Palace Clothing Building/Old Arby's

[carltonplace]

Building Demolition Form
Section 8
1. What is wrong with your building? (Check all that apply)
[ ] Infested with zombies
[ ] Cosmic Rays
[ ] Southwestern earthquake damage
[ ] Temporal nexus epicenter
[ ] Oklahoma Democratic Headquarters

[tulsabug]

I used to work in the OTC (dirty ice cube) downtown. After the city moved in it seemed like it was infested with zombies. 

[Townsend]

TW FB post about Blake Ewing:

A city councilor has proposed extending a temporary ban on demolishing downtown buildings for surface parking lots until the council can consider permanent restrictions in the zoning code.

Go Blake.

[carltonplace]

TW FB post about Blake Ewing:

Go Blake.

Does that save this building? I can't even think about this proposed demolition it makes me so angry.

[Townsend]

Does that save this building? I can't even think about this proposed demolition it makes me so angry.

Not sure.  The Lorton's might claim it won't be surface parking.

[sgrizzle]

Not sure.  The Lorton's might claim it won't be surface parking.

If the Lorton's would replace it with a 2-3 story building with ground level retail, I'd be... well.. less angry.

[carltonplace]

If the Lorton's would replace it with a 2-3 story building with ground level retail, I'd be... well.. less angry.

Not very likely.

[davideinstein]

Ground parking needs to be banned from anywhere in the IDL.

[carltonplace]

Ground parking needs to be banned from anywhere in the IDL.

At a minimum we need codes to enforce what surface parking should look like inside the IDL.
Demarcation from the street
Screening/Landscaping/sidewalk maintenance.
Lighting/signage
Curb cuts, entrances/exits

[rdj]

Ground parking needs to be banned from anywhere in the IDL.

That kind of thinking will kill ground floor retail.

[DTowner]

At a minimum we need codes to enforce what surface parking should look like inside the IDL.
Demarcation from the street
Screening/Landscaping/sidewalk maintenance.
Lighting/signage
Curb cuts, entrances/exits

And the downtown assessment should at least equal that of the prior use.

[TheArtist]

That kind of thinking will kill ground floor retail.

How So?  I would think just the opposite.

[carltonplace]

How So?  I would think just the opposite.

Agreed. In an environment like downtown people on feet are much more likely to stop in than people on motors are.

[rdj]

So, you don't want any curbside parking in front of or at least across the street from your retail spot?

[Townsend]

So, you don't want any curbside parking in front of or at least across the street from your retail spot?

I believe they were referring to ground level parking lots.  (American Parking et al.)