plan process
 

DRAFT Goal: Options

Enhance transportation choices for the movement of people and goods.

Here in college football country, the term option has a different connotation. However, providing options in transportation means creating choices that will reduce household transportation costs, strengthen local economies, lower traffic congestion, and reduce reliance on foreign oil. To truly provide transportation options, we must go above and beyond what we’ve done in the past.

Strategies

1.Enhance the region’s existing transit service.

Expand the existing bus service throughout the region to provide an effective transportation option for all Central Oklahomans.

 

2. Explore the development of rail-based public transportation and other fixed guideway technologies.

Evaluate and implement the recommendations of the 2005 Fixed Guideway Study and the Regional Transit Dialogue.

 

3. Expand regional bicycle and pedestrian networks.

Continue to build a safe, coordinated network that is a healthy and environmentally-friendly alternative.

 

—4. Promote improvements for more efficient goods movement.

Better access to markets will reduce the cost of products and increase delivery reliability.

 

—5. Maintain and improve the regional street and highway network.

It is critical to preserve the current system and expand when and where appropriate.

 

—6. Encourage all regional entities to construct sidewalks and create a master sidewalk plan.

Sidewalks are the backbone of the pedestrian transportation system. An insufficient sidewalk system compromises safety by forcing people to use busy streets.

—Challenges to consider:

  • We are so far behind, where do we start?

  • How do we make a difference with limited funds?

  • How do we build consensus for funding non-road projects?