Form Based Code Approved For Pearl District

[ZYX]

http://m.newson6.com/LocalNewsStory.html?pid=2264&parenturl=http%3a%2f%2fkotv.com%2fapi%2fgetFeed.aspx%3fid%3d4%26date%3d20110202&itemurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.newson6.com%2fglobal%2fstory.asp%3fS%3d14174469%26clienttype%3drssstory

Now if we could just get those canals built...

[Townsend]

Man I hope that gets approved elsewhere before the Brookside CVS gets built.

[SXSW]

Yep, for things really to get started in this area they need to fix the flooding problems first with the retention ponds and 6th St. canal.  Does anyone know the status of those projects?  I thought they were at least partially funded?  Revitalizing that neighborhood will go a long way towards fixing some of the crime and blight issues currently present.  It reminds me a lot of the Plaza District in OKC but in a better location:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanreviewstl/124867516/in/photostream/

[ZYX]

Yeah, it is pretty similar to the Plaza District. This area has the potential to be reeealy cool if some of those industrial buildings were renovated, and the ones that were too far gone were torn down and replaced with lofts with retail on the bottom. It has already happened to some extent.

[sgrizzle]

Man I hope that gets approved elsewhere before the Brookside CVS gets built.

It won't be applicable for the Pearl for months, years for anywhere else.

Blockbuster on brookside is closing.. new CVS?

[Townsend]

It won't be applicable for the Pearl for months, years for anywhere else.

Blockbuster on brookside is closing.. new CVS?

My attempt at dark development humor.

[titan43112]

Any idea if the change in zoning was holding back any development? People waiting until after the change in effect maybe? Driving by the other day it looked as if there were a few properties being repaired along 6th street. I also agree that the canals would really help create the atmosphere the PDA is desiring, hope it gets done.

[SXSW]

Any idea if the change in zoning was holding back any development? People waiting until after the change in effect maybe? Driving by the other day it looked as if there were a few properties being repaired along 6th street. I also agree that the canals would really help create the atmosphere the PDA is desiring, hope it gets done.

I rode my bike by there earlier and they are definitely working on the building at the SE corner of 6th & Peoria.  Isn't that Blake Ewing's project?  This building:



The streetscape is sorely needed however.  The view looking west from that stretch of 6th is really great.  Here is a rendering with the canal:


Plan (including new retention ponds)

[ZYX]

I desperately want to see a timetable for this, I think that is information that we deserve to know.

[TheArtist]

  From what I gather, the second phase or pond will be the area to the north of Central Park.  Then they will start the part towards the east.  However, I have no idea when they will be doing the pond to the north.

[SXSW]

 From what I gather, the second phase or pond will be the area to the north of Central Park.  Then they will start the part towards the east.  However, I have no idea when they will be doing the pond to the north.

This is all I've found from an Urban Tulsa article from Sep. 1, 2010:

A plan to enhance two intersections and slow down traffic in the Pearl District near downtown is being reviewed by city officials and likely will be ready for the bid process by this fall, according to the engineer overseeing the project.

Doug Duke of the Jacobs Engineering Group, the firm hired by the city to plan the project, said he hopes to have approval of the plans by the middle of the month, allowing the project to go out to bid. He said demolition and site preparation work could start by winter.

"The way it's looking, by the end of the year, you could see them out there working," he said.

The work in the Pearl District is part of a larger $3.1 million streets improvement package in the area that includes the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of 10th St. and Elgin Ave. The Pearl District portion of the package carries a price tag of $800,000, with the money coming from tax increment finance district funds.

Plans call for the installation of attention-grabbing asphalt overlays bearing a Pearl District logo in crosswalks at 6th St. and Peoria Ave., and 11th St. and Peoria. New bollards, streetlights and stoplights also will be installed. A third, painted crosswalk will be installed at 8th St. and Peoria.

The plan also calls for the creation of traffic-calming measures through the corridor, a move intended to make it safer for motorists turning against traffic near a small hill at 8th and Peoria. Flashing signal lights and new signs will warn motorists to reduce their speed to 25 mph through the zone. Another flashing sign warning drivers to slow down will be installed at 5th St. and Peoria.

District residents also are hoping to see progress this year on a planned five-acre storm water detention project just north of Centennial Park that not only would relieve flooding issues in the area but also potentially serve as a magnet for developers. The so-called "West Pond" would be bounded by Madison Ave. on the west, 4th St. on the north, Owasso Ave. on the east and 5th Place on the south. The $9 million project would be heavily landscaped and include a number of amenities such as fountains, overlooks and a pier. The acquisition of property for the project already has begun.

Assuming the street improvements package isn't plagued by any delays, Duke estimated all the work would be complete by end of summer 2011.

"We'll do the first two Peoria intersections first," he said. "We hope to be through with those by the end of spring, then we'll do the roundabout project."http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A32091

[DTowner]

Are some/most of these projects dependent upon the money generated from the Home Depot TIF district?  For some reason I recall once reading that, but I can't find it now.

[Townsend]

Are some/most of these projects dependent upon the money generated from the Home Depot TIF district?  For some reason I recall once reading that, but I can't find it now.

I thought that was the Gunboat district.

[DTowner]

Here is some information - indicates the Home Depot TIF expired in 2009.

http://www.cityoftulsa.org/media/28285/tif%20matrix%20summary2009.pdf

Looks like this TIF paid for some street work at Village at Central Park, the park and the center at the park.  Remaining funds to be used for some intersection work around 6th and Peoria.

[SXSW]

Here is some information - indicates the Home Depot TIF expired in 2009.

http://www.cityoftulsa.org/media/28285/tif%20matrix%20summary2009.pdf

Looks like this TIF paid for some street work at Village at Central Park, the park and the center at the park.  Remaining funds to be used for some intersection work around 6th and Peoria.

Saw this interesting blurb on the PDF under Central Park TIF: acquisition, relocation, demolition of Oaklawn

Are there plans to redevelop Oaklawn Cemetery at 11th & Peoria?