This presentation was made to the Shreveport City Council in 2007 at the conclusion of the planning process. The framework for the plan is based on the "village structure" eight elements that are part of the Community Renewal International theory of change.
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AllendaleOne Plan Presentation
1. Allendale Total Commitment
The Allendale “Total Commitment”
Neighborhood Initiative
“Creating Allendale’s Future”
November 2, 2006
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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
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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
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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
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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%
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Allendale Past & Present
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%
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Allendale Past & Present
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Primary Guiding Principle
Foster a spirit of community and build
neighborhood connections in all plans,
projects, programs and activities.
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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.
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Guiding Principles
People First Priorities
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.
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Guiding Principles
People First Priorities
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Housing Opportunities & Choices
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
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Housing Opportunities & Choices
Project & Program Response
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
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Housing Opportunities & Choices
Project & Program Response
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
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Vacant Property Adjudicated Property
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10.30.06
Allendale Phase 1- New Housing Area
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Housing Opportunities & Choices
Project & Program Response
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)
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Housing Opportunities & Choices
Project & Program Response
Homebuyer Training
Homebuyer Financing Assistance
Pattern Book of Approved Home Floor Plans
Neighborhood Development Office
Home Repair Center
Revise Development Regulations
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Economic Vitality & Meaningful Work
People First: What You Said
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
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Economic Vitality & Meaningful Work
Project & Program Response
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
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Economic Vitality & Meaningful Work
Project & Program Response
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)
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Economic Vitality & Meaningful Work
Project & Program Response
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)
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Economic Vitality & Meaningful Work
Project & Program Response
Call Center
• Employ Large Numbers of People
• Village Center Location
• 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
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Safe Community
People First: What You Said
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
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Safe Community
Project & Program Response
Gateways & Streetscape Improvements
• Traffic Calming
Bus Stops & Shelters
Infrastructure Upgrades
• Drainage, streets, lighting, sidewalks
• Timed with development projects
Police Sub-Station
• Village Center Location
Safe Design
• “Eyes on the Street”
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Safe Community
Project & Program Response
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
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Healthy Community
People First: What You Said
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
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Healthy Community
Project & Program Response
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
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Healthy Community
Project & Program Response
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
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Celebrated Culture
People First: What You Said
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
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Celebrated Culture
Project & Program Response
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
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Celebrated Culture
Project & Program Response
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)
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Accessible Quality Education
People First: What You Said
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
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Accessible Quality Education
Project & Program Response
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
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Accessible Quality Education
Project & Program Response
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
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Strong Leadership & Engaged Citizenry
People First: What You Said
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
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Strong Leadership & Engaged Citizenry
Project & Program Response
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
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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
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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’
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10.30.06
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People First
“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently
desire, sincerely believe, &
enthusiastically act upon….must
inevitably come to pass.”
Paul J. Meyer
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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
221-1623
Editor's Notes
Here’s another graph to help illustrate my point that Smart Growth costs less. [click]