Agreed. And TYPros is hoping to bring some more attention to the progress with this year's StreetCred program being based at 11th and Lewis. For those who have not checked out the area recently, come join the fun on April 30.
Details from FB:
STREET CReD: 66
April 30 | 11am-4pm
Along Route 66(11th Street) between Delaware and Lewis
Presented by Fowler Toyota of Tulsa, Street CReD: 66 is under way. In its sixth iteration, TYPros takes on yet another audacious approach to community redevelopment. This year's event pays homage to its Urbanists roots, reimagining an iconic corridor of our city.
Tulsa’s Young Professionals announced plans for Street Cred: 66, the latest installment of the organization’s annual community redevelopment initiative. Building on successful past events, including efforts in the Pearl District and Tulsa’s urban core, TYPros will take on its most geographically ambitious Street Cred this spring, scheduled for Saturday, April 30.
New to this year’s event, TYPros will work with the City of Tulsa to close the two outermost lanes of 11th Street between Delaware and Peoria for the week leading up to Street Cred in order to demonstrate a number of multimodal transit options. These temporary simulations of existing transportation plans awaiting implementation include the east-‐west Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line and bike lanes called for by the GO Plan.
“The iconic backdrop of Route 66 gives this year’s Street Cred an opportunity to connect our city’s past with its future potential,” said Daniel Regan, 2016 chair of TYPros. “Our members passionately care about increasing the number of transit options in Tulsa. It’s essential for Tulsa to develop in a more mutlimodal, pedestrian-‐ friendly way. Street Cred affords our organization the chance to make that case very practically along a key thoroughfare running through the heart of the city.”
In addition to transportation programming, Street Cred: 66 will incorporate a number of other Mother Road motifs, including a car show and Route 66 museum.
"There's an organic revitalization underway along 11th Street," said Regan. "Our hope is that Street Cred: 66 calls attention to these existing efforts, demonstrating the continued potential along Tulsa's stretch of America's Main Street."
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