MAPS 3 "Call for Ideas" Results

Between January 15 and May 15, 2007, at www.MAPS3.org, 2,367 people responded to the question of whether the City should pursue a MAPS 3. Over 85 percent said yes.

2,026 people provided 2,747 ideas.

Below are all of the ideas that were mentioned at least 35 times. The ideas are listed from most frequent to least frequent. Of the 14 ideas listed here, 12 are included in MAPS or have been addressed by another City initiative since 2007 (with specifics noted in the footnotes).

• Transit (includes light rail, downtown streetcar, etc.) [1]
  668
• Infrastructure (includes streets) [2]
  188
• Improve Parks in General (includes “central park”) [3]
  159
• Trails [4]
  140
• Beautification (includes trees, streetscaping) [5]
  117
• Sidewalks [6]
  100
• Improve and Develop River (includes lengthening) [7]
  80
• Education [8]
  77
• Downtown Retail
  69
• Football or Soccer Stadium
  65
• Improve Ford Center [9]
  41
• Major League Sports (includes NBA practice facility) [10]
  40
• New Convention Center [11]
  40
• Senior Citizen Centers [12]
  36

1. Included in MAPS 3; also included in 2007 bond issue, which contained $7.8 million for transit
2. Included in 2007 bond issue, which included over $540 million for roads and bridges
3. Included in MAPS 3; also included in 2007 bond issue, which contained $89.7 million for parks
4. Included in MAPS 3
5. Included in 2007 bond issue; also included in TIF related to Devon development
6. Included in MAPS 3; also included in 2007 bond issue, which contained $68 million for sidewalks
7. Included in MAPS 3
8. Included in 2007 Oklahoma City Public Schools bond issue; also included in ongoing MAPS for Kids project
9. Included in the 2008 Ford Center and NBA practice facility special sales tax
10. Included in the 2008 Ford Center and NBA practice facility special sales tax
11. Included in MAPS 3
12. Included in MAPS 3