Tulsa Parks Wants to Know What You Want in YOUR City Parks!

What improvements would make the parks you love even better? What attracts you to our neighborhood parks – play equipment? Walking trails? Landscaping? Or something else? Are there great park features you’ve seen in other communities you would like to see in Tulsa? Or do you just have ideas in general that would help us be better?

You are helping us answer these questions! In 2020, Tulsa Parks kicked off a series of community engagement initiatives, including virtual community meetings, multiple public surveys, new public emails and phone numbers and community outreach events, that are being used to inform and prioritize taxpayers’ investments, as well as help shape a renewed Parks Master Plan to focus our efforts over the next five years.

Current Public Surveys &  Feedback Channels

Looking to get in contact with the right person? We have an automated phone directory that can help. Just call (918) 596-PARK (7275). You can also send open feedback, ideas and questions to [email protected].

Tulsa Parks Master Plan Updates & Resources

Since September 2020, Tulsa Parks has been working with GreenPlay, a nationally renowned parks and recreation management consulting firm, on updating our Master Plan. This master plan process will create a priority blueprint for where our parks can improve, how to grow responsibly, and what programs and recreational opportunities our community needs.

We have completed the following steps in our master planning process, and you can find recorded public meetings and resources linked below:

1. Strategic Kick-Off: COMPLETED SEPTEMBER 2020

2. Information Gathering: COMPLETED JANUARY 2021

   • Park Inventory Tour
   • Master Plan Public Input Forum Meeting was held Thursday, November 19, 6-7:30 p.m., virtually via Zoom as well as livestreamed to our Tulsa Parks Facebook page and TGOV public broadcast television channel.
     • Watch the recorded Public Forum via Facebook livestream
     • View the PowerPoint presentation from the meeting
   • Staff Engagement Meetings
   • Executive Meetings with City leadership and staff
   • Public Survey Via Mail/Online

3. Findings & Visioning: COMPLETED MAY 2021

   • Master Plan Survey Results Presentation was held Thursday, May 6, 6-7:30 p.m., virtually via Zoom as well as livestreamed to our Tulsa Parks Facebook page and TGOV TV.
     • Watch the recorded Public Forum here
     • View the PowerPoint presentation from the Public Forum
     • View the full results of the Master Plan Survey
     • View the full list public comments collected with the Master Plan Survey
   • A series of four public Programs & Services Cost Recovery Workshops were held in May using a hybrid meeting format. The public feedback from those workshops will be used to inform and finalize recommendation for how Tulsa Parks approaches allocating resources for recreation programs and services.
     • View the Cost Recovery Methodology document

4. Draft Recommendations: IN PROGESS NOW

   • Public Presentation of the Draft Master Plan Meeting was held Tuesday, August 10, 6-7:30 p.m. via a hybrid meeting format, with in-person option to attend at Central Center in Centennial Park or to watch the meeting online
     • Watch the recorded meeting via Facebook Livestream
     • View the PowerPoint presentation from the meeting
     • View the Strategic Implementation Plan
     • Provide Additional Feedback on Draft Master Plan through Friday, August 20
   • Recommendations Presentation to Staff
   • Recommendations Presentation to City Council was held Wednesday, August 11, 1-2 p.m. at City Hall and was livestreamed to Facebook and TGOV.
     • Watch recorded meeting via Facebook Livestream

5. Final Plan Adoption

6. Implementation

Watch Our 2020 "Let's Talk Tulsa Parks" Online Community Meetings