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Community gets first look at Kirkpatrick Heights/Greenwood master plan

TULSA, Okla. — The north Tulsa community had a first look at a master plan for redeveloping the Kirkpatrick heights and Greenwood neighborhood on Tuesday.

Plans have been drawn up and were shown to residents at a meeting at the OSU auditorium in Greenwood.

The master plan sets out a new vision for north Tulsa and plans how the neighborhood is going to be developed.

Tulsa City Council has dedicated $2 million to the project.

Housing, entertainment, parks, recreation, and transportation is part of the master plan for the 56 acres.

Dr. Lana Turner-Addison is one of 11 people who is on the leadership committee overseeing the plans/

“Housing, townhouse apartments, retail, all types of amenities that a community would want, there’s walkable areas in there, there’s an amphitheater in the plans currently, Turner-Addison said. “This is an environment where its not only home but it’s businesses it’s hotels opportunities to build and thrive and build inter generational wealth particularly for black Tulsa.”

The Kirkpatrick heights and Greenwood area is bordered by Pine Street to the north, Highway 75 to the east, the Archer Street rail line to the south and LL Tisdale parkway to the west.

Tim Smallwood lives in north Tulsa and was at the meeting – he says he thinks the plans look great.

“The new infrastructure and the different types of housing the different type of retail that’s proposed right now everything that I’ve seen that was presented I think is going to be real good once it’s implemented,” Smallwood said.

Ryan Leslie also lives nearby.

“It’s been overlooked for so long I think it’s overdue at this point from what we’ve seen initially I think it looks pretty good,” Leslie said. “I saw that there was room and plans for a grocery store and historically I know we have oasis which has been a great resource to this community here so far so more development on that is definitely a good thing I’d say.”

The ideas and plans came from the community – planners have been holding regular meetings listening to residents thoughts.

Burlinda Radney is on the leadership committee – she says this is about creating a lasting legacy for Tulsa.

“These are for kids who are just now being born or maybe aren’t even born who 30 years from now are going walk on these streets and be able to experience this district in the way that kids now who live say adjacent to 15th street walk out onto a Cherry Street district that doesn’t look anything like it looked when I first moved to this area but people with intentionality designed and imagined that space that’s what it is that we’re trying to accomplish here,” Radney said.

The people behind the plans say they want to make sure the social and economic benefits of the development go to black Tulsans, descendants of the race massacre and future generations to honor Greenwoods history and legacy.

This was the first draft of the master plan.

Planners are still collecting feedback which they say is vital to its success but they’re not collecting feedback for too much longer – you’ve got until July 14th to give your input and ask questions .

They’re hoping to have these plans finalized by the end of August.

If you want to see the plans and give feedback head to ourlegacytulsa.org.

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