The Unity Heritage/Greenwood Neighborhoods Sector Plan is bordered by Interstate 244 to the south, U.S. 75 to the east, Gilcrease Expressway to the north, and L.L. Tisdale Parkway to the west, excluding areas east of Yorktown Avenue. The plan area also includes a triangle of land east of U.S. 75, bounded by Pine Street, Utica Avenue and U.S. 75.

Walker said it is important for the public to understand that TDA exercises its power of eminent domain as a last resort, and that it cannot do so without a public hearing before the City Council and approval from a majority of city councilors.

“First, we offer property at a fair-market value,” Walker said. “The property is always appraised, (and) say you are not satisfied with that, we give the option to find your own appraisal. Then we may come up with an average between the two.”

The areas included in the new sector plans will be part of the city’s recently initiated housing study, which will also look at properties within the Inner Dispersal Loop.

The hope, Walker said, is that those combined efforts will help to ensure surrounding neighborhoods share in downtown’s revival.

“We really want to take that synergy that is currently downtown and move it and expand out of downtown to the surrounding neighborhoods,” he said.

Kevin Canfield 918-645-5452 kevin.canfield@tulsaworld.com Twitter: @aWorldofKC

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