Pearl District Association

PEARL DESIGN PLAN

Our mission: To reinvent the art of city life. See how we propose to redesign our neighborhood with a plan that resolves flood danger while transforming this near downtown district into a world-class model of sustainability, community, economic reinvigoration, and pedestrian-friendly lifestyle. View the astounding renderings here.

OUR FAVORITE LINKS

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Urban Canals, Living Streets, and Doorways similar to those envisioned under the Pearl Plan. PDA Board Member Jamie Jamieson shares his inspirational photo gallery.

"Cars, Bikes Can Coexist in Vibrant Cities". A short inspirational glimpse of street life in a progressive city here.

PEARL IN RECENT NEWS LINKS

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"A Pearl of a Project: A much-needed flood control plan can help redevelop and revive a near downtown neighborhood. So what is the city waiting for?"

Don't miss this "must read" article by Mike Easterling of the Urban Tulsa Weekly who asks the hard questions about funding for the Pearl flood plan. July 8, 2009 edition.

"Hidden Treasure in Tulsa's Pearl Dist"

BKL Architecture and Engineering awarded by Preservation Oklahoma for its adaptive reuse of the Pearl District's historic TulOil Building, the last small independent oil company building left standing in Tulsa.

"The Orbit of PlaniTulsa"

Freshest takes by our own Theron Warlick plus John Fregonese and Jack Crowley about the significant preference for downtown and near-downtown development. All about the PlaniTulsa survey results in another finely-written article by Mike Easterling of the Urban Tulsa Weekly, August 5, 2009 edition.

"If You Want to Grow It, Show It - - PLANiTULSA puts voters to the test: How badly do Tulsans want to revamp their city?"

An excellent article by Michael Bates in Urban Tulsa May 6, 2009 Edition

"Urban Planning and Form-Based Zoning (as now being considered for Tulsa's Pearl Dist)"

On April 10, Rich Fisher, host of KWGS' Studio Tulsa, interviewed Geoffrey Ferrell and Mary Madden, two urban planning experts with the firm of Ferrell Madden Lewis, LLC. This firm has been recently commissioned by INCOG to examine Tulsa's Pearl District vis a vis form-based zoning codes. So what does this sort of zoning entail? And how does such zoning relate to other key concepts of cityscape design, neighborhood improvement, and urban planning? And where exactly is the Pearl District, anyway? An interesting interview that will appeal to anyone who cares about Tulsa's past, present, or future as "a great place to live."

IMPORTANT FEBRUARY EVENTS

Feb 4 PDA Board Meeting, 5:30p

Feb 9 PDA General meeting, 6p - 7:30p pm at the Boathouse

Featured Program: Presentation on upcoming Tulsa School Bond Issue

VIEW/DOWNLOAD AGENDA HERE

VIEW/DOWNLOAD ACTION POINTS FROM JAN MTG HERE

Feb 20 Working in Neighborhoods (WIN) public workshop: Neighborhood Assoc

Training at the Boathouse (1028 E. 6th Street) 9a - 5p

Presented by Community Associations Institute, this class covers many

problems and issues associations encounter: Legal Foundation, Finances,

Creation and Enforcement of Restrictions, Risk Control and

Insurance, etc. Fee: $35. RSVP no later than February 17

Register: cathleenhill@cityoftulsa.org

(See below for more WINs workshops)

Feb. 23 PlaniTulsa Review by TMAPC, 4p

Feb 23 PDA Officers meeting, 5:30 pm at the Boathouse

More WINS Opportunities:

Mar 8 Working in Neighborhoods (WIN) public workshop: Grant Info, 6-7:30p,

City County Library. Workshop features speakers on Tulsa

Beautification Grants, CDBG Grant Writing, and Grant Writing Information

Apr 12 Working in Neighborhoods (WIN) public workshop: Safety/ Crime

Issues, 6 to 7:30 p, Boathouse

Alert Neighbors Program / Crime Commission; TPD and TFD Programs,

and Front Porch Project/Parent Child Center.