by Rachel Meinke | Nov 13, 2012 | Transit, Transportation
On October 31, ACOG kicked off the second phase of our Regional Transit Dialogue process, called RTD2. No one arrived in costume, but the Steering Committee ate Halloween candy and discussed the next steps for regional transit in the Central Oklahoma area. Our...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 30, 2012 | Transportation
On November 1, ACOG will issue a call for projects to member local governments within the OCARTS transportation study area. The purpose of the call will be to solicit transportation projects for which communities wish to seek federal Surface Transportation Program...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 25, 2012 | Policy, Transportation
On Wednesday, October 17, the Senate Transportation Committee discussed an interim study at the request of Senator Cliff A. Aldridge of Midwest City. The hearing served to explore solutions to the outdated transportation infrastructure of eastern Oklahoma County. With...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 24, 2012 | Freight, Regional News, Transportation
Union Pacific Railroad acquired complete ownership of a rail line in Oklahoma decades after state officials saved what continues to be a link of commerce through the Sooner State. The agreement was originally drafted 30 years ago when Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 23, 2012 | Transportation
Transportation planning starts with understanding where people are going to and coming from. These destinations, or “trip generators” as planners like to call them, are sometimes near where people live and sometimes not. When trip generators are concentrated in areas...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 16, 2012 | Transportation
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