We’ve talked about the need to replace Oklahoma County’s jail before.
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Capitol crumble
Those creatures and some of their brethren are on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s list of endangered species in Oklahoma, but the Capitol building made the 2014 list for Most Endangered Historic Places compiled each year by Preservation Oklahoma Inc. The group can’t do much for the bat or the beetle, but it does […]
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Walk this way
“Along with the trail system, [sidewalks] probably touch more neighborhoods and more parts of the city than any other MAPS 3 project,” Cornett said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to mark the completion of phase 1 of the sidewalk project. “If you look at these sidewalks, I think they exceed expectations, which is continuing the […]
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LETTERS
The 2004 vote on this issue confirmed Oklahomans’ view that a marriage should be between a man and a woman, but as much as we struggle with the idea of a gay couple being married, we must come to the realization that gay marriage will be legal in all states, maybe quicker than we think. […]
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Tear it up
The work centers on a new portion of Project 180 streetscape projects that will begin Oct. 24 and focus on a two-block area, as opposed to numerous street closings and detours that occurred with the initial phase in 2010 and 2011. Specifically, crews will begin work on Dean A. McGee Avenue extending from Robinson to […]
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Walk on
The initial project for the first phase of sidewalks will comprise almost six miles with an estimated cost of $1.4 million. Construction will begin in late spring with a completion target of Oct. 31. With buzzwords like “connectivity,” “sustainability” and “walkability” floating around, Sidewalks Subcommittee chairwoman Sue Hooper said she is excited about the project […]
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Mileage may vary
During the MAPS 3 Trails and Sidewalks subcommittee meeting yesterday morning, MAPS staff told subcommittee members that out of 131 alignments for city sidewalks, the program would be able to build an estimated 31 of those, spread out over two phases and at a cost of $6.8 million in MAPS 3 funds. The entire project […]
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Life is an expressway
Keith Angier, executive vice president of MacArthur Associated Consultants, who has worked with the city and the state Department of Transportation on the realignment since 1995, made a short presentation to the MAPS 3 Convention Center Subcommittee at its Nov. 15 meeting to outline plans for the boulevard. Paid for by ODOT and estimated to […]
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Life is an expressway
Keith Angier, executive vice president of MacArthur Associated Consultants, who has worked with the city and the state Department of Transportation on the realignment since 1995, made a short presentation to the MAPS 3 Convention Center Subcommittee at its Nov. 15 meeting to outline plans for the boulevard. Paid for by ODOT and estimated to […]
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Life is an expressway
Keith Angier, executive vice president of MacArthur Associated Consultants, who has worked with the city and the state Department of Transportation on the realignment since 1995, made a short presentation to the MAPS 3 Convention Center Subcommittee at its Nov. 15 meeting to outline plans for the boulevard. Paid for by ODOT and estimated to […]