Route 66 Public Meetings

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(From Vision2025.info)

The Route 66 project, funded by Vision 2025, will create a tourist destination to appeal to several generations – those with memories of traveling along Route 66, and those who haven't grown up traveling Route 66, but who would visit fun, new attractions near the historic road. Route 66 as a tourist destination also would encourage commercial investment and economic redevelopment of the corridor, which through Tulsa includes 11th Street, Southwest Boulevard, and Admiral Place.

The master plan will be on public display at two City of Tulsa sponsored open-house meetings:

   * May 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st St.
   * May 23, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at East Central High School (cafeteria), 12150 E. 11th St.

Comment forms will be available for feedback on the master plan and future projects. Those who attend the meetings may also enjoy a display of motor vehicles which have traveled the Mother Road, including a 1942 Chevy pickup truck, a 1956 Chevy Belair, and a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle.

A design recommendation committee comprised of City officials and private citizens who have an interest in Route 66 chose a team of professional consultants to develop this master plan. Led by Dewberry, a planning, architecture and engineering firm, the team also included Littlefield for marketing research, strategies and opportunities; as well as the landscape/streetscape expertise of Howell and Vancuren.

No other city anywhere in the world has the Route 66 assets Tulsa has. We have the Father of Route 66. We have more than 20 miles and 80 years of Route 66 history. And we have The Bridge over the Arkansas that linked the development of the East with the horizons of the West – the art deco span that connected a continent. No other city has the chance to do what Tulsa can do: protect the old road we cherish by showing younger generations the magic of the Mother Road. Click here to reach the Route 66 Committee's recommendations specifically designed to do just that.