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 3, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
An online survey was launched in April to collect responses from citizens about their understanding and perception of Central Oklahoma’s air quality. After more than 500 responses, here are some takeaways from our non-scientific survey. The majority of respondents...
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 3, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
Created by designer Chris Yoon using information from the Pew Research Center and the 2003 report “Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity and Morbidity” [PDF] published in American Journal of Health Promotion.
