IQC Director Announces Departure
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...
Is this a photo of Oklahoma’s first bikeway?
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...
3 Ways for OKC and Tulsa to Get Off the Bottom of the List
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...
Exploring Oklahoma’s Newest Town
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 development to...
Biking, Walking, and Transit Use Across the US in 2012
Since there was interest in our post on mode share in the region, we decided to do a similar graphic for other large cities around the US. For more excellent information on this data see Bike Pittsburgh and the League of American Bicyclists. To keep track of the IQC...
The Latest Bike, Walk, and Transit Usage Data
Recent Census data shows that Oklahoma City and Tulsa are at the bottom of American cities when it comes to biking, walking, or taking transit to work. Here's an overview of the new data, which is available from the United States Census Bureau's American Community...
PARK(ing) Day in Oklahoma City
PARK(ing) Day was a big success in Oklahoma City thanks to Better Block OKC, Downtown OKC, Inc., and volunteers from several city neighborhoods and districts. At any given time, there are more than 500 million empty parking spaces in the United States. On PARK(ing)...
Pun and Games with Placemaking
IQC Visits the Prince’s Foundation Summer School – Week 3
The Institute for Quality Communities, part of the OU College of Architecture, traveled to the United Kingdom to visit the Prince's Foundation for Building Community» to learn from their highly successful summer school program. Here IQC Executive Director Blair...
IQC Visits the Prince’s Foundation Summer School – Week 2
The Institute for Quality Communities, part of the OU College of Architecture, traveled to the United Kingdom to visit the Prince's Foundation for Building Community» to learn from their highly successful summer school program. Here IQC Executive Director Blair...
IQC Visits the Prince’s Foundation Summer School – Week 1
The Institute for Quality Communities, part of the OU College of Architecture, traveled to the United Kingdom to visit the Prince's Foundation for Building Community» to learn from their highly successful summer school program. Here IQC Executive Director Blair...
Measuring Oklahoma Main Streets
Street designs should actively enhance the ability of a main street to fulfill its economic and cultural roles within a community. Catering to fast-moving regional traffic degrades the main street experience for those who spend their time and money...