Boulder Beholder View Multimodal Street Redesign is a Winner
The recent street rehabilitation of Boulder Avenue in downtown is now complete. After enduring more than 12 months of noise, dust
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PLANiTULSA IMPLEMENTATION: SLOW BUT DELIBERATE Small Area Plan Review is now complete
On the more sobering side, no schedule has been set for re-visiting those four plans which in some cases will involve re-engagement with the area’s stakeholders in meetings and hearings, that could conceivably…
RIVER DESIGN OVERLAY FOLLOW-UP Observations and Recommendations
Our organization recognizes that the RDO represents a significant step forward in getting Tulsans accustomed to the notion of an overlay district. With those sentiments in mind, our talented group of planners, urban designers and activists have collectively formulated some observations and recommendations which…
VISION ACCOMPLISHED, WHAT’S NEXT? River Design Overlay public engagement begins
The idea of big box stores close to the core of cities is contrary to both leading-edge retail trends and best practices in urban design. It is even more questionable within an area designated as parkland. And what message does it send to Tulsans – who have just voted to fund beautification of the river?
PROPOSED ARKANSAS RIVER DESIGN OVERLAY A blueprint for desirable development in the corridor
Get ready to speak up! After the Vision Tulsa election on April 5th, Tulsans can turn their attention to a matter of crucial importance to sustaining and improving the quality of life in the Arkansas River corridor. For well over a year, a group has worked to establish design standards and guidelines for new developments in what, if approved, will be the first Special Area Overlay District incorporated into the city’s new updated zoning code.
AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS DURING TORNADOS Play it safe, plan ahead
If you already have a safe room at your home or office, you should consider participating in the City of Tulsa’s Storm Shelter Registry. This registry provides information to emergency responders to help them locate citizens after a natural disaster such as a tornado.
CRUNCH TIME FOR IRON GATE Let's talk about it
The Smart Growth Tulsa Coalition is not taking an official position on this matter and has not polled our Advisory Board Members. We support the Pearl District Association, an affiliate member as well as the mission and ministry of Iron Gate. We encourage a respectful, open-minded dialogue between the parties that includes a willingness to compromise as they work towards an amicable solution and await a decision by the Board of Adjustment.
A VISION 2025 EXTENSION PROPOSAL An alternative to new dams
In the absence of any other comprehensive Vision 2025 extension proposal, we humbly submit the following options for your review and consideration. Our proposal is not meant to tell you what you need but rather to ask if these are the kinds of projects you would like to support and see on the ballot.
SAVE THE RIVERSIDE SIDEWALK – PHASE II Five options merit your consideration
Thanks to everyone who supported our efforts to save the proposed Riverside Drive sidewalk that will eventually connect downtown Tulsa to The Gathering Place. Fifteen organizations, dozens of high profile public figures including four former mayors and hundreds of individuals answered the call. To voice their concerns, nearly three hundred energized Tulsans including a convincing…
LET’S BUILD A CITY For us, our children, and grandchildren
Let’s buckle up Tulsa and get busy and be all that we can be. Let’s quit talking and just do it! Let’s act now! Let’s shoot for the stars. Let’s go for it. Let’s be the very best Tulsa that we can be! Let’s build, let’s invest, and create a city like no other.
ZONING ALERT, ACT NOW Help save Tulsa's Form-Based-Code
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 Tulsa’s only Form Based Code, the essential policy building block of Smart Growth. Smart Growth Tulsa calls on every Tulsan to TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY to prevent this giant step backward in…
IMPROVE OUR TULSA The right package, the right time
Vision 2, Lesson Learned? That kind of systematic public evaluation of proposed capital needs and expenditures was missing in last year’s Vision 2 initiative and that is likely why it was handily defeated. The timing was wrong, public engagement was lacking and the spending did little to reinforce the goals of our long term comprehensive…