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#21
Development & New Businesses / Re: FC Tulsa and the future of...
Last post by bacjz00 - October 27, 2025, 06:04:31 PMQuote from: TulsaGuy on October 27, 2025, 04:47:22 PMHappy that the team is having such a great year. I think the plan is to build a stadium and similar markets that have been a soccer only stadium (from a shared one from baseball) have seen tremendous success with attendance. I think the plan is to include some funding for a new stadium in the next big tax package for Tulsa in a few years. Wish them the best as I think Professional Soccer is one pro sport I think Tulsa could support.
I would like to see us capitalize more quickly on this given our city's rich soccer history. Watching OKC time their stadium construction perfectly with the USL announcement and the World Cup feels like we are further behind that where we could be.
Does anyone know what potential locations are being discussed and how far off is the next tax package? I wonder how much if any the owners would be willing to chip in.
#22
Development & New Businesses / Re: FC Tulsa and the future of...
Last post by TulsaGuy - October 27, 2025, 04:47:22 PMHappy that the team is having such a great year. I think the plan is to build a stadium and similar markets that have been a soccer only stadium (from a shared one from baseball) have seen tremendous success with attendance. I think the plan is to include some funding for a new stadium in the next big tax package for Tulsa in a few years. Wish them the best as I think Professional Soccer is one pro sport I think Tulsa could support.
#23
Development & New Businesses / FC Tulsa and the future of pro...
Last post by bacjz00 - October 27, 2025, 01:36:24 PMAny soccer fans in here? Has anyone been keeping up with the plans for USL to create a top-tier league to compete with MLS at the top of the US Soccer pyramid? These are exciting times for Tulsa's team! Top seed in the West heading into the playoffs and home playoff soccer for the first time since our Roughnecks brought home the Soccer Bowl trophy in 1983!
The Craft family have been very good owners, investing substantially in the players and coaches to give Tulsa a top-tier competitive team. But in order to move into the top-tier of USL, we need a 15,000+ seat dedicated stadium. OKC has suffered without a team for several years now because they don't have a stadium, but soon will as the voters there passed the MAPS4 project.
Tulsa has a committed ownership group. We have a playoff-quality team that is poised to compete at the top moving forward. What is next? Where is next? Someone piss in my Wheaties, because I'm fully wearing rose-colored glasses in the midst of this incredible winning run.
The Craft family have been very good owners, investing substantially in the players and coaches to give Tulsa a top-tier competitive team. But in order to move into the top-tier of USL, we need a 15,000+ seat dedicated stadium. OKC has suffered without a team for several years now because they don't have a stadium, but soon will as the voters there passed the MAPS4 project.
Tulsa has a committed ownership group. We have a playoff-quality team that is poised to compete at the top moving forward. What is next? Where is next? Someone piss in my Wheaties, because I'm fully wearing rose-colored glasses in the midst of this incredible winning run.
#24
Development & New Businesses / Re: Arena District - Conventio...
Last post by Laramie - October 23, 2025, 10:08:37 AMWe're hearing about a delay for the new convention center downtown Tulsa luxury hotel on the OKCTalk forum:
https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=48382&page=2&p=1308538#post1308538
10-23-2025, 08:45 AM BG918
https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=48382&page=2&p=1308538#post1308538
10-23-2025, 08:45 AM BG918
#25
The Burbs / Re: Oklahoma City Developments...
Last post by Laramie - October 17, 2025, 04:15:22 PMThe bond issue included $50 million to add a 4,000 seat upper deck to the planned 12,300 seat MAPS 4 - Multipurpose Stadium.
We should have something similar to Rhinos Stadium in Rochester. 16,300 seats will put us 1,700 short of MLS specifications (18,000).
If in the future, we were to add another 4,000 seat upper deck to the other side to balance the upper decks, our stadium will seat 20,300 seats--ripe for MLS. If slightly elevated, portable risers for American Football could increase capacity by 1,000 seats.
United Soccer League Rochester Rhino's Stadium - Capacity: 13,768 seats.
Broke ground - July 9, 2004 - Opened June 3, 2006; 19 years ago
Construction cost: $35 million - Architect HOK Sport
We should have something similar to Rhinos Stadium in Rochester. 16,300 seats will put us 1,700 short of MLS specifications (18,000).
If in the future, we were to add another 4,000 seat upper deck to the other side to balance the upper decks, our stadium will seat 20,300 seats--ripe for MLS. If slightly elevated, portable risers for American Football could increase capacity by 1,000 seats.
United Soccer League Rochester Rhino's Stadium - Capacity: 13,768 seats.
Broke ground - July 9, 2004 - Opened June 3, 2006; 19 years ago
Construction cost: $35 million - Architect HOK Sport
#26
The Burbs / Re: Oklahoma City Developments...
Last post by Laramie - October 17, 2025, 03:18:01 PMOklahoma City voters approve $2.7 Billion 2025 bond package
The Oklahoma State Election Board's unofficial election results show that all 11 bond propositions won majority approval. 34,046 people voted in the election.
Proposition 1 – Streets passed with 84.66% approval (28,822 votes)
Proposition 2 – Bridges passed with 85.04% approval (28,888 votes)
Proposition 3 – Traffic systems passed with 82.26% approval (27,931 votes)
Proposition 4 – City maintenance data and municipal services support facilities passed with 77.75% approval
(26,350 votes)
Proposition 5 – Economic and community development passed with 75.52% approval (25,632 votes)
Proposition 6 – Parks and recreational facilities passed with 78.67% approval (26,750 votes)
Proposition 7 – Libraries and learning centers passed with 80.59% approval (27,180 votes)
Proposition 8 – Drainage control system passed by 83.80% (28,272 votes)
Proposition 9 – Transit and parking system passed by 75.95% (25,540 votes)
Proposition 10 – Police, municipal courts and family justice facilities passed by 76.47% (25,732 votes)
Proposition 11 – Fire facilities passed with 84.97% approval (28,675 votes)
Approved bond projects
The bond package includes:
$1.35 billion for Streets: 382 total street projects.
184 arterial resurfacing projects.
133 residential resurfacing projects.
27 street widening projects.
25 sidewalk projects.
13 street enhancement projects.
$414.29 million for Parks & Recreational Facilities: 31 parks and facilities projects and one trail project.
Improvements, renovations and/or expansion to the Hefner Golf Clubhouse, Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark,
Bricktown Canal, Civic Center Music Hall, USA Softball Complex, RIVERSPORT Rapids/Regatta Park, Myriad
Botanical Gardens, OKC Fair Park promenade connector and the multipurpose stadium (phase 2).
Improvements to NW Optimist Community Center, Will Rogers Senior Center and aquatic center, dog park in
South Lakes Park, McKinley Park event center, Northeast Community Center, and maintenance facilities.
Improvements for Will Rogers Gardens, Martin Park Nature Center, H.B. Parsons Fish Hatchery, Trosper Golf
Course, athletic fields at Wheeler Park, Earlywine Park, Route 66 Park, Kupper Softball Complex, athletic
fields renovations citywide and youth center(s).
Development of Swisher Park.
Deep Fork Trail phases 2 and 3.
$175 million for Economic & Community Development: Citywide economic development and affordable housing programs.
$140.44 million for Drainage Control: 44 drainage improvement projects.
$130 million for Fire Facilities: 7 fire facilities and maintenance projects.
New training center for fire and police crews.
New fleet logistics facility at SW 15th St and S Portland Ave.
New fire station in west Oklahoma City.
New fire station near NE 125th St and Eastern Ave.
New fire station near Reno Ave. and Frisco Rd.
Renovation of Fire Station #30.
Renovations to fire stations citywide.
$129.67 million for Transit & Parking: 3 projects.
New transit operations and maintenance headquarters facility.
New Downtown parking garage to replace the Myriad Convention Center parking facility.
Modernization of EMBARK's transit fleet.
$107.34 million for Police, Municipal Courts and Family Justice Facilities: 4 public safety projects.
New police and court annex located across from headquarters.
New police station in west Oklahoma City.
New parking garage for police, courts and visitors.
Enhanced security, tech and training equipment at the new Family Justice Center operated by Palomar.
$90.6 million for Bridges: 25 bridge projects.
$81 million for Traffic Systems: 25 intersection improvement projects, including new traffic signals
and upgrades.
$52.48 million for Libraries & Learning Centers: 7 projects.
Exterior improvements to the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library.
Roof renovations at Patience S. Latting Northwest Library, Southwest OKC Library and Southern Oaks
Library.
Ralph Elison Library expansion.
New library located in west Oklahoma City.
$47 million for City Maintenance, Data & Services Facilities: 17 city facilities and maintenance projects.
Clara Luper Civil Rights Center exhibit and archival space expansion.
.
The Oklahoma State Election Board's unofficial election results show that all 11 bond propositions won majority approval. 34,046 people voted in the election.
Proposition 1 – Streets passed with 84.66% approval (28,822 votes)
Proposition 2 – Bridges passed with 85.04% approval (28,888 votes)
Proposition 3 – Traffic systems passed with 82.26% approval (27,931 votes)
Proposition 4 – City maintenance data and municipal services support facilities passed with 77.75% approval
(26,350 votes)
Proposition 5 – Economic and community development passed with 75.52% approval (25,632 votes)
Proposition 6 – Parks and recreational facilities passed with 78.67% approval (26,750 votes)
Proposition 7 – Libraries and learning centers passed with 80.59% approval (27,180 votes)
Proposition 8 – Drainage control system passed by 83.80% (28,272 votes)
Proposition 9 – Transit and parking system passed by 75.95% (25,540 votes)
Proposition 10 – Police, municipal courts and family justice facilities passed by 76.47% (25,732 votes)
Proposition 11 – Fire facilities passed with 84.97% approval (28,675 votes)
Approved bond projects
The bond package includes:
$1.35 billion for Streets: 382 total street projects.
184 arterial resurfacing projects.
133 residential resurfacing projects.
27 street widening projects.
25 sidewalk projects.
13 street enhancement projects.
$414.29 million for Parks & Recreational Facilities: 31 parks and facilities projects and one trail project.
Improvements, renovations and/or expansion to the Hefner Golf Clubhouse, Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark,
Bricktown Canal, Civic Center Music Hall, USA Softball Complex, RIVERSPORT Rapids/Regatta Park, Myriad
Botanical Gardens, OKC Fair Park promenade connector and the multipurpose stadium (phase 2).
Improvements to NW Optimist Community Center, Will Rogers Senior Center and aquatic center, dog park in
South Lakes Park, McKinley Park event center, Northeast Community Center, and maintenance facilities.
Improvements for Will Rogers Gardens, Martin Park Nature Center, H.B. Parsons Fish Hatchery, Trosper Golf
Course, athletic fields at Wheeler Park, Earlywine Park, Route 66 Park, Kupper Softball Complex, athletic
fields renovations citywide and youth center(s).
Development of Swisher Park.
Deep Fork Trail phases 2 and 3.
$175 million for Economic & Community Development: Citywide economic development and affordable housing programs.
$140.44 million for Drainage Control: 44 drainage improvement projects.
$130 million for Fire Facilities: 7 fire facilities and maintenance projects.
New training center for fire and police crews.
New fleet logistics facility at SW 15th St and S Portland Ave.
New fire station in west Oklahoma City.
New fire station near NE 125th St and Eastern Ave.
New fire station near Reno Ave. and Frisco Rd.
Renovation of Fire Station #30.
Renovations to fire stations citywide.
$129.67 million for Transit & Parking: 3 projects.
New transit operations and maintenance headquarters facility.
New Downtown parking garage to replace the Myriad Convention Center parking facility.
Modernization of EMBARK's transit fleet.
$107.34 million for Police, Municipal Courts and Family Justice Facilities: 4 public safety projects.
New police and court annex located across from headquarters.
New police station in west Oklahoma City.
New parking garage for police, courts and visitors.
Enhanced security, tech and training equipment at the new Family Justice Center operated by Palomar.
$90.6 million for Bridges: 25 bridge projects.
$81 million for Traffic Systems: 25 intersection improvement projects, including new traffic signals
and upgrades.
$52.48 million for Libraries & Learning Centers: 7 projects.
Exterior improvements to the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library.
Roof renovations at Patience S. Latting Northwest Library, Southwest OKC Library and Southern Oaks
Library.
Ralph Elison Library expansion.
New library located in west Oklahoma City.
$47 million for City Maintenance, Data & Services Facilities: 17 city facilities and maintenance projects.
Clara Luper Civil Rights Center exhibit and archival space expansion.
.
#27
Other Tulsa Discussion / Re: Nothing Going On?
Last post by whoatown - October 17, 2025, 11:32:43 AMThis is one of the least busy forums I've been on.
#28
Other Tulsa Discussion / Re: Nothing Going On?
Last post by ComeOnBenjals - October 13, 2025, 11:23:01 AMStill here! Activity has definitely dropped in the last 6 months. Not a ton of noteworthy activity, although hopefully the convention hotel changes that!
#29
Local & State Politics / Re: Federalizing the state's N...
Last post by Red Arrow - October 09, 2025, 10:26:48 PMQuote from: patric on October 09, 2025, 02:22:53 PMGov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association, on Thursday criticized the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and "states' rights."
Mr. Stitt on Thursday said, "We believe in the federalist system — that's states' rights," adding, "Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration."
Well, I almost thought water was freezing in hell. But, then back to normal.
#30
Local & State Politics / Federalizing the state's Natio...
Last post by patric - October 09, 2025, 02:22:53 PMGov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association, on Thursday criticized the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and "states' rights."
Mr. Stitt on Thursday said, "We believe in the federalist system — that's states' rights," adding, "Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration."
Mr. Stitt stressed that he supported President Trump's efforts to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and ensure "law and order" in cities like Chicago and Portland, Ore. But he worried about the precedent that was being set by the guard deployment and how it could be used by a president from another party. Instead, Mr. Stitt said, Mr. Trump should have moved to federalize the troops in Illinois first.
Mr. Stitt pointed to his opposition during the pandemic to federal mandates around vaccinations and directions on masking under then-President Joseph R. Biden Jr., an opposition shared by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, a fellow Republican.
"I was surprised that Governor Abbott sent troops from Texas to Illinois," Mr. Stitt said. "Abbott and I sued the Biden administration when the shoe was on the other foot and the Biden administration was trying to force us to vaccinate all of our soldiers and force masks across the country." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/politics/oklahoma-governor-national-guard.html
Mr. Stitt on Thursday said, "We believe in the federalist system — that's states' rights," adding, "Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration."
Mr. Stitt stressed that he supported President Trump's efforts to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and ensure "law and order" in cities like Chicago and Portland, Ore. But he worried about the precedent that was being set by the guard deployment and how it could be used by a president from another party. Instead, Mr. Stitt said, Mr. Trump should have moved to federalize the troops in Illinois first.
Mr. Stitt pointed to his opposition during the pandemic to federal mandates around vaccinations and directions on masking under then-President Joseph R. Biden Jr., an opposition shared by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, a fellow Republican.
"I was surprised that Governor Abbott sent troops from Texas to Illinois," Mr. Stitt said. "Abbott and I sued the Biden administration when the shoe was on the other foot and the Biden administration was trying to force us to vaccinate all of our soldiers and force masks across the country." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/politics/oklahoma-governor-national-guard.html