Episode 154 Alan Clarke - "Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home"

This week we have the special opportunity to sit down with Alan Clarke, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Planning Commission for the City of Shreveport, as he looks back on 46 years with the City.  You can find our full discussion here.   Here are the questions I asked:

 

0:28 1. Alan, you are the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Planning Commission (or the MPC as many people know it). After 46 years with the City, you recently announced that you will retire at the end of this year. Tell me about some of the different roles and responsibilities of the MPC for the City.

 

3:51 2. You recently helped spearhead the $300,000 master plan update, the first since the $1.2 million “Great Expectations” Master Plan was delivered to Shreveport residents in 2014. Tell me about the master plan update and why this is so important.

 

7:30 3. We’ve heard a lot in the news recently about Shreveport’s new One Stop Shop. Tell me some about this and why this is an important development.

 

8:40 4. We often hear that it’s easier to do business in Bossier than in Shreveport. In your opinion, why do people think or say this?

 

10:28 5. Lastly, as you look back on your time with the City, talk to me a little about your legacy. What do you count among your greatest accomplishments? How about your biggest regrets?