Thanks to everyone who supported our efforts to save the proposed Riverside Drive sidewalk that will eventually connect downtown Tulsa to The Gathering Place.Ā Fifteen organizations, dozens of high profile public figures including four former mayors and hundreds of individuals answered the call.Ā To voice their concerns, nearly three hundred energized Tulsans including a convincing…
Step One: Sign our letter, encourage the Mayor to reconsider his position on the Riverside Sidewalk Dear Mayor Bartlett: The undersigned recommend the City of Tulsa build a sidewalk on the east side of Riverside Drive connecting downtown Tulsa via Veterans Park to the entrance of the Gathering Place as proposed by the COT Engineering…
I read with interest the recent announcement that G.T. Bynum was accepted into a two-year national program intriguingly called the Local Moneyball for Government Fellowship Program. The program aims to bring āmoneyballā to local government as part of a trend to base policy decisions on data-driven, track-able goals, reduce wasteful spendingĀ and operate cities more…
In 2010 the City of Tulsa entered into a contract to sell the former City Hall located in the āCivic Centerā complex.Ā It had been declared surplus property after offices were moved to the newly purchased One Technology Center.Ā The sale came about after the City of Tulsa received an unsolicited offer from a prospective…
I recently spent some time in East Tulsa, driving around, visiting small businesses, talking with proprietors, and cruising through a few neighborhoods.Ā East Tulsa is the fastest growing part of our city and accounts for the major part of our recent population growth, modest as it has been. In spite of feeling like a racial…
Letās buckle up Tulsa and get busy and be all that we can be. Letās quit talking and just do it! Letās act now! Letās shoot for the stars. Letās go for it. Letās be the very best Tulsa that we can be! Letās build, letās invest, and create a city like no other.
During the PlaniTulsa process, Tulsans clearly expressed the desire for change in the form of neighborhood revitalization, expanded housing choices, a diverse and strong economy, and more and better transportation choices in moving around town.
Some commonly accepted Smart Growth Principles encourage mixed land use development Promote compact building designs Create a range of housing opportunities and choices Build walkable neighborhoods Foster unique, attractive communities with a sense of place Preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas Strengthen and direct development towards existing communities Provide a variety…
Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 6:00 PM the Tulsa City Council will consider three rezoning applications that if approved would essentially be a death blow to Tulsaās only Form Based Code, the essential policy building block of Smart Growth.Ā Ā Smart Growth TulsaĀ calls on every Tulsan to TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY to prevent this giant step backward in…
In early 2009, about a week or so before I attended my first meeting as a newly appointed member of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission; I met with Wayne Alberty, then Director of Land Development Services at INCOG to get my marching orders. The planning commission and Wayne in particular were getting a lot…
