Originally Published by News 9 on August 12, 2025
Drawing inspiration from Norman, Edmond city leaders would like to redevelop an area between its downtown and UCO’s campus with new mixed-use development.
EDMOND, Okla. -
A plan to reimagine several blocks adjacent to the University of Central Oklahoma’s campus in Edmond has been approved by the city council, with a 5-0 vote during a Monday night meeting.
ADG Blatt, Economic Planning Systems LLC, and CEC prepared the University District Plan.
“I just want to say, very briefly, that the university is in full support,” UCO president Todd Lamb told council members, following a presentation of the plan. “We think the time has come.”
Downtown Edmond and UCO would become connected through a reimagination of the area, which draws on Norman and the University of Oklahoma’s “Campus Corner.”
A market study concluded that 627 new homes in the district’s footprint could meet demand by 2032.
Several locations in the plan area include land already owned by UCO. The city and university say those spots would become the first targets when it comes time to redevelop.
“We look forward to this partnership with the finest city in America,” Lamb added at the end of his comments.
More than a quarter of the plan includes a denser residential area north of Ayers Street. Specifically, the plan says, for that area, it would keep the “current character with slight residential density increases via ADUs or small redevelopments.” Read more