Johnson Park, situated off 61st Street and Riverside in Tulsa, is set to undergo a major transformation with $8 million in upgrades, bringing new amenities to the 33-acre space.

The park, which currently consists mainly of grass and trees with a few courts, has seen better days, according to city leaders. Anna America, Tulsa's Parks Director, described the current state of the facility.

"It's a big, almost completely empty park, very, very poorly used," America said.

The comprehensive renovation will introduce several new features to the community space, including a covered basketball court, skate park, and its first new dog park in many years.

"Brand new pickleball courts. We will have our first ever that we have built, a covered basketball courtWe'll have our first new dog park in ma

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