Mar 15, 2013 | Regional News, Water
The city of Norman recently passed an ordinance limiting the amount of phosphorus applied to lawns. This marks a first for an Oklahoma municipality to address phosphorus loading in a watershed. The Lake Thunderbird watershed overlaps various communities that surround...
Mar 14, 2013 | Transportation
Oklahoma City’s METRO Transit system saw an overall increase in bus ridership in 2012, adding 133,949 new trips over the course of the year – a 5.44% increase from 2011. Additionally, downtown ridership grew by 5.86% in 2012 alone, credited to the Oklahoma City...
Mar 13, 2013 | Regional News, Transportation
Thirty-three year Oklahoma Department of Transportation employee J. Michael “Mike” Patterson was appointed director by members of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission on Monday, March 4. Patterson, who has served as the agency’s Deputy Director and Chief Financial...
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...
