Cherry Street

[carltonplace]

Agree on the trees, both Brookside and Cherry Street need trees planted to soften the visibility of the power lines.

[jacobi]

I have never had a problem with biking on 15th there.  I'd rather do it there than on brookside.  Anyway, yep, it seems we are wasting another oportunity to put some legit bike lanes down. However, what will be fantistic is taking it down to two lanes will cause people to slow down.  I wonder how all of this will affect the farmers market?

[rdj]

Point well-taken, and welcome aboard!  Obviously there are others who like the place better than I do as the parking lot is usually full.  Part of my issue might be I'm comparing it to a family-owned Mongolian BBQ I go to in Midwest City which allows you to use a bigger plate and the prices are a little more modest.

At the insistence of a friend I visited Hu Hot for lunch the other day.  I found it better than Genghis Grill.  Seemed to be a better value, considering it is all you can eat.

[Conan71]

At the insistence of a friend I visited Hu Hot for lunch the other day.  I found it better than Genghis Grill.  Seemed to be a better value, considering it is all you can eat.

Where is Hu Hot? Never heard of it.

[rdj]

Where is Hu Hot? Never heard of it.

It occupies the space formerly held by Ruby Tuesday at 71st & Hell.

[Townsend]

Where is Hu Hot? Never heard of it.

http://www.huhot.com/Locations/Oklahoma/Tulsa

HuHot Mongolian Grill
6746 S. Memorial
Tulsa, Oklahoma

(918) 459-5346

Hours
Lunch: 11AM-4PM
Dinner Sunday-Thursday: 4PM-9PM
Dinner Friday-Saturday: 4PM-10PM

[Conan71]

It occupies the space formerly held by Ruby Tuesday at 71st & Hell.

Nevermind.  Ruby Tuesday's couldn't make it?

[rdj]

Nevermind.  Ruby Tuesday's couldn't make it?

I guess even Tulsa has a limit for how many massive menu American style dining chain establishments its obese population can support.

[stageidea]

I guess even Tulsa has a limit for how many massive menu American style dining chain establishments its obese population can support.

So instead we brought in another Asian buffet (oops, I mean Mongolian Restaurant).  The obese population would never support one of these...   

[rdj]

So instead we brought in another Asian buffet (oops, I mean Mongolian Restaurant).  The obese population would never support one of these...   

If a Montana franchisor thinks it is smart to allow a franchisee to drop a million or two in opening a new restaurant in south Tulsa I'm not going to stop them.  That's at least a couple hundred grand in sales, real estate & income tax revenue just to get opened...

[SXSW]

Not a fan of this at all.  I agree with the barista from Seattle [in the KJRH article], I would rather see bike lanes.  I live in the adjacent neighborhood and don't mind people parking on the streets.  Luckily it will just be angled parking on one side and not both.  Still looking forward to the day a real streetscape is put in with new sidewalks and trees. 

[swampee]

This is the problem of Tulsa. All this talk about walkable areas and in the end the only thing we are concerned about is more parking. I live in Maple Park are Cherry Street is a complete fail to me because it is horrrible to walk to and through. The sidewalks on Cherry are about 5 feet wide with parking signs 2 feet in from the street. We need sidewalks that are double in with. It is so narrow you cant even walk next to someone. How can a place be walkable if you cant walk next to someone to enjoy it. Plus after a few pops at the pub you can either get your head knocked off with one of these signs or get racked by the parking meters because the sidewalks are so narrow you are constatly avoiding these signs and meters.

When I first moved to Maple Park I tried to walk to Cherry but its too stressful. Isnt a walkable area supposed to be relaxing. I try not to get killed by the meth heads turning into McDs, then at Peoria, then at the 3 parking openings in front of Chimis, Jasons, and the coffe place. Then you get to the 4 foot wide sidewalk in front of Does. Thats just describing the beginning of the south side of 15th. Im sorry its pathetic. Honestly a shopping center in south tulsa is just as walkable as Cherry.

[swampee]

Before even worrying about parking spaces they need to do three things. First make sure the zoning doesnt allow parking in front of the buildings. I wont walk near the subway because there is no sidewalks and people turn right into you. Second the sidewalks need to be redone completely and doubled in width. I want to walk next to people not in a single file line. Third plant trees and a ton of them. They block the 3rd world nation power lines, make the area even nicer, and most important provide shade. I went to 1 farmers market this summer. The reason is it so hot even at 9 am that its not enjoyable. shade would make a huge difference. The only way an area becomes walkable is its safe and enjoyable to walk at. Cherry Street is horrible but parking will fix that. This crap gets so old.

[jacobi]

When I first moved to Maple Park I tried to walk to Cherry but its too stressful. Isnt a walkable area supposed to be relaxing. I try not to get killed by the meth heads turning into McDs, then at Peoria, then at the 3 parking openings in front of Chimis, Jasons, and the coffe place. Then you get to the 4 foot wide sidewalk in front of Does. Thats just describing the beginning of the south side of 15th. Im sorry its pathetic. Honestly a shopping center in south tulsa is just as walkable as Cherry.

I think that might be a little harsh.  Walkable not only means being able to get around within it, it also means that you can get there.  Try living in the area behind woodland hills and walking there.  then try walking to cherry street.  While I agree that the sidewalks need to be widened and the signs moved off the sidewalks, I have never been nearly killed by signs or motorists on cherry street.  Even after I have had a few rounds.  While I think that adding more parking is NOT the solution, removing two of the lanes will help to change the street by slowing people down.  Also, I wish I was in your position.  Maple park area is freggin awesome.  Oh and I think that you guys as home owners in the maple ridge area should get a petition together to get rid of that Mcd's.  It has bothered the crap out of me for a long time.  The A&W too.  So get on it.

[jacobi]

I agree with the barista from Seattle [in the KJRH article], I would rather see bike lanes.

Just as a note, he LIVED in seattle.  He is from here.  Ryan is a VERY cool dude.