About Oklahoma City
it’s the things you can’t quantify that have contributed the most to Oklahoma City’s story. Because of the original MAPS programs, Oklahoma City is now home to the Oklahoma
Residents continued investing in their city with MAPS 3, the ongoing $777 million capital investment program that
is scheduled to be complete in 2021. Many MAPS 3 projects are changing the landscape of downtown Oklahoma City, including a downtown convention center, Scissortail Park, the OKC Streetcar and an Olympic- caliber whitewater facility called RIVERSPORT Rapids. In 2019, the MAPS 4 initiative was approved, which will bring more than $900 million in investment to the city,
The return on investment is tangible: To date, $7 billion in economic impact can be directly attributed to the original MAPS program.
City Thunder, an NBA team that plays in a MAPS-funded arena. There is an Olympic and Paralympic training site at the Oklahoma River. The area had to be mowed before MAPS reinvented it. MAPS also had a significant impact on downtown Oklahoma City, which has grown
including major investments in the city’s social service organizations. The 16 MAPS 4 projects will span from the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds, where a new arena will be built, to the northeast corner, where a new Civil Rights Center is being constructed. The package has projects that will ultimately improve life for all residents, including four- legged ones. Learn more at okc.gov/maps4.
to more than 77,000 employees and 9,000 residents. The first iteration of this program was so successful that Oklahoma City residents have approved three additional versions. The MAPS for Kids programs invested $700 million into construction, transportation and technology projects benefiting Oklahoma City’s public school students.
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