Thanks for another great year!
What an impactful year it has been for CPEX! During another year marked with unprecedented challenges, we have accomplished so much, bringing vision, opportunity, and hope to communities throughout the state. We could not have done it without people like you supporting our work and the dedicated professionals on my team – our talented staff and visionary board.
Here are a few accomplishments from 2021:
CPEX worked with Southern University to develop a campus master plan designed to support the University’s 10 year strategic plan for expanding its footprint, increasing student enrollment, and strengthening its connections to the surrounding Scotlandville community.
CPEX worked with the Scotlandville community to create a strategic plan to guide transformative change focused on enhancing housing and mixed-use development, multi-modal transportation, and improved connections to Southern University.
CPEX launched its Louisiana Healthy Community Planning and Design Initiative, a multi-pronged effort in partnership with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana Foundation, the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation, and the Louisiana Department of Health to increase understanding of the relationships between the built environment, planning, and public health, and incorporate community health objectives into planning processes.
CPEX continued its work in partnership with the LSU AgCenter developing Complete Streets in high-need rural parishes. In 2021, CPEX worked in East Carroll, St. Helena, Assumption, and Tensas Parishes, creating community-driven action plans to promote physical activity by enhancing Complete Streets facilities and park spaces.
I was honored to join Governor John Bel Edwards and his team to represent Louisiana’s interests at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. COP26 served as an important opportunity for accelerating progress toward climate resilience in our state. I provided data, research, and policy guidance to help position Louisiana for new opportunities that unfolded at the conference.
CPEX engaged people from all over Louisiana and across the nation to help “Shape Our Future” during our 16th annual Smart Growth Summit in November. In 7 sessions over 3 days, speakers shared big ideas and actionable strategies for addressing our most pressing issues associated with climate change, public health, and equity.
Thanks to people like you, we have been able to leverage the power of planning to bring progress and hope to our Louisiana communities in 2021. We envision the coming year to be a balance of what we have learned during this pandemic along with some return to in-person engagements.
We look forward to continuing our work and connecting with you in 2022!
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