OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City

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Transportation systems are responsible for moving people, goods and services from one location to another within a community and beyond. Transportation systems are generally composed of streets and highways, transit lines—both bus and rail, airports, railroads as well as walking and bicycle trails. Transportation systems have a profound effect on the urban form and development patterns of a city. Transportation systems that facilitate access to employment, labor, goods and services are crucial to the economic and social well being of a community. No other public service so affects development patterns or is so affected by them. Careful planning of transportation systems is becoming increasingly more important as capital and social costs for most transportation systems rise. The construction of a single roadway will cost millions of dollars and can open an area for more intense urbanization. Other consequences can include increased air and water quality problems, faster storm water runoff, and less efficient development patterns. Assets Local Street Network Oklahoma City classifies its street network into a hierarchy of facilities based upon land accessibility and traffic mobility. The classification system includes arterial, collector, and local streets. The arterial streets are those streets that serve the longest trips and move the highest traffic volumes, with access to individual properties being a secondary function. Collector streets provide middle-level traffic volumes and access to property. Local streets primarily provide access to individual lots and move lower levels of traffic. In Oklahoma City’s traditional neighborhoods, the network of local streets is generally in a grid configuration with section line roads serving as arterial streets and quarter section roads being used as collector streets. In this configuration, virtually all local streets have access to an arterial street. The street pattern changes in the urban growth area and local streets become more curvilinear in character. The curvilinear local streets feed into collector streets. This system of local and collector streets is framed by arterial section line roads. Access to the local street network from the arterial streets is limited by a restricted number of intersections with collector streets. 33
Interstate Highways Oklahoma City is at the crossroads of three of the nation’s major interstate highways. These interstate highways link Oklahoma City with cities far away such as Minneapolis, MN; San Antonio, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Raleigh, NC; and St. Louis, MO. In addition, the interstate highways connect Oklahoma City with its suburban communities. These freeways make it possible to travel anywhere in the metropolitan area within a matter of minutes. This ease of accessibility has enabled suburban expansion and out migration trends. Oklahoma City Location Map 34
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Page 5 and 6: Explanatory Notes This plan provide
Page 8 and 9: Rural Neighborhoods Rural areas are
Page 10 and 11: Traditional Neighborhoods The Tradi
Page 12 and 13: areas: Achieving sustainable downto
Page 14 and 15: Regional Shopping Centers The City
Page 16: Land Use and Design
Page 21 and 22: Rural Area The Rural Area contains
Page 23 and 24: Create density and design options a
Page 25 and 26: Urban Growth Area The Urban Growth
Page 27 and 28: Promote high-quality, desirable res
Page 29 and 30: • Improve the appearance of comme
Page 31 and 32: Support programs which enable resid
Page 33 and 34: Review existing street and traffic
Page 35 and 36: Actions Adopt land use policies ta
Page 37 and 38: Protect airport runway approach zon
Page 40 and 41: Housing and neighborhoods are two b
Page 42 and 43: Actions Promote the preservation o
Page 44 and 45: Neighborhood Business Development T
Page 46: Transportation
Page 51 and 52: The map on page 37 shows that most
Page 53 and 54: Airports Oklahoma City contains eig
Page 55 and 56: In addition, Metro Transit offers s
Page 57 and 58: In addition to the increasing expen
Page 59 and 60: Railroads Union Station, at 300 SW
Page 61 and 62: Provide a definite division between
Page 64 and 65: The quality and availability of pub
Page 66 and 67: Fire Protection The Fire Department
Page 68 and 69: Water Supply The City of Oklahoma C
Page 70 and 71: Service Standards 100 gallons per
Page 72: Animal Welfare The Animal Welfare D
Page 76 and 77: Open space and a well-balanced park
Page 78 and 79: Actions Parks Plan Prepare a Parks
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Page 82: Harn Garden NE 16th and Stiles 9.30
Page 86 and 87: Education is a critically important
Page 88 and 89: OKLAHOMA CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Page 90 and 91: Seek means to contribute to mainten
Page 92 and 93: Historic Preservation
Page 94 and 95: Most Oklahoma City residents know t
Page 96 and 97: Promotion of Historic Neighborhoods
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Develop vacant parcels with appropr
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Culture
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OKLAHOMA CITY Cultural Resources Do
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Directions Increase public awarene
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Historic Preservation Designate pu
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Surveys of Oklahoma City residents
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Directions Improve the appearance
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Seek changes in state legislation t
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Private Development Enhance the ap
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Beautification Master Plan A compre
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Oil production, agriculture, transp
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Actions Public-Private Initiatives
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Environmental Concerns
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Water Resources Drinking water in t
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Limit and reduce the use of pestici
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Regional Context
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OKLAHOMA CITY AREA New Housing Cons
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The City has several key public tru
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Implementation
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Plan policies: • Incorporate the
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Capital Improvements Program (CIP)
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Drainage Regulations Review the Ci
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Code Enforcement Evaluate the City
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Education Establish cooperative pl
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3. Planning staff conducts a Plan A
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