(PROJECT) QT Park - 41st & Riverside

[carltonplace]

And April is the new January.

The trail from the Pedestrian bridge to 41st is open now. The QT park and the trail to 58th St should be open in April. 61st to 71st is up next.

[cannon_fodder]

September, April . . . whatever.  We had a really harsh fall and winter (actually, wasn't it mild and dry?).  I haven't heard any discussion of what the actual holdup was.  Also, there was no mention of the 6 month delay int he story . . .

[sgrizzle]

From the amount of work going into it, I think previous timelines were a bit foolish. At least it will be open for the summer.

[TheArtist]

Yea, we all knew about how long it would take... Dont know why they fed us that line that they did. Go figure. But anywhoo lol.  Its a great addition to the River Parks. Glad to see its almost done..

And Thank you QT!

[TurismoDreamin]

September, April . . . whatever.  We had a really harsh fall and winter (actually, wasn't it mild and dry?).  I haven't heard any discussion of what the actual holdup was.  Also, there was no mention of the 6 month delay int he story . . .

I thought I remembered on the news a while back that they had delays from passing inspection and dealing with unforeseen river bank erosion (what did they expect from tree removal). Regardless, they've been working on that covered picnic area since last year and I've seen people work on it daily on my drive home....it seriously can not be that hard. Hopefully, they can at least commemorate their 51st anniversary.

[Nic Nac]

What does everyone think about the park now that it is complete?

I thought the water features were going to be a little more extensive but overall I think it turned out nice.  It's an inviting and usable space.

One thing struck me as odd though.  It looks as though the tree wells lining the bike / jogging may have been incorrectly placed.  As they are now one row of trees blocks a lane of traffic on the path.  This could have been intentional to slow traffic through this area but the offset of the East row of trees makes me think it was a mistake.  Thoughts?

[SXSW]

I think it's a great addition, and the new separate walking/jogging and bike trails are fantastic.  Once all of these new trails are complete on the east bank it will be one of the nicest continous trails anywhere.  Tulsa is very lucky to have such a nice trail network that keeps getting better and more extensive every year.

About the park, I know some have commented about how this basically nixes the plan to build a 41st St. bridge.  Maybe a road bridge, yes, but a pedestrian bridge could still be built across the river at this location.  It would be nice to have another link between the east and west banks as right now you either cross at the ped. bridge or at the 71st bridge over 4 miles to the south.  Definitely not a top priority by any means but could make a nice addition to River Parks in the future...

[YoungTulsan]

Yes, you could walk to the other side and see whats going on at the Arrow Trucking warehouse

[sauerkraut]

I think it's a great addition, and the new separate walking/jogging and bike trails are fantastic.  Once all of these new trails are complete on the east bank it will be one of the nicest continous trails anywhere.  Tulsa is very lucky to have such a nice trail network that keeps getting better and more extensive every year.

About the park, I know some have commented about how this basically nixes the plan to build a 41st St. bridge.  Maybe a road bridge, yes, but a pedestrian bridge could still be built across the river at this location.  It would be nice to have another link between the east and west banks as right now you either cross at the ped. bridge or at the 71st bridge over 4 miles to the south.  Definitely not a top priority by any means but could make a nice addition to River Parks in the future...

Yes, the separate bike & jogging trail are great but  they do merge into one trail and then back out to a separate trails and then they merge back into a single trail, my biggest problem is careless dog owners, maybe build a doggie zone... The new area looks  nice but it was expensive, IMO I'd rather have more money spent on building a  cross over bridge for the river and also build a full trail on the west bank, I'd also like to see the trail go farther south from 101st street... I'd rather have the money spent on more trails and wider trails than just fancy frills, after all the trails are the biggest draw to the river parks. But that's just me.

[Hoss]

Yes, the separate bike & jogging trail are great but  they do merge into one trail and then back out to a separate trails and then they merge back into a single trail, my biggest problem is careless dog owners, maybe build a doggie zone... The new area looks  nice but it was expensive, IMO I'd rather have more money spent on building a  cross over bridge for the river and also build a full trail on the west bank, I'd also like to see the trail go farther south from 101st street... I'd rather have the money spent on more trails and wider trails than just fancy frills, after all the trails are the biggest draw to the river parks. But that's just me.

Yep, that's just you....and you STILL don't live here, so quit posting without disclaimers like you do.

[carltonplace]

I ran an extra two miles in the rain on Saturday to get a look at the new park...its very nice. I particularly like the overlook deck.

I don't think that they have completed all of the water features..the "lazy river" is still to come (or I could be wrong).

A pedestrian bridge at 41st would be great, but I'm not holding my breath.

[sauerkraut]

I ran an extra two miles in the rain on Saturday to get a look at the new park...its very nice. I particularly like the overlook deck.

I don't think that they have completed all of the water features..the "lazy river" is still to come (or I could be wrong).

A pedestrian bridge at 41st would be great, but I'm not holding my breath.

Money is tight in "T" Towne. The budget needs to be cut. Any pedestrian bridge will have to be put on the back burner for now.

[Hoss]

Money is tight in "T" Towne. The budget needs to be cut. Any pedestrian bridge will have to be put on the back burner for now.

Why don't you make the trip here and tell the city council that...oh, wait a minute...since you're not a resident of the city, your opinion won't matter.  Until you are, please stifle it.

[sauerkraut]

Why don't you make the trip here and tell the city council that...oh, wait a minute...since you're not a resident of the city, your opinion won't matter.  Until you are, please stifle it.

I am in Tulsa, and I should of came by boat instead of plane. Lucky they are saying the rain is over and it should warm up to 81 degrees today. I spend alot of time in Tulsa.

[Hoss]

I am in Tulsa, and I should of came by boat instead of plane. Lucky they are saying the rain is over and it should warm up to 81 degrees today. I spend alot of time in Tulsa.

Doesn't matter, you're still not a voting resident.

And have you looked outside if you're in Tulsa?  It better hurry if it's going to get to 81 today.  It's usually pretty easy to type in 'Tulsa Weather' in the Google....