OKC approves MAPS 4 Neighborhood and Community parks masterplan
Jan 19, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Council approved the MAPS 4 Master Plan, meaning over 100 neighborhood and community parks will get some improvements.
"I just get excited about doing them all and having people enjoy what we do," said David Todd, MAPS 4 Program manager.
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Tuesday, the Oklahoma City Council gave their stamp of approval on the MAPS 4 Neighborhood and Community Parks Master Plan.
"Passes unanimously," said Mayor David Holt.
Detailed in these 500 pages is 1.5 years of work, talking about the nearly $70 million plans to improve OKC Parks.
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"This master plan is to analyze what was there and what they need to be brought up to a level and then estimate how much that would be," said Todd.
Most of the 107 parks are in neighborhoods.
Recommended improvements include as many as:
56 new or upgraded playgrounds
66 new or upgraded multiuse courts
14 splashpad improvements
67 new or upgraded park signs
43 new or improved shelters/pavilions
183 proposed solar lights
Some parks will even get pickleball courts.
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"Just whatever they don’t have and they need to be brought up to a point," said Todd.
Meanwhile, $22 million is being set aside for improvements to Booker T. Washington, Minnis, Northeast, Earlywine, and Lake Stanley Draper parks.
The city said the hope by investing in the parks, people will go outside and connect with nature, helping their overall health and wellbeing.
"Seeing people use on the product that you worked on for so long is really the reward," said Todd.
The goal is to start putting the plan into action this summer.