MAPS 3 is a 10-year construction program designed to improve the quality of life in Oklahoma City.

It is funded by a limited term, one-cent sales tax initiative that began in April 2010 and ends in December 2017. The initiative funds eight projects and is estimated to raise $777 million. A Citizens Advisory Board makes recommendations to City Council.

MAPS 3 tax collections are well under way and the City is moving forward on the projects. The Implementation Plan guides the process.

News

Modern Streetcar 101 community meeting set for May 9

The public is invited to learn about the MAPS 3 Modern Streetcar, streetcar operations and how they are being used around the country by attending a Modern Streetcar 101 community meeting hosted by the City of Oklahoma City and Jacobs Engineering.

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 9 on the fourth floor of the Downtown Public Library, 300 Park Avenue. Participation is free and registration is not necessary.

The meeting will give attendees insight on how the MAPS 3 Modern Streetcar may function once it’s built. The streetcar is expected to be a catalyst for development and continue the revitalization of downtown Oklahoma City.

MAPS 3 convention center concepts presented

On Tuesday, the citizen subcommittee for the MAPS 3 convention center reviewedthree convention center concepts presented by consultants Populous and GSB, Inc.

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The new convention center will be built downtown between Reno Avenue and the future Oklahoma City Boulevard and Robinson Avenue and Walker Avenue.

The consultants took comments from subcommittee members and elected officials and plan to present a hybrid concept that incorporates the favored features from each concept in the coming months.

All three convention center concepts are anchored to Robinson Avenue and feature an elevated ballroom with city and park views, flexible meeting spaces, entrances on all sides of the building, room for expansion to the west, and below ground exhibit halls and loading docks. The concepts also allow for pedestrian connections to the Myriad Botanical Gardens and the future MAPS 3 Downtown Public Park.

The three concepts primarily differ in the orientation of the convention center and the location of a proposed convention center hotel, which is not part of MAPS 3.

Great convention centers balance many attributes including beauty, functionality, urban integration, spirit of place and sustainability, Populous Principal Todd Voth said.
The concepts were created with input from stakeholders including hoteliers, event planners, city leaders, developers and staff from the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau and City.

City Council will make the final decision on the concepts. Construction on the $252 million project is expected to begin in 2016.

The MAPS 3 convention center subcommittee is made up of nine Mayor-appointed citizens. The MAPS 3 subcommittees generally meet monthly and meetings are open to the public. The subcommittees provide input to the MAPS 3 Citizen Advisory Board which makes recommendations to City Council.

Phase 1 sidewalk improvement report approved

City Council approved a preliminary sidewalk improvement report for the development and design of the first phase of a multiple-phase sidewalk program for MAPS 3. Phase 1, Project 1 will include approximately 5.9 miles of sidewalk at an estimated cost of $1.43 million.

Phase 1, Project 1 locations include:

West side of Western Avenue between Hefner and Britton Rd
East side of MacArthur between Wilshire and Britton
North side of NW 63 between Meridian and Ann Arbor Terrace
West side of Classen between NW 34 and NW 49
West side of May between Hefner and Quail Creek Rd.
East side of Penn between Memorial and NW 122
West side of Meridian between NW 63 and NW 50

Sidewalk construction is expected to begin in May. See the PowerPoint presentation.

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MAPS 3 update

City Council approved a sidewalk master plan report that prioritizes where MAPS 3 sidewalks should be located based on criteria set by the project’s citizen subcommittee.