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Ward 3 Councilman Larry McAtee reviews the master plan for the MAPS Downtown Park with the park's architect Mary Margaret Jones.
A
B
Well,
Fazle
is
I'm
a
fellow
in
the
american
society
of
landscape
architects.
So
I
am
a
landscape,
architect,
landscape,
architect,
urban
designer.
The
skeletons
you
might
be
referring
to
my
have
to
do
with
my
education.
I
went
to
both
university
of
texas,
austin
and
texas
A&M
university.
So
I
can
go
both
ways:
I
grew
up
in
Baytown
Texas,
so
I'm,
a
native
Texan
and.
B
Are
very
pleased
and
privileged
and
lucky
to
be
designing
the
new
70-acre
downtown
park.
This
will
be
an
urban
park
in
the
core,
the
heart
of
downtown.
It
will
be.
It
really
grows
out
of
the
vision
originally
established
in
the
quarter.
Shore
plan,
the
idea
of
linking
downtown
to
the
river
with
this
great
urban
park.
It
is
a
unique
thing
happening
in
Oklahoma,
City
and
something
other
cities
are
just
sort
of
wowed
by
well.
B
All
great
cities
have
great
urban
parks,
and
the
reason
is
because
it
is
a
place
of
identity.
It's
a
place
of
common
ground,
it's
a
place
for
everyone.
It's
a
place
where
everyone
in
the
city
can
call
everyone
in
the
city
can
call
their
own,
and
it
will
have
something
for
everyone,
something
for
everyone
to
do
of
all
ages
and
all
segments
of
the
population
and
visit
every
visitor
will
want
to
go
there.
Well.
A
B
It's
a
really
good
question
and
it's
one
that
we
encounter
in
any
city.
We
work
in
it's
a
very
valid
question.
First
of
all,
it's
a
place
that
represents
Oklahoma
City
for
anyone
who
lives
in
the
city,
no
matter
what
part
of
the
city.
So
it's
about
identity
and
it's
about
a
cultural
expression
of
Oklahoma
City.
So
that's
the
sort
of
spiritual
side
of
it.
B
A
B
One
of
the
things
that
is
so
great
about
a
park
of
that
size
is
that
what
it
will
allow
a
wide
variety
of
things
to
do.
For
instance,
myriad
gardens
has
a
great
lawn,
a
sort
of
grand
lon.
That's
a
little
under
an
acre.
Well,
the
great
lawn
in
Central
Park
because
of
the
scale
of
the
park
will
be
able
to
be
six
times
that
size
will
be
able
to
be
over
six
acres.
So
imagine
the
festivals
and
the
events,
events
that
might
draw
20,000
people.
B
So
the
bike
lanes
and
the
bike
paths
for
people
who
want
to
go
fast
on
their
bikes
and
then
the
shared
trails
for
people
who
are
slower
on
their
bikes
and
then
trails
that
are
there
or
not
for
bikes.
So
the
full
realm
of
exploration
will
be
possible
throughout
the
park
and,
of
course,
don't
forget
the
asset
that
already
exists
that
crosses
I-40.
The
new
skydance
bridge
the
park
will
create
that
connection
to
skydance
bridge
and
then
eventually
all
the
way
to
the
river,
and
so.
A
B
It
will
be
developed
in
those
two
parks.
The
upper
park
will
be
first
north
of
I-40,
and
then
the
the
lower
park
will
be
second
to
the
river,
but
even
within
the
upper
park
there
will
be
a
phase
one
and
our
next
step
after
we
conclude,
the
master
plan
is
to
focus
on
what's
the
best
way
to
use
the
phase,
one
dollars
to
get
the
most
bang
for,
but
immediately,
hopefully
even
next
year.
So.
B
B
A
B
We
have
had
we,
we
will
have
had
three
public
meetings
during
this
master
plan
process,
but
we
have
had
dozens
of
focused
meetings
as
well
with
specific
interest
groups,
specific
stakeholders
from
the
biking
community
to
the
Latino
community,
because
I
know
you'll
want
to
talk
about
this
a
little
bit.
We
touched
the
edge
of
manuel
perez
park.
We
will
be
talking
to
people
who
host
and
put
on
festivals
and
big
events,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
we
design
the
park
to
accommodate
those
well,
so
there
have
been
a
lot.
A
B
We
feel
strongly
that
the
linkage
should
be
should
be
very
strong
and
and
by
that
linkage,
leverage
the
possibilities
of
the
storytelling
of
both
parks,
both
the
manual
press
park
and
and
this
new
downtown
park.
Manuel
perez
was
an
american
hero
and
to
have
that
story,
be
more
illuminated
through
access
and
through
linkages
from
this
park,
and
we
think
is
very
important.
So
imagine
if
you're
walking
down
the
promenades
our
park
central
park
will
have
a
promenade
that
directly
links
from
the
boulevard
in
downtown
all
the
way
to
the
river.
B
Imagine
if,
along
that
path,
you
see
some
inscription
in
the
paving
that
says
you
know
this
way
to
the
river
this
way
to
meet
an
American
hero,
and
that
way
is
the
way
to
manuel
perez
park.
So
in
our
park
across
from
manuel
perez
park,
will
provide
a
plaza,
a
gazebo,
a
place
for
gatherings
and
a
recreational
field
nearby,
so
that
the
use
of
the
part
can
be
extent
expanded.
When.
A
B
He
was
a,
he
was
a
war
hero
that-
and
these
are
one
of
these-
are
some
of
the
things
I
do
know.
I
know
that
he
was
born
here,
but
he
lived
for
a
time
in
chicago
and
there
is
a
perez
park
in
chicago,
and
it's
really
sort
of
sad
that
he's
maybe
in
some
ways
more
recognized
in
chicago
than
he
is
in
oklahoma
city
at
it's
time
to
make
him
a
part
of
the
heritage
of
oklahoma
city
as
a
whole,
because.
A
A
So
this
honors,
our
Hispanic
community
and
their
heritage
in
the
area
of
the
of
the
Central
Park.
Absolutely
well,
that's
fantastic!
Now
you
mentioned
the
boulevard.
How
have
you
and
your
design
of
the
park
interfaced
with
the
folks
in
the
boulevard
and
with
the
convention
center
and
myriad
gardens?
Well.
B
A
B
We
will
be
specifically
looking
at
the
nature
of
the
boulevard
for
the
five
blocks
in
downtown
and
really
specifically,
between
Robinson
and
Hudson,
to
see
how
we
can
make
the
boulevard
be
special,
be
a
real
announcement
of
entrance
to
downtown
and
how
it
can
become
a
kind
of
a
special
place
that
links
from
the
convention
center
to
the
park
and
thus
all
the
way
down
to
the
river.
So.
A
B
Not
because
we
think
we
think
Oklahoma
City
needs
both,
we
think
they
will
be
quite
different
one
from
another
and
at
the
same
time,
we
think
that
the
linkage
of
the
two
one
to
another
achieved
something
much
greater
in
the
sum
of
its
hole
than
just
just
the
parts
represent.
For
instance,
myriad
gardens
has
an
intimacy
of
scale
and
it
has
the
botanical
theme
and
it
has
a
lot
of
the
assets.
11
would
hope
to
have
in
a
park.
B
That's
very
much
in
the
core
of
downtown
central
park
is
so
much
bigger
and
by
that
difference
in
scale
able
to
offer
very
different
things
to
do
so.
We
see
people
coming
to
one
and
then
wanting
to
go
to
the
other
and
then
wanting
to
go
back
to
the
other
and
of
course,
then,
by
linking
them
through
the
convention
center
site,
you
had
you
make
that
transition
and
journey
to
the
river,
which
is
not
such
a
far
journey.
B
It's
amazing
to
me
when
I
come
into
downtown
because
taxis
bring
me
from
the
airport,
they
bring
me
and
they
bring
me
up
shields
and
so
I
see
skydance,
bridge
and
I,
see
Devin,
Tower
and
I
see
the
Chesapeake
arena
and
its
new
improvements,
and
it's
all
pretty
close
together.
Really,
it
seems
like
they're,
far
separated
apart
from
each
other
and
quite
far
distances,
because
there's
nothing
happening
between
them.
But
in
fact
it's
not
that
much
distance
and
once
we
make
a
place
destination,
they'll
feel
very
linked.
Now.
A
B
It
come
in
different
ways.
It
compares
to
each
of
those
the
park
we
did
in
Houston
was
called
is
called
discovery
green.
It's
it's
only
12
acres.
So
it's
not
as
big
as
this
as
this
park
opportunity.
This
downtown
park
opportunity,
but
it
was
similar
in
that
it
was
linking
parts
of
the
city
that
were
disconnected.
B
B
It
and
kids
come
in
school
buses
to
discovery.
Green
families
come
for
the
day
to
discovery
green,
so
those
surrounding
communities
that
you
were
asking
about
earlier.
They
go
there.
It's
a
destination.
Louisville
is
a
similar
city,
size
I'd,
say
to
Oklahoma
City.
So
there's
more
comparisons
there
in
terms
of
population
size
and
that
park
is
a
hundred
acre
park
and
that
part
connects
downtown
to
its
river.
So
it
took
a
kind
of
riverfront
City
and
gave
it
back.
It's
riverfront
address
Mary.
A
Margaret
I
hope
our
viewers
have
captured
your
enthusiasm,
your
passion
and
I.
Guess
if
I
could
sum
it
up
see
if
I'm
on
the
right
track,
this
park
is
going
to
be
a
place,
it's
going
to
be
a
destination.
It's
going
to
have
a
spiritual
dimension.
It's
going
to
draw
people
from
all
the
620
square,
miles
of
Oklahoma
City,
plus
the
surrounding
areas
down
to
avail
themselves
of
the
beauty
and
the
activities
are
going
to
be
there.
Does
that?
Do
it
I.
A
Thank
you
for
coming
viewers,
I
hope
you
are
looking
forward
to
that
day
when
our
park
will
open
up
Mary
Margaret.
Thank
you
for
your
dedication
for
your
team's
dedication.
May
God
bless
each
of
you
viewers,
as
we
look
forward
to
the
great
day
when
our
Central
Park
will
be
open
and
available
as
a
destination
and
a
place.
Thank
you
for
watching.