Finally!!!

We will now see a grocery store opening up in Downtown Tulsa, hopefully by late fall! A location has not been specified, but it has been rumored that it will go in the building south of Enso at 1st and Detroit. It will be called Cam's Grocery, and owned by Dan Cameron. This has the potential to be a catalyst to development, and will be a HUGE step towards creating a full blown urban neighborhood in Tulsa

Way to go Cameron!

Oh, say it ain't so...

Not anymore. This is so sad. I would have loved to see this project downtown in this beautiful building. I just hope this building doesn't get torn down.

What could have been. Maybe someday somebody else will be able to realize this wonderful building's potential. I never thought this project would die. They even had a model open. I guess there just isn't a market yet for condos this expensive.

New white water park for Tulsa?

This could soon be what the river just south of the pedestrian bridge looks like. According to tulsawhitewaterpark.com it is a real possibility. There is no timeline on the project as of yet, so I can't comment much on it, but it does sound exciting. This could be a regional draw from places like NW Arkansas and help bring in the tourist dollars that we need. Fingers crossed!

Boulder Bridge

First off, let me say that I really like the design of the new Boulder bridge. I am really quite surprised that it is not a boring, concrete, standard cheap looking bridge. It appears to have brick on parts of it and there will be artwork molded onto the walls. (I desperately hope not like that God-forsaken wall on 169)

With that said, why are there no bike lanes? Apparently bicyclists will be able to ride on the "extra wide" sidewalks. Yeah, that sounds like a fantastic idea. Imagine it now, as you walk down the sidewalk here comes some guy on the riding his bike on the sidewalk and runs over your four year old's toes. Why is he riding his bike on the sidewalk??! Because this is what he has been told to do. Personally, I don't think moving vehicles should share the same space as pedestrians. If we insist on not putting in bike lanes, then please let us not encourage bicyclists to ride on the sidewalk. Everybody with any knowledge of cycling knows that you are supposed to ride in the street, bike lanes or not.

Also, I'm pretty sure I remember hearing that there would be streetcar/trolley tracks built on it. While the rendering appears to show a streetcar, there are no tracks. Anybody else remember this?

Pardon the mess...

You may notice for the next week or so changes to the blog format/layout. Please "pardon the mess" as I sort out the little issues and make the website look as I want it to.

Thanks

Metro at Brady Update

Here are some construction pics from TU 'cane over on SSC if you haven't seen them yet:

Many have expressed concerns about the quality of construction in this project. I'm no construction expert, but it looks pretty sturdy to me. There are cinder block colima for support, and they appear to be using 2x6s. There may be some smaller things that could create issues with soundproofing later on, or perhaps even the day people move in, but it sure doesn't look like it's about to fall down any time soon.

Welcome!

I was inspired to do this when I couldn't find any blogs following development in Tulsa. I plan to update this blog as frequently as I can about development in Tulsa. Thank you for reading!