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« Reply #60 on: May 24, 2012, 12:11:05 pm »

Funny how that goes, I ended up thinking LaFortune was a real doof in the end.  Taylor rubbed me wrong at the beginning with her “make it happen or else” style and the One Tech purchase.  As I got to know her and work on a couple of projects with her, she really impressed me. 

Taking a long look back, Tulsa would look much different today (more like post-modern Beirut) than it does now if not for the efforts of LaFortune and Taylor.

I think anybody will look good compared to the current resident of that office.
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« Reply #61 on: May 24, 2012, 12:14:46 pm »

Funny how that goes, I ended up thinking LaFortune was a real doof in the end.  Taylor rubbed me wrong at the beginning with her “make it happen or else” style and the One Tech purchase.  As I got to know her and work on a couple of projects with her, she really impressed me. 

Taking a long look back, Tulsa would look much different today (more like post-modern Beirut) than it does now if not for the efforts of LaFortune and Taylor.

I wonder what Dewey's big contribution will be? Lafortune has V2025 and the Peli BOK. Taylor has the Borg cube move and the ONEOK park.

I would like to see Mayor Bartlett push for a parking solution for the PAC/City Hall/Blue Dome to free up surface area for development. 
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« Reply #62 on: May 24, 2012, 12:21:19 pm »

I wonder what Dewey's big contribution will be? Lafortune has V2025 and the Peli BOK. Taylor has the Borg cube move and the ONEOK park.

I would like to see Mayor Bartlett push for a parking solution for the PAC/City Hall/Blue Dome to free up surface area for development. 

He'll probably patent a design for a fire-retardant cellphone.
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« Reply #63 on: May 24, 2012, 01:01:39 pm »

He'll probably patent a design for a fire-retardant cellphone.

Or get caught sparking up a big doobie in the council chamber.
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« Reply #64 on: May 24, 2012, 01:02:58 pm »

Or get caught sparking up a big doobie in the council chamber.

Could just see that now...

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"Come on!  It's good smile"

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« Reply #65 on: May 24, 2012, 09:33:18 pm »

The new plan calls for keeping the same riverside alignment but regrading it. It will be higher in the crow creek area but slightly lower to the north. There will be a new vehicle bridge over crow creek with pedestrian and bike paths underneath consistent with the new grading alongside crow creek. Their will be land bridges over the roadway connecting the former riverparks and blair properties. About 600 parking spaces will be added as well as rapids, two children's parks, retail, residential, a splash pad, restrooms, a year-round park building called "the lodge," paddleboat/kayaking in the new pond, a small beach, a bike path built on top of the existing pedestrian bridge, a redone shoreline with trails at water level and connecting existing land masses to allow for fishing and walking, etc, etc.

Pictures of the 3D model
http://cl.ly/1N1k0X253y3C1I1D1H2j
http://cl.ly/3Q473f2m1Z270e2i0l2b
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Closeup of Blair Pond area
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Top-down view of plan:
http://cl.ly/0W101h422C0h3m3j2t0u (top half)
http://cl.ly/1r19441L3g042q36131k (bottom half)
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« Reply #66 on: May 25, 2012, 05:54:26 am »

Looks very neat.  Lots of variety.  Looks like it's going to require a lot of maintenance and upkeep almost like they would need staff just for that area.  Any word on that aspect?
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« Reply #67 on: May 25, 2012, 06:55:21 am »

That's one of the best planning models I've ever seen, and the plan is sensible and exciting! 
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« Reply #68 on: May 25, 2012, 07:54:52 am »

I hope the things that are "hoped for" happen.  It's very cool if they can make it all work.

Some of it is relying on the dam projects and working with the city on the Crow Creek bridge and dam.

In any case, it's very exciting.
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« Reply #69 on: May 25, 2012, 08:14:16 am »

I wonder what Dewey's big contribution will be.  Taylor has the Borg cube move . . . 


And the ongoing financial hole that came with it.
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« Reply #70 on: May 25, 2012, 08:18:20 am »

Taylor was mayor at the time.

Maybe when that tax issue failed but in 2005 when I waited in the foyer of the mayor's office to talk to the chief of staff, that pic was hanging on the wall.
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« Reply #71 on: May 25, 2012, 08:22:42 am »

I wonder what Dewey's big contribution will be.  Taylor has . . . the ONEOK park.


. . . Along with the continuing mystery of why we paid $60 million for a $30 million ballpark; and of course the buildings being torn down to avoid the resulting tax increase.
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« Reply #72 on: May 25, 2012, 08:23:54 am »

. . . Along with the continuing mystery of why we paid $60 million for a $30 million ballpark; and of course the buildings being torn down to avoid the resulting tax increase.

There's a thread for that conversation.  Go find it.
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« Reply #73 on: May 25, 2012, 08:26:15 am »

I really like the plan and it appears that some of the ideas we have discussed on this forum, like the path on top of the pedestrian bridge, made it into the final. I'll probably be too old to enjoy it by the time its finished but I'll get momma' to roll me over there!
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« Reply #74 on: May 25, 2012, 08:30:56 am »

I really like the plan and it appears that some of the ideas we have discussed on this forum, like the path on top of the pedestrian bridge, made it into the final. I'll probably be too old to enjoy it by the time its finished but I'll get momma' to roll me over there!

If most goes as planned, we shouldn't have to wait too long.  If enough "Oil Capitals" complain about it, they may get politics involved.  That's the only way I can see this going through a tough time.
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