Comments on: Unfulfilled Dreams and Questioned Motives

By: Nick Roberts

Nick Roberts — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:55:00 +0000

What time is BUDC meeting and where?

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:03:01 +0000

This is terrible and wow really is missing the big picture. Once that lot is developed, it can’t be developed again. It should be done well and tastefully and canal level parking isn’t even close to tasteful.

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:54:13 +0000

Anyone who thinks you would have to walk 5 blocks carrying packages from a canal property hasn’t ever been to Bricktown. Almost all Bricktown parking is within two blocks of Johnson’s property, and there’s plenty of it. I would be fine with this project sans parking. It’s clearly an opportunity to make a quick buck. Johnson is already responsible for one of the least attractive parking lots in Bricktown. I’m not impressed with this one either.

By: jbrown84

jbrown84 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:51:31 +0000

It’s fine and dandy that he’s a successful businessman, but he has no experience in an urban setting and little vision for how he can develop the property successfully without essentially giving us yet another canal-adjacent parking lot.

I do like the look of the buildings, but there should be more of them and no parking at street level. I actually would have been satisfied if he cut the parking area in half and made the north half a second level of retail. At least then you would have no parking visible from the canal on that side.

By: wow really

wow really — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:27:27 +0000

Steve, there has been no mention that in the years he did not commit to the proposed plan in 2003. He has successfully owned and operated USA Screen Printing and Embroidery and has employed at least 40 to 50 employees at all times. The House of Bedlam retail store has a known name of producing and have some of the most unique apparel for OU, OSU, and Thunder. To say yet he had not built that proposed plan at least he is actually doing something finally in the open land that any of the people mentioned in your blog could have gladly bought the property and do something they want to do themselves.
Chris Johnson is doing great things for the entertainment district NOT JUST PARKING. Also we need to think when they build a mall they have to propose parking to get all of the cars they propose to have at their facility so it is convenient for there customers. I wouldn’t want to park 5 blocks away to carry all of my merchandise back to my car. Just a though.
In this time of no hope in the economy and jobs are being lost daily we need to praise God someone is building and making opportunities for others.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:45:51 +0000

Who is leading Bricktown right now anyway? Do they have any idea of what they want to be?
It’s hard to believe that Bricktown Assoc. thinks this is a good idea. Steve have they come out in support or against this project?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:01:42 +0000

Michael Herndon, are you saying it got approved?

By: KilgoreTrout

KilgoreTrout — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:46:28 +0000

No parking there! Please!

By: BTDT

BTDT — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:20:20 +0000

So is this the bottom line? – it may not be built, but if it is, Bricktown gets yet another parking lot with a smidgen of retail tossed in. If so … oh yea.

By: Michael Herndon

Michael Herndon — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:51:41 +0000

Looks like the BUD still doesn’t have much backbone… So much for this post. Bricktown just approved ANOTHER crap project. Whatever, I lose faith in this city more and more each day. Parking lots. Parking lots. Parking lots. Suburbs. Parking lots. Suburban development in downtown. Parking lots.