by Rachel Meinke | Oct 20, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Air Quality Awareness Grants. The Air Quality Awareness Grants make use of federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds dedicated to transportation projects...
by Rachel Meinke | May 9, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
Monday, April 28th through Friday, May 2nd was Air Quality Awareness Week, five days of air quality public education and awareness that served to kick-off the prime months of ground-level ozone pollution in Central Oklahoma. It was during that week the Association of...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 16, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
On Thursday, May 1st and Friday, May 2nd, 5th grade students from three Oklahoma City Public Schools will learn about walkability and active transportation through the NeighborWalk Youth Walkability Program. Developed via a partnership among the City of Oklahoma City...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 20, 2014 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
A stretch of NW 23rd Street – from Western Avenue to Robinson Avenue, to be exact – will be closed off to vehicular traffic but open for people on Sunday, March 30th, as part of Oklahoma City’s first-ever Open Streets event. From 12PM to 4PM, more than 40 businesses...
by Rachel Meinke | Dec 16, 2013 | Transit, Transportation
Over the past few months, this series has explored the quantitative reasons why public transportation benefits communities. We looked at the reduction in traffic volumes and daily miles driven, the economic development impacts from enhanced transit service, and the...
