by Rachel Meinke | Apr 29, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
Between now and the end of May, Central Oklahomans are invited to take 10 to 15 minutes to provide feedback on air quality in Central Oklahoma. All respondents will be entered to win a brand-new, 19-inch electric cordless mulching rear bag lawnmower which has an MSRP...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 29, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
With an Earth Day kick-off on Monday, April 22nd, Oklahoma City’s METRO Transit will offer Free Fare Fridays once a month through September to help Oklahomans reduce their contribution to health-compromising ground-level ozone pollution. Beginning on Friday, May 17th,...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 1, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
Oklahoma City’s bike share program, Spokies, is offering new users a free 1-month membership during the month of April to celebrate Earth Day. New users can visit the Spokies registration site to join and use the promo code “EARTH” to sign up and enjoy their free...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 1, 2013 | Air Quality, Regional News, Transit, Transportation
Launched last October, the second phase of the Regional Transit Dialogue (RTD) engages locally elected officials, private sector leaders and other stakeholders and members of the public to consider how and if regional transit will factor into Central Oklahoma’s...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 19, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
Oklahoma City’s second annual Better Block project, presented by the Urban Land Institute Oklahoma District Council, will be held the weekend of May 4th at the Farmers Market District on SW 2nd and Klein Avenue. Described as “tactical urbanism”, Better Block OKC...
by Rachel Meinke | Feb 22, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Economic Development, Transit, Transportation
The University of Oklahoma’s Institute for Quality Communities will host the 2013 Placemaking Conference on Wednesday, April 3, from 9AM until 8:30PM in the Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall in Catlett Music Center on the University of Oklahoma campus. Free and open to the...