Implementation & Tracking
About the Implementation Monitoring Program
The Tulsa Planning Office monitors and supports implementation of adopted small area plans. Small area plans engage communities to create a vision for their community in the next 10-20 years, and include recommendations related to land-use, transportation, housing, and other topics. They are intended as a framework for City and community partner actions, as funding and resources are available. All figures, statuses, and charts are current to July 1, 2024.
View the latest information about the status of each plan linked in the section to the left, or download the most recent Implementation Report.
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Summary of Implementation Status
This report tracks implementation efforts for all plans adopted as amendments to planitulsa.
There are currently 15 active small area plans, with 1,277 plan recommendations. Among all recommendations, 642 (50.5%) are Complete (288) or Ongoing (354), representing a 4.4% increase over the previous reporting period. 228 recommendations (18%) are In Progress. 353 recommendations (27.5%) have not been initiated, a decline of 4%. Finally, 54 (4%) have been identified as obsolete.
Progress
Status by Recommendation Type
Each recommendation was categorized as a policy, capital project, or action. Policy recommendations had the highest percentage that are Complete or Ongoing (67%), followed by Action recommendations at 56%, and Capital Project recommendations at 37%.
Status by planitulsa Chapter
Each recommendation was categorized by planitulsa chapter, in order to understand the alignment between recommendations and the Tulsa Comprehensive Plan (planitulsa). Some recommendations align with multiple chapters, but only one was selected. planitulsa is in the process of being updated, and this chart reflects new proposed chapter designations.
The percentage of Complete/Ongoing recommendations varies by plan chapter. The Communities chapter has the highest percentage of Complete/Ongoing recommendations (80%), followed by Housing and Neighborhoods (65%), History, Culture, and Creativity (65%), Environment and Natural Resources (59%), Public Services (58%), Land Use (58%), Economic Development (58%), Transportation (40%), and Parks and Open Space (27%).
Status by Plan Area
The percentage complete/ongoing varies by plan, ranging from a low of 23% to a high of 88.75%. In general, older plans show a higher level of completion than more recently adopted plans; however, this is not true with the Sequoyah Plan and the Downtown Area Master Plan, which have among the highest percentages of ‘not initiated’ recommendations. More detailed information on plan-specific recommendations is available in the pages that follow. For more information, contact the Tulsa Planning Office.
Recommendations & Goals
- Complete 22.5%
- Ongoing 28%
- In Progress 18%
- Not Initiated 27.5%
- Obsolete 4%
Definitions
• Complete recommendations have been fully implemented
• Ongoing recommendations have been initiated and are of a continuous nature
• In Progress recommendations have been partially completed or are underway
• Not Initiated recommendations have not yet been initiated
• Obsolete recommendations are not currently recommended for initiation based on a change of conditions or other factors since plan adoption
Neighborhood & Commercial Toolkits
In 2020, our team developed toolkits for neighborhoods or commercial districts to accomplish tasks together. Many recommendations found in small area plans could be accomplished by either group, and these two toolkits provide step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish dozens of activities, complete with resources, contact information, and potential funding sources.
View the Toolkits
Neighborhood Toolkit
Commercial Toolkit
Contact
Have a status update on any of the plan recommendations, or want more information? Let us know!
Contact Paulina Baeza at pbaeza@cityoftulsa.org.