Bass Pro is a result of typical Oklahoma City planning. City leaders simply saw the benefits the store would bring (more people, traffic, more retail, etc.) and didn't really look at the overall impact the store would have on the area itself. Also, I think city leaders were beginning to get desparate. It had been several years since the canal had opened, and Hogan wasn't having much luck attracting venues to Lower Bricktown. They saw Bass Pro as the spark to get development moving.
This is where I think Oklahoma City and Tulsa are different. Oklahoma Citians want to see development, whatever the impact. Tulsans look at the impact to such an extreme that development is impeded for years and years. There has to be a happy medium.
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