Preserve Midtown

Protecting America’s Historic Neighborhoods:
Taming the Teardown Trend

Wednesday, May 28
6 o’clock
Harwelden Mansion
2210 South Main
Tulsa

Using examples from across the country, Jim Lindberg will describe the scope and impact of the teardown trend.

He will explain the forces behind it, and offer suggestions for how
neighborhoods and communities can foster sustainable growth without sacrificing historic character.

Jim Lindberg is the Director of Preservation Initiatives in the Mountain/Plains Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  He is the author of numerous articles and co-author of three books on historic preservation.  Mr. Lindberg lives in Denver.

Free and Open to the Public
Information and Reservations
info@preservok.org
(918) 583.5550

Sponsors
Preservation Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office
Kirkpatrick Foundation
Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Historic Places Program

Co-Sponsors
Tulsa Foundation for Architecture
Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa

Dear Neighbors,

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!

I am giving you a heads up NOW that there will be a Brookside Neighborhood Association open meeting to provide  information and discussion regarding the proposed Bomasada Mid-Rise (4-story) Apartment and Parking Garage Proposal at  39th Street and Rockford Avenue

ON Monday,  MAY 19TH AT  5:30 P.M. AT  Wright  Elementary  School.

The developer of Bomasada has applied for rezoning this property for a higher density classification  – RM-3.

They are asking for a variance in height and setbacks. This property is currently RM-1/RM-2 — low to medium density.

This proposed change of zoning will set a precedent for future development in our community!

The impact on the families living along 39th Street and Rockford Avenue will be tremendously disruptive and will certainly result in changing the traffic along the 41st and Peoria shopping area.

You deserve to have an opportunity to learn about this proposed change and lend your voice in deciding this matter.

The City didn’t listen when they OK’d the Albertson’s food store.  Will they listen this time?

Let’s exercise our right to have a say in representative government.

I hope that many of you will be able to come and listen, ask questions and speak your mind.  You don’t have to be a member of BNA to attend this.   If you live in the Brookside area and care about the future of our community, then you should come and participate.

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Join Mayor Kathy Taylor for the citywide launch of PlaniTulsa:

Tuesday May 13, 2008 4:30 to 6:30 pm.                               Location: Central Center at Centennial Park, 1028 E. 6th St. (6th & Peoria)

5 pm- Presentation by Mayor Taylor and nationally renowned community planner, John Fregonese

PlaniTulsa is the process of updating our comprehensive plan.

“Someone has to make sure that Tulsa grows in a healthy new way.  And we want that someone to be YOU.”

April 12 - Cherry Street Farmer’s Market

7:00 am to 11:00 am 15th and Peoria, Tulsa
For more information contact Kim Smith at krs578083@cox.net or 918-519-9383
Come and celebrate Spring with a basket of local foods and enjoy the morning with music and your farmers market friends.

Public Open House

Jazz Hall of Fame at Union Station                                                             

Thursday, April 24, 2008, 6 pm - 8 pm

•  What would it take to implement a successful regional transportation wywtem with multiple transportation options, including rail?
• What is the relationship betwween development and rail?

How have other cities addressed these questions?

You are invited, alon with experts from Denver, Austin, Portland and the federal transit Administration, to discuss these questions and others to begin a community dialogue about transportation options, including rail.

Jazz Hall of Fame, 111 E. First Street

Agenda:

6:00 pm - Open House Begins

6:15 pm - Formal Presentation

7:00 pm - Discussion and Questions

7:45 pm - Closing Remarks

 Sponsors:  INCOG, FTA

Other Sponsors:  Tulsa Now, PlaniTulsa, Tulsa Metro Chamber, Tulsa Young Professionals
   

Attend the first TMAPC Work Session concerning the proposed Conservation District Ordinance.  This is a public meeting where you may  listen to what the Planning Commissioners say about this new ordinance.

The meeting is Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at the City Council room.  The work Session begins after the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting finishes.  The meeting begins at 1:30 pm.

What can you do?

Attend the TMAPC Work Session on Wednesday February 27, 2008.

Call City Hall, 596-1990, and ask your city councilor to support their constituents needs for the passage of this new Conservation District Ordinance.

As space becomes an issue, infill development zoning keeps cropping up.

The development issue that won’t go away is coming back Wednesday.

Tulsa World Reporter: Kevin Canfield

Read the complete article at the following web site:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080217_1_A21_hAssp71208

The Brookside Neighborhood Association will host an important meeting on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 to provide information about a very significant proposed apartment complex in Brookside. Specifically, the Bomasada Group of Houston, Texas proposes to build an upscale, 5-story complex consisting of approximately 250 units at the southwest corner of 39th and Rockford.

Bomasada wants the input and support of the neighbors before completing their design and presenting it to the TMAPC and the Tulsa City Council.  Bosamada principals will be present to share their plans and answer neighbors’ questions.

This meeting will be held at Wright Elementary School, 1110 E. 45th Pl., (one block west of Peoria).  Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and plans for the project will be available for review.

The presentation will begin at 7:30 pm.

This will be your chance to air your concerns and state what you think should be built in Brookside.  All interested parties should attend!  Please share this information with anyone who may have an interest in this precedent-setting Brookside development project.

Learn more about TulsaNow, our plans for 2008, and how to get involved by joining us at our Annual Meeting!What: TulsaNow Annual Meeting
When: Wednesday, February 13, 5:30 PM
Where: Topeca Coffee Shop
Address: Mayo Hotel, 115 West 5th Street, Suite 169

Host: City Councilor Maria Barnes 

When:  Monday, January 28, 2008

Where:  Central Community Center in Centennial Park

Time:  6:30-8:00 pm

Subject:  Conservation Districts

Please RSVP to–596-1979