Gathering Place for Tulsa will be world-class park

[BG918]

They picked some damn ugly finalists, but of them, I'd have to go with #4.

One of the requirements is that it fit the modest $24.5 million budget for the project.

[KayneMo]

I like 1 and 4 as well.

[traxx]

I like 4 because it appears to have some green areas.

[Dustin]

I don't see anything that tops 4. I has an organic yet modern look and it kinda looks like a skeleton!

[Jeepnokc]

I'll be the odd guy out. I like 2. Nice simple curves and it appears to have a wide area towards the west end for congregating on the bridge. Be a nice place for benches and to sit and relax.

[Spartan]

4.

[Swake]

Options one and four have moved to the next stage. The designers have been asked to take public input on the designs and see how the bridges can be improved based on that input.

The architects will work with project engineers from this point on to make sure the designs meet the $25 million budget. Mayor Bynum has also asked that designers come up with alternate $40 million options on the designs as the city is going to work on getting donors to increase the budget.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local...ce7892175.html

[BG918]

The park and Riverside Drive have delayed opening until "late spring or summer 2018". The Children's Playground is supposed to open ahead of everything else in January 2018.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagela...8c23c7eab.html

Phase II and the Tulsa Children's Museum are supposed to break ground in late 2018 and be completed by 2020. That is around the time the low water dam, whitewater flume and new pedestrian bridge should be completed *crosses fingers*

[TU 'cane]

The "Gateway Bridge" is the chosen winner (design #1 above).
Construction will begin in 2018.

More information and renderings:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local...b40f0f426.html

[Dustin]

Amazing progress

[OKCisOK4me]

That park will be waaaay better than scissortail.

[gopokes88]

That park will be waaaay better than scissortail.

Yeah but it's still Tulsa

[Dustin]

Yeah but it's still Tulsa

I feel like I'm in a different state when I visit Tulsa. It has a different vibe. It might be all the QuikTrips...

The area around Utica Square is beautiful.

[BG918]

I feel like I'm in a different state when I visit Tulsa. It has a different vibe. It might be all the QuikTrips...

The area around Utica Square is beautiful.

Agree it has a completely different feel than OKC especially along the river and in midtown. And this park will fit in well in this area as most of it was already green space before.

Besides the attractions like the playgrounds, boathouse, whitewater flume and trails this is also the crossing point for two of the main trails through Tulsa: the Midland Valley which will cross the river on the new pedestrian bridge and connects the park to Cherry St and downtown; and the east bank river trails which are now separated into two trails for walking/jogging and biking all the way from 11th to the Jenks pedestrian bridge and Creek Turnpike trail (over 10 miles). Eventually there will also be a trail along Crow Creek that connects the park to Brookside.

[gopokes88]

I feel like I'm in a different state when I visit Tulsa. It has a different vibe. It might be all the QuikTrips...

The area around Utica Square is beautiful.

It's a really cool town, that comment was mostly tongue in cheek.

[HangryHippo]

That park will be waaaay better than scissortail.

I'm very jealous of it. It's going to be an amazing park!

[Decious]

Going to be an amazing park!

[Dustin]

August update

[Swake]

Flyover of The Gathering Place by KOTV
http://www.newson6.com/story/3711001...athering-place

[Plutonic Panda]

Nice! This will be a beautiful park and will only become more beautiful as it matures. Is the children’s museum still on schedule?

Couple of side notes: if they ever go big on I-44 in between Tulsa and OKC after it’s widened to six lanes and build HSR, a bike path would be really cool to have between the two cities. What happening with development in Tulsa? Haven’t heard much lately.

[BG918]

Nice! This will be a beautiful park and will only become more beautiful as it matures. Is the children’s museum still on schedule?

Couple of side notes: if they ever go big on I-44 in between Tulsa and OKC after it’s widened to six lanes and build HSR, a bike path would be really cool to have between the two cities. What happening with development in Tulsa? Haven’t heard much lately.

The children's museum is part of Phase 2 that starts in 2019. That also includes a proposed mixed-use residential development on the south side of the park along Crow Creek and a trail connecting it to Brookside.

There is a lot of new infill development in downtown and in midtown either under construction or proposed. Not very many large projects but rather lots of smaller ones which is how Tulsa typically does urban infill. The two biggest proposed projects downtown are Santa Fe Square (the hotel portion is U/C, the office and apartment portions are supposed to start next year) and the PAC Block midrise apartments which may or may not have a grocery store included, that remains to be seen. Both of those projects fill huge holes downtown, and if a full service grocery is built will be a true game changer for future development.

[HangryHippo]

This is going to be incredible. I’m jealous.

[dankrutka]

Wow. The park looks just incredible... but I does not look like it'll be ready for people in January.

[BG918]

Saw this cool shot on FB, getting closer to being finished this summer!

[Dustin]