Comments on: "Speck 1, City Planning 0" http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/04/22/speck-1-city-planning-0/ The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer covers downtown OKC brick by brick. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Steve Lackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/04/22/speck-1-city-planning-0/comment-page-1/#comment-2633 Steve Lackmeyer Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:27:17 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=1234#comment-2633 Good point. But ... why was Walker Avenue redone as a one-way street? Poll coming... Good point. But … why was Walker Avenue redone as a one-way street?
Poll coming…

]]> By: PLANSIT http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/04/22/speck-1-city-planning-0/comment-page-1/#comment-2634 PLANSIT Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:19:28 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/?p=1234#comment-2634 It should read: "Speck 1, Previous City Planning 0". While Speck's opinion is appreciated and his ideas are thought provoking, it's important to remember that the OKC Planning Department is in the process of addressing many of problems Speck identified. Just call up Russell Claus and ask him about the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan. OKC is much further along in the process than many are led to believe. Seems like the city has been practicing what Speck is just now preaching. It should read: “Speck 1, Previous City Planning 0″.

While Speck’s opinion is appreciated and his ideas are thought provoking, it’s important to remember that the OKC Planning Department is in the process of addressing many of problems Speck identified. Just call up Russell Claus and ask him about the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan. OKC is much further along in the process than many are led to believe. Seems like the city has been practicing what Speck is just now preaching.

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