Originally Posted by johnnyboyokc

well lower bricktown is owned by a single corp and that is why the parking is free. however the development is a great thing for downtown period..........We are finally getting over the urban sprawl.......all ages are moving to downtown and that is all the bricktown successors wanted.....its not a bad thing to capitalize on your investments....lets praise the creators instead of bringing them down.......all of you have enjoyed yourself in bricktown!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by BG918

My thoughts on Lower Bricktown, for what they're worth:

I'm not a big fan of the new developments but I don't think they're awful either. I think if one was to buy the parking lots fronting the canal around Sonic, Toby Keith's, Courtyard, and Bass Pro and redevelop them as new brick buildings (like the ones further north) with a mix of retail/restaurants/lofts/offices then Lower Bricktown would look alright. It wouldn't be perfect but it can be saved. Consolidate all surface parking into one garage (maybe in between Sonic and Courtyard?) and that would be a huge improvement. The only surface parking that should be allowed is in front of Bass Pro with new buildings fronting the canal where Bass Pro's lot extends. Turn the little stream into a "gateway" in between the new buildings through the small parking area to the entrance of Bass Pro. And then once I-40 becomes and new avenue develop urban-scale mixed-use buildings along it including in areas behind (or in front of) Toby Keith's and the Harkins Theater. The new blvd. give LB a lot of potential to right itself, I just hope developers will be on board to do it. Shouldn't the city/mayor get involved and demand higher quality developments in such an important tourist area?