Scissor Tail Park

[Shadowrider]

Since I'm not a city boy, what is the purpose and function of this scissor tail park? Today is the first time I've heard of it.

It's a little piece of the MAPS XXXVVIII program that was funded by a "temporary" sales tax increase over 20 years ago (IIRC). They just keep putting an extension on the ballot and it keeps getting extended. It sure seems permanent to me.

But I will agree, they have really transformed downtown OKC. Devon, Chesapeake and others have "partnered" with city leaders in MAPS and have really spiffed the place up. It's actually kind of neat and that's coming from a guy that utterly DETESTS big cities. Some of the old buildings have been renovated into 1st class office spaces with an old time ambiance and they just exude class. I do like those but I sure would hate to pay the rent on them.

 

[Shadowrider]

The wristbands to buy beer were a different color. I didn’t get one one of those.

When I read that on FB I thought it was probably a crock. Sounds like it was. Fudds just gonna fudd I guess.

 

[Pstmstr]

Parking downtown okc still sucks and I aint riding a scooter like the hipsters with their skinny jeans and manbuns.

There are large parking lots to the north and south of the park. If you park in one of the Embark parking garages they are offering free streetcar rides to the park. I saw several cute girls on scooters last night but they were too fast to catch. I’d probably break my neck if I tried to ride one, scooters that is.


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[O4L]

If anyone is interested OK2A did an "audit" there. It was something he had been building up for a while trying to get a bunch if people together to show the park that they were going to assert their rights but it was just him on the video saying there was no problem getting in.

 

[Pstmstr]

If anyone is interested OK2A did an "audit" there. It was something he had been building up for a while trying to get a bunch if people together to show the park that they were going to assert their rights but it was just him on the video saying there was no problem getting in.

Watched the video. I was hoping for at least a selfie of him showing all his “tacticool” gear. Some people just like to draw attention to themselves.


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[swampratt]

I go downtown to standard iron and scrap metal.
I visit bass pro when someone gives me a gift card but that is about it.
I have fished below eastern and caught some nice catfish and even a saugeye.
There are sandbass and other fish also. Water comes up from rains and the cats do the same.

 

[Snattlerake]

Hate to say it but I think hurricane Katrina was another one of the biggest boosts to OKC and Oklahoma in general. Getting the New Orleans Hornets to play here showed the NBA we could put butts in seats. I do think we have consistently sold out during those and Thunder games for 10 years.

 

[Fyrtwuck]

What improvements would you suggest?

Definitely the streets. Everyone has been griping about them for years.
The water system is constantly breaking water mains.
Take better care of all city employees. Better pay and benefits provide employees who are happy and work harder at their jobs and have better productivity.
Clean house with some of the upper management at city hall and eliminate the corruption.
Term limits on the mayor and council.

I’m sure I could think of some more, but I retired twelve years ago and I’m not so well informed as I used to be about Okc.