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SCOTLANDVILLE GATEWAY

Is bounded to the west by the Illinois Central Railroad (now Canadian National) and the Kansas City Southern Railroad on the east, Central Road to the north and Harding Boulevard to the south. The larger Scotlandville community got its name from Scott Plantation and Scott’s Bluffs. It was these bluffs rising out of the Mississippi River that attracted the first Spanish settlers to what is now Baton Rouge. Southern University, which sits on these bluffs, was established in 1880 in New Orleans and moved to Baton Rouge in 1914. Although the town of Scotlandville was well established long before Southern University moved to the bluffs, you cannot describe one without including the other. The addition of Southern University to the community was not a smooth transition. Subdivisions within Scotlandville began developing to support the growing population associated with Southern University, however the once bustling "Scenic Highway Businesses Corridor" has few thriving businesses today.

 

Scotlandville Gateway Community Improvement Plan

• The Scotlandville Gateway Community Improvement plan is complete. Follow the links below to view the plan, appendix, or implementation matrix.
• Community Improvement Plan   (16.7 MB)
• Appendix   (22.8 MB)
• Implementation Matrix   (222 KB)

 

News

17 March 2010 - Our first public meeting

A group of about 50 Scotlandville area residents gathered Tuesday at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center to work with members from the RDA and its consultant team to discuss and map out ideas for revitalizing their community. The meeting consisted of residents identifying assets within the community and challenges that need be addressed. Along with these challenges, the residents helped to locate potential sites for much needed development and revitalization projects. Types of development include: grocery stores or other types of shopping & services, clinics & pharmacies, daycare facilities, community centers, and new housing needs.

All the work and concerns voiced by the residents at this meeting are currently being evaluated and incorporated into plans that will be evaluated by the residents at the next public meeting.

We greatly appreciate all the residents who volunteered their time at this meeting to let their voice be heard and helped to shape the future of the Scotlandville Gateway. Please stay informed for future public meetings to continue the progress of moving forward in a positive direction.

15 May 2010 - Our second public meeting

The Alternatives and Implementation Workshop for the Scotlandville area was held at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center.  Around 60 area residents and stakeholders turned out to give their valuable input on the two alternative plans that were developed from their input at the previous Visioning Workshop.  Participation was enthusiastic and insightful and will greatly assist in the next step of the process:  analyzing and bringing together all of the comments into one cohesive final plan.  More detailed information about the results of this workshop (including data and images) will be posted on this website soon.  Look for the final Scotlandville area plan in the near future!

 

 

Visioning Workshop Input Results

Analysis of stakeholder input at the first meeting indicated a strong desire to invest in the revitalization of the commercial corridor along Scotland Avenue between Swan Avenue and Sora Street. The triangular open space between Scenic Highway and the Illinois railroad tracks was identified by several residents as a strong asset with potential to be enhanced as a public space including a bus terminal. Swan Avenue was identified as a gateway corridor to Southern University with a need for commercial investment and revitalization in conjunction with the streetscape improvements. Related to this enhancement is a need for housing development in the blocks surrounding Swan Avenue to attract more college students to the area. The intersections of Rosenwald Road and Southern Avenue/Scotland Avenue were noted by several tables as a good area for a healthcare facility and/or community center. Stakeholder input also indicates a general lack of grocery stores and child care facilities, along with an over abundance of dilapidated housing.

Alternative Implementation Workshops 2010.05.15

The intent of the Alternatives & Implementation Workshop on May 15, 2010 was to gain public input on the catalyst area concepts developed by the Phillips-Davis Legacy, BROWN+DANOS team based on conducted market analysis and information received from the community at the Visioning Workshop on March 15, 2010. First, an introduction regarding the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority’s mission and an outline of the 5 CIPs project was given by Mark Goodson and Karen Phillips followed with a brief description of the process completed up to this point. Following the introductory presentations, Dana Brown revealed the concept plans created for the two identified target areas within Scotlandville Gateway. Attendees were given digital voting devices and were asked to vote on the concepts as a whole as well as individual components within each. After voting was completed, respondents took a brief break to visit participants of the Resource Fair while the consultant team made adjustments to the concepts. Finally, attendees reconvened at the tables and were shown an overall vision for the area and the preferred concepts illustrating their input were revealed. The Phillips-Davis Legacy, BROWN+DANOS team will continue to develop the Scotlandville Gateway Community Improvement Plan based on input received at both the Visioning and Alternatives & Implementation Workshops, technical analysis, collaboration with the RDA, and the team’s expertise.

Scotlandville Gateway - Inventory Maps