by Rachel Meinke | Aug 2, 2013 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
9-1-1 ACOG staff responded to the Moore Tornado Disaster to aid in the needs of the Moore Communications Center. On May 20th, staff contacted Tammy Koehn, Communications Supervisor and offered any assistance needed. It was still extremely chaotic within the...
by Rachel Meinke | Jul 31, 2013 | Air Quality, Regional News, Transit, Transportation
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration have announced three open houses to collect public input on the Tulsa-Oklahoma City Corridor Investment Plan, an effort to evaluate how passenger rail could improve inter-city...
by Rachel Meinke | Jul 31, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
With seven automated kiosks throughout downtown, Oklahoma City’s bike share program Spokies has formed a committee to explore expansion through 2016. A pending corporate sponsorship of nearly $50,000 could expand Spokies later this summer to an eighth kiosk located in...
by Rachel Meinke | Jul 24, 2013 | Air Quality, Regional News, Transit, Transportation
In mid-July, ACOG staff and lead consultant, URS Corporation, held a series of workgroup meetings in order to educate key stakeholders about the possibility of enhanced public transportation options within the region. The meetings were part of the public outreach...
by Rachel Meinke | Jul 24, 2013 | Water
The annual report describing the quality of Oklahoma’s surface water is now available for comment. The Integrated Report combines into one document the Surface Water Quality Assessment and the List of Impaired Waters. The report includes guidelines of how waterbodies...