May 5, 2010 | Transportation
[youtube=http://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...
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,...
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...
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...
Apr 19, 2010 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
Carolyn White Originally uploaded by CentralOK ACOG’s 9-1-1 database manager, Carolyn White, is retiring after 30 years serving Central Oklahoma. We’re having a retirement party for her on Friday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. If you knew and worked...
