The Working Groups bring together technical experts and local leaders in the community to focus on specific topics to develop a strategy to be presented for feedback from the public. Working groups will refine the strategy based on needs and opportunities defined by the greater community.
Working Groups are responsible for:
Housing & Neighborhoods focuses on housing conditions, housing affordability, neighborhood characteristics, residents’ needs, and addressing homelessness. This working group will work to create a Renter Engagement Toolkit and strengthening neighborhood and tenant associations.
Working Group Leaders: Travis Hulse, Delia Kimbrel
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Transportation focuses on residents’ access to transit, streets, public transit, pedestrian infrastructure, bicycle infrastructure, traffic management, and safety. Group will make transportation planning recommendations as well as recommendations to prepare for transportation innovations.
Working Group Leaders: Paulina Baeza & Sam Extance
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Economic Development and History, Culture, and Creativity focuses on economic development, jobs, incentives, business retention and expansion, entrepreneurship, commercial revitalization, business support programs, commercial tenants’ and property owners’ needs, and economic mobility.
This working group also focuses on Riverwood’s historical, cultural, and artistic environment and ways the City of Tulsa can support and promote these valuable community assets through programming, promotion, and funding.
Working Group Leaders: Emily Scott, Rodrigo Rojas
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Land Use, Parks, and Environment focuses on land use development, Tulsa’s parks, trails, and recreation facilities within Riverwood, zoning, development regulations, land use needs, pattern of development, and vacant or underutilized property. This working group also focuses on sustainability, stormwater management, energy use, and environmental assets and risks (flooding, pollution, energy resources, and the conservation of valuable habitat and tree canopy coverage).
Working Group Leaders: Susan Miller, John Tankard, & Luke Fears
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Public Services focuses on public services and amenities to the residents of Riverwood (including police-municipal courts, fire, water & sewer, animal welfare, solid waste, libraries, and schools) crime, safety, civic engagement, and demographic analysis. This working group also focuses on building strong community partnerships and assessing whether City communications are accessible to Riverwood residents.
Working Group Leaders: Lindiwe Chaza Jangira, Angenette DeBose, & Karen Gilbert
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Strategic Partnerships & Development focuses on funding, partnerships, policy, grants, and future tax packages. This working group supports the other five working groups, by developing key partnerships, identifying, and securing funding for implementation of strategies, initiatives, and projects, and advocating for policy change when needed.
Working Group Leader: Sarah Davis
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