Above is my mock up of the park site. I used the same convention center footprint from what was determined as needed from the old ford dealership sit.
I fit the current park model on the same site with the above ground convention center. All I did was shrink a portion of lake in the park, which is unneeded because the river is directly to the south of the park.
I know we have sunk costs in the planning of the park, but those can easily be changed. Also, don't forget we have the entire south park of the park on the other side of I40.
All of the brown/black boxes are private development that could be turned in to retail/housing/hotels/restaurants. This solves the problem of not being directly next to bricktown, but still hclose enough that people could visit.
Has great visibility access along the new blvd, and from people exiting I40 in to bricktown.
The hotel isn't located in the new park lands, or land that needs to be acquired so no issues with eminent domain can arise.
Land acquisition costs will decrease, and will also prevent a new "super block" from being built which decreases walk ability.
Now imagine walking out of the convention center & seeing the park & a ton of floor level retail around the park. You can visually see the places you want to visit & can walk directly to your attended destination due to the openness of the park.
Bookmarks