Tulsa Population Growth

[G.Walker]

I would argue that Broken Arrow will not jump Norman any time soon. Norman still has a good 10,000 more residents than BA, moreover Norman has always had steady growth. BA is only growing at a 1% faster rate, not that much.

At that rate it will take at least 10 years or more for BA to surpass Norman, unless Norman's growth just becomes stagnant, which I don't see happening any time soon.

[UrbanistPoke]

I would argue that Broken Arrow will not jump Norman any time soon. Norman still has a good 10,000 more residents than BA, moreover Norman has always had steady growth. BA is only growing at a 1% faster rate, not that much.

At that rate it will take at least 10 years or more for BA to surpass Norman, unless Norman's growth just becomes stagnant, which I don't see happening any time soon.

Norman's biggest issue is the east side of town is full of NIMBY's and it is getting much more difficult to build any sort of significant housing there longterm, especially if a developer needs to rezone anything. BA is pretty much an anything goes kind of town development wise so it wouldn't surprise me if BA doesn't eventually surpass Norman. South BA has some of the highest concentrations of new apartment construction in the state right now with several thousand units under construction.

[G.Walker]

Norman's biggest issue is the east side of town is full of NIMBY's and it is getting much more difficult to build any sort of significant housing there long term, especially if a developer needs to rezone anything. BA is pretty much an anything goes kind of town development wise so it wouldn't surprise me if BA doesn't eventually surpass Norman. South BA has some of the highest concentrations of new apartment construction in the state right now with several thousand units under construction.

Not exactly, its the West side of Norman who has the Nimby's. I used to live in Norman before I moved to Moore, so I know the facts. Furthermore, the northside of Norman anchored by Tecumseh Rd corridor and Flood is growing tremendously. Also there is retail boom in University North Park, also slated for more apartments and housing.

Not saying BA will never surpass Norman, but it wont be for awhile.

[unfundedrick]

Not exactly, its the West side of Norman who has the Nimby's. I used to live in Norman before I moved to Moore, so I know the facts. Furthermore, the northside of Norman anchored by Tecumseh Rd corridor and Flood is growing tremendously. Also there is retail boom in University North Park, also slated for more apartments and housing.

Not saying BA will never surpass Norman, but it wont be for awhile.

Keep in mind that, in long term, Broken Arrow has 55 square miles and Norman has 190 square miles.

[BG918]

I would argue that Broken Arrow will not jump Norman any time soon. Norman still has a good 10,000 more residents than BA, moreover Norman has always had steady growth. BA is only growing at a 1% faster rate, not that much.

At that rate it will take at least 10 years or more for BA to surpass Norman, unless Norman's growth just becomes stagnant, which I don't see happening any time soon.

BA definitely has some positive momentum in the Tulsa metro but I agree it won’t pass Norman anytime soon. Though the East Tulsa/North BA area stands to benefit the most from future industrial developments at Fair Oaks and the Port of Inola.

Wish there was discussion about a future rail connection between Tulsa and BA - there is an existing line between the two downtowns.