http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral The Oklahoman\'s Steve Lackmeyer breaks down Oklahoma City brick by brick Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:29:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ideas Great But Where's The Action? By Robert E. Lee Wednesday, February 8, 1995 MARY JO Nelson is still worried about the architectural artifacts located in the 1 Santa Fe Plaza (parking garage) building downtown. That subject was mentioned herein some time back, and Mary Jo got some great suggestions on where the items ... http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/07/sunday-flashback-the-relics-at-clarence-ford-park/ I've got a pretty in-depth story on this LED situation set to appear Sunday. I'll let you know if that changes. Have a great weekend! AND THAT WAS TO BE THE END OF THIS POST, BUT.... I've got more to say. What's going on at City Hall, and particularly with what is now ... http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/06/well-that-was-a-busy-week/ "There is no track record with LED being used for street lamps." This statement is NOT true. Stay tuned.... http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/05/looking-for-a-track-record/ I'm hoping to crank out a story for Friday on the whole LED lighting bit. I know what OG&E, public works and the hired design consultants are saying. There were a couple of folks not so sure of the veracity of what was being reported by OG&E - that these ... http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/04/wrap-up/ But I'm having to switch gears to writing my daily story. But the size and scope of all this and what I'm seeing continues to get bigger and bigger. I literally have a headache right now. This is mindboggling. I'll try to catch back up with you later. http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/04/the-meeting-continues/ I don't see them at the table today. I've not seen them in of the meetings I've attended. And I've been told OKC is not being restricted to lights OG&E likes to order from the Pelco catalog. And yet, after much discussion over LED lights, the following bit of info ... http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/04/the-voice-of-oklahoma-gas-electric/ [caption id="attachment_2643" align="alignnone" width="448" caption="Pondering the future at 420 W Main."][/caption] We're in a much bigger room now with a much bigger table. Rand Elliott is here. So is Anthony McDermid and Mickey Clagg. When the lights come on and I'll share more names. The discussion 0n this blog got mentioned again... ... http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/04/live-blogging-continues-part-two-streetscapes/ Today is one of those key moments for downtown Oklahoma City. A lot of change is on the table, a lot of decision makers are in the room. One thing that is very clear: these folks know you're out there. They've been reading these posts, they've seen your comments. The coordination ... http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/04/live-blogging-all-day/ A quick glance through the portfolio of Fisher Marantz Stone indicates the New York City firm is a superstar when it comes to architectural lighting design. Zack Zanolli, the firm’s soft spoken associate principal, gave a presentation this morning that was a bit difficult to hear. But the message was clear; ... http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/04/cutting-edge-vs-practical/ Downtown is doing a 180, and the streetscapes involve 180 acres. Assistant City Engineer Laura Story is talking about an (educational?) campaign, with buttons, etc., proclaiming "downtown 180." http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2009/11/04/get-ready-for-downtown-180/