I was invited to present my ideas about online delivery of land development rules and processes to the Mayor’s Task Force this evening (4/13/09).
You can view the slides I used below. If you want a copy to keep in the bathroom, download a Power Point or PDF copy over on the right column under “Downloads – Land Use Education & Communication Task Force”.
From some early LandRules musings when the idea looked to me more like an independent website….
Usable online development resources in Tulsa are missing or inadequate at best. Land regulations and processes are essential to many people across the country for a wide variety of reasons. Area residents need to make decisions about their real property and participate in their community. Business owners always perform due diligence research before starting a project in their own or any other city.
But we hide it, guard it, or present it merely as static, unsearchable documents that are unreliably updated on bloated, dull web pages. We must do a better job of presenting ourselves than we’ve ever done before as we progress to be the excellent City we envision ourselves to be. LandRules is one step in the right direction. Continue Reading »
In 2002 I got an idea that came out of a passion for helping people understand the maze of land use regulations in Tulsa. Our systems and processes are confusing and the available resources are not as accessible as they should be. Continue Reading »
