The National Endowment for the Arts recently featured Little Rock’s plans for the Creative Corridor on its website.

The entry discussed the next phases in the NEA’s Creative Placemaking grant process.  There were many other images the NEA could have used, but they selected this one.  It is a testament to the planning done by the University of Arkansas Community Design Center and Marlon Blackwell Architect and the support by the Little Rock community for this plan.

Planning for the Creative Corridor dates back to 2007 when Mayor Mark Stodola attended the Mayors’ Institute on City Design. It is a program jointly sponsored by the U. S. Conference of Mayors and the NEA.