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Board approves sidewalk alignment plan for MAPS connectivity phases 3 and 4; staff to use grant matches where available
Summary
Staff presented a map of sidewalk packages focused on pedestrian priority areas, schools and commercial districts; the board approved alignments for phases 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B, with staff planning to combine MAPS funds and external grants (TAP/ACOG) to widen construction reach.
The MAPS for Citizens Advisory Board approved proposed sidewalk alignments for MAPS connectivity phases 3 and 4 and discussed how MAPS funds would be paired with other grants to extend construction reach.
A. J. Kirkpatrick presented the package, describing how the city split the sidewalk program into five phases (each with two construction packages) drawn from the MAPS connectivity budget and the BikeWalk OKC plan. Kirkpatrick said the connectivity sub‑budget under discussion represented about $61.3 million of a larger $96.6 million allocation for connectivity in MAPS and that the program targets pedestrian priority areas (PPAs), schools, transit corridors and named commercial districts such as Windsor and Stockyards.
Kirkpatrick walked the board through school‑focused packages that pair sidewalk fills to elementary and middle schools (Surry Hills, John Marshall, Greentree/Greenbelt and Western Heights campus examples) and a set of commercial‑district and connector projects (Windsor, Stockyards, Metro Park PPA, West Reno corridor near the OKC Indian Clinic and others). He said some districts recently received other funding (Better Streets/Safer Cities, Strong Neighborhoods) and that staff intends to coordinate MAPS investments with those projects. Kirkpatrick also explained two successful grant matches planned for the package: a $720,000 MAPS match yielding $2.78 million for a Safe Routes project (five schools) and an $800,000 MAPS match yielding $2.4 million for an I‑240 corridor project; combined with the MAPS allocations the construction value across phases 3 and 4 will reach roughly $19.93 million.
Board members asked about which group would manage maintenance for tree plantings and about grant sources; Kirkpatrick and staff confirmed ODOT would manage construction for TAP grants and that MAPS would manage design. The board voted to approve the sidewalk alignments for phases 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B (item 2s).
