Route 66 Master Plan - Public Meetings May 16, 23

The city has announced that public meetings will be held May 16 and 23 to review the Route 66 Master Plan. This project could have impact for midtown Tulsa, including the Mayo Meadow neighborhood, which is within a few miles of Route 66. The following is the announcement from the city:

Enhancement and promotion of Route 66 through Tulsa was approved as a Vision 2025 project, and the first step of the project is complete: creation of a master plan to guide improvements funded through Vision 2025 and through future City of Tulsa funding initiatives. The Route 66 project was selected as part of Vision 2025 to create a tourist destination that would appeal to several generations (including) those with memories of traveling along Route 66, and those who haven't grown up traveling Route 66, but who would visit fun, new attractions near the historic road. Route 66 as a tourist destination also would encourage commercial investment and economic redevelopment of the corridor, which through Tulsa includes 11th Street, Southwest Boulevard, and Admiral Place. The master plan will be on public display at two open-house meetings:

* May 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st St.

* May 23, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at East Central High School (cafeteria), 12150 E. 11thSt.

Comment forms will be available for feedback on the master plan and future projects. Those who attend the meetings may enjoy a display of motor vehicles which have traveled the Mother Road, including a 1942 Chevy pickup truck, a 1956 ChevyBelair, and a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle. A design recommendation committee comprised of City officials and private citizens who have an interest in Route 66 chose a team of professional consultants to develop this master plan. Led by Dewberry, a planning, architecture and engineering firm, the team also included Littlefield for marketing research, strategies and opportunities; as well as the landscape/streetscape expertise of Howell Vancuren. For more information, contact Lara Christiansen at 596-7804 or lchristiansent@cityoftulsa.org.