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 | Jun 25, 2013 | Regional News, Water
It just might make you think before you buy your next bottle of water. Earlier this month the American Water Works Association gave the thumbs up to Oklahoma City as the first-place winner in the annual Tap Water Taste Test. The event is composed of regional finalists...
by Rachel Meinke | Jun 21, 2013 | Regional News, Transportation
It’s hard to grasp the enormous impact of recent storms in Central Oklahoma. However, GIS software and geographic data that ACOG has on hand as part of ongoing transportation planning efforts can help to quantify this destruction. Because it caused extreme damage in a...
by Rachel Meinke | Jun 17, 2013 | Regional News, Water
Whatever happens in Oklahoma, stays in Oklahoma. And when it comes to water rights, the nation’s high court told Texas that Oklahoma doesn’t have to share. Writing for a unanimous decision, Justice Sotomayor took about thirty pages to review the case and...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 16, 2013 | Economic Development, Regional News, Water
The U.S. Economic Development Administration, an agency in the United States Department of Commerce, announced this week that the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) has been designated an Economic Development District (EDD). Matthew Erskine, Deputy...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 1, 2013 | Air Quality, Regional News, Transit, Transportation
Launched last October, the second phase of the Regional Transit Dialogue (RTD) engages locally elected officials, private sector leaders and other stakeholders and members of the public to consider how and if regional transit will factor into Central Oklahoma’s...
