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Really disappointed to see such basic infrastructure and branding compared to Spokane's new BRT. Spokane is 1/3 the size of OKC but has more than three times the daily bus ridership.

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I love Wheeler but its isolation as an enclave makes it difficult for these small businesses to do well. Carlton Landing is several years ahead and they are still struggling to support retail and...

The word "village' is a pretty common term for describing/naming a neighborhood or district. We need more villages.

Airpark Coffee looks very cool. Just curious why a coffee shop would not be open in the morning? Based on some of the previous comments in this thread, 12-6p would not be a good time for business...

Fair enough. They haven't reached critical mass.

A photo is just a "snapshot" of a moment in time, but I would still expect more and it is an indicator of how the businesses are being patronized. Kind of like almost every time I see a streetcar at...

Um, no. The Terminal Commons and Big Friendly are complete and are the only spots in the district with commercial offerings. I would expect more activity at those businesses even during the week. The...

Not too many people in these photos for such a beautiful day.

Ran some errands downtown last week between 4:00 and 7:00 PM. It was dead and we were the only ones on the streetcar during both trips. I understand it's winter and we are still in the time of COVID,...

It would have been truly wonderful.

There is high demand for walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods period. Too bad it takes large scale developer money and city incentives to get projects like this underway. We need more supply of these...

My office is in the 5100 Brookline building. Will be curious to see how that corner develops.

I ask because in general condos are less expensive to own than single family as they share wall materials, smaller footprint, and are more risky investments. The price seems steep to me.

Just curious why the condos are more expensive per square foot than single family?

The Truman Show was filmed at Seaside. DPZ planning firm designed Seaside and Carlton Landing. Dover Kohl designed Wheeler, but obviously very similar New Urbanist principles. Charming, but almost...

Looking at that aerial photo, is there any chance of flooding risk with the Oklahoma River to the north and Twin Creek to the south?

Looks pretty neat. Let's not forget the school board had to beg them to include more of the surrounding low-income students.

Reliable, frequent transit enhances property values. A rail in the ground does not make transit service permanent, just look at the original streetcar rails. Transit is about geometry and physics...

The John Rex board is currently doing a feasibility study to lease/remodel the McAlpine Center at Reno and Walker for additional middle school classrooms and storage.

How so? I am very familiar with the demographics of John Rex. Locating a charter school with an attendance zone in the downtown area is going to attract wealthier families, but it also includes...

Public schools (charter or not) should serve a cross-section of a geographical area and not cater to the residents of a single affluent subdivision. That's what this comes down to.

Which test scores? Present achievement or growth over time? What if English is their second language? Haven't we learned that teaching to the test is not what we are looking for in education? Test...

What exactly makes a school crappy? Without touring the building and meeting the students, teachers, and administrators in person how do you know? On what basis do we measure the quality of a school?...

I think a key difference between John Rex and Wheeler is the granular ownership of property downtown and the many, many stakeholders that already exist there. Their attendance boundaries do stretch...

I love old and new urbanism and my wish is that every neighborhood have a school within walking distance. More importantly, I want every child to have access to a good school which means elevating...