OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City

Planning and Capital Improvements
Identify key areas for new and expanding employers needing larger tracts (30+ acres). Areas to
be considered include
• Will Rogers World Airport and vicinity,
• along the North Canadian River from Sooner Rd to MacArthur Blvd,
• along I-240 between Tinker Air Force Base and Crossroads Mall,
• along Broadway Extension from I-44 north to the Edmond-Oklahoma City corporate limits,
• along I-40 between Mustang Road and May Avenue,
• along I-35 between NE 23rd St and the Oklahoma City-Edmond corporate limits, and
• along I-44 between the Broadway Extension and I-35.
Create a Technology Park/Research and Development zoning classification. The development
regulations for this zoning classifications should provide for specialized communications
technology, underground utilities, enhanced landscaping including berms and trees, and other
amenities including sidewalks and trails.
Direct additional infrastructure improvements for economic development including water and
sanitary sewer lines, roads, traffic signals, transit, telecommunications facilities, and other
private utilities to locations within the Urban Growth area. Establish priorities within the City’s
capital improvements program which support this policy.
Education Initiatives
Within existing educational programs emphasize technology training, especially in the fields
such as aerospace, vehicle assembly, bio-medicine, heavy equipment production, and
communications which already have a strong presence within the Oklahoma City area economy.
Continue and expand workforce development programs offering job-training, transportation
access, and child care for lower-income residents, especially those in the Enterprise Community
area to promote increased job participation and higher incomes among these residents.
Center City Redevelopment
Encourage redevelopment, revitalization, and enhancement of all areas inside the “loop” (area
bounded by I-44 on the north and west, I-240 on the south, and I-35 on the east) including
“downtown” housing.
Promote the reuse of larger vacant sites convenient to the central city including brown field
locations as business locations through appropriate land use decisions and supportive
infrastructure improvements.
Identify key sites for business development within the central city and prepare profiles on their
conditions and assets.
Promote the formation of Business Improvement Districts and Tax Increment Financing areas as
a means of financing Center City redevelopment.
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