Downtown Oklahoma City Initiative’s Third Artist Invitational delivers two new public art installations to downtown
placemaking
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First semipermanent parklet is installed in Bricktown
The parklet was recently moved to the north end of Mickey Mantle Avenue.
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Commentary: Neighbors build communities
In our current obsession with building the next hip neighborhood, I fear we are so concerned with placemaking and shopping local that we risk forgetting the bedrock these redeveloped neighborhoods were founded upon, which is great people. In addition to those well-known community leaders, there are great people who work tirelessly and faithfully in community […]
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Hundreds gather to hear from leading urban planners at the Institute for Quality Communities’ Placemaking Conference in Norman.
Hundreds gather to hear from leading urban planners at the Institute for Quality Communities’ Placemaking Conference in Norman.
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Walking Western
The plan, culminated after a months-long study, would narrow traffic lanes and increase sidewalk space throughout the five-block area of Western. Proponents say it will create more appealing public space and ease parking and pedestrian concerns. “We can make Western Avenue a better place,” said Blair Humphreys, executive director of the Institute for Quality Communities […]