1. WESTERN AVENUE
A FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE URBAN LIFE
The City of Oklahoma City
OU Institute for Quality Communities

2. INTRODUCTION

3. PROJECT OVERVIEW

4. PLACEMAKING
Using buildings, public spaces, and streets to
create a sense of place, identity, and community
based on a locally shared vision while increasing
economic potential.

5. COMMUNITY INPUT

10. INTERVIEWS & MEETINGS
PARKING
Traffic noise
Safety
Construction timing
Walkable street of local shopping and dining
Romantic street

11. PLACEMAKING
BLUEPRINT

12. WALKABILITY ANALYSIS

16. LOST SPACE

18. PARKING ANALYSIS
Off-Street Parking: 564
On-Street Parking: 181
Total Parking: 745

19. PARKING ANALYSIS

20. PARKING ANALYSIS

21. PARKING ANALYSIS

22. PARKING ANALYSIS

23. PARKING ANALYSIS

24. PARKING ANALYSIS

25. PARKING ANALYSIS

26. PARKING OPTIONS
Shared Agreements
Private Management
Time Limit Parking
Metered Parking

27. PARKING OPTIONS

28. STREETSCAPE ASSESSMENT
On a tight budget, the current streetscape plan
achieves:
Meets ADA Requirements (Along 2-mile corridor)
Improves Pedestrian Crossings

29. STREETSCAPE ASSESSMENT
The streetscape plan does not achieve:
Traffic calming
Cohesive district identity
Economic value for businesses
Space for public life

30. STREETSCAPE GOALS
Calm traffic
Maximize sidewalk space
Increase on-street parking
Deliver accessibility solutions

31. STREETSCAPE PRINCIPLES
Every inch of right-of-way, every dollar contributes to:
Safety
Accessibility
Economic Development
Place Identity

32. STREETSCAPE

46. PLACEMAKING PRIORITY
A
B
C

47. URBAN DESIGN
FRAMEWORK

48. EXISTING ZONING
REGULATORY ASSESSMENT

49. REGULATORY ASSESSMENT
Current development regulations fall short:
Allow inappropriate land uses by right
Limit development opportunity
Discourage urban character
Exert minimal form and design control

50. REGULATORY ASSESSMENT
C-4 “The activities conducted, and the traffic generated,
make this district very much incompatible with
residential development.”
C-3 “Individual sites with separate ingress, egress, and
parking… Important to separate them as much as
possible, both visually and physically.”

51. COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL EDGE
Parking
Service and Loading
R-1 District
Height Limitation

52. PRINCIPLES OF REGULATION
Development regulations should:
Provide predictability
Promote development opportunity
Protect public investments

53. FORM-BASED REGULATIONS

54. FORM-BASED REGULATIONS
Building Height
Building Scale and Massing
Building Types
Build-To Zones
Parking Strategy
Transition Requirements

55. FORM-BASED REGULATIONS
Building Types
Building Height

56. The City of OKC has the opportunity
to expand economic potential
on Western Avenue.

57. Unite high quality public
space with more effective
development codes.

58. WESTERN AVENUE
A FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE URBAN LIFE
The City of Oklahoma City
OU Institute for Quality Communities