Metropolitan Area Projects 4 - 2020 - 2030
$978 million package - 16 projects
The 16 MAPS 4 projects are: Parks ($140 million) Parks are critical to great neighborhoods and a great city. The MAPS 4 parks package allocates $140 million towards a transformation of our city’parks system.
First, $63 million is to upgrade every municipal neighborhood and community park outside of the central business district. Improvements will be based on need and
neighborhood feedback. Improvements potentially include bathrooms, playground equipment, shade structures, splashpads,furnishings, trees, paths, activity
facilities and signage.
Another $16.5 million is for an operating fund to provide for the operations and maintenance of these park improvements.
Youth Centers ($110 million) Afterschool and summer programming will be the focus of a $110 million package to provide for at least four new
youth centers. The state-of-the-art centers would transform the lives of Oklahoma City’s youth with programming
that includes athletics, arts, family, health and education. The new Douglass Recreation Center, which is already
funded, will have youth facilities equatable to the MAPS 4 centers. Capital and operational partnerships with
existing local community organizations are possible as MAPS 4 develops.
The package includes $70 million for capital, $30 million for an operating fund and $10 million for a capital
improvement fund to keep facilities and equipment up to date for our city’s youth.
Senior Wellness Centers ($30 million) The MAPS 4 package allocates $30 million to continue the transformation that MAPS 3 started in the lives of our
city’s seniors. The package provides for a fifth senior wellness center ($15 million) to address coverage gaps
remaining after MAPS 3. Additionally, MAPS 4 would create a $15 million fund to provide scholarships for low-income
seniors using the MAPS senior centers.
The MAPS senior centers have proven to be life-changing, connecting OKC’s seniors to wellness, recreational and
social opportunities. Two MAPS 3 senior centers are open and two more are funded and in the planning process.
Mental Health and Addiction ($40 million) MAPS 4 will transform Oklahoma City’s mental health system with $40 million in capital projects that will provide
new mental health and substance abuse services and relieve pressure on the Oklahoma County jail.
The package includes $11 million to build two new mental health crisis centers and a $22 million restoration center
that includes a crisis center, methamphetamine detox, substance abuse services and more. MAPS 4 also includes $7
million for temporary housing for people experiencing mental illness and homelessness while transitioning out of a
crisis center. The operational costs would be covered by non-City sources.
Family Justice Center operated by Palomar ($38 million)
MAPS 4 will sustain the transformational effects of Palomar by building a new, permanent, $38 million facility for the
family justice center that was first created by the Oklahoma City Police Department. Palomar assists victims of
domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, human trafficking, and supports children exposed to trauma.
Palomar’s current facility is temporary. The larger, permanent facility would ensure that Palomar’s work continues and thrives.
Transit ($87 million) MAPS 4 will continue the transformation of our public transit system with dramatic new improvements funded by
this $87 million package.
Sidewalks, bike lanes, trails and streetlights ($87 million) The budget includes $10 million to improve existing bus stops with lighting at every stop and approximately 500
new ADA-accessible shelters. More buses and signal prioritization to help frequency and reliability of services will
receive a $12 million investment.
The package also includes $60 million for advanced transit options that could include bus rapid transit lines to south
OKC/Capitol Hill, the NE 23rd Street corridor, the Adventure District and the Innovation District, plus park-and-ride
facilities and micro transit. Future planning and land acquisition investments of $5 million are also included.
Homelessness ($50 million) MAPS 4 will significantly transform Oklahoma City’s approach to reducing and eventually eliminating homelessness
with a $50 million investment in truly affordable housing. This investment, accompanied by wrap-around services
from existing providers, will help the city implement a successful “housing first” strategy. The $50 million is expected
to leverage more than $400 million in funding from other sources.
Chesapeake Energy Arena and related facilities ($115 million) MAPS 4 will sustain the transformational effect that our downtown arena has had in facilitating economic
development and the arrival of major league professional sports, top tier concerts and other entertainment.
Through an allocation of $115 million to address necessary capital maintenance and provide fan and tenant
enhancements to Chesapeake Energy Arena and the related sports facility at 9600 N Oklahoma Ave., MAPS 4 will
keep those facilities at national standards and ensure their continued success. Improvements are planned for every
level of the arena, including Loud City.
Animal Shelter ($38 million) MAPS 4 will allocate $38 million for a main animal shelter to replace OKC Animal Welfare’s current facility, which is
dated and inadequate. The shelter would be on City-owned land and would be the main location for intake,
adoption and care of animals by OKC Animal Welfare. A new shelter is a critical element in making Oklahoma City a
safer and more welcoming place for residents and pets
Fairgrounds Coliseum ($63 million) MAPS 4 will sustain and grow the transformational economic impact of the events held at the Jim Norick Arena by
replacing that aging facility with a new coliseum. The current fairgrounds arena has the largest economic impact of
all publicly-owned facilities in OKC, but the arena has reached the end of its useful life. The coliseum would be the
new home of major national, state and local events and will continue to attract visitors from around the world who
boost the local economy with their spending. MAPS 4 allocates $63 million to the project, to be supplemented by at
east $25 million from hotel tax revenues already earmarked for fairgrounds improvements, as well as other resources.
Diversion Hub ($17 million) MAPS 4 will provide a $17 million “diversion hub” to transform the City’s approach to criminal justice, relieve
pressure on the Oklahoma County jail and help low-level offenders establish a more productive life. This diversion
hub will work with low-level offenders to provide a diversion away from time behind bars and a path towards a
better life, which is the best possible outcome for that person and our community. Operational costs will be covered
by a philanthropic donation of $20 million that has been offered to the City.
InnovIation District ($71 million) MAPS 4 will help transform our entrepreneurial ecosystem by making investments in the Innovation District in near
northeast Oklahoma City. This $71 million allocation will create jobs and encourage more diversification of our City’s economy.
First, $15 million is for the creation of the Henrietta B. Foster Center for Northeast Small Business Development and
Entrepreneurship, to specifically include minority small and disadvantaged businesses.
Second, $25 million is for creating better connectivity in and around the Innovation District. A $10 million allocation
is available to match $10 million raised from non-MAPS sources for an “Innovation Hall” to serve as a central place
where activities to grow our city’s innovation economy can be facilitated. Activities could include learning academies
like coding training for all ages; versatile space for meetings and events related to innovation and entrepreneurship;
and pop-up spaces for entrepreneurs to showcase new ideas and build connections. Finally, a $21 million operating
fund will help with the operations of the Foster Center and the Innovation Hall.
Freedom Center and Clara Luper Civil Rights Center ($25 million) MAPS 4 will save the Freedom Center and build the Clara Luper Civil Rights Center to transform Oklahoma City’s
knowledge of our civil rights history, and to positively influence the future of northeast OKC and our entire community.
The historic Freedom Center, home of the local civil rights movement, will be renovated. The new Clara Luper center
will serve as a civil rights museum for Oklahoma City. It will be a community gathering place named for our most
famous civil rights pioneer. The capital allocation is $16 million, to be supplemented by a $9 million operating fund
to guarantee the long-term sustainability of the project.
Beautification ($30 million) MAPS 4 will help transform the appearance of Oklahoma City with targeted investments in beautification. The
project will elevate our daily experience as residents and improve our first impression for visitors.
As $25 million in funding allows, beautification projects will include:
City entrance gateways along interstates
Approaches to Will Rogers World Airport (including the creation of the Bessie Coleman Garden near the airport, State Highway 152 from
Meridian to I-44 and I-44 from State Highway 152 to I-40)
Three pedestrian bridges over the interstates in south Oklahoma City I-240 from I-44 to I-35 East and west entrances to the Clara Luper Corridor
NE 23rd Street and Martin Luther King Avenue, including up to $5 million for potential land acquisition and remediation of the northeast corner
Oklahoma City University corridor along NW 23rd Street Reno Avenue and Eastern Avenue corridor between Bricktown and the American Indian Cultural Center and
Museum
I-35 and I-44 bridges over the Oklahoma River
I-44 from Portland Avenue to Classen Boulevard
I-40 and Council Road Route 66 Public art and/or monuments at key intersections, including a statue of Ralph Ellison
Updated low-maintenance landscaping along key arterial roads Trees (at least $1 million)
Multipurpose Stadium ($37 million) Through the allocation of $37 million to construct a multipurpose stadium, MAPS 4 will pursue the same
transformational power demonstrated by previous MAPS projects like the ballpark and the downtown arena. This
facility would be suitable for professional and college soccer, high school football and soccer, concerts and other events.
Oklahoma City is believed to be the only top 50 city without access to a multipurpose stadium suitable for such events.
A committee will be appointed in 2020 to assign which projects will be built first.
