by Shane Hampton | Dec 16, 2013 | Blog, Featured Posts
Here are the recent headlines and news from around our state about planning, placemaking, and community building in Oklahoma. To recommend a news story you think we should share, please let us know. Enid is considering a policy to designate 1% of any public...
by Shane Hampton | Dec 11, 2013 | Blog, Featured Posts
The IQC will be a part of two courses in the College of Architecture in spring 2014. Both classes meet once per week, on Fridays from 9:30 – 12:15. Environmental Design Capstone (EN D 4993 001) This project-based course taught by Ron Frantz and Hope Mander will...
by Shane Hampton | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog, Featured Posts
IQC Executive Director Blair Humphreys has announced that he will be leaving the Institute for Quality Communities. Blair will pursue a new opportunity overseeing the planning and development of the Downtown Airpark site near downtown Oklahoma City with the Humphreys...
by Shane Hampton | Nov 13, 2013 | Blog, Featured Posts
IQC Associate Director Hope Mander was digging through some old photos of Norman when she came across this view of University Boulevard circa 1895. The boulevard continues to be a main thoroughfare between the original Norman townsite on Main Street and the University...
by Shane Hampton | Nov 5, 2013 | Blog, Featured Posts
Around the United States, you can’t find many more car-dependent cities than Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Our posts on how regional and American cities compare on commuting by biking, walking, and transit got a lot of attention. Even though it was just a simple...
by Shane Hampton | Oct 28, 2013 | Blog, Featured Posts
Carlton Landing became Oklahoma’s newest town last week when Pittsburgh County granted its incorporation. Designed by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company- well known for creating Seaside in Florida and Kentlands in Maryland- it is the first New Urbanist...
