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Planning commission recommends UCO-campus edge revitalization plan to city council
Summary
The Edmond Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend a study and recommendations for the area between downtown Edmond and the University of Central Oklahoma to the city council, endorsing a strategy that emphasizes mixed-use development, parking strategy, and form-based zoning changes.
AJ Kirkpatrick, director of urban planning at ADG Blatt, presented a campus-edge revitalization study the firm prepared with city staff and University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) representatives. The planning commission voted to recommend the study and its recommendations to the Edmond City Council for further consideration.
The plan covers the district between downtown Edmond and the UCO campus and proposes a “campus corner” mixed-use commercial district, targeted housing types that avoid direct competition with university housing, stronger pedestrian connections along University Boulevard and Main, and a phased approach to new parking (including potential public parking garages). Kirkpatrick said the study included community engagement (a campus survey with 618 responses and a door-hanger neighborhood survey yielding 22…
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