I’ve been checking my city council meeting agendas way more often lately. I browse through the agenda and see if there’s any topics I care about. If there are then I open up the supplemental documents in order to figure out if I do or don’t support the proposed action. Then I submit a comment. If the topic is really important then I might even make a post in a relevant subreddit. In fact, I did that last month and managed to get several more people to submit comments of support and one of my councilwomen even made a comment on my post after the meeting giving us an update on how the vote ultimately went and why!
When talking about Urban revival it’s also important to get used to ignoring the bad faith “environmental concerns.” When doing the research for my video on CEQA policy I was very surprised to find out that the majority of environmental lawsuits are actually filed against in-fill projects rather than greenfield ones. For example, a project leveling an abandoned building and building a 5 story multi-use building in its place would attract loads of environmental lawsuits while building up a new suburban neighborhood on the outskirts of town would attract none. When in reality, the suburban neighborhood is FAR worse for the environment. It’s been a weird adjustment for me to realize this.
It's truly fascinating how so many of the US's primary and current issues tie back into car dependency. What may be even worse is, by forcing it upon us for now multiple generations, many people see driving as freedom because they associate their life before a license with being unable to participate in even the most basic social activities without someone else's help. Low-density ruins our finances, wastes time, prevents social interactions, and puts people in danger by forcing the burden of traffic safety on them and then giving them one central hospital miles away.
I think this might be your most important video in my opinion. It felt like you took the backseat and let Vanessa have the spotlight for this video, and I respect you for that.
6:40 This is a disgrace. Using federal funds to demolish black neighborhoods is unconscionable, and as a society we haven't even began to reckon with this recent history. What infuriates me is how some privileged white people look at high black homelessness rates and assume these are just lazy people, when in reality our government demolished their family's whole neighborhoods only a couple generations ago. We need our governments to address this. Every city that engaged in this needs to make a statement of apology and extend help to those who were put through hardships because of Urban Renewal. The federal government should builds tons of gorgeous public housing in each of these cities and remove urban freeways. We don't have to keep carrying on this racist legacy, we can finally put it to rest if we choose to.
I'm very impressed at Vanessa Morrison's work in involving the community to revitalize an old neighborhood that basically was urban-renewaled out of existence. Hopefully people who used to be there can live there again, and the ones still there can continue to stay there, because I see signs of gentrification.
Incredible video. These are the kinds of organizations and people that need support in order to go toe to toe with the faceless out of town/state/nation llcs reshaping our cities into gated communities for the wealthy.
This is such an insightful video on “urban renewal” and the malpractices that create such an impact on communities. I loved how the interview was integrated into the video and a conversation was formed. Nice work!
There is a lot of wisdom in this video! I'm so impresed with Vanessa Morrison's understanding of this complex problem and determination to solve it. Young people like her give me a lot of hope for the future.
It's a shame that OKC has a love affair with destruction. We have very little architectural heritage because of our "flyover state" complex. I wonder what the city will be like in 20 years when the last of the landmark buildings are demolished in the name of progress. My money is on the gold dome next after the boob church was demolished.
I wonder what OKC will be like when we run out of oil and our unsustainable growth pattern will finally be realized as unsustainable. Also, I must confess I never saw the appeal of the boob Church. People focused on historic preservation in other places actually have quite beautiful buildings they’re trying to save. Here…it’s buildings like the boob church, which was quite hideous.
I actually happen to know that the gold dome is in very bad condition and would be very expensive and unprofitable to refurbish... So sadly, you're not wrong
Great video and I'm really impressed by what Vanessa Morrison does! The only thing which seems kinda strange to me is stuff which focuses so much on skin color. In my opinion there shouldn't be "black communities", or "white communities". In my opinion there should be mixed communities. Communities which strive to equality. I'm sure most white people don't have problems with black people (or other ethnicities) and vice versa. However I have to say that I'm looking from the other side of the globe onto it, so I don't have first hand insight.
Good point, desegregation is great in my opinion as well, but the reality is that, until very recently, segregation was the law here in the US. This area became a "Black community" because it legally was required to. The unintended benefit was that many Black communities became very prosperous on their own, given that people with similar backgrounds and life experiences living in close proximity supported each other and formed tight-knit bonds. This is why so many of these communities still exist today. There's a big difference between desegregation and erasure, but oftentimes one can lead to the other
In order to fight or prevent racism you have to accept the fact that there is racism and have conversations around terms of race. It can be uncomfortable, especially for us guilty whites, but by race erasure and sidestepping those topics by means of "race blindness" other people who are racist or susceptible to unconscious biases will end up controlling the conversation.
@@GaigeGrosskreutzGunClub No one who doesn't perform racist actions is a racist. If you're putting any ethnicity over any other ethnicity you're a racist. If you don't, you aren't. That doesn't take away any responsibilities. While we are not guilty of racism we are responsible for fighting it. And this includes everyone. In my opinion a lot of the programs focused on race are sidestepping a problem instead of fixing it. Is the problem that blacks were oppressed in the past? It might sound strange, but I'd argue no. Today this is not the problem anymore. The problems stem from the oppression in the past, I don't deny that, but you won't be able to fix them if you don't approach them. And none of the problems have anything to do with the shade of the skin. Does anything com to your mind where this is the problem? I hope that this is a sufficient explanation of my position. Feel free to discuss any point or to ask for further explanation if you want me to elaborate on a certain point. Also please keep in mind that I'm not a native speaker, so if anything isn't clear or badly worded a reason might also be lackluster language skills. I am not looking for a conflict and I don't argue in bad faith.
As a 21 yr in old in Tulsa We should build “ strip streets” like in Vegas W/ no parking lots on east & south so they can be more life Just like in broken arrow or utica Square mall But in some houses I see a gated community like a jewry type neighborhood with close gates in the middle of the neighborhood in Unica Square I’m have land in BA & went to add Dwelling units, but construction as a, Hacienda residential type of style home people should have the rights to own what type of design they want for their house instead of someone else picking the style for them I’ve looked into the Kansas City mud floods, and how there’s cities and towns that have been buried alive, but it’s just pretty much federal government buying out and destroying communities, especially in Oklahoma Tulsa, Northside and making it “ rental units” I’m always driving around and I’ve always wondered what happened to the culture and why is it so corporate? lol Everything is so segregated that’s the sad reality. Even our mayor said it. There’s even memes about it in Tulsa, Reddit They do this on purpose so “they” can own land instead of a normal citizen Basically what kings did back in England during 1200 they wants to own most of the land so they can leases to company (which they know personally) so people outside “who don’t own anything “ fight among each other
Okc did the same with the hispanic community in the southside. Absorbed another city, then abandoned it and left it to die. For decades they fixed and built almost nothing. And for the first time they're building new apartments just south of i40, something I could hardly believe, which isn't a reaction we should be having. 20 years ago nobody even thought abt moving there who didn't already live there cuz it turned into a gangland as a result from the 90s to early 2000s especially. Okc is moving in a very positive direction for the first time in decades, and I'm happy to c intelligent ppl like you who actually care and r trying to make a change in a community outside his own. Thank u for showing light to the eastside community and how oklahoma has mistreated black ppl throughout the years
Very interesting, but why is music playing while Vanessa is speaking ? Makes it difficult for people with hearing loss/ tinnitus/ autism to understand her. Is music always playing when politicians speak ? I didn't think so.
Thank you for this video. In my opinion Oklahoma City is beyond screwed, as someone who’s lived here my entire life, the boom town reputation is entirely correct, and when coupled with the understanding that historically, Oklahoma destroys communities literally to uphold a white supremacist standard, you realize that the lack of compassion and existing only to line shareholders and investor pockets; this town is up sh*ts creek. I have no hope for any viable economic future in Oklahoma. Think about it. Black Wall Street. The deep deuce. Pawhuska and the Osage murders. The past has cemented the future, this place is cursed in every way
Urban Renewal is not a bad thing but historically it affected more minority neighborhoods because of the people involved. Urban Renewal still exist because it's primary goal is to revitalize urban areas of large cities that have become run down or to add new things to enhance the community. There are many jobs that some groups avoid not because anybody is preventing them from entering those jobs. They do not know of anybody from their group that is in that job or they do not think they have the ability to work those jobs. In most cases it is mostly self defeating. That would be nice if you could just scrap a whole city and start from scratch but I do not think that is very cost effective. Obviously a lot of cities were started before we had interstates and these new roads bring in a lot of things such as commerce and tourism. But all of these things need to be properly planned and managed and it sounds like the woman in this video has those skills.
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I’ve been checking my city council meeting agendas way more often lately.
I browse through the agenda and see if there’s any topics I care about. If there are then I open up the supplemental documents in order to figure out if I do or don’t support the proposed action. Then I submit a comment.
If the topic is really important then I might even make a post in a relevant subreddit. In fact, I did that last month and managed to get several more people to submit comments of support and one of my councilwomen even made a comment on my post after the meeting giving us an update on how the vote ultimately went and why!
@@SaveMoneySavethePlanet I started attending some city council meetings.
I plan on getting more involved in local politics in my city.
When talking about Urban revival it’s also important to get used to ignoring the bad faith “environmental concerns.”
When doing the research for my video on CEQA policy I was very surprised to find out that the majority of environmental lawsuits are actually filed against in-fill projects rather than greenfield ones.
For example, a project leveling an abandoned building and building a 5 story multi-use building in its place would attract loads of environmental lawsuits while building up a new suburban neighborhood on the outskirts of town would attract none.
When in reality, the suburban neighborhood is FAR worse for the environment. It’s been a weird adjustment for me to realize this.
It's truly fascinating how so many of the US's primary and current issues tie back into car dependency. What may be even worse is, by forcing it upon us for now multiple generations, many people see driving as freedom because they associate their life before a license with being unable to participate in even the most basic social activities without someone else's help.
Low-density ruins our finances, wastes time, prevents social interactions, and puts people in danger by forcing the burden of traffic safety on them and then giving them one central hospital miles away.
I think this might be your most important video in my opinion. It felt like you took the backseat and let Vanessa have the spotlight for this video, and I respect you for that.
6:40 This is a disgrace. Using federal funds to demolish black neighborhoods is unconscionable, and as a society we haven't even began to reckon with this recent history. What infuriates me is how some privileged white people look at high black homelessness rates and assume these are just lazy people, when in reality our government demolished their family's whole neighborhoods only a couple generations ago. We need our governments to address this. Every city that engaged in this needs to make a statement of apology and extend help to those who were put through hardships because of Urban Renewal. The federal government should builds tons of gorgeous public housing in each of these cities and remove urban freeways. We don't have to keep carrying on this racist legacy, we can finally put it to rest if we choose to.
I'm very impressed at Vanessa Morrison's work in involving the community to revitalize an old neighborhood that basically was urban-renewaled out of existence. Hopefully people who used to be there can live there again, and the ones still there can continue to stay there, because I see signs of gentrification.
Incredible video. These are the kinds of organizations and people that need support in order to go toe to toe with the faceless out of town/state/nation llcs reshaping our cities into gated communities for the wealthy.
Welcome back! Banger video as always!
I applaud everything that this community is doing and Vanessa's tenaciousness!
This is such an insightful video on “urban renewal” and the malpractices that create such an impact on communities.
I loved how the interview was integrated into the video and a conversation was formed. Nice work!
Glad you are focusing on this topic. Our country has a lot of work to do, and with an approach like Vanessa’s we can rebuild right.
There is a lot of wisdom in this video! I'm so impresed with Vanessa Morrison's understanding of this complex problem and determination to solve it. Young people like her give me a lot of hope for the future.
He is finally back!
Love learning more from this channel
tactical urbanism is very epic
Outstanding video, great work!
Urban renewal was nationwide. The neighborhood of Brooklyn in Charlotte was destroyed for the 277-74 freeway interchange.
Great Report! I defintiely think attending community meetings could be helpful for those motivated to shape the future of their city.
I really hope South of 8th becomes a success, as it really deserves to be a cool place again.
Glad that you’re back and with a video on an important topic that has affected so many us cities. What an awesome interview.
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Great video! Love the encouragement for people to get out and do something in their community.
damn, Vanessa is an inspiration. Great interview
I loved this video. Great work!
It's a shame that OKC has a love affair with destruction. We have very little architectural heritage because of our "flyover state" complex. I wonder what the city will be like in 20 years when the last of the landmark buildings are demolished in the name of progress. My money is on the gold dome next after the boob church was demolished.
I wonder what OKC will be like when we run out of oil and our unsustainable growth pattern will finally be realized as unsustainable.
Also, I must confess I never saw the appeal of the boob Church. People focused on historic preservation in other places actually have quite beautiful buildings they’re trying to save. Here…it’s buildings like the boob church, which was quite hideous.
I actually happen to know that the gold dome is in very bad condition and would be very expensive and unprofitable to refurbish... So sadly, you're not wrong
Boob church!?😂😂😂
Great interview!
Great video and I'm really impressed by what Vanessa Morrison does!
The only thing which seems kinda strange to me is stuff which focuses so much on skin color. In my opinion there shouldn't be "black communities", or "white communities". In my opinion there should be mixed communities. Communities which strive to equality. I'm sure most white people don't have problems with black people (or other ethnicities) and vice versa.
However I have to say that I'm looking from the other side of the globe onto it, so I don't have first hand insight.
Good point, desegregation is great in my opinion as well, but the reality is that, until very recently, segregation was the law here in the US. This area became a "Black community" because it legally was required to. The unintended benefit was that many Black communities became very prosperous on their own, given that people with similar backgrounds and life experiences living in close proximity supported each other and formed tight-knit bonds. This is why so many of these communities still exist today. There's a big difference between desegregation and erasure, but oftentimes one can lead to the other
In order to fight or prevent racism you have to accept the fact that there is racism and have conversations around terms of race. It can be uncomfortable, especially for us guilty whites, but by race erasure and sidestepping those topics by means of "race blindness" other people who are racist or susceptible to unconscious biases will end up controlling the conversation.
@@GaigeGrosskreutzGunClub
No one who doesn't perform racist actions is a racist.
If you're putting any ethnicity over any other ethnicity you're a racist. If you don't, you aren't.
That doesn't take away any responsibilities. While we are not guilty of racism we are responsible for fighting it.
And this includes everyone.
In my opinion a lot of the programs focused on race are sidestepping a problem instead of fixing it.
Is the problem that blacks were oppressed in the past?
It might sound strange, but I'd argue no.
Today this is not the problem anymore.
The problems stem from the oppression in the past, I don't deny that, but you won't be able to fix them if you don't approach them.
And none of the problems have anything to do with the shade of the skin.
Does anything com to your mind where this is the problem?
I hope that this is a sufficient explanation of my position. Feel free to discuss any point or to ask for further explanation if you want me to elaborate on a certain point.
Also please keep in mind that I'm not a native speaker, so if anything isn't clear or badly worded a reason might also be lackluster language skills. I am not looking for a conflict and I don't argue in bad faith.
As a 21 yr in old in Tulsa
We should build “ strip streets” like in Vegas
W/ no parking lots on east & south so they can be more life
Just like in broken arrow or utica Square mall
But in some houses I see a gated community like a jewry type neighborhood with close gates in the middle of the neighborhood in Unica Square
I’m have land in BA & went to add Dwelling units, but construction as a, Hacienda residential type of style home
people should have the rights to own what type of design they want for their house instead of someone else picking the style for them
I’ve looked into the Kansas City mud floods, and how there’s cities and towns that have been buried alive, but it’s just pretty much federal government buying out and destroying communities, especially in Oklahoma Tulsa, Northside and making it “ rental units”
I’m always driving around and I’ve always wondered what happened to the culture and why is it so corporate? lol
Everything is so segregated that’s the sad reality. Even our mayor said it.
There’s even memes about it in Tulsa, Reddit
They do this on purpose so “they” can own land instead of a normal citizen
Basically what kings did back in England during 1200 they wants to own most of the land so they can leases to company (which they know personally) so people outside “who don’t own anything “ fight among each other
Okc did the same with the hispanic community in the southside. Absorbed another city, then abandoned it and left it to die. For decades they fixed and built almost nothing. And for the first time they're building new apartments just south of i40, something I could hardly believe, which isn't a reaction we should be having. 20 years ago nobody even thought abt moving there who didn't already live there cuz it turned into a gangland as a result from the 90s to early 2000s especially. Okc is moving in a very positive direction for the first time in decades, and I'm happy to c intelligent ppl like you who actually care and r trying to make a change in a community outside his own. Thank u for showing light to the eastside community and how oklahoma has mistreated black ppl throughout the years
Very interesting, but why is music playing while Vanessa is speaking ? Makes it difficult for people with hearing loss/ tinnitus/ autism to understand her. Is music always playing when politicians speak ? I didn't think so.
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Thank you for this video. In my opinion Oklahoma City is beyond screwed, as someone who’s lived here my entire life, the boom town reputation is entirely correct, and when coupled with the understanding that historically, Oklahoma destroys communities literally to uphold a white supremacist standard, you realize that the lack of compassion and existing only to line shareholders and investor pockets; this town is up sh*ts creek. I have no hope for any viable economic future in Oklahoma. Think about it. Black Wall Street. The deep deuce. Pawhuska and the Osage murders. The past has cemented the future, this place is cursed in every way
Urban Renewal is not a bad thing but historically it affected more minority neighborhoods because of the people involved. Urban Renewal still exist because it's primary goal is to revitalize urban areas of large cities that have become run down or to add new things to enhance the community. There are many jobs that some groups avoid not because anybody is preventing them from entering those jobs. They do not know of anybody from their group that is in that job or they do not think they have the ability to work those jobs. In most cases it is mostly self defeating.
That would be nice if you could just scrap a whole city and start from scratch but I do not think that is very cost effective. Obviously a lot of cities were started before we had interstates and these new roads bring in a lot of things such as commerce and tourism. But all of these things need to be properly planned and managed and it sounds like the woman in this video has those skills.