by OU IQC | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog, Events, Workshops
Ron Frantz had the opportunity to present IQC ideas and case studies related to walkability and commercial main streets at the Oklahoma Main Street Center’s Program Manager and Volunteer Training on August 4. The presentation includes data about how main streets...
by OU IQC | Jul 13, 2015 | Lectures, Placemaking Conference 2015
“To improve walking you have to make the pedestrian the priority.” “If you can build cities that work for people who are 8 years old and 80, you have hit the mark.” Global cities are facing challenges that can be solved with new perspectives on...
by OU IQC | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog, Featured Posts
Ron Frantz is featured in this short “Explore Ada” documentary, sharing the history and design of the Sugg Clinic, a building in Ada, Oklahoma. In the video, Ron describes how the Sugg Clinic, in the streamline moderne style, is an example of Oklahoma towns keeping up...
by OU IQC | Jun 22, 2015 | Lectures, Placemaking Conference 2015
“Our personal anxieties extend into our public life, and many of the conflicts in our communities come from a lack of trust and understanding. We know fewer neighbors, which means we have our guards up… We have a greater tendency to be impersonal and...
by OU IQC | Jun 22, 2015 | Lectures, Placemaking Conference 2015
“We live in a democracy that depends on voters, and voting depends on engagement. The future of the city is crowdsourced.” “At Knight we are exploring how places can be designed to encourage more robust engagement. The places we inhabit every day can...
