On the afternoon of August 6th, 2014 several members of the Smart Growth Tulsa Advisory Board were introduced to a well-attended First Wednesday TulsaNow monthly meeting at Foolish Things Coffee Company. We appreciate the hospitality shown to us by everyone at TulsaNow, their leadership and especially Carlos Moreno, President. Since the beginning, TulsaNow has been supportive…
DetailsThe Public Park will be a place where the community can gather to play, picnic, enjoy concerts, exercise and attend festivals. It is envisioned to entice the community to spend time outdoors, encourage a healthier lifestyle and improve the quality of life. The opening paragraph does not refer to Tulsa’s Gathering Place, currently under development…
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The Gathering Place, a $200+ million project paid for primarily by the George Kaiser Family Foundation, should silence critics who have for decades lamented the lack of transformative development along the Arkansas River and River Parks. For fifty years Tulsans have talked the talk about river development but never stepped up to fund it. Now,…
DetailsThe pending sale of the Tulsa World to the Berkshire Hathaway’s BH Media Group represents an historic moment in time for Tulsa and all of northeastern Oklahoma. The sad reality of this most unwelcome but seemingly inevitable transition is that the institutional fabric of our community will be inalterably and most likely negatively impacted forever.…
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