Little Rock Park(ing) Day
August 27, 2024
Help us build a network of mini-pop-up parks across the city by participating in Park(ing) Day!
Help us build a network of mini-pop-up parks across the city by participating in Park(ing) Day!
Look what resulted from a fast action, low cost demonstration to slow traffic and make it safer for pedestrians in the neighborhood. Big thank you to Little Rock’s Public Works Department for the permanent sign and crosswalk!
This small act can have outsized benefits to improving a neighborhood or city. See proof and learn how you can do it yourself here in Little Rock!
Is driving a car a choice? Or is it your only option? Introducing Week Without Driving, an advocacy campaign to help learn more about how our city is designed, and what needs to change for it to be truly accessible to all.
Is driving a car a choice? Or is it your only option? Introducing Week Without Driving, an advocacy campaign to help learn more about how our city is designed, and what needs to change for it to be truly accessible to all.
Is driving a car a choice? Or is it your only option? Introducing Week Without Driving, an advocacy campaign to help learn more about how our city is designed, and what needs to change for it to be truly accessible to all.
What do people in Little Rock want from their public parks and recreation? Let’s look back at the public engagement for the 2020 Master Parks Plan.
Last week, Bicycle Advocacy for Central Arkansas (BACA) had Jon Honeywell, Little Rock’s Director of Public Works, as their special guest. Below are some updates on city projects that will make it easier and safer to get around the city.
Want a more vibrant Downtown? Let’s start with safer streets. Little Rock’s street design throughout our city is very unsafe for people who walk, bike, and roll.
The Downtown Master Plan is in its final draft and was presented to the City Board for approval. Questions remain about costs and implementation financing and strategy.
City design and investments should evolve to meet the community’s needs, remain financially solvent, and support maintenance of existing infrastructure. We explore how these ideas apply, or could apply, to Little Rock.
Little Rock hosted Central Arkansas’ very first Vulnerable Road User Summit. This is an incredible step to taking serious the safety of people who can’t or choose not to drive cars.
Local resident and walkable communities advocate, Paul Dodds of Urban Frontier, has saved at least 17 vacant historic homes in this neighborhood. Through his work, he has learned how to preserve neighborhood integrity, protect long-term residents and heirs, and encourage sensitive reinvestment.
How can we change our approach to public investment so we succeed in building stronger, more resilient places? Invest in how people use the city. Observe where it is not working and what we can do to fix it. Focus efforts here.
Little Rock has taken the first, very important step to make our city streets safer by adopting Central Arkansas’ Regional Safety Plan and a Vision Zero Policy.
Pull up a seat to the city executive board room to weigh in on some big city-wide efforts! This month, we will have our first ever Downtown Master Plan AND a City fundraising effort to (hopefully) put some of that plan into action.
Trails are wonderful off-road connectors that enable people to walk, bike, and roll safely. They also protect natural areas from development, offer carbon storage, and reduce heat island effect. Learn how to support more trails in Little Rock by plugging into these initiatives.
First Urbanist Book Club sessions were focused on the book Happy City by Charles Montgomery. “By spending resources and designing cities in a way that values everyone’s experience, life can get easier and more pleasant for everyone.”
This week recognizes the 50 years of federal service through the Community Development Block and HOME grant programs aimed to build strong, resilient and vibrant communities.
Do you want $1500 to make something in your neighborhood better? If you haven’t yet, connect with your neighborhood association! They may already have an idea that they are moving forward that you can get involved in. But you might be surprised that your idea is it. If there isn’t a proposal being considered, here are some ideas to get those creative juices flowing.
Picture this: It’s Monday evening and there are joyful people of all ages, wearing different styles of clothing, with bikes, scooters, bike-trailers covered in colorful lights.
The demonstration was taken down, the neighborhood asked for a permanent fix to the street and are waiting to get a response from the city, and… then a car crashed into a telephone pole.
From the input of 50+ community members, we learned that the intersection of Commerce and 17th Street, nestled between a school and a church, was an important intersection to make safer. And we decided to take action.
This conversation we kept more casual and leaned in on peer-to-peer learning. Topics we discussed included our take on riding Little Rock’s bus, resources available for the unhoused, and recent local park developments.
What would you like to see in Downtown Little Rock to make it a place where people were able to easily get around to go to work, enjoy natural spaces, run errands, spend time with friends, connect and contribute to a thriving city and urban core?
You may have heard that the City recently approved funding for the Markham Street Road Diet, which will improve walkability along Markham Street from Woodrow Street to Brown Street! https://youtu.be/rNPQ7S_dQXk?feature=shared