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Assessor Yazel plots plats; time-lapse picture of Tulsa growth

Tulsa County Assessor Ken Yazel has added a cool new feature to his office's already very useful website. It's a Google Maps application showing boundaries of Tulsa County subdivision plats filed between 2001 and 2010. A subdivision plat defines blocks, lots, and easements for streets and utilities. It establishes a...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 13, 2011 7:15 PM

Connectivity and cul-de-sacs

Charles G. Hill has brought together two interesting items about cul-de-sacs, those dead end streets often hailed as the acme of suburban living. One is a Washington Post report that Virginia is requiring all new subdivisions to have streets that connect to other subdivisions, rather than dumping all traffic out...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 26, 2009 7:12 AM