Check back on May 18 to review the final report.
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Steering Committee Minutes, Oct 5
Muskogee Downtown Plan Steering Committee Meeting October 5, 2016, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm Neighbors Building Neighborhoods Non-Profit Resource Center 207 North 2nd Street, Muskogee, OK 74401 Members Present Hon. Wayne Johnson – City Councilor and Downtown Muskogee...
Muskogee: A Fresh Perspective
I have only visited Muskogee a handful of times until recently. It wasn’t that I disliked Muskogee but it just wasn’t on my radar. So, as an outsider, why is it that I find myself thinking about Muskogee all the time now? It is because I am a graduate student at The University of Oklahoma (OU) in Architectural Urban Studies.
Fringe Benefits: The Oxymoronic Existence of Urban Sprawl and the Death of Downtown
If you take a quick look at Downtown Muskogee, the building facades will quickly take you down memory lane to a place where you can reminiscence of time that has slipped on by. For some, the recollections of yesteryear
Downtown Muskogee: A Landscape of Hope
Symbolic Sequence of Planning Process We call this planning effort Downtown Muskogee: A Landscape of Hope. What is a hopeful city? How is hopefulness of a people related to the growth of a town? Can we make a plan based on hope? Collective hope is not the same as...
Where are all the residents?
Migration of Workers into Downtown Muskogee According to Longitudinal Economic Household Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 4,700 jobs in Downtown Muskogee, yet only a little over 400 people make the city center their home. A mere twenty-one...
Case Study: Birmingham, MI
The City of Birmingham, Michigan is situated between the Detroit Metro and Pontiac, Michigan covering a relatively small size of approximately 4.80 square miles. The city is serviced by local and regional public transit, while AMTRAK provides commuter rail service.
Case Study: Pueblo, CO
Historic Arkansas River Project Pueblo: Pueblo is a beautiful desert city and the gateway to Southeast Colorado. It has been an important crossroads for transportation and trading for more than 150 years. Two major railroad lines run through Pueblo, Burlington...
Case Study: Enid, OK
The City of Enid, Oklahoma is situated in Northwestern Oklahoma and covers a land area of approximately 74.10 square miles. The city is serviced by Hwy 81 and Hwy 412, while the Enid Public Transportation service provides all public transit services.
Project Timeline
Saturday, April 29, 2017 – 12:00 p.m. – Public Presentation at Civic Center
May 10, 2017 – Final Report To Be Posted Online for Public Review
Resources
Links to reports, analysis, and presentations produced by the team will be available here.
Arrowhead Mall Design Competition Brief
Employment and Residential Trends
Meetings and Minutes
Agendas and minutes for the project’s steering committee.
December 7, 2016
November 15, 2016
November 2, 2016
October 5, 2016
Committee Members
Bob Coburn
Marlon Coleman
Frank Cooper
Reggie Cotton
Joel Cousins
Gary Garvin
Wayne Johnson
Eric Miller
Mike Miller
Ann Ong
Oscar Ray
Wren Stratton
Johnny Teehee
DJ Thompson
Sue Vanderford