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Yes. The timeline and even the design is still up in the air.

Press release:

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MAPS 4 to begin construction on pedestrian bridge over Oklahoma River
05/22/2024

Construction has begun on a bike and pedestrian bridge that will span the Oklahoma...

The land cost was 'only' about $66 million.

One of the biggest costs is making the entire facility 100% carbon neutral.

I just saw a building permit application to start reconfiguration Building 15 so the entire organization can be consolidated there.

But that is going to take a year or so to get everyone moved in...

It's hard to believe the first businesses will be open in September, which is only four months away.

I've always been a big believer in this development and specifically chose to buy and remodel a...

Living near I-44 & Penn, the City has pretty much resolved the long-standing problems in that area.

There are still some panhandlers at the intersection, but no longer any sort of camp and when a...

I will say -- and I've relayed this to the Spark ownership -- their branding is fantastic. It's better than a bunch of national chains with much bigger resources.

The entire Social Order group...

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For those who have been to Shake Shack, how does Spark compare?

Just heard from the firm that handles PR for OAK and they asked me to post this correction (note that it excludes all the retailers that had been questioned):

This is the biggest difference maker about OKC.

I feel compelled to bring perspective to the crazy TIF and other taxpayer giveaways, but I also understand and respect that has been the way we have...

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I wonder if the long-awaited commuter line between Edmond/OKC/Norman might finally get fast-tracked.

My understanding is slalom kayak Olympic events are a done deal for OKC as part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

I’ve heard rumblings about also getting softball, but nothing solid. ...

I've never seen Nordstrom Rack, Sephora, Lululemon or Anthropologie on any proposed plans for OAK. Rack seems way too large and big-boxy to be a good fit.

I suspect the writer was trying to make...

In any event, it will be nice to have the arena substantially completed when OKC is on the international stage the summer of 2028.

I said from the beginning that we'll see several projects rush to...

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The previous stated goal was to be open by the 2029 season; it's now been moved up a year.

Comfort Dental is taking the lone remaining space in Mayfair, which is at the far north end of the strip that contains Michael's and just south of Domino's.

I believe there was also a window to spend the federal grant, so instead the money went towards redoing the plaza on the east side of the tracks and some other small things.

Yes, these things are not coincidences:

The revised goal for opening the new arena is June 2028.

The LA28 Summer Games open July 14th.

The NBA preseason doesn't typically start until October.

I think this is fair. People tend to look at some extreme outliers -- like a huge a manufacturing plant or oil company operating in a small town for a few decades -- as what *should* be in a...

I'll go by there and see what I can see. Can't find any social media for them.

That bar was always underutilized.

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Ooh, I hope they are going to take advantage of the big, adjacent bar space.

The interesting thing about small towns...

They generally continue to lose population even with the new "work from anywhere" model.


This is somewhat of a uniquely American problem because we...

Today, new paperwork was submitted to increase the remaining Devon TIF (#8) from $1 million to $4 million.

This may be for te new LED light system on the tower.

It concerned the material covering the outside, which is almost white.