by Rachel Meinke | Oct 3, 2013 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
On Tuesday night, Spokies and Downtown OKC, Inc. kicked off their Downtown Bike Tours with a Food and Wine Tour. Participants were treated to free food and wine from Peleton Wine Bar and Cafe, Red Prime Steakhouse and The Mantel Wine Bar and Bistro. Bikes provided...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 1, 2013 | Air Quality, Transportation
Applications for projects are now being accepted under ACOG’s FY 2014 CLEAN AIR Grants for Public Sector Fleets solicitation. This round of grant funding contains $500,000 to assist with the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and advanced technology vehicles, and...
by Rachel Meinke | Sep 25, 2013 | Transit, Transportation
The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA) will hold eight public meetings in early October regarding proposed changes to METRO Transit’s service as well as proposed fare increases. The proposed changes are intended to achieve improved...
by Rachel Meinke | Sep 23, 2013 | Transit, Transportation
The City of Edmond will conduct two public meetings on Thursday, October 17th to hear comments from citizens regarding proposed reductions of service to the Citylink Access Paratransit Service (CAPS) program. Citylink is proposing a reduction of its CAPS service area...
by Rachel Meinke | Sep 11, 2013 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
On Friday, September 20th, seven districts throughout Oklahoma City will participate in PARK(ing) Day, an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. These temporary public parks, called...
by Rachel Meinke | Sep 11, 2013 | Transit, Transportation
Since the 1950s, the majority of Americans have traveled by private automobile. Access to cheap cars, cheap gasoline and a very extensive road network severely reduced public transportation systems in the US. However, public transportation is starting to make a...
