OG&E Energy Center

[kukblue1]

^

That is completely against city codes.

Parking must be on hard surfaces; gravel doesn't even suffice.

How did this happen?

I can answer this one. This is no parking enforcement after 5pm downtown. Every time I go to Thunder games I take pictures of people parking in front of Fire Hydrants at the Gardens. I send the pictures to Mayor Holt, OKC Police and Fire Department yet again last night especially near the fire house they were parked in front of hydrants. They even park in the alley right next to where this is. Well not really an alley either but they still park there. People just park anywhere they want after 6pm

[d-usa]

We could find all the maps projects if we hired some parking folks for after hours...

[mugofbeer]

Don't ticket writers pay for themselves? They are revenue producers.

[Laramie]

Does anyone think OGE will ever build their HQ on the ole Stage Center parcel?

[Jeepnokc]

Drove by there about three today and it was full of cars with cars coming and going. No attendant there. . Muddy mess also.

[David]

I've been annoyed by the fence for so long, but turns out it was apparently needed to stop all the uncivilized Oklahomans from parking on the damn grass.

[d-usa]

Driving next to some grass downtown?

[turnpup]

Drove by there about three today and it was full of cars with cars coming and going. No attendant there. . Muddy mess also.

You beat me to it. We were riding the streetcar past there just about the same time this afternoon and noticed it. Looks so (for lack of a better word) trashy this way.

[Quicker]

^

That is completely against city codes.

Parking must be on hard surfaces; gravel doesn't even suffice.

How did this happen?

I don’t like it either but it’s not like it’s anything new. People have been paying to park south of the arena where the park and Omni are being built on the huge lots that weren’t paved and now a lot of that has moved to the south side of Oklahoma blvd. east of the tracks...

[aDark]

Yesterday a group of us went to Myriad Garden to enjoy the weather. On our way back to the car we saw that someone had left a soccer ball in the middle of the futsal court. The temptation was overwhelming and we jumped on the court to dribble around and shoot for a quick minute. I didn't realize until after we left that the court was not yet opened. It sure looks complete!

Regardless, it's pretty awesome.

While I would prefer that we still had the Stage Center I really really think futsal could add a good element of activity to that block. The public basketball court a block south stays busy so I think the BG bball court will, too.

Personally, I know me and a few friends are hoping to get a standing pick-up futsal game going in the summer evenings.

[Pete]

Just to be clear, the futsal and basketball courts could have been added to the existing Stage Center property with room to spare.

So it was never an either/or situation.

[aDark]

Just to be clear, the futsal and basketball courts could have been added to the existing Stage Center property with room to spare.

So it was never an either/or situation.

Good to know! I'm not advocating for what was done to Stage Center! It was a shame.

Merely commenting that I am excited about the addition of the futsal court and basketball court.

[Geographer]

This just keeps getting better and better (worse). What a comedy of errors this atrocity has become.

[kukblue1]

So did it turn into a giant parking lot again this weekend or did they put a stop this. New Kids concert this coming Saturday free parking?

[PaddyShack]

So did it turn into a giant parking lot again this weekend or did they put a stop this. New Kids concert this coming Saturday free parking?

We were walking around the Myriad on Friday night for Dancing in the Park and didn't see any vehicles parked there either before or after. We usually park around Clarity Coffee and walk.

[aDark]

Does anyone know if the futsal field is completed? It appears to be. Is there any additional work on that part of the project or is all remaining work on the basketball court? I ask because I'm planning to organize a little evening game at the court but would hold off if there's a definite need to let the field be completed. To the untrained eye it looks done.

[Pete]

^

I believe that part is complete but the complex isn't open yet due to some things left to finish with the basketball court, shade structure, etc.

[PaddyShack]

The couple of times we went by this weekend there were always people on the futsal court playing, though they didn't have any lighting after dark.

[Pete]

There is nothing much to stop people from using the court. It's been relatively complete for a couple of weeks.

[Jeepnokc]

So did it turn into a giant parking lot again this weekend or did they put a stop this. New Kids concert this coming Saturday free parking?

They have blocked it off and put up no parking signs

[shawnw]

Sure is being used like it's open...

https://twitter.com/TheFFOK/status/1128095809629822976

[aDark]

Sure is being used like it's open...

https://twitter.com/TheFFOK/status/1128095809629822976

Yup! I was enjoying Myriad last night and we walked over to watch them play for a while. Nice crew! I'm planning to try and get a small game going tonight.

[Southsider2]

https://theljc.com/portfolio/oklahoma-city-master-plan/

Hadn’t ever seen these before. Sorry if this ruins your day lol

[David]

Huh, I don't remember those renderings. Checking back to the first page of the thread they look similar overall but are quite different in the details.

[Anonymous.]

I remember them being different than that, too.

RIP