Naming Contest for Tulsa's Bad Streets

[RecycleMichael]

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear
P.S. I notice ALL the Tulsa County Pools are open.

All four of the county pools are open.

The city has 22 pools. Some of the pools need rehabilitation. Pools can be very expensive to maintain.

My backyard pool has cost me hundreds of dollars this year. I make the kids swim, just to get my money's worth.

[bugo]

It's maintained by ODOT, but the ramp from 41st Street (Skelly Drive) to WB I-44 is terrible.  The pavement is extremely rough, and the sight lines at where the ramp merges with I-44 are dangerous (not to mention a short merge lane).

[YoungTulsan]

All the neighborhood streets between Denver and Boulder, 16th to 17th Pl (University Club) could be renamed Beirut.

[Conan71]

Yale from 21st south to 31st is very rough.  Not much better on the south side of 31st. either.

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear
P.S. I notice ALL the Tulsa County Pools are open.

All four of the county pools are open.

The city has 22 pools. Some of the pools need rehabilitation. Pools can be very expensive to maintain.

My backyard pool has cost me hundreds of dollars this year. I make the kids swim, just to get my money's worth.

If the city government is a pauper, and the county is rich with funds, then just either turn all of City of Tulsa's parks over to the county to run, or else divert part of the county revenue stream over to the city.

It has been a travesty for 7 years that all the city pools cannot be open.  Mayor MisFortunates mis-Admistration was the first time in memory that the city could not afford to open the public pools, albeit occasionally one did not open on schedule due to some unforeseen defect in the pool.

The TPD, the TFD, the Public Works Dept, all seem to have a powerful and organized constituency, and hence they get the Lion's Share of the city tax dollars to spend.

THE CHILDREN OF TULSA evidently have NO ONE advocating for them.

Pity the poor children of Tulsa whose family cannot afford their own backyard, in-ground pool like RecycleMichael.

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[Gaspar]

That little stretch of Lewis Ave.  from Admiral to 91st street south.

Falling apart, underwater when it rains, and full of blind corners and dangerous intersections.  Oh yeah!  . . . and bad drivers.

[RecycleMichael]

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

THE CHILDREN OF TULSA evidently have NO ONE advocating for them.

Pity the poor children of Tulsa whose family cannot afford their own backyard, in-ground pool like RecycleMichael.

How do you know my pool is an in-ground and is in my backyard? Have you been stalking around?

I gots to get me some bear traps.

Yes. there are many advocating for the chldren. My family has always been active in youth issues.

Stop acting like you care for the children. Name one thing you have done to advocate for children's issues.

[carltonplace]

quote:Originally posted by YoungTulsan

All the neighborhood streets between Denver and Boulder, 16th to 17th Pl (University Club) could be renamed Beirut.

I know, it looks third world there with all of the holes and pices of ashpalt laying in the street, but its just as bad across 15th St to the North at 14th and 13th Streets. Cheyenne between 13th to 14th should be closed

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

quote:Originally posted by Friendly Bear

THE CHILDREN OF TULSA evidently have NO ONE advocating for them.

Pity the poor children of Tulsa whose family cannot afford their own backyard, in-ground pool like RecycleMichael.

How do you know my pool is an in-ground and is in my backyard? Have you been stalking around?

I gots to get me some bear traps.

Yes. there are many advocating for the chldren. My family has always been active in youth issues.

Stop acting like you care for the children. Name one thing you have done to advocate for children's issues.

YOU basically told me you have an in-ground swimming pool, by stating:

"My backyard pool has cost me hundreds of dollars this year".

Only a idiot would pay hundreds of dollars a year to maintain a blow-up, above-ground rubber wading pool in their back yard.

And, I wouldn't call RM an idiot.

Maybe a lot of other names are suitable, but  certainly not idiot.

As to being an advocate for children's issues, my tax dollars help pay for the highest priced public education system in the world, for starters.

For another, trying to get some attention on this Forum about messed up city priorities that only fund 4 of 22 city pools certainly is a Child Advocacy issue.

The other private efforts I make on behalf of children is a private matter, not a matter I would share with RecycleMichael.

See, it's Nobody's business.  

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[deinstein]

I question rather or not it's a safety issue with the Broken Arrow Expressway bridge over Lewis Ave.

(I'm being serious...)

[EricP]

How about a photo contest? [B)]

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by deinstein

I question rather or not it's a safety issue with the Broken Arrow Expressway bridge over Lewis Ave.

(I'm being serious...)

Unless the neglect of maintenance and repair of State Dept. of Transportation highways here in Tulsa is part of an elaborate, purposeful, COLLABORATED softening up process to get Tulsa voters to vote $1.8 billion in new street taxes, then let's just write it off to:

Incompetence.

[booWorld]

quote:Originally posted by YoungTulsan

All the neighborhood streets between Denver and Boulder, 16th to 17th Pl (University Club) could be renamed Beirut.

Except for the intersection at Carson Ave, 17th St is in good condition.