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,...
by Rachel Meinke | May 12, 2010 | Transportation
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPBl04ub1oA]The City of Oklahoma City launched its latest comprehensive plan process in May. The goal of the plan is to ensure a healthy environment, community, and economy for its residents, with the understanding that the...
by Rachel Meinke | May 5, 2010 | Transportation
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwrd_07GUCA]In 1964, architect I.M. Pei was commissioned by the Urban Action Foundation to launch an urban renewal plan for Oklahoma City. Pei’s ambitious plan included a vision of a “city of tomorrow,” which would look ahead...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 29, 2010 | Transportation
Robert Kincaid wasn’t there to take photographs, but a host of luminaries, led by Canadian County Commissioner Phil Carson, were present at a ribbon-cutting for a new bridge on Sara Rd NE south of Azalea NE/248th/Waterloo Road. Funded with federal stimulus dollars,...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 25, 2010 | Transportation
I think there’s a Chinese proverb that says, “he who pranks, gets pranked sevenfold.” This is what happens when you leave the office for four days. And my colleagues wonder why I never go anywhere. I had gone to Arlington, TX for a week for an...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 19, 2010 | Transit, Transportation
Everybody likes pie. What’s your favorite kind? My favorite kind of pie is a pie chart! At a recent Regional Transit Dialogue meeting, subcommittee members reviewed pie charts to better understand how other cities fund their transit systems. We learned that sales...
