http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/23/so-what-will-urban-renewal-say/ The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer covers downtown OKC brick by brick. Thu, 16 May 2013 02:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/23/so-what-will-urban-renewal-say/comment-page-1/#comment-170 CitizensforBetterDevelopment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:21:32 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/23/so-what-will-urban-renewal-say/#comment-170 Hogan has “duped” the city and Urban Renewal yet again. Young professionals and downtowners are tired of his sub-par watered down Lower Bricktown. Urban Renewal continues to allow these developers to water down their plans and delay construction timelines that they were originally chosen for. This is getting ridiculous and the fact that Mayor Cornett and others keep dismissing it is sickening. I’m ready for leaders with guts to quit accepting sub-par development. Downtown does not need any more one story developments. Have some vision Hogan, this makes me puke (and probably Mike Gundy)..

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/23/so-what-will-urban-renewal-say/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Patrick Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:30:10 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/23/so-what-will-urban-renewal-say/#comment-171 Really, we’ll never know how Tal’s plans would’ve ended up. But, they sure looked good on paper. And, with David Cordish as part of his plan, I only wonder what could’ve been.
Randy Hogan has now screwed up two developments: Lower Bricktown and East Wharf. I’m still waiting for the bike shops and boardwalk that he promised at East Wharf. And the Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, Sega Gameworks, and IMAX theater in Lower Bricktown. Meanwhile, we have surface parking on the canal, and a suburban development, not unlike something you’d see in Edmond or on Memorial Rd.

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