Quote Originally Posted by Sid Burgess View Post
"Are you going to ignore the potential of Western Ave completely? Are you going to dismiss the reality that there are several major schools/churches in this general direction. And will you also continue to ignore the reality that many people living downtown currently drive up to this area of town for a host of reasons including food, work, play, and shopping, and that this area, due to its proximity to some of OKC's richest neighborhoods and biggest business, will always maintain a level of high-quality retail/restaurants."

There are tons of places in the city have lots of schools and retail. Are you asserting that if it has these things, those corridors are good candidates for medium to high-density transit? That's what I'm getting at.
Not just those things, but yes, that's a major factor. The difference between 63rd/Western and Memorial/Penn or NW Expressway/Hefner Parkway is everything in between.

Classen is really only half a billion dollars away from being incredibly walkable. The Francis Apartments could fit on almost any lot fronting Classen between 23rd and NW Expressway.

Most of the buildings would be pretty easy to raze and build with better urban design principles without being $25 Million buildings. There's just been no reason to do so right now. A street-car and general connectivity of OKC's urban core will do such a thing.