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SHREVEPORT COMMONLouisiana’s Newest Creative
Place
© 2013 Wendy Benscoter, Benscoter Consultants, LLC for Shreveport Regional Arts Council and the City of Shreveport
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Fast Forward last 24 months…
1-yearVision PlanningProcess
Public/Private30 Partners
36 Major Projects: Artist
Live/Work/MarketCommunity Space
InfrastructureTransportation
City Council/MPC approved “Advances the city Master Plan
for a Creative Cultural Neighborhood”
1-Year “Community Expert” led Research and
Strategies,Funding for Infrastructure
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SHREVEPORT COMMON Team in PlaceMayor Appointed Team:
City/SPAR and SRAC City Department Heads and NWLA Roster Artist Representative
Paid Staff
Provide Oversight Develop Infrastructure Needed for Success:
Remove Obstacles - Find/Promote Funding - Expedite Processes
Plan and Help Implement Strategies
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Community Experts Task Forces
9 Task Forces: Community Experts, Artists and Neighbors: Research and recommend best strategies and policies to fulfill the promise of the plan:o Parks &
Greenspaces
o Transportation
o Social Services
o Vendor Programs
o Developers
o Programming
o Artists’ Roles & Residences
o Public Art
o Communicating w Neighbors
Met for 6 months Researched other
communities and best practices
Proposed strategies & policiesBonnie Moore (CDC), Kent Rogers (NLCOG) & Chloe Duplessis
(CN) represented H.U.D. Choice Neighborhoods on the SHREVEPORT COMMON Management Team. Debra Seamster was the Choice Neighborhood Task Force representative
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Creativity Authenticity Stimulating . Vibrant . Diverse True to History . Place . Character
SHREVEPORT COMMON Vision Plan and Strategiesfor a vibrant, animated, arts and cultural neighborhood built
on…
Sustainability Community Environmentally . Socially . Economically Inclusive . Hospitable . Tolerant
Choice NeighborhoodLedbetter Allendale
Downtown
ShreveportShreveport
Common
Cultural C
ommunity
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“It is the heritage of opportunity, creativity and tolerance that make Shreveport Common a historically and spiritually dynamic place…
“…most dynamic” … “a crucible of change”
That spirit lives today, embodied in the stories, landmarks, and people...”
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Shreveport Common Home to 800 Residents
Providence House Transitional, families - 90
Fairmont Tower Apartments, Affordable - 530
Logan Mansion Private Home - 2
Mercy Center – Residences for HIV+ 3 houses - 36 Private Residences / Rental 4HOPE
Texas Ave. Private Residence - 1
710 Crockett Lofts - 14
725-731 Milam - private residences719 Milam– private loft - 3
VAO McAdoo - 30
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James Burton Foundation, Studio (Rock N Roll Museum)
Nelson Hammons - 15
Logan Mansion Private Home - 2
Dominique’s Catering - 2
minicine?
Lakeside Baptist Church – 150 members, 3 staff
Dannye Malone Law - 6 Firm - 7 Scottish Rite
Cathedral - 2
Data Stor – 21, ESCO - 25
Credit Bureau South – 18, Superman – 1
Location Makers’ Fair
27 Shreveport Common Business, Churches, Organizations
James Burton Foundation Studio - 2
Korner Lounge - 7
Rescue Mission Warehouse - 4
Elite Computer Services - 2
i architecture – 2, JJ Diner 2 Strand - 3
SRAC Central ARTSTATION - 12
SMG Municipal Auditorium – 3, Friends of Municipal
Holy Cross - 3
ASEANA FoundationCalanthean TempleLittle
Realty - 6
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It takes a Vision Plan for a revitalized cultural community, Strategies for Implementation,
and continued Proof of Change by over 30 partners to see a future beyond the abandoned properties
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9 SHREVEPORT COMMON Arts-Led Community InitiativesPARKS & GREEN COMMUNITY SPACES
SOCIAL SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION
New connected Green Spaces, Funding, Design, Property Acquisition, Infrastructure, Artist on Design Teams, Goal: sustainable, surprising green spaces and niches
Funding, Complete Streets and Walkablility, Bike-Ped hub, Infrastructure, artist -designed CommonLink, designed and fabricated Bike Racks, Bike/Ped Paths, Crosswalks
Integrating the Social Service Organizations, Creating a Neighborhood, Workforce & Earned-Income Opportunities, Pay-It-Forward Teams Artists with Organizations, Help w/ Vagrancy Issues
DEVELOPERS Acquiring and Packaging Property, Market Study by TMG, Zoning Amendment, COS Infrastructure, Affordable Artist Live/ Workspaces, Markets, Artist Designed New Business/Residences
VENDORS Creating Arts, Culture
and Food Vendor Opportunities, Fresh Food, new Marketplaces, Market-entry opportunities, ordinance changes, designated properties, partnerships with Social Service Organizations
Creating Relationships,Partnerships, Current and New Neighbors, City/Parish partnerships, a sense of place, a sense of Community
NEIGHBORS / PARTNERS/ COMMUNICATING
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$6M CENTRAL ARTSTATION renovation complete with Arts Resource Center, Black-Box Engine Room and Gallery!
$5.75M: Municipal Auditorium, Oakland Cemetery, Grand Promenade renovations underway!
$3M (VOA) McAdoo renovation complete! 9 “Community Expert” Task Forces created
Strategic Plan now Implementation Plan! 13 properties acquired; Environmental Phase I
complete! CommonLink Transportation/Information hub is
Shovel-Ready! 4 new businesses relocated to SHREVEPORT
COMMON! Creswell Hotel sold to private developer! Arlington Hotel “saved” by city of Shreveport! $60,000 SRAC + SPAR Temporary Public Art! 3 CADDO COMMON Clean-up Days, 700
volunteers! 65 Artists completed Entrepreneurial Training! PAY-IT-FORWARD program exchanges
space/venue rental and training fees for Artists community service!
UNSCENE! animates area with national and local artists, unabashed programming, arts market every month!
What is complete in SHREVEPORT COMMON
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE COMMUNITY
SHREVEPORT COMMON Arts Initiatives …ACADEMY AWARD WINNING CREATIVE DIRECTOR + NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED + LOCAL ARTISTS, UNABASHED PUBLIC ART & ARTS PROGRAMMING, UNEXPECTED PARADES, UNLEASHED ARTS MARKETS, UNCOMMON VENDOR OPPORTUNTIES & EARNED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES = VIBRANT AND ANIMATED NEIGHBORHOOD!The first funded, year-long, large-scale opportunity …
UNSCENE!
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Working / Coming Soon in SHREVEPORT COMMON
• TMG Market Study draft received, final report due Dec. 2013
• Zoning Amendment to Ordinance. Next step: MPC and 2nd round community meetings, (Goody Clancy)
• NLCOG/Transportation Task Force Bike / Ped path plan complete with SC as hub to 6 key anchors; state funding pending
• Phase II Environmental on acquired properties• COS to complete acquiring adjudicated properties• HUD Choice grant includes $ Artist Affordable
housing• Management Team meets monthly; Forming
Shreveport Common Redevelopment 501(c) 3• Workforce Development expands to Social Service
Organizations• Artist Entrepreneur Training expands to include
Southern University Business Certificate, and Practicum
• NLCOG plan for “Trail of Two Cities” through Texas Ave.
• Continue UNSCENE! monthly Arts Programming: nationally acclaimed and regional artists, $432,000 funded (national & local)
• Committed developer inquiries• CADDO COMMON Park design funded, RFS for
Design Team Dec. 2013
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE CREATIVE COMMUNITY