City of Tulsa

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Articles for 2018

1/2/2018 Warming Stations Open as Tulsa Prepares for Extreme Weather

1/9/2018 City Hall, Facilities Closed Monday, Jan. 15, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

1/11/2018 City Signs Alliance with Oklahoma Department of Labor

1/16/2018 Community Response Team Receives Funding to Continue Program to Help Tulsans in Need

1/17/2018 Replacement of 16-inch Waterline to Begin Thursday, Jan. 18, at East 21st Street, South Peoria Avenue; Intersection Remains Closed

1/18/2018 Following Amazon’s Announcement, Tulsa Will Continue to Aim High

1/18/2018 Sanitary Sewer Work to Close Two Inside Lanes on South Peoria Avenue

1/19/2018 Brownfield Public Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 29

1/19/2018 Mayor Bynum Signs Executive Order to Safeguard Funding for Future Parking Meter Improvements

1/22/2018 Serve Tulsans Website Launched as Central Point for Matching Volunteers with Projects

1/22/2018 Six Neighborhoods Receive $1,000 for Their Love Your Block Grant

2/2/2018 Mayor Bynum Selects Kian Kamas to Lead Mayor’s Office of Economic Development

2/5/2018 South Union Avenue Street Rehab Project Starts Feb. 5

2/8/2018 36th St North between Lewis and Mohawk Blvd. to Close for Project

2/21/2018 TPD Body Camera System Fully Implemented, Policy Online

2/22/2018 Construction Kicks-Off for Tulsa Sobering Center

2/23/2018 Street Maintenance Project to Begin at 41st and Riverside

2/28/2018 Groundbreaking Held for Vision Tulsa Project at Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus

2/28/2018 Urban Mobility Innovation Team

2/28/2018 City of Tulsa Jail to Open March 1

2/28/2018 Open House on March 1 for Crutchfield Neighborhood Sector Plan

3/1/2018 Stormwater Project for Residence Inn Downtown; Lanes to Close at Denver Avenue, Sixth Street

3/7/2018 A Better Way Program Launches Today, Paving the Way to Real Change for Panhandling

3/15/2018 Household Pollutant Special Event Saturday and Sunday

3/19/2018 Land Use Plan Kick-Off for Berryhill Neighborhood

3/26/2018 City Hall, Facilities to Close March 30 for Good Friday

3/27/2018 Grand Opening Coming Soon for Tulsa Little Free Libraries

3/27/2018 Tulsa Police to Begin Implicit Bias Training Within the Department

3/27/2018 Sign Abatement Program Re-Launches

3/28/2018 Tulsa Named 2018 Tree City USA: Arbor Day Event March 29

4/2/2018 City of Tulsa Celebrates Community Development Week April 2-6

4/11/2018 Tulsa Parks Has Openings for Lifeguards, Day Camp Counselors

4/16/2018 Street Maintenance on South Utica Avenue

4/16/2018 24th Annual Creek Cleanup Scheduled Saturday, April 21

4/16/2018 Mayor Bynum Takes the National Wildlife Federation’s “Mayors’ Monarch Pledge” to Help Save the Monarch Butterfly

4/16/2018 Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled for April 28

4/17/2018 Tulsa Named as Finalist for Cities of Service Engaged Cities Award

4/18/2018 Date Change: 24th Annual Creek Cleanup Now May 19

4/24/2018 Water Leak Repair Scheduled Tuesday – Wednesday, April 24-25 at South Harvard

4/25/2018 Mayor Presents Proposed FY19 City of Tulsa Budget

4/27/2018 Tulsa Selected to Receive $300,000 Grant from EPA for Route 66 Brownfields Assessment

4/30/2018 City of Tulsa Named a High Performer in the 2018 Equipt to Innovate National Survey of American Cities

4/30/2018 New Business Processes that Enhance How Citizens Do Business with the City

4/30/2018 Mayor Honors Two Tulsa Blue Employees for Their Exceptional Service

5/4/2018 Tulsa to Participate in National Drinking Water Week May 6-12

5/9/2018 East 101st Street Open to Two-Way Traffic between South Harvard and South Yale; Phase 2 to Begin June 5

5/10/2018 Mayor Announces WalkBikeTulsa Safety Education for GO Plan Implementation; Proclaims Bike Month in Tulsa

5/10/2018 Community Design Workshop for Pearl District Scheduled for May 15

5/11/2018 Crosbie Heights Community Design Workshop Scheduled for May 17

5/14/2018 City Surplus Property Auction Set for This Saturday, May 19

5/14/2018 Crutchfield Small Area Plan Update Public Meeting Scheduled for May 16

5/14/2018 Construction Resumes Today on Fifth Street Project

5/15/2018 Rehabilitation Project Begins on North Harvard; East Admiral Place to East Pine Street

5/17/2018 Tulsa Named as Winner for Cities of Service Engaged Cities Award

5/21/2018 North Memorial Closed from E. Jasper St. to E. King Pl. for Waterline Repair, Ongoing Street Maintenance

5/21/2018 Tulsa Celebrates National Public Works Week May 20-26

5/22/2018 City Hall, Other Facilities to Close Monday for Memorial Day; Residential Trash Service Will Not Operate on Holiday

5/24/2018 Tulsa Honored for Veterans Services

5/29/2018 Sobering Center Opens in Tulsa

5/30/2018 New McClure Pool Highlight of Season Launch

6/1/2018 Tulsa Utility Customers to Receive 2018 Water Quality Report with June Bills

6/7/2018 City of Tulsa Takes the No. 1 Overall Leading Fleet Award in North America

6/8/2018 Citywide Non-Arterial Pavement Inspection In Progress

6/11/2018 Riverside Drive to Open Sept. 10 between 21st and 41st Streets

6/12/2018 West 15th Street, South Denver Intersection to Close Monday, June 18, for Five Days during Waterline Work

6/15/2018 Vision 2025 Project: Preparations Begin for New Route 66 Artwork at Admiral Place, Mingo Road Intersection

6/15/2018 Sanitary Sewer Project to Begin June 18, on North Lewis near East Pine

6/18/2018 USA BMX to Open Headquarters and Facilities in Historic Greenwood District in 2019; Signs Agreement to Stay in Tulsa for Next 30 Years

6/25/2018 City Hall, Facilities to Close Wednesday, July 4, for Independence Day

6/25/2018 Construction Begins on Vision Tulsa Project – Public Schools Safety First Initiative

7/2/2018 Mobile App Now Available for Downtown On-Street Parking Users

7/6/2018 Investigation for Water Leak at East 61st Street, South Yale Avenue Scheduled for July 8-13

7/9/2018 Riverside Parkway Maintenance Project to Begin Monday, July 9

7/9/2018 Nominations Now Open for the 2019 Women of the Year - Pinnacle Awards

7/16/2018 Second Arena District Public Workshop Scheduled for July 24

7/17/2018 21st Street Ramp to Eastbound Broken Arrow Expressway to Close July 18

7/18/2018 City of Tulsa to Seek Public Input July 24 on Updating FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan

7/18/2018 Tulsa Selected as a Finalist for a $1 Million Grant for Public Art Project

7/19/2018 Office of Resilience & Equity Focusing on Creating a More Equitable Tulsa

7/20/2018 Second Annual ‘Tools for Schools’ to Begin Monday, July 23

7/20/2018 Crossing Guards Needed for 2018-2019 School Year

7/23/2018 Speed Hump Installation on South Cincinnati Avenue to Begin Tuesday, July 24

7/26/2018 Mayor Bynum Joins City Leaders from Around the World for Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

8/1/2018 Street Maintenance Affecting Traffic on East 91st Street between South Yale Avenue and South Sheridan Road

8/1/2018 Tulsa Utility Customers May Opt In or Out of EMSAcare during Month of August

8/1/2018 Street Maintenance to Begin Aug. 2 at South Yale Avenue and East 41st Street; also East 21st Street, Sheridan to Memorial

8/2/2018 Bridge Rehabilitation Project at 4200 S. Memorial Dr. to Begin Thursday, Aug. 2

8/6/2018 Tulsa Receives Competitive Grant to Kickstart Local Municipal Financial Empowerment Efforts

8/6/2018 K-9 Splash Scheduled After End of Pool Season

8/7/2018 Mayor, Council Chairman Announce Completion of First 17 Projects for Public Schools Safety First Initiative

8/8/2018 Brian Kurtz to Lead Tulsa’s Downtown Coordinating Council

8/10/2018 Tulsa Parks Program Registration Now Available Online

8/10/2018 South Lewis Construction Moves South to Intersection of East 15th, Lewis Avenue

8/14/2018 East 101st Street Opens Today for Two-Way Traffic between Riverside Parkway and South Yale Avenue

8/21/2018 Street Maintenance Project to Begin Wednesday Night, Aug. 22, on East 91st, Sheridan to Memorial

8/24/2018 Open House Public Meeting About Berryhill Land Use Plan Will Be Held Monday, Aug. 27

8/27/2018 Street Maintenance Continues This Week Through Tuesday Night on East 91st Street

8/29/2018 New Crosswalk Available with Crossing Guard on Duty at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East Jasper Street; Pedestrian Bridge Remains Closed

8/30/2018 City Hall, Facilities to Close Monday, Sept. 3, for Labor Day; Trash, Recycling, Green Waste Will Not Be Collected on Holiday

9/3/2018 Refuse and Recycling Schedule Week of September 3-7

9/6/2018 Eagle OPS Foundation to Host Honor Bridge for DAV 5K

9/10/2018 Riverside Drive Open to Traffic Between 21st Street, 41st Street

9/13/2018 Third and Final Arena District Master Plan Open House Scheduled for Sept. 26

9/14/2018 Mayor, Council Mourn Loss of Tulsa City Councilor David Patrick

9/17/2018 Concrete Street Maintenance to Begin Tuesday, Sept. 18, on South Mingo

9/20/2018 New Tulsans Welcoming Plan Sets 26 Goals to Help Build a More Cohesive Tulsa; Index in Place to Measure Effectiveness

9/20/2018 Tulsa Maintains Class 2 Rating in National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System

9/25/2018 Third and Final Arena District Master Plan Open House Scheduled for Sept. 26

9/26/2018 Mandatory Request-for-Proposal Workshops Scheduled for 2019 HUD Grant Applicants

9/28/2018 Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission Plans Activities for Native American Day on Oct. 8

10/3/2018 City of Tulsa Celebrates National Community Planning Month

10/3/2018 City of Tulsa to Participate in ‘Imagine a Day Without Water’

10/3/2018 Tulsa Receives Outstanding Plan Award from Oklahoma Chapter of American Planning Association for Peoria BRT Land Use Plan

10/8/2018 Fire Prevention Week October 8-12;

10/10/2018 City of Tulsa to Host Resilient Tulsa Equity Dinners

10/11/2018 Tulsa Water Wins Tasting Contest at Oklahoma Water & Pollution Control Conference

10/18/2018 Prescription Drug Take Back Event Scheduled for Oct. 27

10/23/2018 Larger Than Life Iron Man to be on Display at Tulsa City Hall

10/24/2018 City Introduces Comprehensive Animal Welfare Reform Plan

10/24/2018 City Planning Services to Transfer to INCOG

10/26/2018 Street Maintenance to Begin Tuesday, Oct. 30 on Third Street; Traffic to Change to One-Way Westbound During Project

10/30/2018 Household Pollutant Special Event Scheduled for Nov. 3

11/2/2018 City of Tulsa, Service Agencies Partner for Homeless Outreach

11/6/2018 City Hall, Facilities to Close Monday, Nov. 12, for Veterans Day

11/12/2018 Special Vendor Registration Day!

11/13/2018 Help Trap the Grease! City & the M.e.t. to Collect Fryer Oil on Saturday, Nov. 24

11/19/2018 Citywide Stock the Station Food Drive, Nov. 19 - Dec. 19

11/19/2018 Tulsa Receives Grant to Promote Naturalization Among Eligible Legal Permanent Residents

11/20/2018 Mayor G.T. Bynum Celebrates Community Service Council’s Work to Transform Service to Veterans

11/20/2018 City Facilities to Close Thursday, Friday, Nov. 22-23, for Thanksgiving; Trash Service Will Not Operate on Thursday

11/26/2018 City of Tulsa Prepared for Winter Weather 2018

11/27/2018 Coalition to Increase Live Release Rate of Local Pet Population

11/30/2018 Amy Brown Selected as Deputy Mayor for the City of Tulsa

11/30/2018 City of Tulsa Receives Oklahoma Quality Foundation Award

12/3/2018 City Councilors, City Auditor Sworn-In

12/7/2018 Mayor Bynum Names Christina da Silva as Deputy Chief of Staff

12/10/2018 Longtime City of Tulsa Finance Director Passes Away

12/14/2018 Berryhill Land Use Plan Online, Available for Public Review; Planning Commission Public Hearing Set for Dec. 19

12/15/2018 Ashley Philippsen to Join Mayor Bynum’s Staff as Deputy Chief of Community Development & Policy

12/17/2018 City Hall, Facilities to Close Dec. 24, 25 for Christmas, Jan. 1 for New Year’s; Trash Schedule Changing for Most Customers

12/18/2018 Street Project Includes Storm Sewer, Manhole Work at North Peoria Avenue, East Haskell Street; Lanes on Peoria to Close

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