PLANiTULSA Vision - Land Use

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From the PLANiTULSA "Our Vision" Chapter on Land Use:
http://www.planitulsa.org/vision/planchapters/landuse

Land Use
Tulsa's future land uses will be broadly organized under five main building blocks:

Downtown
Corridors
New centers
New neighborhoods
Existing neighborhoods

Building blocks are a combination of land uses, urban design concepts, and transportation elements that provide a more complete description of city environments than typical zoning-based land use plans.

The building blocks will be the basis of Tulsa's land use categories and are used in the vision to describe the kinds of places Tulsa will feature in the future. They will cover a range of places, from the central business district and Brady Village downtown, to new neighborhoods with grocery stores and other shops in east and west Tulsa.

Downtown
Downtown Tulsa will be the place to see a concert, go shopping, or have a night out on the town. A lot of people also will work downtown, where plentiful office space and a great transit system will make it easy for employers to serve their clients, attract great talent, and serve residents and visitors.

Corridors
Corridors will stitch the city together, and they serve as both travel routes and destinations. They will serve local and regional traffic, but they will also be places with jobs, housing and shopping amenities. Tulsa's corridors will be divided into two main categories: high-capacity arterial streets that support several travel methods such as cars, bikes and transit, and lower-volume main streets that serve neighbors and visitors alike.

New Centers
While Tulsa's downtown will be a primary housing and employment center of the city and the region, new centers will develop as additional employment, shopping, and entertainment clusters.

New Residential Neighborhoods
New neighborhoods will combine the best aspects of Tulsa's single-family neighborhoods – spacious, quiet and affordable – with nearby retail and services, accessibility to jobs and a range of housing types from which to choose.

Existing Residential Neighborhoods
Tulsa's original single-family neighborhoods will continue to be among its most vital assets. They will be preserved in this new vision, and where needed, revitalized. Nearby main streets and major arterial streets will be enhanced with sidewalks, bike lanes and better transit service. These corridors will also provide shops, restaurants and other amenities within walking distance of homes.