Roscoe Says: "Do the River!"

[TheArtist]

While the city was devloping all gung ho out south I can imagine that area on the west bank didnt look all that appealing. Now that times have changed and we are getting "full up" on where we can develop in the city  out south, plus the new urbanism movement and the desire to have nice urban environments to live in has kicked in, etc. There are other reasons as some have mentioned for why it wasnt developed and why river development in that area is on the radar again. The time is right to develop that piece of property. And its the logical place to start. If it goes well now and takes off. It will set the stage for further development in the next generation in other areas, possibly like building a bridge at 41st and development around there.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by TheArtist

While the city was devloping all gung ho out south I can imagine that area on the west bank didnt look all that appealing. Now that times have changed and we are getting "full up" on where we can develop in the city  out south, plus the new urbanism movement and the desire to have nice urban environments to live in has kicked in, etc. There are other reasons as some have mentioned for why it wasnt developed and why river development in that area is on the radar again. The time is right to develop that piece of property. And its the logical place to start. If it goes well now and takes off. It will set the stage for further development in the next generation in other areas, possibly like building a bridge at 41st and development around there.

Full agreement here.  I wish they'd make the 41st St. bridge a higher priority than the Tulsa/Jenks/Bixby bridge.

[Double A]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by TheArtist

While the city was devloping all gung ho out south I can imagine that area on the west bank didnt look all that appealing. Now that times have changed and we are getting "full up" on where we can develop in the city  out south, plus the new urbanism movement and the desire to have nice urban environments to live in has kicked in, etc. There are other reasons as some have mentioned for why it wasnt developed and why river development in that area is on the radar again. The time is right to develop that piece of property. And its the logical place to start. If it goes well now and takes off. It will set the stage for further development in the next generation in other areas, possibly like building a bridge at 41st and development around there.

Full agreement here.  I wish they'd make the 41st St. bridge a higher priority than the Tulsa/Jenks/Bixby bridge.

Especially when you consider that this bridge was on the books long before the IVI/Vreeland troll bridge.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by Double A

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by TheArtist

While the city was devloping all gung ho out south I can imagine that area on the west bank didnt look all that appealing. Now that times have changed and we are getting "full up" on where we can develop in the city  out south, plus the new urbanism movement and the desire to have nice urban environments to live in has kicked in, etc. There are other reasons as some have mentioned for why it wasnt developed and why river development in that area is on the radar again. The time is right to develop that piece of property. And its the logical place to start. If it goes well now and takes off. It will set the stage for further development in the next generation in other areas, possibly like building a bridge at 41st and development around there.

Full agreement here.  I wish they'd make the 41st St. bridge a higher priority than the Tulsa/Jenks/Bixby bridge.

Especially when you consider that this bridge was on the books long before the IVI/Vreeland troll bridge.

My understanding is that's why the Hwy 75 bridge over W. 41st was built as a four lane underpass.  Survey crews were out there a few months back.