Our Little Rock

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Our Little Rock is a 501c3 organization and Strong Towns Local Conversation group dedicated to a more livable Little Rock for all.

We aim to build a stronger city through building awareness and community, conversation and incremental steps.

09/10/2026

NEW DATE!! 🏡 Curious about ADUs? Come check them out!

Join us Friday, December 4 for the An ADU for U Design Competition Award Ceremony & Showcase. We’ll be celebrating the designers behind some creative, affordable ADU ideas for Little Rock and talking about how these small homes can make a big difference.

Come learn more about what ADUs are, how homeowners can build them in Little Rock, and how they can help people live in the neighborhoods they love through every chapter of life.

Plus, you’ll get to see the award-winning designs and celebrate the local designers! 🎉

📅 Friday, Dec 4 | 12-4 PM
📍 City Center, 315 N Shackleford Rd, Little Rock, AR
🎟️ Free to attend. Everyone is welcome!

Come hang out, learn something new, and imagine what an ADU could look like in Little Rock. 💙

This initiative is made possible by AARPAR.

08/28/2026

🏡 Curious about ADUs? Come check them out!

Join us Friday, Sept. 11 for the An ADU for U Design Competition Award Ceremony & Showcase. We’ll be celebrating the designers behind some creative, affordable ADU ideas for Little Rock and talking about how these small homes can make a big difference.

Come learn more about what ADUs are, how homeowners can build them in Little Rock, and how they can help people live in the neighborhoods they love through every chapter of life.

Plus, you’ll get to see the award-winning designs and celebrate the local designers! 🎉

📅 Friday, Sept. 11 | 12-4 PM
📍 City Center, 315 N Shackleford Rd, Little Rock, AR
🎟️ Free to attend. Everyone is welcome!

Come hang out, learn something new, and imagine what an ADU could look like in Little Rock. 💙

This initiative is made possible by AARPAR.

07/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out tonight! Edward Erfurt of Strong Towns paid Little Rock a visit to share how housing is being built by and for local residents. And some of the Housing Tool Kits they offer to further support housing starts for starter homes and middle housing.

We also shared more updates about the An ADU for U: ADU Design Competition to support the development of more in-law suites, granny flats, and carriage houses. Applications are due next Friday, August 7. And Award Ceremony and Showcase will be on Friday, September 11. Details, application, and RSVP are available via link in bio.

07/29/2026

Join us Fassler Hall this Thursday, July 30 starting at 6:30pm for a conversation about creating more housing choice in Little Rock.

Our Little Rock and AARPAR will be introducing Little Rock's first ADU Design Competition, the next step in our ongoing work to make it easier for everyday residents to add housing in their own neighborhoods.

We'll be joined by Edward Erfurt of Strong Towns, who has worked with communities across the country on incremental, citizen-led approaches to infill housing. He'll highlight what's working and what's not, with insights from the book "The Housing Trap", and where Little Rock can go from here.

Come for the conversation. Stay for the food, drinks, and a chance to meet your neighbors, city staff, developers, and architects who are all thinking about the same question: how do we build a stronger, more resilient Little Rock?

RSVP via link in bio.

07/16/2026

🏡 LITTLE ROCK, WE NEED YOUR IDEAS.

What should the next generation of housing here look like? We're asking the whole city to help answer that.

Introducing "An ADU for U" — Little Rock's first-ever accessory dwelling unit design competition, hosted by Our Little Rock +

Are you an architect, designer, or student? 📐
Submit your best ADU design. It could be a carriage house, backyard cottage, garage apartment, or in-law suite. Winning designs get cash prizes AND get shared across the city as real inspiration for future housing.

Not a designer, but love your neighborhood? 💛
Tag someone who is. Send this to that friend who's always sketching floor plans, or the architecture student in your group chat. Your share could be the reason a great idea makes it into the competition.

📅 Submissions due Friday, August 7
🏆 $1,000 / $500 / $300 + $200 student award
🔗 Link in bio for full details

Little Rock is ready to see what's possible.

Design it, or send it to someone who will. 🛠️

05/03/2026

Welcome to the W 10th Street protected multi-use lane pop up. You can find it between Gaines Street and Chester on 10th Street.

If you walk, bike, or roll along this path, let us know about your experience!

Thank you to for making this project possible!

05/02/2026

Back in March, a group did a walk audit of this area. We got cones up to help mark out a protected bike lane and tomorrow we’re installing bike symbols, sharrows, a bumpout and a couple of crosswalks. If you’re free tomorrow, join us to paint. This is one step more to bridge the connection between residents who walk and roll South of 630 with the Historic W 9th St corridor.

03/31/2026

First murals painted along W 9th Street for the ! This mural honors the businesses that once lined the street, including Reds Pool Hall, Gem Theater, a tailor, barber shop, and the live jazz performed . Special thank you to students for contributing paint and painters for the day! This project is made possible by Community Connectors program.

03/29/2026

partnered with us to host a walk audit to discover how to make walking and biking from W 9th Street to neighborhoods South of I630. Crosswalks, stop signs, and protected multi-use paths could make for a more comfortable route. We had a nice treat with dropping by to share some of his design concepts for the too! Special thank you to Rachel and Justin for hosting the bike and walk audit, and Matthew with for hosting us in their space and giving us a sneak peek at the new !

02/25/2026

Look what’s possible when 20 people get together with some shovels for a couple hours on a Saturday!

We partnered with Downtown Neighborhood Association and .lr to help clear up decades of overgrowth and neglect. This is part of the early work to prepare for what’s to come to this corridor in April with the .

More volunteer opportunities to come in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

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