City staff showed the Shreveport City Council a beta version of an online capital-projects dashboard on June 10 and said it will be published from the city website with more features and monthly updates.

Staff said the dashboard aggregates 163 projects — including previously approved bond projects and 2024 additions — and allows users to filter by project status (design, construction, completed), bond issue, project type and council district. The site displays project tiles on a map, basic project descriptions, allocated bond monies, estimated dates and a point-of-contact for each project.

Shaka (IT staff) and Dylan Thomas (IT) demonstrated navigation of the site from the city’s news carousel and noted that the current beta works best on a laptop; staff said they plan a more phone-friendly version but want council and public feedback before investing in a mobile redesign. Staff said they aim to update the dashboard at least once a month and add a short “news” link to highlight projects that are out to bid or receiving major updates.

Council members asked whether state road projects can be included in the dashboard. Staff said state projects can be uploaded if the administration receives information from the relevant state agency but that tracking state projects is subject to the availability of external data. Staff encouraged council members and the public to review the site and submit suggestions before a fuller release.

Staff credited multiple internal contributors to the beta, including Dylan Thomas, Michael McCrary and Michael Rainpoint (web). The mayor’s office indicated a news release would go out to notify citizens how to access the dashboard.

Council members noted the dashboard’s value for district oversight and asked staff to consider adding clearer headlines about which projects are actively out to bid or in construction.