
distance of residences

 Village Center Business District
• Crossroads at Pierre & Milam
• Primarily small, locally-owned businesses
• Neighborhood serving businesses (190,000 s.f.)
• Gas station
• Grocery store, drug store, dry cleaners, flower shop
• Restaurants
• Professional & Medical Offices
• Quality, urban character with strong street presence
(zero lot line)
• Ground floor with living space above

 Small Business Incubator
• G. P. Hendrix Elementary or Tenant Space in Village Center
• Access to Office Space & Administrative Support
• Business Planning & Design Services
• Small Business Training
• Research, marketing & customer development
• Special Niches—Food sector, automotive, construction &
maintenance??
• Capital / Small Business Loan Programs
• City, Higher Education, Economic Development Organization
Partnerships
• Program & Feasibility Study Needed (capital & operating)

 Co-Op Store
• Village Center Location
• Grocery, Bookstore, Coffee Shop…
• Non-Profit Board
• Membership Based
• Volunteer Involvement
• City, Church, Corporate Start-Up Assistance
• Partner with N. Louisiana Food Bank?
• Successful Models—Best Practices
• Program & Feasibility Study Needed (capital & operating)

 Call Center
• Employ Large Numbers of People
• 20-30,000 sq. ft.
• Residential Above Potential
• Require Urban Character Architectural Design Standards
• Build-Out Spec Space?
 Market / Vendor Stalls
 Creative Job Training & Employment Programs
• Neighborhood Clean-Up & Improvement Projects

Safe Community
 Crime and lack of sense of safety keeps people
closed in physically and spiritually
 Need better policing efforts
 Too many liquor stores (littering, loitering, unsafe
image)
 Clean up the neighborhood—tear down vacant,
dilapidated structures, mow grass
 Upgrade drainage, utilities, streets, sidewalks and
lighting

Safe Community
 Gateways & Streetscape Improvements
• Traffic Calming
 Bus Stops & Shelters
 Infrastructure Upgrades
• Drainage, streets, lighting, sidewalks
• Timed with development projects
 Police Sub-Station
 Safe Design
• “Eyes on the Street”

Safe Community
 Property Standards Sweeps
 City Demolition of Dilapidated Structures
 Neighborhood Clean-Ups
 Improve & Expand Community Policing Program
 Advance Auxiliary Police Program
 Incentives for Police Officers to live in neighborhood

Healthy Community
 Alcohol, drugs and poverty is a problem
 Allendale is medically underserved
 Allendale has a high rate of low birth weight babies
 Kids in the neighborhood need things to do
 Beautify parks, provide more activities for families
and make them safe
 Preserve the beautiful, old trees in the neighborhood

Healthy Community
 Social Services Center
• G. P. Hendrix Elementary or Village Center Tenants
• Continuum of Care
• Substance Abuse Programs
• Preventive Healthcare Education & Screening Clinics
• Parenting Education
• Counseling Services
• Program Development & Feasibility Study (capital &
operating)
• United Way, VOA & YWCA as potential lead partners

Healthy Community
 Parks, Linear Parks, Open Space
• C.C. Antoine Park—Expanded & Reconfigured with
improved playground equipment
• Enhancement of Drainage Ways as Linear Parks with
walking trails
• I-49 Corridor—Interim use as “Central Park”
 Pedestrian-Friendly Streets and Connections
• Sidewalks required on all streets
• Varied widths to accommodate pedestrian traffic

Celebrated Culture
 Children need exposure to arts and cultural
opportunities
 Build pride through cultural opportunities
 Facilitate people interacting by creating community
gathering places
 Preserve historical places & use historical names in
new developments
 Create a neighborhood with a strong sense of place
 Keep Allendale, Allendale

Celebrated Culture
 Ritz Theater
• Performing Arts Venue & Classes
 C.C. Antoine Museum
• C.C. Antoine Park
 Amphitheater & Festival Space
• C.C. Antoine Park
 Community Gathering Places
• Village Center
• Pierre & Looney

Celebrated Culture
 Historical Signage
 Public Art incorporated into streetscapes, gateways,
architecture
 Festivals, Block Parties, Cultural & Community
Events
 House / Yard Beautification Programs
 Community Garden (I-49 Corridor / Park)

Accessible Quality Education
 There must be quality schools connected to the
neighborhood for it to succeed
 There are not adequate programs and resources at the
neighborhood schools
 Lack of programs has Allendale’s students leaving the
neighborhood
 Encourage schools to serve as centers of the community
 Build a better relationship with the schools and CPSB
 High illiteracy is a threat to the neighborhood
 Give residents meaningful job skills training

 Connect School Board policies to
neighborhood redevelopment
 Work with CPSB to develop new
models/programs to strengthen schools
• Consider Charter School Concept
 Establish CPSB / City Partnership to open
schools for educational, cultural, and
recreational opportunities

 Solicit Corporate Support for Schools
• Consider Downtown Businesses
 Market / Promote Neighborhood Schools
 Coordinate Church After-School Programs to
support neighborhood school curriculum needs
 Assess day care & after school care needs; literacy,
GED, adult education, job skills, job readiness, & job
placement programs. Fill gaps.
• Consider merging job skills training with small business
incubator

Strong Leadership & Engaged Citizenry
 There exists a spirit of hopelessness and helplessness
resulting in apathy and complacency
 Need to get residents to realize that the only power to
change the neighborhood is held by them
 The larger Shreveport community needs to support
redevelopment as a city priority
 There needs to be the political will to implement the plan
 Need organization to carry out the plan
 Need on-going lines of communication between partners
and residents

Strong Leadership & Engaged Citizenry
 Establish Neighborhood Non-Profit Organizational &
Management Structure to Implement Plan
• Leadership from each focus area
• Resident representation
• Churches & Non-Profit representation
• Resident Advisory Committee
 Establish Housing Task Force
• Inner-City Focus
• City / HUD Led
 Improve Communication
• Present Plan to as many groups as possible
• Bring Partners together around collaborative projects
• Regular “issue” meetings with neighborhood
• Newsletter / website

Next Steps
January, 2007: Finalize Phase 1 Plan
Present Phase 1 Plan to MPC and City Council for
Adoption
Organize for Implementation
Get To Work!
Form Partnerships
Project Program & Feasibility Studies
Secure Funding

Allendale Phase 1
Target Area Plan
Development
Opportunities
10.30.06
 Village Center
61 Acres
 New Housing Development
38 Acres
Garden
Milam
Murphy
Pierre
Allen
Myrtle
Logan
Anna
Abbie
Looney
Ashton
Weinstock
Sycamore
Dale
Park
Poland
Boisseau Denver
North
200’

10.30.06
People First
“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently
desire, sincerely believe, &
enthusiastically act upon….must
inevitably come to pass.”
Paul J. Meyer

Additional Information
Bonnie Moore, Interim Director
Hettie Hobdie
Dept. of Community Development
673-5900
Kim Mitchell (kmitchell@mhsmarchitects.com)
Sharon Swanson (
sswanson@mhsmarchitects.com)
MHSM Architects
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