How to Use This Resource Guide

his publication is a user friendly version of the full Great Expectations Shreveport-Caddo 2030 Master Plan. It contains printed summaries of key chapters as well as a compact disk that contains the entire master plan in a digital format. This multimedia approach to distribution allows the Metropolitan Planning Commission of Shreveport-Caddo to make the entire master plan accessible to a large audience. The printed copy of the plan is available at each branch of the Shreve Memorial Library and at other public locations in the planning area. This master plan is neither a prediction nor a projection of the future. It is a plan. Built on the ambitious vision of Shreveport-Caddo residents, it recognizes the existence of obstacles and unresolved practical questions. It provides strategies for overcoming those obstacles and answering those questions. But no plan is self-implementing. We will have to implement it. A new era of partnershipsgovernment, residents, businesses, institutions, and nonprofits all working together can bring this ambitious vision to reality.

WHATS IN THE PLAN? HOW SHOULD I READ IT? The Shreveport-Caddo Master Plan includes an executive summary and covers a broad range of topics in 13 chapters about current trends, the planning process, all aspects of community life that affect the way our city and parish can develop in the future, and implementation actions. The plan can be read all the way through or selectively, according to the readers interests. Government agencies, businesses, nonprofit institutions, and others can choose specific topics relevant to their activities. Master Plan Resource Guide Contents
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How to Use This Resource Guide Great Expectations: The Shreveport Caddo Vision for 2030 Natural Heritage: Green Systems and Sustainability Cultural Heritage: Historic Preservation, Arts and Culture Living in Shreveport-Caddo: Neighborhoods and Housing Prosperity and Opportunity: Economic Development Getting Around: Transportation and Mobility Public Systems: Infrastructure, Facilities, and Services Unique Identity: Focus on Downtown Smarter Growth: City Revitalization Future Land Use, Zoning, and Urban Design Stewardship and Implementation of the Plan Implementing the Master Plan: Chapter by Chapter Revenue Strategies Summary Sheet Digital version of Great Expectations Master Plan

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