South of 8th - A Community Vision

Open Design Collective is bringing the NE OKC community together to reimagine the future of our community located south of NE 8th Street

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SATURDAY! Lend your voice and join us for lunch - we’re hosting our last public session Saturday, April 16th. Just one session time from 9:30am-noon at Page Woodson with lunch provided. Anyone connected to NE OKC past and present are invited to share your ideas. #southof8thokc

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Thank you @FOX25Jasmine for featuring our story! Our last public session is this Saturday, April 16th 9:30am-12pm with lunch provided at Page Woodson. RSVP is preferred at: https://t.co/aouAKNeXFx #neokc #southof8thokc

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Last public session Saturday, April 16th 9:30am-noon at Page Woodson with lunch provided. Anyone connected to NE OKC past and present are invited to share your ideas on future development of NE OKC - amenities/housing/commerce/public spaces. #neokc #southof8thokc

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Our LAST session in the So8th visioning series is April 16th from 9:30am-12pm at Page Woodson with lunch included. All NE OKC community members are welcome to join us as we close out this project. More info at https://t.co/aouAKNeXFx #neokc #southof8thokc

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We’re now in the final visioning phase asking for the NE OKC community’s specific thoughts on building use, building type, land use, public space and street design.

Save the date: LAST public open visioning session April 16th 9:30am-12pm at Page Woodson. #neokc #southof8thokc

[Vanessa @vinthecityy]

This year's theme is resiliency. NEOKC will be highlighted on the Community-Centered Infill Projects​​ bus tour from 9A-12P. If you're attending, come through and hear about the Jewel Theatre OKC, @so8thokc , + more! #CNU30
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Meet Our Team: Cole Mohedano, Architectural Designer

“I think it’s important to assist in rebuilding communities who have historically been disenfranchised and protect their culture, get involved in empowering communities through design.”
📷: @SoFocusPhotos
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Meet Tactical Committee member and NE OKC resident, Denyvetta Davis. Learn more about her work with the JFK Neighborhood Association, President of the NE OKC neighborhood coalition and role with the So8th Tactical Committee. #neokc #southof8thokc

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Are you lending your voice tomorrow? Members of NE OKC past and present are invited to one of our public sessions tomorrow at Page Woodson: 9:30am-12pm OR 1pm-3:30pm.

https://t.co/ihCT9TVGsp

Thank you Julie Coffee and @CalebCalifanoTV @NEWS9 for the feature. #southof8thokc

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Make sure to tune in to @koconews this morning at 9:40am to hear @JD__Baker chatting w/ @KOCOJason @KOCOShelby about South of 8th and our public session this Saturday for the NE OKC community. #southof8th #neokc

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What is South of 8th? Check out our story featured on the front page of @TheOklahoman_
Our next session on Saturday, March 5th at Page Woodson is open to the public - anyone connected to the NE OKC community past and present is invited.

https://t.co/wn9fpPp7ZC

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Meet our team:
Errin McKnight, Architectural Design/Community Engager w/ Open Design Collective

Born and bred in OK w/ an architecture degree on environmental studies, passion for volunteer work, she’s an asset to community engagement.

📷: @SoFocusPhotos
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Open to the public! We invite the NE OKC community to our second community-led visioning session on March 5th with an update on our work and deeper collaboration for the #southof8thokc area.

RSVP for a session: https://t.co/ihCT9TVGsp

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We’re LIVE…join the discussion.
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Join us this morning for our LIVE discussion on the South of 8th Facebook page from 10:45am-12:30pm CST: https://t.co/QW01wNdmPK

#neokc #communityvision #southof8thokc

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Meet our team: Afiya Wilkins

What is your favorite thing about OKC? “The rich history of Black spaces. Since territory times, Black people have been creating space and carving out their identities as strong Black Americans.”

https://t.co/aouAKNeXFx
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Saturday, February 19th is our fifth committee meeting - join our LIVE discussion on the South of 8th Facebook page from 10:45am-12:30pm CST.

Christina Beatty, a cultural planner and producer is our featured speaker. Watch past events: https://t.co/PkomDaEqIb #southof8thokc

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Excited to present at CNU 30! Last day for early bird registration!

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Early Bird registration for the CNU 30 conference ends February 15th. This is a great opportunity to attend Congress for the New Urbanism's national conference right here in our front yard- Oklahoma City!

[Tom @tomokc405]

1/ This 1935 photo caught my eye, particularly the Great Western Hospital. This once-bustling NE OKC residential & commercial neighborhood is now largely vacant. What was the Great Western Hospital, and who started it? @stevelackmeyer @codylusnia @unfrsakn