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