At the time lower Bricktown was started, clearly the city was happy to have anything there. Times have changed, and city planning needs to change with it. We are seeing a resurgence in activity in downtown and surrounds, and it is now becoming a seller's market. The city needs to value its property more and be more discriminating about what is built where. I think lower Bricktown could use a parking garage, and perhaps better use can be made of some of that surface parking.

And while I agree that there is a dilutional effect due to simultaneous development of other areas near downtown, that sort of thing is not surprising and not easily subject to control, given the fact that most of it is private development and acceptable urban architecture or renewal.