Community Connect Newsletter

April 2026

April's district and neighborhood news, events and updates from the City of Tulsa's Department of Planning & Neighborhoods

UPDATES AND NEWS

Take the Tulsa City Auditor's Annual Evaluate the 918 Survey!

What should the City take a closer look at? The City Auditor's Office is inviting residents to take the annual Evaluate the 918 survey to help answer that question. Your input helps determine what the City reviews and improves each year. Last year, community feedback led directly to audits on roads and homelessness. Now it's your turn.

As a thank you, respondents will have a chance to win a $100 QuikTrip gift card.

Take the Survey!

Save the Date!
City's Flood Insurance & Education Expo Set for May 5

Want to learn more about flood insurance and how to prepare your family and home for heavy rains and flooding?

Attend the City of Tulsa’s Flood Insurance & Education Expo on Tuesday, May 5, from 5:45-7:30 p.m. at the Centennial Center at Veterans Park, 1028 E. Sixth St.

Attendees can browse information booths and hear from weather and preparedness experts, like KJRH 2 News Meteorologist Mike Grogan, National Weather Service Hydrologist Nicole McGavock, and more!

The event concludes with a Q&A session with the assembled experts.

Light refreshments also will be served. No RSVP required.

Your Neighborhood, Your Voice: Engagement Begins for Revitalization Projects

On August 8, 2023, Tulsa voters approved the third Improve Our Tulsa package, funded by General Obligation Bonds and a sales tax extension. As part of this package, $15 million was budgeted for neighborhood revitalization projects in 12 neighborhoods, $1.5 million of which was designated for community-driven improvements in the Charles Page neighborhood.

The City will host two workshops for the Charles Page neighborhood where residents can share their ideas and priorities:

Workshop 1
Thursday, May 14 | 6 - 8 p.m. | Common Good, 19 S. 49th W. Ave.
Workshop 2
Thursday, May 21 | 6 - 8 p.m. | Common Good, 19 S. 49th W. Ave.

A survey is also available at www.cityoftulsa.org/charlespage

The City of Tulsa will engage with the Phoenix District in July, and Crosbie Heights in September. More information is coming soon.

Neighborhood Connect Launches!

The City of Tulsa launched a new program inspired by neighborhood representatives who want to engage with surrounding leaders, local organizations, and businesses in a collaborative environment designed for sharing ideas in a neutral space. Staff from the Planning Office will help coordinate a one-time meeting to assist interested neighborhood residents on taking the first step toward connecting with stakeholders in their area. Apply Now.

Save the Date!

Financial and Neighborhood Resource Fair - May 7

Join us Thursday, May 7 for a free community event packed with resources and support!

What to expect:

Free food & giveaways
Free car seats and installation support
Free on-site financial counseling
Workshops on budgeting and building credit
Workforce training opportunities
City departments will be available to answer questions and connect you with services

Thursday, May 7 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Rudisill Regional Library | 1520 N Hartford Ave,

Tulsa Recovery Summit Brings Community Together May 16

Addiction impacts all of us, but recovery is possible. Learn how addiction affects the brain and how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose.

Join us for Rising Together: Tulsa Recovery Summit

Saturday, May 16 | 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tulsa Tech - Lemley Memorial Campus

Client Service Center (1st Floor)

3638 S. Memorial Dr.

The event includes a resource fair and educational workshops.

Learn more at www.cityoftulsa.org/recoverysummit26

DESTINATION DISTRICTS

City of Tulsa's Program Creating Vibrant Places Where People Want to Be

Participants in the Main Street Conference pose in front of Meadow Gold Mack's.

Tulsa Hosts National Main Street Conference

Over 2,000 main streeters from across the U.S. and as far away as Japan attended the national Main Street Conference in Tulsa!

The city’s four main street programs were featured heavily in the programming and there were over 20 mobile tours across the region highlighting revitalization, historic preservation, and placemaking wins from some of Oklahoma’s 50 main street programs.

At the event, the Tulsa Global District was honored as a semi-finalist for a Great American Main Street Award. Kendall Whittier won this distinction in 2020.

Two classic cars get ready to drive over the new Musical Road on Route 66.

First-Ever Musical Road in Oklahoma installed in Tulsa!

The Public Works and Planning & Neighborhoods Departments worked together to install a Route 66 Musical Road – the first-ever in the state of Oklahoma – in Tulsa on the Southwest Blvd. Bridge. The musical road plays Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” and is a unique way the City is celebrating the Centennial! Watch the Video.

SPECIAL EVENTS AND CLOSURES

View Road Closures Map

View Special Events Calendar

UPCOMING DISTRICT EVENTS:

May 5
Community Conversations – South Tulsa

May 7

Final Session of 3 ^rd Cohort of Neighborhood Academy

May 11

Community Conversations – East Tulsa

May 15

Asian American Night Market & Levitt BLOC Tulsa Concert Series – Global District

May 16

Levitt BLOC Tulsa Concert Series – Greenwood District

May 19

Community Conversations – West Tulsa

May 26

Community Conversations – Midtown

May 29

Levitt BLOC Tulsa Concert Series – Route 66 Main Street

May 30

Route 66 Capital Cruise

June 9

Community Conversations – North Tulsa

Now-October

Tulsa Farmers' Market (open during road construction)

Paying Your Utility Bill. List of options. www.cityoftulsa.org/utilities

DID YOU KNOW?

There are multiple ways you can pay your utilities! No matter your routine, we have several ways to pay your City utility bill: online, by phone, by mail, in person at City Hall, and at an authorized payment location! Learn more.

Moving? It doesn’t have to be stressful. You can now request to turn on, transfer, or shut off City utilities online - no phone call needed!