NewsOK.com Blogs » slackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com blogging community on NewsOK.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Sunday Flashback: Giving Up on a Downtown Galleria http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/22/sunday-flashback-giving-up-on-a-downtown-galleria/ http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/22/sunday-flashback-giving-up-on-a-downtown-galleria/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:37:32 +0000 slackmeyer 222.2808

 

The Galleria parking deck, circa mid-1990s - the legacy of a 20-year Urban Renewal dream to bring retail back to downtown.

 

Galleria Site to Be Divided Up Redevelopment Options Discussed

By Mary Jo Nelson

Sunday, May 5, 1991

The age for a monolithic downtown…



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Sunovia Energy Wins LED Street Lighting Contract from Sarasota County

SARASOTA, Fla., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SUNV) has won the bid…



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Jerreck Boss shows a proposed new street fixture at a earlier meeting.

This light got, at best, a lukewarm response from city staff when it was first proposed. And consultants were shy about saying it was their preference until the meetings…



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Remember when this whole discussion began I presented examples of streetscapes across the country and showed pictures of specialized street signs in New York City? It looks like there will be a similar concept introduced in the central business district.…



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Scheme with round light fixtures.

When this process started – back when only city staff was at the table – the idea of presenting traffic signal lights horizontal instead of vertically had no support. Now it’s the recommendation, as shown in…



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Recommended Street Scheme



Read more Our Future? at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/18/our-future/feed/ 0 Recycling: Yea Or Nay?? http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/18/recycling-yea-or-nay/ http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/18/recycling-yea-or-nay/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:39:11 +0000 slackmeyer 222.2779 Looks like the consultants are hearing downtown isn’t ready for side by trash/recycling cans. Seems to me that separating it out would make the job of empty cans a lot easier for transients looking to make a quick buck at…



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Tidbits: we’re looking at about a 40 percent increase in curbside parking. Currently at 600 to 700 spaces in Project 180 boundaries,…



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Assistant City Engineer Laura Story said she’s encouraged about the budget for the gardens so…



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But then wireless internet came up. Consultants have put up a proposal to provide wifi in open spaces of the…



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Jim Tolbert is questioning the cost of plans to…



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The consultants, city planners, public works and parks employees, and the unpaid volunteers.

Hopefully you can see some details on this map on where new fountains are planned

 



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- Add more interest to water pool in front of restaurant? Maybe some flush LED lights below the…



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