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Mayor Lanier oversaw the construction of the downtown Alexander Fulton Minipark, named for [[Alexander Fulton]], the founder of Alexandria. He secured federal grant money that resulted in the establishment of the Alexander Fulton Inn, which includes downtown convention facilities.<ref name=lanier>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20121205/NEWS01/212050317/Former-Alexandria-Mayor-Carroll-Lanier-dies-86?|author=Cynthia D. Jardon|title=Former Alexandria Mayor Carroll Lanier dies at 86|publisher=''The Alexandria  Town Talk''|accessdate=December 5, 2012}}</ref>​

Mayor Lanier oversaw the construction of the downtown Alexander Fulton Minipark, named for [[Alexander Fulton]], the founder of Alexandria. He secured federal grant money that resulted in the establishment of the Alexander Fulton Inn, which includes downtown convention facilities.<ref name=lanier>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20121205/NEWS01/212050317/Former-Alexandria-Mayor-Carroll-Lanier-dies-86?|author=Cynthia D. Jardon|title=Former Alexandria Mayor Carroll Lanier dies at 86|publisher=''The Alexandria  Town Talk''|accessdate=December 5, 2012}}</ref>​

Under Lanier, the decision was made to route the north-south Interstate 49 through downtown Alexandria instead of twenty miles to the west, as many had presumed would have been the better location from an engineering standpoint. The revised Jackson Street Bridge atop the  Red River proceeded under Lanier. It is named for the late [[U.S. Representative]] [[Gillis Long]] of Alexandria. Lanier supported the construction of the performing arts center downtown, named for civic figure [[F. Hugh Coughlin]], which was not completed until the administration of later Mayor Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph, Jr. (1942-2016).<ref name=lanier/>​

Under Lanier, the decision was made to route the north-south Interstate 49 through downtown Alexandria instead of twenty miles to the west, as many had presumed would have been the better location from an engineering standpoint. The revised Jackson Street Bridge atop the  Red River proceeded under Lanier. It is named for the late [[U.S. Representative]] [[Gillis Long]] of Alexandria. Lanier supported the construction of the performing arts center downtown, named for civic figure [[F. Hugh Coughlin]], which was not completed until the administration of later Mayor [[Ned Randolph]].<ref name=lanier/>​

Lanier supported the building of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center and the Bolton Community Center. He worked to pave forty-five streets in the [[African-American]] community. Under Lanier, the first black firefighters and the first female bus drivers were hired.<ref name=lanier/>

Lanier supported the building of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center and the Bolton Community Center. He worked to pave forty-five streets in the [[African-American]] community. Under Lanier, the first black firefighters and the first female bus drivers were hired.<ref name=lanier/>