Oklahoma City was named one of National Geographic's 50 smartest cities for travelers.
The website cited the transformation of the river front and Bricktown as justification for Oklahoma City making its list.
"This once workaday city has transformed 7.5 miles of dry riverbed into an urban park (Oklahoma River Trails) and Olympic-caliber rowing center. Bricktown has emerged as an entertainment district. And the list of capital improvements keeps growing; new features include streetcars and bike lanes," the authors wrote in the article.
The article begins by asking what makes a city "smart."
A city needs a heart and soultypically the center, where people congregate for work and leisure. Smart cities are well-connected locally and internationally, have a sustainable lifestyle, and are places where people come first, said Ian MacFarlane, a consultant for the National Geographic Channel's Smart Cities program. He made the remarks in the article on the National Geographic website.
Oklahoma City was named the 30th smartest city on the list. San Francisco, Paris, Mumbai, Rome and Paducah, Kentucky, were named the top five.
Read more: http://www.koco.com/news/oklahoma-c...worlds-smartest-cities/27736166#ixzz3BYKAtq3x
Glad to see OKC getting recognition that it deserves for it's efforts to improve the quality of life for residents.
The website cited the transformation of the river front and Bricktown as justification for Oklahoma City making its list.
"This once workaday city has transformed 7.5 miles of dry riverbed into an urban park (Oklahoma River Trails) and Olympic-caliber rowing center. Bricktown has emerged as an entertainment district. And the list of capital improvements keeps growing; new features include streetcars and bike lanes," the authors wrote in the article.
The article begins by asking what makes a city "smart."
A city needs a heart and soultypically the center, where people congregate for work and leisure. Smart cities are well-connected locally and internationally, have a sustainable lifestyle, and are places where people come first, said Ian MacFarlane, a consultant for the National Geographic Channel's Smart Cities program. He made the remarks in the article on the National Geographic website.
Oklahoma City was named the 30th smartest city on the list. San Francisco, Paris, Mumbai, Rome and Paducah, Kentucky, were named the top five.
Read more: http://www.koco.com/news/oklahoma-c...worlds-smartest-cities/27736166#ixzz3BYKAtq3x
Glad to see OKC getting recognition that it deserves for it's efforts to improve the quality of life for residents.
