Pennington and Dodson believe it is time to listen to neighborhood leaders first, then spend money how each area needs it.
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OKC metro forms regional transit authority
Cities in the metro have banded together and formed a regional transit authority, a step toward a future integrated commuter transit system.
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Commentary: Spending to reduce debt
I want to agree with Oklahoma Gazette Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Chancellor’s May 14 statement on public radio that Oklahoma City’s investments in infrastructure help level the playing field between rich and poor. The MAPS accomplishments are revitalizing OKC, now the envy of hundreds of American cities. True, most improvements benefitted our downtown and the bankers and […]
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Letters to the Editor: April 22, 2015
United voice The reason I feel compelled to write is I visit OKC often and always pick up a copy of the Gazette because I believe it is a voice for sanity in these crazy times. I am never disappointed and this time really enjoyed the letter from Bruce Good (Letters, “Fat ass,” March 25, […]
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Letters to the Editor: March 11, 2015
I see a lot of improvements in Oklahoma City, especially downtown. Maybe more action will start improving things quickly as well.
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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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Sidewalks are some of earliest MAPS 3 projects to be complete
“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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Eminent development?
After failing to negotiate a purchase price with the owners of several lots west of Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Oklahoma City Council authorized city staff to file an eminent domain claim with a vote on March 18.The timing of the vote is one that Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid finds ironic. “The city, in my […]
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TIF love
While the city’s use of sales tax revenue through MAPS has gained the most attention over the past decade, the city has also turned to tax increment financing (TIF) as another way to leverage tax dollars into economic development. By creating a TIF district, the city provides public incentives to developers with the increase in […]