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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by Rachel Meinke | Oct 16, 2012 | Air Quality, Transportation
ACOG’s Central Oklahoma Clean Cities program recently played matchmaker for Bricktown Water Taxi and the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) allowing both to upgrade their fleets to alternative fuels. By matching these entities with funds administered by the State Energy...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 9, 2012 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety, Transportation
The scorching summer heat has finally begun to fade and fall weather has added a crisp breath of air as we begin our morning commutes. Deciding to brave the cool early-autumn morning without a jacket spurs thoughts of the unavoidable colder months yet to come, and...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 3, 2012 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
Have you ever driven your car to a city limits sign only to find that the road dead ends? Of course not. However, you may have experienced just such a situation when walking on a sidewalk or bicycling along a trail in Central Oklahoma. Just like transportation...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 3, 2012 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
On October 3rd, schools across Oklahoma – and the world – will participate in International Walk to School Day, an annual effort to promote physical activity, teach children how to identity safe routes to school, raise awareness of walkability within...
