News
City of Tulsa Website Redesigned
ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASE: Published 11-13-2009
Mayor Kathy Taylor announced the launch of the City of Tulsa's
redesigned website www.cityoftulsa.org
today.
Mayor Taylor championed the redesign, a joint project of the
Communications and Information Technology departments, in order to
enhance the accessibility of information on the web.
"Our goal has been to increase the amount of information on our
website available to citizens and also to make it easier to use,"
Taylor said. "This project has been in the works for many months,
and I am happy to be able to formally launch it before I leave
office."
"We encourage citizens to use the website to find information
and report problems to the Mayor's Action Center. We want feedback;
so let us know how we can improve access and what additional
information you want to see," Taylor said. The long-term goal is to
increase the site's interactive features as the City is financially
able to upgrade the technology
"We are very excited about this release as it leverages new
technology that will allow the City to add enhanced features to
provide more transparency and automated functionality for our
citizens," said Ben Stout, the Mayor's Chief of Information
Technology. "Future releases will include tracking the status of
the Mayor's Action Center service requests by request number and
online dashboards that will provide the public information about
the overall health of the City."
The City's website was redesigned using in-house resources, and
structured so that it is easier to find topics that appeal to three
different audiences: visitors, residents and businesses. A menu
item entitled "Quick Links" also provides another way of looking up
specific topics that are most frequently accessed, such as job
applications and tickets and utility bill online payment.
Traffic Info is now a featured area on the home page,
linking to the live traffic accident report, street closings and a
link to the City's www.fixourstreetslive.com,
a website created under Mayor Taylor's direction and dedicated to
keeping citizens informed of street improvement projects. The Fix
Our Streets project maps are updated regularly to reflect changes,
listing all phases from design to completion. Updates are linked to
a map of the project area. Traffic Info road closures
includes a map to pinpoint an area to find out more about traffic
changes while improvements are underway. This list will be updated
daily as needed, and will include emergency closings resulting from
waterline breaks or other traffic hazards.
Through the site, a viewer may report problems to the Mayor's
Action Center, select from a menu of services, find public meeting
agendas, view a calendar, read more information on City of Tulsa
departments and link to government agencies that partner with the
City.
