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Transcript of OGE Economic Development Training
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OU Institute for Quality CommunitiesShane Hampton
The Built Environment and Economic Development
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INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY COMMUNITIES OU College of Architecture
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The built environment is so important to the kind of future we want to craft.
OU President David L. Boren
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Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody. Jane Jacobs
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First life, then spaces, then buildings. The other way around never works. Jan Gehl
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It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished. William H. Whyte
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Streets have been the places where children first learned about the world, where neighbors met, the social centers of towns and cities Donald Appleyard
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Every time we change Oklahomas built
environment, there is an opportunity to enhance our health, social ties,
and economy.
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Commerce takes place around the street.
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Main Street Right-of-Way
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Main Street Right-of-Way
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Number of Lanes
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Most main streets only have two lanes, but
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Width of Lanes
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Lanes of 10 to 11 can
Calm traffic Reduce Collisions
Reduce the crossing distance
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Parking
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On-street parking helps business!
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Traffic
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The average Oklahoma main street carries
5,500 vehicles per day
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Traffic Per Lane
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The average lane on Oklahoma main streets
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2,200 vehicles per day
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Catering to fast-moving regional traffic degrades
the main street experience for those who
spend their time and money in a community.
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Is it worth it to narrow or remove a lane of traffic to
make cars flow more slowly along our most
treasured, unique, interesting streets?
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WESTERN AVENUE IQC team modifies a street design proposal to create a comfortable pedestrian environment and maximum economic benefit.
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LOST SPACE
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StART NORMAN Artists, non-profits, and OU students reuse an abandoned lumberyard and test a new design for Main Street.
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District 125k vehicles/day4 lanesFast trafficPoor walkability
41%
22%
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District 214k vehicles/day2 lanesFast trafficPoor walkability
District 38k vehicles/day2 lanesSlower trafficGreat walkability
How often do you visit more than one business in a trip to this area?
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So, what can we do right away?
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INTERIM DESIGN
Photo: NACTO
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Create a special place.
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Create a special place.
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