Residents are encouraged to share their opinion about how Oklahoma City should grow at one of seven workshops being held throughout Oklahoma City in March.

About 600,000 people live in Oklahoma City today, and the population is projected to grow to approximately 900,000 over the next 40 years. Workshop attendees can view examples and scenarios of how Oklahoma City could accommodate an additional 300,000 people and 170,000 jobs, and share their opinion about how the city should grow.

Feedback from workshops will be used with studies, surveys and other public input to create the land use plan that will guide future growth and development in Oklahoma City.

Upcoming planokc Workshops:

Monday, March 3
·       Leadership Square, 1st Floor, 11:30 am - 1:30 p.m.
·       MetroTech Springlake Campus, 1720 Springlake Dr., Business Conference Center Room I (east side of building), 4 - 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 4
·       OSU-OKC, 900 N. Portland Ave, Student Center, 3rd floor, 4-7 pm

Thursday, March 6
·       OCCC, 7777 S. May Ave, Lobby Area, 4-7 pm (Park in Lot A on east side and use Main Entrance)

Saturday, March 8
·       Northwest Library, 5600 NW 122nd St., Room B, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
·       Plaza Mayor at the Crossroads, 7000 Crossroads Blvd., center court area, 2 - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, March 12
·       Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 309 SW 59th St, Suite 302, 11 am – 2 pm

All workshops are free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

For more information about planokc, visit www.planokc.org.

Contact:  Kristy Yager
297-2550/863-2831
Kristy.yager@okc.gov