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GLC and its community partners hosted an interactive Community Builders Workshop at OSU-Tulsa, giving participants practical experience with planning, development, collaboration, and civic decision-making.

Greenwood Legacy Corporation welcomed community members, residents, stakeholders, and partners to Emerson Elementary School Auditorium for a community-wide public meeting focused on the next phase of redevelopment in Kirkpatrick Heights and Greenwood.

John Hall joins News on 6 to discuss the progress of the Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood redevelopment and Greenwood Legacy Corporation’s call for elders to help guide the work. He explains how the Council of Elders will preserve history, protect cultural values, support Black generational wealth, and help keep the redevelopment accountable to the community.

As implementation work continues for the Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood Master Plan, the project team has convened a Technical Working Committee to help guide the next phase of work. The current implementation effort focuses on translating the adopted Master Plan into actionable next steps through technical analysis, financial strategy, land planning, and infrastructure evaluation.

Greenwood Legacy Corporation continues to receive technical assistance from the W. Haywood Burns Institute as part of its ongoing work to implement the Kirkpatrick Heights / Greenwood Master Plan.

Greenwood Legacy Corporation recently hosted community-wide public meetings to share progress from its first 100 days, including organizational readiness work, governance planning, community engagement priorities, and next steps tied to implementation of the Kirkpatrick Heights / Greenwood Master Plan. GLC leadership outlined current efforts to expand community participation through future public calls for Council of Elders nominations, GLC board applicants, and resident advisory structures, while reaffirming the organization’s commitment to transparent, community-led redevelopment in Kirkpatrick Heights and Greenwood.

Hear community residents voice their concern and support for the Kirkpatrick Heights Greenwood Master Plan work during last week’s public hearing. GLC continues to need your voices or letters of support. The Tulsa City Council will conduct the final public hearing on May 13 and then vote whether or not to keep the $5 million earmarked for GLC as voters chose in 2023.

Greenwood Legacy Corporation exists to ensure the next chapter of development in Kirkpatrick Heights and Greenwood is shaped by the people who call it home. This work has spanned years of community conversations, culminating in the Kirkpatrick Heights Greenwood Master Plan with $5M in capital allocated for projects in the Kirkpatrick Heights Greenwood Master Plan target area in the Improve Our Tulsa 3 funds approved by voters.

In March 2026, under the direction of Executive Director, John Hall, Greenwood Legacy Corporation met with community stakeholders to outline its first 100 days, the next 100-day roadmap to June 30, and the readiness work underway to advance equitable redevelopment in Kirkpatrick Heights and Greenwood.

The Greenwood Legacy Corporation announced two major milestones that signal a new phase of growth and momentum for the implementation of the Kirkpatrick Heights/Greenwood Master Plan: approval of its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and the appointment of its inaugural executive director, national housing leader John Hall.

Greenwood Legacy Corporation convened its first of two public meetings at the Greenwood Cultural Center to update the community on progress tied to the Kirkpatrick Heights/Greenwood Master Plan and to reinforce its commitment to regular, transparent engagement. Board leaders, the Community Governance Working Group, and Mayor Monroe Nichols shared how the effort will prioritize Greenwood’s social fabric, clarify the role of a Community Development Corporation, and strengthen community input in shaping the neighborhood’s revitalization.