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From YouTube: Mayor's Magazine - August 2015
Description
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett's August program includes:
00:00 - Planning Director Aubrey Hammontree talks about PlanOKC.
10:37 - Nathaniel Harding, chairman of the MAPS 3 Streetcar subcommittee give a progress report on the streetcar.
A
Hello
there
and
welcome
once
again
to
the
mayor's
magazine,
I'm
Mick
Cornett,
the
mayor
of
Oklahoma
City,
glad
you're
with
us.
This
is
our
show
for
August
2015
and,
as
we
wind
up
the
summer,
we're
going
to
bring
in
a
couple
of
people
are
three
people
actually
who
are
helping
to
shape
the
way
Oklahoma
City
looks
toward
the
future
and
with
us
first
of
all
is
operate.
Hammontree,
who
runs
our
planning
department.
Welcome
to
the
mayor's
magazine
thanks.
B
It's
it's
a
it's
a
guide
for
how
we
plan
in
gran
our
city.
So
it's
a
it's
a
very
long
range
type
of
plan.
It
covers
all
different
topics
that
we
have
to
deal
with
every
day.
How
we
get
around
our
transportation
network
deals
with
our
economic
development.
It
deals
with
our
housing
and
neighborhood
needs
city
services.
So
it's
basically
all
the
pieces
of
the
community
that
you
have
to
think
about
and
how
a
community
grows
over
time.
B
B
A
B
That's
what
we've
seen
we've
learned
lots
of
lessons,
because
I
consider
Oklahoma
City,
a
young
city
when
you
look
around
at
cities
across
the
country
that
have
been
around
you
know
for
much
longer
places
in
other
places
in
the
world
they've
kind
of
settled
into
a
certain
pattern.
The
development
is
kind
of
locked
in
the
infrastructure
is
locked
in,
but
we're
still
growing
and
all
of
those
incremental
changes,
as
they
happen,
do
affect
our
day-to-day
lives.
B
A
You
look
back
at
Oklahoma,
City's
history
I
mean.
Obviously
there
was
the
land
run,
and
then
they
settled
the
city
in
this
very
defined
area,
kind
of
a
square
or
rectangle.
And
then
you
know
by
1910
it
was
the
capital
city
and
they
were
building
a
kaplan.
They
were
building
it
away
on
the
edge
of
the
city
at
twenty-third,
Street
and
it
seems
like
ever
since
then,
we've
just
expanded
and
expanded
and
expanded
and
expanded,
and
so
that's
the
term
urban
sprawl
is
typically
used
to
describe
that.
A
B
I
think
that
the
the
people
that
were
in
charge
at
the
time
when
that
land
was
available
for
Oklahoma
City
to
grab
it
thought
it
was
a
really
good
thing.
They
thought
you
know
we're
in
this
great
crux
between
these
two
interstate
highways:
we're
going
to
be
able
to
capture
all
of
the
business
and
the
sales
tax
and
and
we're
going
to
be
able
to
have
this
wonderful
city.
B
A
B
We
we
have
done
an
excellent
job
through
a
lot
of
the.
I
call
it
the
perfect
storm
where
we
had
maps
we.
Unfortunately,
the
Murrah
disaster
ended
up,
giving
us
a
little
bit
of
a
breath
of
revitalization
in
our
downtown,
so
we've
strengthened
our
downtown
to
a
place
to
where
now
the
neighborhoods
that
are
immediately
around
downtown
in
those
areas
that
had
been
skipped
over
and
not
quite
fully
developed
out,
have
opportunities
to
infill
to
start
creating
more
quality
of
life
options
for
that
central
part
of
Oklahoma
City.
We
have
great
neighborhoods
on
the
periphery.
B
B
It's
the
efficiency
of
services
period.
It
is
at
more
people
more
opportunity.
You
get
competition,
you're
able
to
provide
more
for
less,
so
density
can
have
some
negatives
too,
but
you've
got
to
manage
people.
You've
got
to
manage
cars,
but
with
it
comes
all
other
kinds
of
things,
you
start
to
become
more
likable
and
more
walkable
and
more
things
to
do
more
opportunities.
Some.
A
A
B
B
A
great
question:
we
get
it
all
the
time
and
one
tool
that
we
have
with
a
comprehensive
plan
now
that
we
didn't
have
before
is
that
if
anybody
is
just
looking
for
what
is
it
going
to
take
for
me
to
start
a
business
or
for
me
to
look
for
a
location,
they
can
go
to
our
website
at
ok,
see
em
gov
and
go
to
plan
okc
and
click
on
that
site,
and
then
the
site
will
pull
up
what
the
city's
expectation
is
for
that
area.
What
type
of
development
is
appropriate
in
it?
B
You
can
look
up
what
you're
zoned
to
be
able
to
do
legally
able
to
do.
If
you
need
to
change
that
zoning,
and
you
need
to
come
in
and
ask
permission
to
do
something
different
with
the
land,
then
we
can
walk
them
through
the
process
of
going
through
that
and
all
of
those
steps
do
have
to
be
measured
against
what
the
comprehensive
plan
is.
B
Asking
people
to
develop
and
build
the
the
thing
that's
different
about
the
comprehensive
plan
that
then
is
about
zoning
is
the
comprehensive
plan
is
a
guide,
whereas
zoning
is
the
law,
so
people
are
entitled
to
build
certain
things
based
on
the
law
based
on
their
zoning
district
and
the
plan
might
ask
for
something
different.
So
it's
a
conversation
a
lot
of
times.
You
have
to
kind
of
work
on
a
strategy
for
making
it
the
best
development
you
can
make
it
and.
C
A
We're
in
a
word
an
encouraging
time
because
in
general,
there's
a
market
for
development
in
Oklahoma,
City
I
mean
it
might
be
hard
to
imagine
today,
but
you
know
there's
been
times
in
Oklahoma
City's
history.
When
you
know
there
wasn't
construction
going
on
of
any
large-scale.
You
know
with
businesses
weren't
expanding
there
were
more.
You
know,
lots
and
green
spaces
being
created
than
they
were.
You
know
the
infill
that
she
talked
about
earlier.
There
wasn't.
You
know
housing
construction
going
on
now
we
have
kind
of
the
opposite
of
that
kind
of
a
building
boom.
A
B
Do
we
couldn't
be
any
busier,
it's
great
to
see
all
the
cranes
in
the
air
and
it's
great
to
have
that
the
highest
number
of
applications
than
we've
ever
processed
before
I
like
having
that
problem?
It
means
we
have
to
be
more
efficient
with
our
services
and
with
our
time,
but
as
as
we
work
with
people,
we're
finding
better
systems
better
ways,
we're
utilizing
technology
in
a
better
way.
So
we're
we're
growing
as
the
markets
growing
and
I
think
that
we're
becoming
better
serving
people,
because
we
want
to
facilitate
good
development
and.
A
B
Is
a
lot
of
different
backgrounds
that
people
come
into
the
the
planning
profession
from
planning
is
a
very
diverse
field
and
we
have
people
who
have
studied
public
administration,
geography,
geology,
landscape
architecture,
architecture,
urban
design,
but
there
is
actually
a
degree
field
for
urban
planning,
urban
and
regional
planning.
So
most
of
the
people
who
come
into
the
to
the
profession
come
from
that
background,
but
we
encourage
people
with
lots
of
different
backgrounds
and
fields
of
expertise
to
to
study
or
to
come
on
board
in
the
planning
department.
I
think
it's
great
perspective.
All.
D
A
So
thanks
for
coming
on
Nathaniel
thanks
for
having
me-
and
you
know,
it
really
is
a
big
responsibility
to
be
representing
the
watchful
eyes
of
so
many
I
mean
literally
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
live
in
oklahoma
city
and
to
be
asked
to
serve
as
a
honest
citizen.
Watch
bureau
for
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
of
project
is
a
project.
You
probably
probably
took
a
big
gulp
before
you
said.
Yes
right.
C
A
C
So
the
idea
of
a
modern
streetcar
is
it
travels
along
with
traffic,
the
the
rails
are
embedded
in
the
street,
and
so
it
doesn't
have
a
dedicated
right
away.
So
it's
very
flexible
and
it
has
overhead
wires.
There's
also
some
wireless
technology
and
it
integrates
very
well
with
with
vehicles
and
some
people
call
it
a
pedestrian
accelerator,
and
so
it
has
frequent
stops.
A
C
Right
so
we
had
streetcar
for
decades,
and
a
lot
of
the
shapes
of
our
streets
were.
Are
that
way
because
of
the
streetcar
and
so
really
mid
century
is
when
it
was
had
his
kind
of
last
turn,
and
now
it's
it's
being
revived
and
we're
not
the
only
see
that's
doing
this.
A
lot
of
seas
are
realizing
that
we
had
something
great,
you
know
see
the
had
a
streetcar.
It
was
a
really
good
technology.
C
A
Brought
up
a
good
point
in
your
previous
answer
because
you
talked
about
you
know
it's
kind
of
a
pedestrian
aid.
In
other
words,
you
wouldn't
think
we're
trying
to
increase
pedestrian
access
and
trying
to
get
people
out
walking
that
we'd
give
them
a
reason
to
ride,
but
in
actuality,
because
you
know
our
downtown
area
is
so
large.
You
literally
can't
walk
from
one
end
of
downtown
or
the
other
in
most
weather
conditions,
but
with
a
streetcar
it
can
accentuate
your
ability
to
get
around.
So
it
really
is
an
enhancement
to
a
pedestrian
friendly
environment
right.
C
And
the
analogy
that
I
gives
some
people
may
think
of
a
commuter
rail
which
has
very
infrequent
stops
and
goes
very
long
distance.
But
it's
a
little
bit
more
like
you
would
see,
maybe
a
tram
at
an
airport
where
you're
getting
from
the
end
of
one
terminal
to
another
you're
not
going
to
walk
the
20-30
minutes
to
get
there.
But
of
course
you
would
hop
on
on
a
tram
in
that
case
to
do
that.
The
same
kind
of
thing
with
the
streetcar.
C
You
may
work
downtown,
but
you
want
to
have
lunch
in
midtown
or
brick
town.
We
might
want
to
stay
afterwards
for
four
basketball
game,
the
Chesapeake
arena,
and
so
you
can
easily
hop
on
a
streetcar.
Go
several
blocks
hop
off
all
the
entire
day.
Your
car
stays
in
one
spot
until
it's
time
to
go
home
and.
A
C
C
Right,
yeah,
exactly
and
so,
and
then
it's
the
engineering
phase,
which
some
projects
are
still
in
some
engineering
phase
of
planning.
But
a
lot
of
construction
started
a
lot
of
ribbon,
cutting
ceremony
ceremonies
and
things
where
the
public
turns
out,
and
you
see
huge
support
for
these
projects
and
it's
a
lot
of
fun
for
citizen
such
as
myself
to
visit
with
other
people
that
live
in
my
ward
and
they
know
them
involves
the
asking
questions
about
it.
C
And
it's
always
neat
to
see
what
they're
excited
about
they're
really
excited
about
the
trail
or
about
the
boathouse
district
developments
or
the
convention
center.
And
everybody
has
something
that
they
are
really
looking
forward
to
seeing
happening.
And
now
the
construction
is
happening
and
it's
becoming
a
very,
very
real
near
term.
Gold
are.
A
C
The
white
water
facility
at
the
Boathouse
district,
just
because
there's
really
no
expectation,
there's
there's
almost
nothing
else
like
it
in
the
country.
Certainly
nothing
else
like
it
in
our
region,
there's
no
analogy,
and
so
when
I
try
to
explain
it
to
people,
they
just
kind
of
stare
me
blankly,
so
I
wanted
to
be
here.
So
I
can
just
point
to
it.
I
think
that's
going
to
really
impress
a
lot
of
people.
A
And
you
know
a
good
analogy
might
be
the
canal
bits
in
bricktown
when
when
it
was
first
discussed,
there
was
even
talk
about
it
being
part
of
the
you
know,
biology
of
the
river.
You
know
just
kind
of
move
the
river
and
let
a
channel
go
through
downtown
and
then
go
back
the
river.
They
realize
that
elevation
and
some
engineering
reviews
that
really
wasn't
a
good
idea,
and
so
they
came
up
with
what
we
have
now,
which
is
you
know,
really
kind
of
a
amusement
park
ride.
A
You
know
kind
of
a
big
bathtub
with
water
that
flows
and
people
right,
but
I
think
when
it
was
voted
on
in
December
of
93.
The
average
citizen
had
really
no
idea
of
the
impact
of
that
canal,
how
it
would
shake
downtown,
how
it
would
create
a
postcard
and
and
and
how
much
of
a
you
know
how
much
of
what
we
envisioned
Oklahoma
City
today
you
know
it's
kind
of
based
on
that
and
that
vision
and
so
I
think
you're
right.
A
Can
you
can
you
talk
about
the
feedback
you're
getting
on
the
sidewalks
and
trails,
because
again,
this
is
something
that
you
know
really
wasn't.
It
was
kind
of
really
something
that
when
we
put
it
into
Maps
I
think
a
lot
of
people
thought
well.
I
don't.
I
don't
necessarily
know
how
that's
going
to
affect
me.
Yeah.
C
C
It
had
a
huge
turn,
I've
heard
estimates.
You
know
in
the
hundreds
and
turned
out
for
the
opening
of
the
new
trail
and
the
sidewalks
is.
Another
story
seems
like
whenever
there's
a
good
development
with
the
sidewalk,
they
say.
Oh,
you
know
thank
God
for
maps,
even
if
it's
not
necessarily
maps
project,
because
you
know
the
sidewalks
impact
everybody.
Everybody
to
me
talk
about
walkability,
that's
kind
of
the
very
first
step
is
you
need
to
be
able
to
get
from
your
neighborhood
to
the
local,
your
commercial
district
or
whatever?
C
A
C
A
Of
construction
going
on
in
match
three
right
now
to
most
famously
at
the
fairgrounds,
and
you
mentioned
down
on
the
river
construction-
probably
a
you
know,
year
away
or
so
on,
the
streetcar
and
and
maybe
a
little
bit
longer
on
the
convention
center,
but
it
won't
be
long
and
I
think
will
break
ground
later
this
summer
on
the
first
Wellness,
Center
and
I
think
I
think
again.
When
those
are
open.
I
think
people
are
really
going
to
enjoy
them
and
see
how
it
meets
a
need
in
our
ever
growing
community
and
the
baby
boom
generation.
A
That's
getting
older,
but
I
think
maps
3
is
going
to
make
be
a
real
difference
maker
and
be
a
catalyst
for
whatever
the
city
you
know
becomes
here
in
the
next
10
or
20
years,
and
hopefully
you'll
stick
around
Oklahoma,
City
and
retire
here
and
be
here
a
long
time
from
now
and
can
look
back
and
where
and
remember,
fondly
your
involvement
in
those
match
three
projects
and
and
and
I
hope.
That's
your
the
payment
for
the
volunteer
services
that
you've
you've
expended
over
the
last
few
years.
Nathaniel
Harding,
is
the
match.
A
Three
subcommittee
chair
and
also
serves
on
the
advisory
board.
You
know
just
one
of
a
80
citizen
subcommittee
or
advisory
board
volunteers
who
are
helping
to
shape
maps
tree
for
the
future.
Well,
that's
going
to
do
it
for
this
edition
of
the
mayor's
magazine,
glad
you're
with
us
we'll
be
back
next
month
with
another
show
and
I'll
see
you
then.