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Articles for 2020

1/8/2020 Tulsa Formulating Mobility Innovation Strategy; Public Invited to Attend Jan. 16 Meeting, Take Online Survey

1/8/2020 Street Rehabilitation Project to Begin Jan. 9 on Denver Avenue between Riverside Drive and West 13th Street

1/9/2020 Mayor Bynum Recognizes Women of the Year-Pinnacle Award Winners

1/13/2020 Gallup-Tulsa CitiVoice Index Surveys Mailed to Tulsa Residents

1/13/2020 East 15th Street, Peoria Avenue to Lewis Avenue Accessible During Street Rehabilitation; Access to All Businesses Open Throughout Project

1/13/2020 Sidewalk Improvement Project on East 31st Street between South Lewis Avenue, South Birmingham Avenue to Begin Jan. 14

1/14/2020 Water Distribution Develops Valve Program, Uses Data to Make More Informed Decisions

1/14/2020 Public Meeting Scheduled Jan. 16 about Tulsa Mobility Innovation Strategy; Citizens Invited to Take Online Survey

1/14/2020 City Hall, Facilities Closed Monday, Jan. 20, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

1/15/2020 2019 Office of the Mayor Annual Report

1/15/2020 Waterline Work Scheduled for Jan. 16 at 1501 S. Yale Ave.

1/15/2020 City to Open Competitive Sealed Proposal Process for Animal Welfare Services

1/16/2020 Tulsa to Receive Award from National Community Development Association for Altamont Apartments Rehabilitation Project

1/17/2020 City, Goodwill Industries of Tulsa Unveil City of Tulsa’s Blueprint for Economic Prosperity

1/21/2020 Waterline Replacement Scheduled to Begin Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 5502 S. Harvard Ave.; Project to Affect Traffic

1/21/2020 Chamberlain Recreation Center to be Renamed in Honor of Community Advocate Jane A. Malone; Community Event Scheduled for Feb. 8

1/22/2020 Mayor Selects Wendell Franklin as Tulsa’s 40th Police Chief

1/31/2020 Lane Closures to Begin Next Week for Infrastructure Work at Main Street, Reconciliation Way for Fairfield Inn Project

2/4/2020 1921 Graves Meeting Held to Develop Next Steps in Graves Investigation

2/4/2020 Waterline Repair Scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 6 at 3607 S. Birmingham Ave.; Work to Affect Traffic

2/4/2020 Waterline Repairs Scheduled for Tuesday - Wednesday, Feb. 4-5, at 1501 S. Yale Ave., 100 N. Florence Ave., 1050 N. Harvard Ave; Work to Affect Traffic

2/4/2020 Winter Weather Expected Tomorrow; City Facilities to Open at 10 a.m.

2/5/2020 Downtown Coordinating Council Launching Public Survey to Inform New Structure and Priorities

2/10/2020 Tulsans to Receive Fully Reconstructed Gilcrease Museum for Upcoming Vision Tulsa Project

2/19/2020 Tulsa Municipal Court to Offer Amnesty for Moving Violations

2/26/2020 Stormwater Repairs at 101st and Riverside Parkway

2/28/2020 Brownfields Update: Public Review, Comment Period Begins for Analysis of Asbestos Cleanup Alternatives for Diamond Building

3/2/2020 Presentation of Draft Master Plan for McCullough Park Scheduled for March 7 Public Meeting at Disney Elementary School

3/2/2020 Moving Violation Amnesty Ends Friday; Pay Outstanding Fines At Tulsa Municipal Court, City Hall

3/2/2020 1921 Graves Test Excavation Expected to Begin April 1

3/4/2020 Traffic Signal at South Memorial Drive, East 41st Street to be Off on Thursday, March 5, during Upgrade to Flashing Yellow Arrow

3/6/2020 Household Pollutant Collection Facility Sees 96 Percent Collections Increase in 2019

3/6/2020 Helmerich Park Construction Complete; Park to Reopen Later Friday Afternoon, March 6

3/9/2020 City Launches Third Party Plans Review and Inspection Program

3/11/2020 City of Tulsa Calls for Facilitators for Upcoming Equity Dinners

3/12/2020 Mayor Bynum Names Michelle Brooks as City’s Director of Communications

3/12/2020 Street Rehabilitation to Begin March 16 on East 11th Street between South Peoria Avenue and South Utica Avenue

3/12/2020 2020 Census Invitations Being Sent to All Area Residences

3/13/2020 Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update in Tulsa – March 13

3/14/2020 Mayor Cancelling City Led and Permitted Gatherings of 50 People or More

3/16/2020 Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update in Tulsa – March 16

3/17/2020 Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update in Tulsa – March 17

3/18/2020 City of Tulsa Services Update – March 17

3/19/2020 Permit Center Closed; Customers Asked to Use Online Portal, Email Certain Applications

3/19/2020 Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update – March 19

3/22/2020 Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update – March 22

3/23/2020 1921 Graves Test Excavation Postponed Amid COVID-19 Threat

3/24/2020 Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update – March 24

3/26/2020 March 26: COVID-19 Situation Update

3/27/2020 Tulsa Animal Welfare Services Update March 27

3/31/2020 Waterline Work Scheduled on 31st St. and 21st and Cincinnati Ave.

4/1/2020 April 1, COVID-19 Situation Update

4/1/2020 City, TEDC Launch Resilience and Recovery Fund; Zero Interest Loans Offered to Businesses Affected by COVID-19

4/1/2020 Census Day in the United States; Residents Encouraged to Make Tulsa Count

4/2/2020 City Activates School Zone Lights for Tulsa Public Schools Locations Participating in Grab-And-Go Meal Program

4/3/2020 April 3, COVID-19 Situation Update

4/3/2020 Street Widening Project to Begin Next Week at Intersection of East 101st Street, South Yale Avenue

4/7/2020 City Hall Public Areas to Remain Closed on Good Friday, April 10; Refuse and Recycling, Animal Welfare Services Available

4/7/2020 April 7, COVID-19 Situation Update

4/8/2020 One Eastbound Lane on East 56th Street North under U.S. 75

4/10/2020 April 10, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update

4/14/2020 April 14 - COVID-19 Update

4/20/2020 April 20, COVID-19 Situation Update

4/20/2020 Mayor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Committee Formed to Help Restore Tulsa Economy Amid COVID-19 Response

4/20/2020 Street Reconstruction to Begin April 21 on West Sixth, Seventh Streets, South Denver to Jackson Avenues

4/21/2020 Waterline Work Scheduled April 23 at 1525 S. Yale Ave.

4/21/2020 Fire Chief Ray Driskell Announces Retirement

4/24/2020 April 24, COVID-19 Situation Update

4/29/2020 April 29, COVID-19 Situation Update

5/1/2020 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities to Close Friday Afternoons for Furlough from May 8 to Dec. 18

5/4/2020 May 6 Waterline Work on Pine

5/6/2020 City Issues Response to False Campaign and Statements Made by IC Bus of Oklahoma and Navistar

5/6/2020 May 6, COVID-19 Situation Update

5/6/2020 City Provides Historical Background and Releases Additional Facts on Lease Negotiations with IC Bus of Oklahoma and Navistar

5/11/2020 Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic Affairs Commission to Present Tomás Rivera Recognition Awards on May 14

5/20/2020 City Hall, Other Facilities to Close Monday for Memorial Day; Residential Trash Service Will Operate on Holiday

5/20/2020 Bridge at 1300 S. 177th East Ave. Narrows to One Lane Starting May 21

5/21/2020 May 21, COVID-19 Situation Update

5/28/2020 City of Tulsa, IC Bus Announce New 20-Year Agreement For Bus Manufacturing Plant

5/29/2020 May 29, COVID-19 Update

5/29/2020 City Recognized For Sign Language Interpretation Use; Continues to Provide Communication in Multiple Languages

6/1/2020 Tulsa Utility Customers to Receive 2020 Water Quality Report with June bills; Report Also Available Online at City Website

6/1/2020 City Seeking Partners for Financial Empowerment Center Launch

6/1/2020 Mayor, Police Chief Hold Round Table Discussion on Race, Equity and Policing in Tulsa

6/2/2020 Greenwood Art Project Artists Announced

6/8/2020 Historic Greenwood District, East Tulsa Main Street Selected As 2020 Oklahoma Main Street Urban Communities

6/9/2020 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – June 9

6/9/2020 Waterline Work Scheduled June 10, 11; Projects to Affect Traffic

6/10/2020 City to Undergo Reorganization at Tulsa Animal Shelter; Animal Welfare Management Function to Remain with the City, Including New Partnerships with Non-Profits

6/15/2020 Mayor Bynum Selects Michael Baker As Tulsa’s 12th Fire Chief

6/17/2020 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – June 17

6/17/2020 BNSF Railroad Crossing Repair Scheduled Thursday-Friday, June 18-19, on S. Union Ave. between W. 17th, 21st Streets

6/18/2020 Tulsa Police Release Weekend Traffic, Logistic Plans Ahead of Juneteenth Events, Saturday’s Presidential Visit

6/19/2020 City Rescinds Weekend Curfew For Downtown Federal Exclusion Zone

6/24/2020 City Surplus Property Auction Now Online

6/25/2020 Monica Hamilton Selected As New Customer Care Director

6/25/2020 John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park Designated as African American Civil Rights Network Site

6/30/2020 City of Tulsa Mourns the Loss of Sgt. Craig Johnson

7/1/2020 City Hall, Facilities to Close Friday, July 3, to Observe Independence Day Holiday; Trash Service Not Affected

7/1/2020 Street Maintenance Project to Begin July 6 on East 31st Street between Garnett and 129th East Avenue

7/6/2020 Public Schools Safety First Project: Street Lighting Installation Complete for Priority 1 and 2 School Locations

7/6/2020 1921 Graves Test Excavation to Begin Monday, July 13

7/7/2020 Mayor’s Office of Economic Development To Lead Small Business Enterprise Program; Utilization Reports Released

7/8/2020 July 8, COVID-19 Situation Update

7/12/2020 Vision Arts Resiliency and Recovery Grants Announced

7/13/2020 Storm Debris Disposal Available at City Mulch Site or Through Curbside Collection

7/14/2020 Waterline Work Scheduled June 15, 16; Projects to Affect Traffic

7/22/2020 1921 Graves Test Excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery Complete

7/23/2020 Muncie Power Products Breaks Ground on New Facility, Brings First Development to Peoria-Mohawk Business Park

7/23/2020 July 23, COVID-19 Update

7/23/2020 2020 Census Caravan Planned to Boost Tulsa’s Census Response Rate to 60 Percent

7/27/2020 Downtown and Surrounding Neighborhoods Housing Study Results Released; Additional Housing Survey Launched

7/28/2020 Construction Starting on Vision Tulsa Project: Route 66 Village Train Depot

7/28/2020 Waterline Work Scheduled July 30; Projects to Affect Traffic

7/29/2020 City, TEDC Partner to Launch Build Tulsa Program to Promote Nonprofit Development in Tulsa Neighborhoods

7/30/2020 July 30, COVID-19 Situation Update

7/30/2020 Utility Customers May Opt In or Out of EMSAcare during Month of August

8/3/2020 City Launches No-Cost Financial Navigator Program to Help Residents Tackle COVID-19 Financial Challenges

8/4/2020 August 4, COVID-19 Situation Update

8/4/2020 Downtown Coordinating Council to Hear Consultant’s Strategic Plan Recommendations; Two Dates Set for Virtual Public Forums to Present to Downtown Stakeholders

8/5/2020 Signal Out West of 31st and Memorial; Traffic Impacted

8/10/2020 City Hires Firm to Design Expanded Animal Shelter; Seeks Stakeholder Input

8/10/2020 15th Street Open to Two-Way Traffic between Utica Avenue and Peoria Avenue

8/10/2020 Street Rehabilitation Project to Begin on East Pine, Yale to Sheridan

8/11/2020 City of Tulsa To Host Resilient Tulsa Equity Dialogues

8/12/2020 New Whiteside Pool Completed, Will Open Summer 2021

8/13/2020 Groundbreaking Held for Vision Tulsa Project- Zink Dam Modifications

8/13/2020 Officials Announce Internet Access Plan for Tulsa; Upcoming Programs Aimed to Help Tulsans Impacted by COVID-19

8/14/2020 Street Maintenance Projects to Begin Next Week – Aug. 17, 18 on South Peoria Avenue, East 91st Street

8/18/2020 Greenwood Art Project Issues Citywide Call for Submissions for Call & Response Poster Project, Contest

8/19/2020 August 20, COVID-19 Situation Update

8/20/2020 Tulsa Parks to Begin Offering Programs for Homeschool/ Virtual/ Distance Learning Students

8/27/2020 August 27, COVID-19 Situation Update

9/2/2020 Waterline Work Scheduled for E. 101st St. Between Yale, Canton Avenues; Traffic to Be Impacted

9/2/2020 Residential Trash Services Will Collect on Labor Day Holiday

9/3/2020 City Hall, Other Facilities to Close Monday for Labor Day; Residential Trash Service Will Operate on Holiday

9/3/2020 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – Sept. 3

9/3/2020 City Council To Consider Economic Development Infrastructure Fund, Downtown Revolving Loan Fund Policy Recommendations

9/4/2020 Spots Still Available at Several Tulsa Parks School Support Camps

9/10/2020 September 10, COVID-19 Situation Update

9/10/2020 Welcoming Week In Tulsa; Sept. 12 – Sept. 18

9/10/2020 Downtown Coordinating Council Announces Get Your Business Outside Program

9/11/2020 Third Annual 918 Day Scheduled for Sept. 18; Businesses Encouraged to Submit Specials

9/13/2020 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee to Meet Virtually on Sept. 14

9/14/2020 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee Agrees to Move Forward with Further Test Excavation and Core Sampling in Oaklawn Cemetery

9/16/2020 City of Tulsa Ready for Third Annual 918 Day; Multiple Activities Scheduled for Friday, Sept. 18

9/17/2020 City of Tulsa Jumps Nearly 30 Spots on Cities Index for Immigrant Communities; Recognized As One Of Most Improved Cities Overall, Most Improved in Terms of Policy

9/17/2020 North Tulsa Census Caravan Planned for Sept. 19

9/17/2020 September 17, COVID-19 Situation Update

9/21/2020 Nominations Now Open for the 2021 Pinnacle Awards

9/22/2020 Tulsa Parks Kicks Off Community Meetings

9/28/2020 September 28, COVID-19 Situation Update

9/29/2020 Mayor Names Cheri Harvell as Tulsa Municipal Court Administrator

9/29/2020 $5 Million For Future Downtown Development, Redevelopment Projects to Be Available Oct. 1

9/30/2020 Mayor Bynum Recognizes Veteran Employer Champions

9/30/2020 City’s CARES Act Funding Used to Open Night Shelter to Ensure Homeless Population Receives Critical Services Amid Pandemic

9/30/2020 Permit Center To Close for In-Person Business Oct. 1; Will Reopen Oct. 19

9/30/2020 Tulsa City Council Votes Unanimously to Approve Citywide Mask Ordinance Addendum; All Persons 10 Years Old and Older Required to Wear Masks in Public

10/1/2020 Street Maintenance to Begin Oct. 5 on Greenwood Avenue North of East Archer Street

10/1/2020 City and Community Partners Continue Homeless Outreach Program

10/6/2020 Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission’s Fourth Annual Native American Day on Oct. 12 Goes Virtual in 2020

10/6/2020 1921 Graves Core Sampling and Second Test Excavation to Begin Monday, Oct. 19; Additional Test Excavation Details, Guidelines Released

10/7/2020 Disposal Fees Reinstated for Commercial, Non-Resident Customers at City Mulch Site

10/7/2020 M.e.t. to Accept Tires, E-Waste at Recycling Event Oct. 10 at Tulsa Zoo

10/9/2020 River West Redevelopment Infrastructure Work in Progress: South Jackson Avenue Closed at West 21st Street

10/9/2020 New Video Showcases How City’s CARES-Funded Programs Are Helping Tulsans

10/13/2020 Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled for Oct. 24

10/13/2020 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – Oct. 13

10/14/2020 1921 Graves Core Sampling and Second Test Excavation to Begin Monday at 8 a.m.

10/14/2020 Mayor to Proclaim Oct. 15 as “Aurash Zarkeshan Day” in the City of Tulsa

10/15/2020 City of Tulsa To Host Second Round of Resilient Tulsa Equity Dialogues

10/22/2020 City Launches ‘Ban the Box’ Resources; Will Host Second Annual Sowing Hope Resource Fair Virtually Oct. 27

10/22/2020 West 41st Street Closed between South 49th West Avenue and South 57th West Avenue for Waterline Repair, Street Repair

10/22/2020 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – Oct. 21, 3 p.m.

10/22/2020 City, Local Partners Start Providing Internet Connectivity for Qualifying Families Through CARES Act

10/22/2020 Lane Closed, Traffic Signal Malfunctioning at 1100 S. Garnett Due to 12-Inch Waterline Break

10/22/2020 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Second Test Excavation To Be Completed Today; Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m. Update

10/26/2020 Greenwood Art Project Participation Expands Nationwide; Arts, Academic Professionals Contribute Essays to Catalog

10/27/2020 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – Oct. 27

10/28/2020 City Wastewater Treatment Plants Recognized Nationally for Continued Operational Excellence

10/30/2020 City Named 2020 Henry Bellmon Award Winner for Creation, Implementation of Certified Monarch Waystation

11/4/2020 Virtual Informational Session On Internet Subsidy To Be Held Nov. 5

11/5/2020 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities to Close Wednesday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day; Trash Service Will Operate as Usual

11/5/2020 Mayor Bynum Adds Key Positions to Administration in Preparation for Second Term

11/9/2020 Virtual “Stock the Station” Food Drive Kicks Off Nov. 9

11/10/2020 COVID-19 Situation Update - November 10

11/12/2020 Sales Tax Overview Committee Releases Annual Report

11/12/2020 Crossing Guards Needed as Tulsa Public Schools Return to Class

11/12/2020 City IT Department Ranks in Top 10 for Digital Cities Survey

11/17/2020 New Video Showcases City of Tulsa’s Homelessness Response Amid Pandemic

11/17/2020 Tulsa Parks to Present Public Feedback on Master Plan

11/17/2020 Waterline Work Scheduled Nov. 19 at 534 S. Yale Ave.; Project to Affect Traffic

11/18/2020 Record Number of Capital Project Contracts Bid in 2020

11/18/2020 Tulsa City Council Approves $42.6 Million TIF District Near New Peoria-Mohawk Business Park; Housing Projects the Main Focus

11/18/2020 City to Launch Landlord Waitlist to Reduce Property Vacancy Length Amid Pandemic; Waitlist Service the First City-Hosted Tool of Its Kind in the Country

11/19/2020 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – Nov. 19

11/23/2020 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities to Close Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving; Trash Service Will Not Operate on Nov. 26

11/23/2020 Help Trap the Grease! City and the M.e.t. to Collect Cooking Oil for Disposal on Saturday, Nov. 28

11/24/2020 Tulsa City Council Passes Additional COVID-19 Measures; Tulsa Health Department to Enforce New Ordinances

12/4/2020 Tulsa Releases 2020 Equality Indicators Report; Interactive Website Launched, Learning Series Announced

12/4/2020 City Taking Affordable Housing Trust Fund Applications

12/9/2020 COVID-19 Situation Update - December 9

12/10/2020 City, Community Partners Launch Tulsa’s First Financial Empowerment Center

12/13/2020 City Street Crews to Work Through the Night and Morning in Preparation for Early Morning Commute

12/14/2020 Winter Weather Update

12/15/2020 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee to Meet Virtually on Dec. 17

12/18/2020 City 2020 Holiday Schedule for Christmas and New Year's

12/18/2020 City of Tulsa Holiday Recycling Tips & Christmas Tree Disposal

12/21/2020 City’s Equipment Management Division Named #1 Green Garage Winner, Dubbed ‘Most Socially Responsible Team in America’

12/22/2020 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – Dec. 22

12/22/2020 Annual “Stock the Station” Food Drive Provides Funding For 19,000 Meals From Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma

12/31/2020 Winter Weather Update December 31, 2020

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