Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA

Plan Chapter: Transportation
How We get There
Tulsa is well positioned to forge this transportation
vision. The city’s street grid, highways and rail lines
provide an excellent base on which to build a
future with more options for getting around town.
Designing new transportation infrastructure in
concert with thoughtful land-use decisions will
create a sustainable transportation system for future
generations.
Main streets should be attractive
interesting places with wide sidewalks
and on-street parking.
The process will begin modestly, by acknowledging
that transportation defines communities. In the
same way that roadways spur development today,
transit options and ‘living’ streets designed for the
pedestrian help create an urban experience that
attracts new businesses and young people in the
21st century economy.
Tulsa will implement this new vision and create
sustainable communities by:
in addition to on-street parking, shared
lots in centers and main streets can be
located behind buildings.
• Redesigning key streets into main streets and
corridors with many transportation options.
• Revolutionizing freight commerce by building a
state-of-the-art facility that combines rail, truck, barge
and air cargo.
• Using new technology that helps traffic signals better
manage transit and cars.
• Implementing real-time travel information systems that
alert drivers and transit riders to congestion or delays.
• Redesigning streets to foster transit choice, to be
context sensitive and to sustain neighborhoods, local
businesses and the environment.
• Forging funding partnerships that reward the private
sector for building sustainable projects that complement
walking, biking and transit.
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