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.
by Rachel Meinke | Jul 2, 2013 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
At a public meeting on Thursday, July 11th, the University of Oklahoma’s Institute for Quality Communities will present recommended changes to enhance a corridor of Oklahoma City’s Western Avenue from NW 41st Street to NW 46th Street. The meeting will be held at the...
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 5, 2013 | Transportation
Oklahoma Department of Transportation Director Mike Patterson announced the promotion of two longtime employees to fill the agency’s top leadership positions. Tim Gatz was named Deputy Director and will oversee all of the department’s project management,...
by Rachel Meinke | Jun 3, 2013 | Transportation
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the City of Oklahoma City will host a public meeting regarding the Oklahoma City Boulevard at 5:30PM on Tuesday, June 18th, at the Chevy Events Center (formerly the Coca Cola Bricktown Events Center) at 429 East California...
by Rachel Meinke | May 14, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
Created by the U.S. PIRG based on their new report, “A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America’s Future.