by Rachel Meinke | Nov 5, 2013 | Regional News, Transit, Transportation
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is hosting a series of public meetings throughout the Central Oklahoma region to encourage feedback and comments for the Commuter Corridors Study, which is a comprehensive alternatives analysis of potential future...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 28, 2013 | Regional News, Transportation
On November 1, ACOG will issue a call for projects to begin preparing a new metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for federal fiscal years 2015-2018. Consistent with federal legislation—Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)—ACOG...
by Rachel Meinke | Sep 4, 2013 | Regional News, Water
This week starts the career of Colonel Michael Teague in the newly created Secretary of Energy and Environment position. Teague is the former Tulsa District Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Governor Mary Fallin created the cabinet-level post by combining...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 5, 2013 | Regional News, Transit, Transportation
With ongoing discussions about streetcars and other fixed-guideway transit options in the region, it is important to note that streetcars are not new to Central Oklahoma. In the days before well-paved streets and near-ubiquitous automobile ownership, electric...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 2, 2013 | Regional News
Property owners can learn how to rebuild their homes and businesses to be energy efficient and more resistant to storms by attending a free Rebuild Expo hosted by the City of Oklahoma City this Saturday, August 3rd at Westmoore High School, 9AM to 3:30PM. The Rebuild...
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...
