Yes, thanks.
Jack Fowler (the artist) has also been working evenings on that expansive south elevation.
Holy crap! The end may be in sight!
Is this as far up they are going to go on EKG? I know they are doing Main St right now, but can't recall if this is the last two areas or not. So much has been changed and removed from this project that I just wait until I see them tearing up a street to know where they're going next.
Remember that in October the City told me (for a story I was doing about SF Station) and also City Council (in a presentation) that this would be finished in December.
So, 2 months out they missed their own date by a mile.
It is becoming a huge hot-button for me that they constantly make these presentations then miss their promises by a country mile, then stand up and just give a new date without ever alluding to what they had previously said, and then usually miss the new date again (and again).
Absolutely zero accountability... Which is why something like the street light issue sits there for years and nothing is done until a light (pardon the pun) is shined upon it.
BTW, they are now many years past their promised completion date for P180 even though they cut 40% of the original promised scope. And they have yet to even start on some sections.
When I said the end is in sight I meant for that stretch of EKG. It has been torn up for so long. Has had a much more profound negative impact on Bricktown businesses than the year plus of streetcar work, due to the fact that it is a barrier between Bricktown and the rest of downtown. Streetcar had significant impact as expected but everyone was able to plan for it, anticipate it, etc., not to mention communication was excellent, contractor worked to accomodate individual businesses, events, etc.. This stretch of Gaylord, OTOH...brutal.
Bike lanes on EKG with no redesign?
RIP cyclists.
I wanted to also point out that we were placated about doing this P180 work all over downtown before the streetcar by being told it would be super easy just to pull up the existing concrete in sections and lay down the track.
Yet, take a look at the mess on the SE corner of Hudson and Sheridan, right by the Myriad Gardens. That corner is completely destroyed -- curbs, intersection, paving, etc... And it's been that way for months.
They have also torn up several of the intersections that have been bothered to be repainted (many still have not been touched and are atrocious) and ruined that work which had already been done twice, and the second time taxpayers had to pay for that too.
At the very least, why the H would you pay to repaint intersections that you knew where going to be torn up for the streetcar, while breaking a promise two years ago to redo several that were not to be affected and still remain unpainted?
maybe this is something that can be brought up to the new mayor.
It appears that the old regime under Cornett/Couch doesn't hold anyone accountable to the level that you, I, and most on here expect. I think new blood (from Mayor Holt) might help change the culture at City Hall for the better.
Any thoughts?
Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!
Yeah, unfortunately the mayor has very little to do with this.
It's the City Manager and his staff.
Pete, have you considered running for city council? If not, you should.
I believe that he won't be running in the next election. I live in his ward too, and there's another guy that plans on running and I think he already has Ed's blessing (not sure how much of that is public, but he announced it to a bunch of people at our Venice Neighbors Night Out event last year, so it's somewhat public).
If this is true, I'd strongly encourage Pete to run. I think he'd make a strong candidate and has a good set of issues and range of knowledge that would make him a compelling choice.
(Ed's blessing will be a non-factor, so that should not discourage anyone from running)
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