City of Tulsa

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Articles for 2024

1/5/2024 City Prepared for Possible Winter Weather Next Week January 3 2024

1/9/2024 Winter Weather Update Jan. 9 – 8:30 a.m.

1/9/2024 East 41st Street to Close Just West of South Peoria Avenue for Installation of Storm Sewer

1/9/2024 Closure of 41st Street Just West of Peoria Delayed One Week Due to Weather Forecast

1/9/2024 City Hall, Other Facilities Closed Jan. 15 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

1/10/2024 Traffic Signal Delays at Westbound Interstate 44 Exit Ramp to South Yale Avenue

1/10/2024 Lanes Closed During Repair of Storm Sewer at South Boston Avenue, East 14th Street

1/10/2024 Resilient Tulsa Virtual Equity Dialogues Scheduled for January 16

1/11/2024 Areawide Winter Weather, Extreme Cold Preparations Underway

1/11/2024 Winter Weather Update January 11 – 4:15 p.m.

1/13/2024 City of Tulsa Crews Reporting to Work this Weekend Ahead of Winter Weather

1/14/2024 Winter Weather Update Jan. 14, 9:30 a.m.

1/14/2024 Winter Weather Update Jan. 14 6:40 p.m.

1/15/2024 Winter Weather Update, January 15, 2024 10:25 a.m.

1/19/2024 City to Begin Installation of 145,000 Automated Water Meters

1/19/2024 Winter Weather Update Jan. 19, 2024

1/21/2024 Tulsa Winter Weather Response Jan. 21 at 1:45 p.m.

1/21/2024 Tulsa City Hall and All Customer-Facing City Facilities to Delay Opening Until Noon on Monday, Jan. 22

1/22/2024 Winter Weather Update, January 22, 11:35 a.m.

1/22/2024 Winter Weather Update January 22, 4 p.m.

1/23/2024 True Reads Project Underway in Tulsa

1/23/2024 Tulsa Trash Haulers Work Extended Hours to Clear Backlog Caused by Winter Storm

1/24/2024 City of Tulsa Urges Residents to Report Potholes

1/25/2024 Next Community-Led Steps Taken in Implementation to Redevelop 56 Acres in Kirkpatrick Heights, Greenwood

1/25/2024 Tulsa Animal Welfare Launches New Online Viewing Platform for Adoptable and Lost Pets

1/26/2024 City of Tulsa Hires its First Chief Mental Health Officer

1/31/2024 Mayor Bynum Releases 2023 Annual Report

1/31/2024 Waterline Repair at 2100 S. Indianapolis Ave. to Begin Thursday, Feb. 1; Work to Affect Traffic

1/31/2024 Plans Underway for Opening of Zink Lake, Williams Crossing on Labor Day Weekend 2024

2/1/2024 City of Tulsa Hosting Walk-in Interviews for Open Positions

2/5/2024 Tulsa Utility Billing Update; Some Billing Cycles Delayed

2/8/2024 City Lights Foundation Selected to Operate Low Barrier Shelter

2/11/2024 Winter Weather Update February 11, 2024

2/14/2024 Tulsa Launches East Tulsa Incubator to Boost Entrepreneurship in Tulsa Global District

2/14/2024 Traffic Signal Maintenance Scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 15 at 91st Street, Riverside

2/16/2024 Spring Fun for the Whole Family: Tulsa Parks Announces Exciting Events and Activities

2/21/2024 Tulsa Municipal Court to Host "Clear Your Warrants" Event for Unpaid Traffic and Parking Citations

2/22/2024 Mayor Bynum to Announce Mitigation Grant from Federal Emergency Management Agency

2/23/2024 Tulsa Parks Celebrates the Restoration of Historic Mural at Lacy Park Community Center

2/23/2024 City Releases RFP for Development of More Affordable Housing Units

2/23/2024 Tulsa Animal Welfare and Best Friends Animal Society Partner to Increase Animal Life-Saving Efforts

2/26/2024 Tulsa Awarded $19.6 Million Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant from Federal Emergency Management Agency

2/27/2024 Mayor Bynum Selects Erran Persley as City of Tulsa Economic Development Director

2/29/2024 Spring Clean-Up, Yard Work Beginning in Tulsa

2/29/2024 Tulsa Municipal Court to Host “Clear Your Warrants” Event on Saturday, March 2

3/1/2024 Public Comment Period Scheduled March 4 – April 3 for HUD Annual Action Plan

3/1/2024 Riverwood Residents Asked for Feedback as City Launches Community Engagement Phase of Neighborhood Improvement Strategy

3/4/2024 Tulsans to See Water in Zink Lake for First Time This Week

3/6/2024 Tulsa Preservation Commission Accepting Nominations for 2024 Preservation Awards

3/6/2024 Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood Master Plan Update

3/8/2024 Sanitary Sewer Work to Begin Monday, March 11 on S. Utica Ave., E. 24th Pl. to S. Troost Ave.

3/8/2024 Waterline Work at 722 S. Lynn Lane Scheduled for March 12; Project to Affect Traffic

3/11/2024 Waterline Work at 4148 E. 51st St. Scheduled for March 13-14; Project to Affect Traffic

3/13/2024 City Releases Request for Information to Identify Potential Sites for New Low Barrier Shelter

3/13/2024 Testing of Whitewater Flume at Zink Lake Underway

3/13/2024 “We Are Hiring” City of Tulsa Career Expo at Cox Business Center March 27

3/14/2024 Tulsa Parks Announces Exciting Lineup of Spring Events and Activities for Families

3/14/2024 Traffic Signal Maintenance Scheduled March 19 at East 51st Street, U.S. Highway 169

3/14/2024 City Reports 48-inch Waterline Break at 93rd and Mingo, Traffic Impacted for Repairs

3/20/2024 S. Harvard Ave., Broken Arrow Expressway Intersections to Change to All-Way Stop Today for Storm Drain Maintenance

3/22/2024 Spots Open for Annual Great Tulsa Clean-Up in April

3/25/2024 Redbud Valley Nature Preserve to Reopen for Limited Time in April

3/25/2024 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed March 29 for Good Friday; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

3/26/2024 Traffic to Shift Friday, March 29, to Completely New Pavement on S. Yale Ave., E. 81st – 91st St.

3/28/2024 Tulsa Animal Welfare Launches “$20 for TAW” Building Campaign

4/2/2024 City Pursues New Route 66 Attractions and Developments Ahead of 2026 Centennial

4/3/2024 Tulsa Parks Hosting Job Fair for Summer Lifeguards/Day Camp Counselors

4/5/2024 Stormwater Repairs at 14th and S. Utica Ave.; Work to Affect Traffic

4/5/2024 Oxley Nature Center Announces Author and Poet Sasha Martin as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence

4/9/2024 City Launches Path to Home Initiative; Goals, Action Steps Unveiled to Help Address Homelessness, Housing, Mental Health in Tulsa

4/11/2024 Save the Date: Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled for April 27

4/11/2024 Mill, Overlay on East 61st Street South, from Lewis to Harvard Avenues, to Begin Next Week

4/15/2024 Mayor Presents Tulsa Finance Director Tammy Pitts with Tulsa Blue Award

4/15/2024 Path to Home: City, PartnerTulsa Release Tulsa Housing Strategy

4/17/2024 Mayor Bynum Presents FY25 City of Tulsa Budget

4/19/2024 2023 Equality Indicators Report Released

4/22/2024 Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled for April 27

4/25/2024 Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood Master Plan Update

4/26/2024 Traffic on East 61st Street South, between Lewis and Harvard Avenues, to Change to One-Way Westbound on Tuesday, April 30

4/26/2024 Storm Sewer Repair at 9100 S. Lewis Ave. to Begin Tuesday, April 30; Work to Affect Traffic

5/1/2024 City of Tulsa Joins Nationwide Effort to Raise Awareness During Mental Health Awareness Month

5/3/2024 City Seeks Route 66 Commercial Development Proposal for Cry Baby Hill Site

5/3/2024 City of Tulsa Flood Safety, Preparedness Tips

5/6/2024 City of Tulsa to Participate in National Drinking Water Week May 5-11

5/7/2024 Developers, City Leaders Celebrate Completion of Quincy Park Apartments, Transformation of Historic Site

5/9/2024 Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic/Latinx Affairs Commission to Present Tomás Rivera Latinx Excellence in Education Ceremony on May 9

5/14/2024 Tulsa Awarded $3 Million to Continue Efforts to Establish Greenwood Entrepreneurship Hub at Moton

5/15/2024 Tulsa Municipal Court Special Services Docket Celebrates 10 Years

5/16/2024 Roadside Ditch Work Scheduled Sunday, May 19 at 9900 S. Sheridan Road; Work to Affect Traffic

5/16/2024 City Breaks Ground on Chamberlain Park Community Pool

5/21/2024 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed Monday for Memorial Day; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

5/21/2024 Tulsa Parks Announces Opening of Pools, Water Playgrounds for 2024 Swim Season

5/23/2024 Zink Lake Whitewater Flume Testing Underway

5/24/2024 Street Rehabilitation on South Delaware Avenue between 81st and 91st Streets to Begin May 28

5/24/2024 Stormwater Inlet Adjustments to Begin Next Week on South Memorial Drive, 71st – 81st Streets

5/24/2024 Mayor Bynum Selects Dennis Larsen as Tulsa’s 41st Police Chief

5/28/2024 Tulsa Animal Welfare to Host K9 Cookout and Pet Adoption Event with Waived Adoption Fees

5/28/2024 New Traffic Signal Installation at the Peoria Ave. and Reading St. Intersection

5/29/2024 Search for Answers Continues 103 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre

5/31/2024 Path to Home: Tulsa Day Center Breaks Ground on New Animal Shelter

5/31/2024 Waterline, Street Repairs at 21st and Harvard; Project to Affect Traffic May 31 2024

5/31/2024 2024 Water Quality Report Available Online and with Utility Bills

6/3/2024 Owen Park to Host the International Society of Arboriculture’s (ISA) Tree-Climbing Championship in June

6/4/2024 Mwanza, Tanzania, Becomes Tulsa’s 9th Sister City

6/5/2024 News Release - Road Closures for Special Events June 5-6

6/7/2024 Paving to Begin June 10 on 33rd West Avenue, Edison Street to Apache Street; Traffic Affected

6/10/2024 Tulsa Planning Office Launches NCI Resource Center to Empower Residents and Improve Neighborhoods

6/13/2024 City Hall, Other Facilities Closed for Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 19; Trash Will Be Collected

6/13/2024 Tulsa Parks Reopens Dawson Park Splash Pad After Years of Closure

6/24/2024 City Issues Extreme Heat Safety Information

6/27/2024 Tulsa Parks Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of Owen Park Community Center

6/28/2024 City Announces Largest Improvements Project for Playgrounds, Sports Courts in Tulsa Parks History

6/28/2024 City Hall, Other Facilities Will Be Closed July 4; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

6/29/2024 City Takes Steps to Meet Housing Needs; Residential Care Center on Track to Open this Fall

7/1/2024 Officially Official: Tulsa is the Capital of Route 66®

7/12/2024 Major Discovery Made in 1921 Graves Investigation; C. L. Daniel Confirmed as First Victim Identified from City’s Yearslong Investigation

7/22/2024 City Seeks Proposals for Development of Interactive Route 66 Digital Experience

7/23/2024 City Gearing Up For Opening of Zink Lake; Multiple Projects Underway to be Completed for Grand Opening on Labor Day Weekend 2024

7/24/2024 Tulsa City Council Discusses Arkansas River Ordinances

7/25/2024 Tulsa Fire Department Alternative Response Team 2 (ART-2) Gets Critical Funding to Improve Mental Health Outcomes in Tulsa, Expand Operations

7/29/2024 1921 Graves Investigation Update; July 29

7/30/2024 Tulsa Utility Customers May Opt In or Out of EMSAcare during Month of August

8/1/2024 Mayor Issues Executive Order Creating Beyond Apology Commission

8/1/2024 Portions of 23rd, 21st Streets Closed Due to Gas Leak

8/2/2024 City Takes Next Steps to Address Housing Shortage, Homelessness

8/2/2024 1921 Graves Investigation Update - August 2

8/5/2024 Vision Tulsa Program Continues to Make Impact for Public Schools

8/6/2024 Tulsa Parks Announces Major Progress on Sports Courts Renovation Project

8/7/2024 Grants Administration to Host Public Meetings on U.S. HUD Funding

8/13/2024 Largest Road Project in Tulsa’s History Nearly Complete: South Yale Avenue, 81st – 91st Street Set to Open Next Week

8/15/2024 Additional Crossing Guards Needed for 2024-2025 School Year

8/16/2024 Coming Soon to Route 66 in Tulsa: Cry Baby Hill Roadside Attraction

8/16/2024 1921 Graves Investigation Update - August 16

8/19/2024 Largest Road Project in Tulsa History Complete; S. Yale Ave., 81st – 91st Streets Now Open

8/20/2024 Tulsa Animal Welfare Extends Hours on Wednesday, August 21, as Part of the ‘Clear the Shelters’ Campaign

8/22/2024 City Hall on the Go Coming to Tulsa Dream Center’s Back to School Bash August 24

8/26/2024 City, River Parks Share Guide to Zink Lake Ahead of Opening Weekend

8/27/2024 City Hall and other Facilities to Close on Monday, Sept. 2, for Labor Day; Residential Trash Service Will Operate on Monday

8/28/2024 City of Tulsa's Accounting Division and Finance Department Honored for Financial Reporting Excellence

9/4/2024 Dedication Held for “Missing Man” Public Art at Tulsa Air and Space Museum

9/4/2024 City Working to Speed Up Permit Process for Various Housing Types; Architecture Firm(s) Sought for Pre-Approved Plans Program

9/4/2024 1921 Graves Investigation September Update

9/5/2024 City of Tulsa to Celebrate Welcoming Week Sept. 12 to Sept. 21

9/9/2024 New Operating Hours, Rates Announced for Tulsa Mulch Site

9/10/2024 Tulsa Animal Welfare to Participate in “Operation Pit Stop” Throughout September

9/12/2024 Celebrating the 918: Mayor Bynum to take his last Annual Tour of Tulsa for 918 Day

9/16/2024 City Prepares HUD PRO Housing Grant Application

9/17/2024 Celebrating the 918: Mayor Bynum to take his last Annual Tour of Tulsa for 918 Day Tomorrow

9/18/2024 City Breaks Ground on New Animal Shelter; Tulsa Animal Welfare Announces Name Change to “Tulsa Animal Services”

9/18/2024 Downtown Tulsa to Transform Parking Spaces into Urban Parklets for Park(ing) Day Event

9/18/2024 City Announces Dates for Mandatory HUD Grant Workshops

9/20/2024 September 26 Meeting Schedule for Public Input on Updating City’s Hazard Mitigation Plan

9/20/2024 Street Rehabilitation Project Starting Soon on South Sheridan Road, 91st to 101st Streets

9/20/2024 Construction on Chamberlain Park Pool to Impact Thru Traffic Starting Next Week

9/23/2024 City, Tulsa Fire Department Celebrate Modernization of Fire Fleet

9/23/2024 City Releases HUD PRO Housing Grant Draft Application

9/25/2024 New Zink Lake Overlook Murals Open to the Public Friday, September 27

9/26/2024 Get Hooked on Fun at Tulsa Parks’ Youth Fall Fishing Derby, Saturday, Sept. 28

9/27/2024 Vision Arts 6 Applications Open October 1

9/30/2024 As Downtown Tulsa Grows, Tulsa Police Department Downtown Impact Units Helping Reduce, Prevent Crime

10/1/2024 Night Court Receives Strong Community Support in First Year at Tulsa Municipal Court

10/1/2024 Mayor G.T. Bynum Named Public Official of the Year by Governing Magazine

10/2/2024 City of Tulsa Celebrates Source Water Protection Week Sept. 29-Oct. 5

10/3/2024 Enhancing Route 66: Local Developer Selected to Construct Commercial Development Atop Cry Baby Hill

10/4/2024 Installation Complete of New Accessible Kayak Launch and Dock on Zink Lake

10/4/2024 Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission to Host 8th Annual Native American Day Festivities Oct. 14 at Dream Keepers Park

10/4/2024 Leak Repair in Downtown Tulsa; Project to Affect Traffic

10/10/2024 Celebration Marks Reopening and Refurbishment of B.C. Franklin Park's OKC Thunder Basketball Court

10/16/2024 100 Years of Water Service: City Gears Up to Celebrate Centennial Anniversary of Spavinaw Water Project

10/16/2024 Tulsa Responds Opens City’s Second Financial Empowerment Center

10/16/2024 Beyond Apology Commission to Begin Meeting Friday at 1 p.m., Commission to be Formally Introduced

10/17/2024 City Makes Selection for Pre-Approved Plans Program; Permit-Ready Plans Expected to be Released by End of 2025

10/18/2024 Beyond Apology Commission Conducts First Meeting with Newly Appointed Members

10/21/2024 Mayor Presents City Employees with Awards of Recognition

10/21/2024 City of Tulsa, Tulsa Fire Department Issue Important Burn Ban Information

10/22/2024 Tulsa Parks to Host Safe Halloween Events Throughout October (1)

10/24/2024 Four-Way Stop at East 71st Street, South Garnett Road

10/24/2024 Greenwood Legacy Corporation to Implement Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood Master Plan

10/25/2024 Tulsa Animal Services to Host Howl 'N' Growl Animal Safety Event

10/29/2024 City Encourages Sustainable Halloween Practices

10/29/2024 City of Tulsa Hosting Department of City Experience Hiring Event

10/30/2024 Tulsa Utility Customers to Begin Receiving Service Line Notification Letters

10/30/2024 Tulsa City Council Passes Zoning Code Amendments to Encourage Housing Development

10/31/2024 Mayor Bynum and Oklahoma Veterans United Recognize Veteran Employer Champions in Tulsa

10/31/2024 City of Tulsa Prepared for Winter Weather Ahead of 2024-2025 Winter Season

11/1/2024 Mayor Bynum Issues Proclamation Recognizing Childcare and Working Families Month

11/1/2024 Grants Administration Seeking Volunteer Grant Evaluators

11/1/2024 City of Tulsa Sign Regulations in Right-Of-Ways

11/3/2024 City of Tulsa Storm Update - 5:25 a.m.

11/4/2024 Public Tours Offered of Gilcrease Museum on Nov. 22 as Building Construction Nears Completion

11/4/2024 Route 66 Roadside Attraction Final Renderings Released

11/4/2024 1921 Graves Investigation Continues; City Provides Four Core Updates on Investigation

11/6/2024 $75 Million Formally Earmarked for Housing Projects, Programs

11/7/2024 City Hall, Other Facilities Closed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

11/8/2024 City Seeking Qualified Developer to Develop Convention Center Hotel in Downtown Tulsa

11/12/2024 1921 Graves Memorial Service Held at Oaklawn Cemetery

11/13/2024 Tulsa Parks and Oxley Nature Center Present an Immersive Poetry Weekend with National Geographic Author Sasha Martin

11/14/2024 Tulsa Utility Customers Begin Receiving Lead Service Line Notification Letters

11/15/2024 14th Annual ‘Stock the Station’ Food Drive Kicks Off Nov. 18

11/20/2024 Swan Lake Fountain Flows Again After 25 Years; City Revitalizes Historic Neighborhood Landmark

11/21/2024 Tulsa officials release Blue Ribbon Commission report aimed at making Tulsa the Drone Capital of the World

11/22/2024 Construction Nearly Complete: City Celebrates the New Home of the Gilcrease Museum

11/25/2024 City Hall, Other Facilities Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29 for Thanksgiving Holiday; Trash Will Not Be Collected on Thanksgiving Day

11/25/2024 Tulsa Animal Services to Celebrate the Season with a Festive ‘Barksgiving’ Feast for Shelter Dogs on November 27

11/26/2024 City Launches Pilot Program to Allow Pickup of Abandoned Shopping Carts in Tulsa Right-of-Ways

11/27/2024 City of Tulsa Hosting Walk-in Interviews for Open Positions

11/27/2024 Street Rehabilitation on Intersection at M.L.K Jr. Boulevard and East Pine Street to Begin December 2