Kevin Canfield

Tulsa World Reporter

Mayor Monroe Nichols has signed into law a city ordinance that limits individual’s access to medians and sidewalks but did so with an accompanying letter to city councilors urging them to amend the measure.

“I strongly recommend you consider a future amendment to address feedback regarding Section 1105 as it applies to sidewalks,” Nichols wrote. “I also urge you to revisit the fine structure with an eye toward lowering the penalty to ensure it is fair, not unduly punitive, and effective in fostering a safer city.”

The ordinance will take effect Oct. 18.

In a 5-3 vote, with one councilor absent, the City Council voted Aug. 27 to revise the city’s ordinance related to “sitting, lying upon or standing in or adjacent to a roadway” — commonly referred

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