by Rachel Meinke | Jul 19, 2010 | Transportation
I am back from a week of sun with a little (or a lot) of GIS thrown in, otherwise known as the 2010 ESRI (now pronounced ez-ri) International User Conference. 15,000 of my closest GIS friends and I arrived in San Diego for a week themed “Geography: Opening the World...
by Rachel Meinke | Jun 30, 2010 | Economic Development, Transportation
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is seeking regional partners for the new HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant program. The program, announced last week by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, is designed to create economically...
by Rachel Meinke | Jun 9, 2010 | Transportation
If you’re downtown this week, be sure to come to a complete stop at crosswalks and get ready to wear your friendly hat. Starting Thursday, and running through June 14, mayors from over 36 states across the United States will be converging on the region to take in the...
by Rachel Meinke | Jun 3, 2010 | Transportation
We thought we would experiment with social media and see how it can help draw attention to our regional rideshare program, GetAroundOK. We have about 600 subscribers, and we would like to have 1,000 by the end of summer. Right now, the Oklahoma City region has the...
by Rachel Meinke | May 21, 2010 | Transportation
Thanks to everyone who helped make Bike to Work Day 2010 happen. Thank you to city staff from Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Moore, Yukon, Guthrie and Norman. Brown’s Bakery provided refreshments in OKC, and Schlegal Bicycles, Pro Bike, Bicycle Alley,...
by Rachel Meinke | May 18, 2010 | Transportation
Six years ago, we convened a group of city planners, bike enthusiasts and health advocates to start planning a regional Bike to Work Day event. Every year, we would read with envy about Denver’s Bike to Work Day events and how they would draw over 10,000 cyclists. So,...
