Summary:

– Project adds parking, ADA upgrades and safer crosswalks.

– $5 million effort funded by Better Streets, Safer City initiative.

– District prepares for holiday crowds with renewed downtown energy.

OKLAHOMA CITY — After showing up in style, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt cut the ribbon on Automobile Alley ‘s renewed streetscape just in time for Saturday’s Christmas light bonanza.

Holt arrived at the ribbon cutting at the corner of Broadway Avenue and Northwest 9 th Street chauffeured by TAP Architecture owner Anthony McDermid , who drove his 1973 Imperial as a callback to Automobile Alley’s heritage.

“I love the Automobile Alley story because it’s actually one of our first Renaissance stories in downtown Oklahoma City,” Holt said. “It’s hard to remember back in the

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