Last September, a fatal accident involving a person standing on a narrow median at 71st and Yale sparked a discussion about changes for safety purposes.
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Fast forward to September 2025, a new ordinance just signed by Mayor Monroe Nichols, aimed at preventing those tragedies.
“They’re not complaints, they’re really worries, if you will,” Tulsa City Councilor Phil Lakin said. “Relating to those people sitting out in the middle of a roadway, with 40 mph traffic on one side, 40 mph on the other.”
Lakin, a sponsor of the ordinance, tells 2 News it’s a safety issue. Beginning Oct. 18, it’ll be illegal to be on a narrow median, defined as an area with less than 18 inches between you and a road, with a speed limit over 25 miles an hour…