^^^ you make good points but I’m not advocating getting rid of cars- quite the contrary. Urban customers deserve safety, quality and value. But I feel safer, and the prices and products are top of market.Ĭookie cutter be damned. I don't love OnCue, or the idea that I should spend money with a company that is directly trying to hurt OKC owned 7-11 stores (which are the only 7-11 stores that are independent of the international chain).
The neighboring "Skanky-Gas" probably feels/is safer, but you need some time to figure out the customer base. 7-11 always has too much inventory in too tight spaces inside, where I stand in line for an uncomfortable amount of time while indifferent employees ring up purchases. Go inside the station as soon as beginning to pump fuel. Have the credit card out of wallet and in pocket before stopping at the pump (never put it back in the wallet until leaving the area). Here's what I know from 35 years in the urban area: Always keep a five and five ones in the left front pocket to give something to the beggars at the gas pump. It is still a scruffy area, and doesn't have the geographic protection of The Hill, Steelyard, Bricktown, etc. "Getting rid of cars" is impossible in OKC, and the demand for it in this area ignores the economic needs of the neighborhood. Seems like much of what we are discussing is ideals versus realities. I’ve never been a fan of OnCues as I’ve said and I don’t like the mega gas station concept in general. Actually part of 2 but this be a further blow to the western corridor which the city does things like narrow the road, reduce the speed limit, talks about how great the road is becoming for pedestrians and cyclists then allows OkDOT to end it right in the core as a cul de sac and further allows for a cookie gas station to be built.ĭon’t mind me though, if you support it then congratulations. For the sake of arguement even if it didn’t this will set the areas identity- a cookie cutter gas station designed for cars with very little pedestrian interaction in mind.Ĥ. It evolved from that glass build on the first to post to this: Ģ. Let’s dead end western at a cul de sac for a new elevated boulevard we’re build and while we’re at it, let’s throw in a gas station that has no unique design, completely developed to get cars in and out as quick as possible(as the point to a gas station is to fuel cars), and is the complete opposite of what urban development is because a few people believe the area has no identity.įYI, this was what was originally proposed: It’s smack dab in the middle of corridor that has a new urbanist community being built to the south and an area to north that was just reduced from four to two lanes with bike lanes as an effort to strengthen the areas appeal to active transportation and more pedestrian oriented development.įurthermore, the road right next to it(Classen) is proposed to be reduced from six to four lanes with a bus lane as part of a BRT corridor.īut hey, lets just make sure we don’t let that area get too great.
We’re building a cookie cutter gas station in area we are trying to showcase as our “look we’re moving away from cars.” Well, we're not building 'whatever', so would you like to take another stab at making whatever your point is?My apologies, sure.