Oklahoma City streets not made for walking, design consultant concludes

 
BY STEVE LACKMEYER | Modified: March 20, 2009 at 4:53 am | Published: March 20, 2009   
photo - A woman in a wheelchair and children hurry to cross Hudson Avenue between the Oklahoma County Courthouse and City Hall on Thursday. The six-lane street with 12-foot-wide lanes — highway standard — gets the worst grade from consultant Jeff Speck on walkability. Photo By Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
A woman in a wheelchair and children hurry to cross Hudson Avenue between the Oklahoma County Courthouse and City Hall on Thursday. The six-lane street with 12-foot-wide lanes — highway standard — gets the worst grade from consultant Jeff Speck on walkability. Photo By Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman

Jeff Speck, who first introduced himself to Oklahoma City by announcing "your codes are bad,” is back with a new message: the sidewalks and streets aren’t great, either.

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Speck, who was hired to look at how to improve pedestrian access downtown, is coming out with a report that suggests Oklahoma City must make a dramatic change if it wants to compete for...
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