2. A BETTER CLASSEN
> Study conditions along Classen.
> Develop key principles for A Better Classen.
> Identify short-term pilot projects for Classen.
> Imagine a long-term vision for Classen.
9. HISTORY
“What appears to be at work is the fallacy that ruined Oklahoma City’s
central business district: the misconception that cities ‘happen’ and need
not be designed.”
“Smaller structures have frontside parking that runs sloppily into the
street.”
“Will a strong sidewalk system, landscaping, and high-quality street
furnishing be added to make it a livable street?”
“That is the prime Classen Boulevard question. Whether to become just
another traffic carrier, in which case the green strip and landscaping
always will be secondary to paving and pedestrians sacrificed to
automobiles.
Or to become a boulevard in the traditional sense, a place to live with
trees and walks (by some strange reversal of present practice) counted
first…”
19. TRAFFIC
24,215
Classen at 15th
21,166
Classen at 18th
14,633
Classen at 11th
7,570
Classen at 7th
11,231
Classen at 4th
4,618
4th
at Shartel
3,539
Western at 19th
Daily Traffic Volume
13th to 23rd
20,000 to 25,000 vehicles per day
Reno to 13th
8,000 to 15,000 vehicles per day
21. 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Max VPLPH, Classen at 37thSouthbound TrafficNorthbound Traffic
Max Vehicles Per Lane Per Hour
Classen at 37th
PM Peak NB
Max VHPLPH
Classen at 20th
PM Peak NB
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Max VPLPH, Classen at 37thSouthbound trafficNorthbound
Max Vehicles Per Lane Per Hour
Classen at 37th
PM Peak NB
Max VHPLPH
Classen at 5th
PM Peak SB
VPLPH: Classen at 20th
VPLPH: Classen at 5th
TRAFFIC
Vehicles Per Lane Per Hour
42. 16TH AND CLASSEN
Slip lanes
encourage fast
traffic toward
Mesta Park and
Plaza District
Confusing
intersection for
drivers
Difficult to navigate
as a pedestrian or
cyclist