Complete Our Streets Advisory Council
Task Force Report — December 4, 2007
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Complete Our Streets Town Hall Meeting Gathers Comments from Citizens
(Fall 2007) More than 150 Tulsa residents attended a town hall meeting sponsored by the Complete Our Streets panel assembled by Mayor Kathy Taylor and Councilor Bill Martinson. Six members of the panel, chaired by Sharon King Davis and Dewey Bartlett Jr., listened to 28 citizens speak for about three minutes each on how Tulsa should improve its streets.
The Complete Our Streets panel is conducting a study of how to improve Tulsa's streets in three areas: contracting, smart urban design, and financing. They will present recommendations to the Mayor and to the City Council by December 4. Residents may submit comments and information to the panel by contacting the Mayor's Action Center at 596-2100 or email.
Besides Sharon King Davis and Dewey Bartlett Jr., other Complete Our Streets panel members present at the town hall meeting were Derek Gates, Patty Eaton, Ron Bussert and Bob Kuhn. Residents spoke on topics including quality control of construction projects, more options for mass transit, additional funding sources for streets, and traffic signal synchronization to improve traffic flow.
Several avid bicyclists also expressed the need for wider and smoother streets for bicycle transportation, traffic signals that detect bicycles and an ordinance requiring motorists to pass bicyclists in an adjacent lane. They said although bike lanes are well-intentioned, most motorists don't notice them and bicyclists develop a false sense of security.
Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel announced (October 2007 press release)