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OKC State of the City address – 2022
July 21, 2022. The general feeling in the room from the address was that Oklahoma City has moved into a completely different field of play.
Smart Choice meters
July 14, 2022. Edmond is the largest municipality that has not embraced smart-meter technology, but that ends this summer.
US a haven for global investment
July 7, 2022. The U.S. continues to be a global investment haven. Secondary markets continue to be important in investors’ commercial portfolios. This is something to watch in cities such as OKC in the future.
Time to invest more in regional public transportation
June 30, 2022. The Edmond-Oklahoma City-Norman route is emerging as a priority for regional transit after the Regional Transportation Authority of Central Oklahoma recently lost three of its original members: Midwest City, Del City, and Moore.
Population growth shows OKC in sweet spot
June 23, 2022. Currently the OKC metro area is a unique sweet spot with a low cost of living and an ease of living combined with the modern amenities of a large American city. We should enjoy this place we are in because, as the population increases, prices will also increase. But for now, enjoy those amenities that come with being a Big Leagu[...]
Adaptive reuse – churches
June 16, 2022. There are many examples in Tulsa and Oklahoma City right now of churches that are empty and begging for adaptive reuse.
Real estate and the economy
June 9, 2022. The relationship between the economy and the housing market is a unique one, and it plays a huge role in the way we make decisions, spend money, and go about our daily lives.
London study tour 2022 – trains, boats and buses
June 2, 2022. Belfast is an intriguing city and a wonderful case study for overcoming a troubled past.
UCO London/Belfast/Dublin Study Tour 2022
May 26, 2022. The 2022 UCO London/Belfast/Dublin Study Tour is in full swing.
The Gentle Author
May 19, 2022. I may have just had the most interesting day of my nine years of coming to London to teach/research.
UCO’s London Research Tour – 2022
May 12, 2022. Our goal is to collect and analyze data in an area of London that was once a desolate environmental wasteland.
The return of the porch
May 5, 2022. Americans rediscovered the value of the front porch during the pandemic.
Save the facades
April 28, 2022. Many old buildings that had their original facades covered now have new ownership that understands the importance of these buildings, and the new owners immediately removed the wood and metal siding to uncover the original facade.
Overlay districts
April 21, 2022. Overlay zones have the potential to be very effective governmental regulatory tools.
Planned Unit Development
April 14, 2022. PUDs may be used to permit new or innovative concepts in land utilization, master-planned communities, or mixed-use developments that other districts do not easily accommodate.
The aging population
April 8, 2021. Many communities that were built around child-rearing now have fewer children in them.
The American alley
April 7, 2022. The American alley is a key component in the revitalization of urban communities and building urban fabric.
OKC Home + Outdoor Living Show 2022
March 31, 2022, Attendance at home and garden shows around the country is setting records coming out of the pandemic as more people than ever are buying and remodeling homes to fit their ever-changing needs.
Congress of New Urbanism puts focus on OKC
March 24, 2022. Oklahoma City is in the spotlight this week for a diverse, multidisciplinary, action-oriented group of individuals working to build places people love.
Short-term rentals now
March 17, 2022. My company has been in the short-term-rental, or STR, business for over 20 years – long before Vrbo and Airbnb existed.