APC Spearheaded the Catalytic Transformation of University Avenue

The Acadiana Planning Commission has been able to dramatically impact the University Avenue and Cameron Street area by focusing on catalytic redevelopment. Our ability to bring stakeholders together over a long period is one of our greatest strengths as an organization. Once the site of a dilapidated and crime-ridden motel, APC secured funding to tear down the motel and create room for the stunning Bottle Art Lofts - now the hub of a redeveloping area. As Governor John Bel Edwards said, “Bottle Art Lofts would not have happened if left up to the market and private real estate developers. It took visionary leadership and a public-private partnership to make it happen.”

Projects

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Bottle Art Lofts

Category: University Avenue

The Bottle Art Lofts property is a prime example of forward-thinking community development and improvement. Located on the Corner of University Avenue and Cameron Street the site was revitalized to create a "Four Corners Gateway" for Lafayette. Phase One of the redevelopment involved transforming an abandoned Coca-Cola bottling building and...

Future Plans

Category: University Avenue

We are not done transforming the University Avenue corridor. This is a multi-year project that will include a welcoming gateway for people coming off the interstate, street beautification, the installation of a median, and a roundabout to slow traffic. "Let's give them a great first impression because we have...

University Avenue Corridor Study and Roadway Improvement Project Recognized for Advances in Nondiscrimination with National Award

Category: University Avenue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2022 Acadiana Planning Commission (APC) Angela Cring 337-205-6499 Acring@planacadiana.org University Avenue Corridor Study and Roadway Improvement Project Recognized for Advances in Nondiscrimination with National Award Lafayette, Louisiana: Acadiana Planning Commission’s (APC) Metropolitan Planning Organization has been selected as a recipient of the 2022...