
Zink Lake, Two Seasons In: What Tulsa's Rebuilt Dam Actually Changed
The 2023 reopening of Zink Lake turned a century-old dam into a controllable recreational water feature — and a test case for the Arkansas River's development.
Growth and development in Tulsa: the downtown resurgence, housing and the infrastructure behind it.

The 2023 reopening of Zink Lake turned a century-old dam into a controllable recreational water feature — and a test case for the Arkansas River's development.

Tax increment financing lets Tulsa freeze a district's tax base and spend the growth on itself — powerful for redevelopment, and frequently contested.

Hotel anchors, housing conversions, and riverfront spillover are reshaping downtown Tulsa — here is how the pipeline is financed and what to watch this year.