Apples and oranges.
Any nut can go out and vote for Medlock. All you need is an AM radio, a felt-tip pen, and the ability to draw a line.
It's a lot harder to commit the time and dedication needed to update the comprehensive plan and develop a long-range vision for an entire community.
How long did it take you to vote for Medlock (or whomever)? 30 seconds?
If voting in the mayoral primary had taken several hours, how many people would have voted?
Thousands of Tulsans have dedicated countless hours to participate in PLANiTULSA. They participated in 4-hour workshops, they came to evening meetings to learn more about the process, they studied the scenarios and gave thought to which elements would be the best. They took the time to be ENGAGED in a long process. Now, they are reading the vision document and offering their thoughts and feedback.
Basically, folks have been working on this for a year.
Which takes a lot more dedication than checking a box on a ballot, one morning before work.
However, you'll be happy to know that more people "voted" on this PLANiTULSA thingy than for any of the city councillors...
Umm.. People had to drive to the polling location to vote for Medlock but only had to turn on a computer to vote on the A B C or D for PlaniTulsa....
I wasn't speaking about the planning part or the campaign process, just the end result. yes it is still apples and prunes