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August 2022, Vol. 10 Issue 18

Public asked for input on Innovation District connectivity

Exciting progress continues in the Innovation District with public input on the MAPS 4 Innovation District Connectivity Masterplan. Residents, visitors, workers, business owners and property owners are encouraged to provide input, thoughts and ideas about how to encourage better interaction between the existing businesses and institutions as well as how to improve sidewalks, bike lanes and connectivity to increase the pedestrian and walkable nature of the district.

Specific corridors to be addressed include N. Lincoln Boulevard, NE Fourth Street, NE Eighth Street and the NE 10th Street bridge at Interstate 235.

The city of Oklahoma City has engaged Kimley-Horn to develop a master plan to determine how to improve connectivity and linkages surrounding the Innovation District. A key phase is gathering public input. On the website there is an electronic survey as well as an interactive map where people can add a comment on a site-specific location in the Innovation District area to suggest sidewalk, bicycle, and public transit connectivity improvements. All input will be carefully considered and utilized to develop projects for the MAPS 4 Innovation District Neighborhood Connectivity project.

Alliance in the community
Alliance team members visit lower Scissortail Park, a MAPS 3 project, that will open to the public on September 23, 2022, and will connect to the north end of the park via the Skydance Bridge. 

New affordable housing approved for OKC

Affordable housing is a challenge, both on a national and local level. While median home value and median rent have increased significantly, average per capita income growth has not increased at the same pace. 

The City Council just approved the use of Home Funds available through the city Planning Department to enable Progress OKC to build four new homes in the Culbertson East Highland neighborhood of northeast Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City Chamber Forum: national economic trends
Learn about national economic development trends at the Oklahoma City Chamber Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 11:30 AM to 1 PM. The event will feature economic developers from outside of Oklahoma City who will provide a unique perspective on the topic. 
Register here
From Kenton Tsoodle, President of the Alliance

The Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City commissioned a downtown housing study by Economic & Planning Systems Inc. to identify trends and conditions in downtown housing and how Oklahoma City can continue to develop the types of downtown housing that will best support our residents’ needs and encourage further economic development. 

Read more at the Journal Record

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