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Okmulgee December 11
The document discusses interim design strategies for improving streets in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It proposes using tactical urbanism approaches like curb extensions, angled parking, parklets, and bike lanes to calm traffic, provide more space for people, and improve walkability and bikeability downtown. Specific ideas include maintaining on-street parking, adding mid-block crossings, and designating bicycle routes along 6th and 8th Streets. Concept drawings and a street rendering illustrate how elements like 11-foot lanes, planters, and safety features could be implemented on a trial basis to enhance the public realm.
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Okmulgee December 11
- 1. IQC OU Institute forQuality Communities OKMULGEE STREETS Interim Design
- 2. IQC Today > IQC Overview >Why Streets? > Tactical Urbanism and Interim Design > Ideas for Okmulgee
- 3. IQC OU COLLEGE OFARCHITECTURE Institute for Quality Communities
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- 6. IQC The built environment isso important to the kind of future we want to craft.” OU President David L. Boren “
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- 9. IQC Every time wechange Oklahoma’s built environment, there is an opportunity to enhance our health, social ties, and economy.
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- 11. IQC Cities have thecapability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” Jane Jacobs “
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- 13. IQC First life, thenspaces, then buildings. The other way around never works.” Jan Gehl “
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- 15. IQC It is difficultto design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.” William H. Whyte “
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- 17. IQC Streets have beenthe places where children first learned about the world, where neighbors met, the social centers of towns and cities…” Donald Appleyard “
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- 22. IQC Most main streetsonly have two lanes, but…
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- 24. IQC Lanes of 10’to 11’ can Calm traffic Reduce Collisions Reduce the crossing distance
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- 28. IQC The average Oklahomamain street carries 5,500 vehicles per day
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- 30. IQC The average laneon Oklahoma main streets carries 2,200 vehicles per day
- 31. IQC Catering to fast-moving regionaltraffic degrades the main street experience for those who spend their time and money in a community.
- 32. IQC Is it worthit to narrow or remove a lane of traffic to make cars flow more slowly along our most treasured, unique, interesting streets?
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- 35. IQC District 1 25k vehicles/day 4lanes Fast traffic Poor walkability 41% 22% 75% District 2 14k vehicles/day 2 lanes Fast traffic Poor walkability District 3 8k vehicles/day 2 lanes Slower traffic Great walkability How often do you visit more than one business in a trip to this area?
- 36. IQC If there isa problem or opportunity in the neighborhood, how can we address it more quickly?
- 37. IQC TACTICAL URBANISM IQCSource “TacticalUrbanism Volume 2”
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- 47. IQCIQCSource “Tactical UrbanismVolume 2” TACTICAL URBANISM
- 48. IQCPhotos: Better BlockOKC; Streetsblog Chicago
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- 73. IQC PRIORITIES • Maintain orincrease on-street parking • Calm traffic in the heart of downtown • Make more outdoor space for people • Provide shorter and easier street crossings • Look for possibilities for citywide bicycle routes
- 74. IQC STREET ELEMENTS • 11’lanes • Curb extentions or ‘bumpouts’ • Angled or parallel parking • Parklets • Bicycle lanes and markings
- 75. IQC GRAPHICS: CONCEPTS - Parkingconcepts - Mid-block crossing concepts - Priority intersections map - 6th Street Bicycle Route Concept - 8th Street Bicycle Route Alternative
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