Livable Neighborhoods, Inc. Records,

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSS 166

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Livable Neighborhoods, Inc. Records include mainly newspaper clippings from the La Crosse Tribune showing the community action of the group through editorials and other activities from roughly 1996-1999. Topics of interest include neighborhood revitalization, the North-South Corridor controversy, city council elections, issues related to bicycle and pedestrian safety, and housing rehabilitation.

Dates

1996-1999

Creator

Livable Neighborhoods, Inc (Organization)

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Historical Note

In the summer of 1996, a group of La Crosse citizens calling themselves the Livable Neighborhoods Coalition have organized to oppose the possibility of wider streets and more traffic through the city as planners seek a route for a possible North-South corridor highway through La Crosse. Incorporated in 1997, Livable Neighborhoods, Inc. strives to improve and promote the livability of all neighborhoods in the La Crosse area by foucisng on these goals:

• Improved and extended systems of mass transit.
• Community streets that serve pedestrians, cyclists and all types of vehicles.
• The enhancement of homes and yards.
• Neighborhood businesses.
• Anchoring institutions that provide work, education, culture and places of worship.
• Public green spaces.

Extent

0.4 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Newspaper clippings of interest to the community action group called Livable Neighborhoods, Inc. span from roughly 1996-1999 and include editorials and other articles related to the neighborhood revitalization, the North-South Corridor controversy, city council elections, issues related to bicycle and pedestrian safety, and housing rehabilitation.