OKC MAPS PROJECTS – 25 YEARS
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1 https://newsok.com/article/5505468/oklahoma-citys-growth-a-path-thats-unsustainable 2 Oklahoma City is the fifth largest city in the continental U.S. by land area and stretches across four counties (Oklahoma, Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie). It is only slightly smaller than the combined areas of Dallas and Fort Worth (685 square miles). 3 The effort called ‘Finish MAPS Right’ called for a six-month extension of the one cent sale tax. The initiative passed with a 67% majority. See: https://newsok.com/article/3454837/history-of-the-maps-projects-timeline- timeline 4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Dodgers 5 See: https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-minor-league-ballpark/; and https://ballparkdigest.com/2018/06/14/best-of-the-ballparks-2018-triple-a-first-round/; https://bleacherreport.com/articles/842135-power-ranking-the-25-coolest-minor-league-stadiums#slide15 6 http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2018 7 For a discussion of the role played by school integration see: https://newsok.com/article/3558966/integration- drastically-reduced-oklahoma-city-schools-population 8 The MAPS for Kids program implementation plan is available online at: https://www.okc.gov/home/showdocument?id=1816 9 See: “MAPS for Kids: Building a Learning City.” Project KIDS Report. August 9, 2001. 10 John Rex Elementary in downtown cost $12 million and was funded through a combination of MAPS for Kids, TIF funding, and private donations. 11 https://www.okc.gov/government/maps-3/maps-history/maps-for-kids/ocmaps-trust 12 See: https://www.okc.gov/home/showdocument?id=1816 13 See: https://www.sai.ok.gov/olps/uploads/okcps_63012_jzbl.pdf 14 See: https://www.okcps.org/Page/2451. The proceeds were split $106.3 million for maintenance, fine arts, and athletics; $54.5 million for information technology; and $19.2 million for transportation-related purchases of buses and support vehicles. 15 See: Housing Market Preference and Demand Study . 2013. Economic and Planning Systems, Inc. Available online at: https://www.okc.gov/home/showdocument?id=10091 16 https://newsok.com/article/5617290/data-shows-inefficiencies-in-okc-district-schools 17 For a discussion of the issues underlying utilization of district resources, see: https://www.okcps.org/cms/lib/OK01913268/Centricity/Domain/1312/Pathway%20to%20Greatness_Overview%2 0Slides%20v2.pdf 18 Information on Pathway to Greatness is maintained online at: https://www.okcps.org/Page/3462 19 Information on the most Pathway to Greatness recent recommendations is available at: https://www.okcps.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=5049&ViewID=6446EE88 -D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=7380&PageID=1 20 The status of the Better Streets, Safer City program is available online at: https://data.okc.gov/portal/custom/viewer?datasetName=Better+Streets+Safer+City+Summary&view=betterstree tssafercity 21 The same vote approved a permanent one-quarter cent sales tax to hire 129 more police officers and 57 more firefighters with annual collections of approximately $26 million to boost public safety. 22 The full project list is available online at: https://data.okc.gov/portal/page/viewer?datasetName=All%20Propositions&view=table 23 In the 2009 report, tract 1091 is split into two tracts – 1031.1 and 1031.2 – based on the 2000 Census tract definitions. 24 See: https://kfor.com/2017/09/09/oklahoma-county-jail-population-falls-below-2000-inmates-lowest-level-in- years/; also, https://newsok.com/article/5577379/oklahoma-county-jail-improvements-seen-as-population-hits- record-low 25 For Oklahoma county jail population in the 1970 to 2014 period, see: http://trends.vera.org/rates/oklahoma- county-ok?incarceration=count&incarcerationData=all
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