PLANiTULSA: The City of Tulsa Comprehensive Plan Update
July 2009 PLANiTULSA Update
Make way for Scenario "T" - for Tulsa.
Results from the recent PLANiTULSA survey showed that many
Tulsans have a 'preference' for one of the four scenarios created
from over 200 workshop 'maps.' However, planners stress that
certain indicators from all four scenarios will be included in the
final Vision, featuring Scenario "T."
"Voices from all regions of Tulsa will be represented in
the Vision, our Executive Summary," said John Fregonese, lead
PLANiTULSA planner. "All survey results will be used in creating
Scenario T, which will be revealed September 15."
Fregonese noted that 5,800 Tulsans participated in the spring
scenario survey which asked for personal preferences on the land
use scenarios created following fall and winter workshops.
Fregonese and members of the PLANiTULSA team, (including
planners with Fregonese and Associates as well as City of Tulsa
Planning staff) have announced that creating the Vision (executive
summary) using the input received from thousands of Tulsans is the
next step of the PLANiTULSA process.
Survey results showed that top priorities for Tulsans are:
repair and maintain the streets; improve public education; provide
new economic opportunities and jobs; provide clear air and water;
improve public safety; provide health care options; develop
renewable energy; and keep young people in Tulsa. There was
consensus throughout the city that the current philosophy and
procedures regarding land use and planning in our city need to
change to address these priorities.
While taking the survey, citizens also indicated which of the
four representative scenarios would provide needed transportation
options and investments, good paying jobs, housing options, and
access to parks and open spaces which will meet their personal
needs. Results were taqbulated to show variances in age and
residence of those who responded.
The PLANiTULSA process, which began early in 2008, will create
the City of Tulsa's first Comprehensive Land Use Plan in thirty
years.
On March 31, 2008, the City of Tulsa partnered with Fregonese
Associates, nationally-recognized planning consultants, to update
the Comprehensive Plan.
What is the purpose of the Comprehensive
Plan?
The Comprehensive Plan guides the physical development of the
City. Its policies provide a framework within which individuals,
businesses and public officials can make decisions that are
consistent with the community's vision and objectives.
Typical Comprehensive Plan Components
- Urban Design
- Land Use
- Economic Development
- Housing
- Environmental Protection
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- Transportation
- Public Facilities
- Historic Preservation
- Arts and Culture
- Open Space and Recreation
- Conservation
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What does the Comprehensive Plan guide?
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Development, to direct orderly and efficient growth of our
City.
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Cooperation, based on the common values, goals, and objectives
of the entire community.
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Public investments, suggesting the best methods to direct public
resources to development and re-development projects.
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Implementation, using public policy tools such as zoning laws,
capital improvement programs, development regulations and building
codes.
Why Plan? To get . . .
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Informed Decisions
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Predictability
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Enhancement of Community Character
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Positive Economic Growth, and
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Balance of Political, Personal and Community Values
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"Change is inevitable. Change is constant."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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