PLANiTULSA Vision - Parks

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From the PLANiTULSA "Our Vision" chapter on Parks
http://www.planitulsa.org/vision/planchapters/parks

Parks
Tulsa's park system will be hailed as one of the most extensive and heavily used in Oklahoma. Most Tulsans will live near a neighborhood park and will be able to walk or bike there.

Parks and schools are today and will continue to be important gathering places in neighborhoods around the city. Schools will be able to coordinate with the city's parks department to combine daytime playgrounds, pools, sports fields and other amenities with their own facilities.

Downtown, as a thriving urban center, will have parks strategically placed throughout the area for daytime workers, residents and visitors to enjoy. Careful planning will ensure that small pocket parks are surrounded by mixed-use residential buildings that will provide "eyes on the park" during evenings and weekends. Families will make great use of new parks with fountains and water features, which can serve as a unique gathering place for kids and adults alike.

Tulsa's relationship with the Arkansas River will be strengthened by a deliberate strategy to connect downtown, River Parks and other neighborhoods with trails, plazas and parks. The River Parks system, which was developed prior to PLANiTULSA, will continue to be a major regional attraction and will grow as a bike and pedestrian transportation corridor for those who work downtown.

PLANiTULSA and the Parks Master Plan of 2009
Concurrent with the PLANiTULSA process, Tulsa is developing a new Parks Master Plan, with a targeted completion date of 2009. This plan will provide a clear vision for the park system and will establish an important strategic direction for the future.  PLANiTULSA supports the parks master planning effort and will integrate the goals, results and actions into the over arching PLANiTULSA vision.