Why Transit Matters: Benefits to the Oklahoma City Metro

Sep 11, 2013 | Transit, Transportation

Since the 1950s, the majority of Americans have traveled by private automobile.  Access to cheap cars, cheap gasoline and a very extensive road network severely reduced public transportation systems in the US.  However, public transportation is starting to make a...

ACOG Mapping Capacity Grows with ArcGIS Online

Sep 10, 2013 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation

Through the use of two new mapping services, ACOG has greatly enhanced its ability to provide dynamic maps and data to both member local governments and the public at large. ACOG serves as a clearinghouse of regional data and these new tools – GoMaps and ArcGIS Online...

City of OKC Awarded $13.6 Million Grant for Santa Fe Intermodal Hub

Sep 6, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Economic Development, Freight, Transit, Transportation

The City of Oklahoma City has been awarded a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in the amount of $13,591,178 for the initial phase of renovating and converting the historic Santa Fe depot...

USGS Studies Reveal Why Drinking Water Wells are Vulnerable to Contamination

Sep 5, 2013 | Water

All water wells are not created equal.  And not all aquifers are the same. The risk factor for contamination in water wells is quite variable, as a new USGS study reveals. Water from nearly one in five public-supply wells in the United States might need to be treated...

Water Resources Reform Legislation in September

Sep 4, 2013 | Water

Congress has a lot on its plate after the summer recess.Although the war drums on Syria and the fiscal budget battle will likely take up a lot of oxygen on Capitol Hill, other legislation is moving forward at a rapid pace as well.  One major piece of legislation in...