OKC MAPS PROJECTS – 25 YEARS
Appendix 1. MAPS Projects $350 million project passed by voters December 14, 1993 with a 54 percent majority; all projects completed in 2004 PROJECTS COST PROJECT DESCRIPTION STATUS 1 Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark $34 million Construction of a new 12,000 seat Professional Baseball Leagues-compliant stadium
LOCATION Bricktown
DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
Completed in 1998; current home of the Oklahoma City Dodgers. Completed in 1999, improvements in 2003-04
Recreation/entertainment and tourism Recreation/entertainment and tourism Public convention and meeting space, tourism
2 Bricktown Canal
$23 million Construction of a 1-mile tree-lined urban canal system with water taxi, hiking and bicycle trails, water features, and landscaped parks $60 million Renovation and expansion (100,000 new sq. ft.) of the former Myriad Convention Center including a new ballroom and grand staircase, new audio-visual equipment, updated electrical and mechanical systems $87.7 million Construction of a new 586,000 sq. ft., 20,000+ seat, 3- level sports arena for hosting a major league sports franchise $53 million Complete interior renovation of much of the existing music hall including new balconies and box seats, private suites, practice rooms, and dressing rooms $53.5 million 7-mile stretch of Canadian River converted to series of river lakes. Landscaped trails and recreational facilities. Now known as Oklahoma River. $21.5 million Construction of a new 4-story 112,000 sq. ft. $14 million New livestock show facilities, new horse barns, and renovations and improvements of the arena and several exhibition buildings. $5 million Transportation system between downtown/Bricktown, the I-40/Meridian hotel and restaurant district, and Stockyards City. downtown public library including new and equipment, classrooms, and conference center space.
Bricktown
3 Cox Convention Center
Completed in 1999
Central Business District
4 Chesapeake Energy Arena
Completed in 2002, renovated in 2009-10; current home of the NBA Oklahoma City Thunder
Central Business District Central Business District
Recreation/entertainment and tourism
5 Civic Center Music Hall
Completed in 2001
Civic/arts/entertainment and tourism
6 Oklahoma River
Completed in 2004
South of Downtown/Bricktown
Recreation/entertainment and tourism
7 Ron J. Norick Downtown Library
Completed in 2004
Central Business District
Education
8 State Fairgrounds Improvements
Completed in 1998
State Fair Park
Recreation/entertainment and tourism
9 Oklahoma Spirit Trolleys
Completed in 1999, decommissioned in 2010
Downtown area
Transportation
Total Cost
$350 million Raised approximately $363 million
Sales tax extended six months in1998 ‘Finish MAPS Right’ with a 68 percent majority
Source: City of Oklahoma City and Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
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