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Thanks for keeping up with all the latest ACOG news.ACOG Awards $61,000 to Oklahoma City, CART, Norman, Yukon for Air Quality Awareness
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...
ACOG Awards $312,000 for Second Round of Bike-Ped Projects
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments is pleased to announce the recipients of the second round of the 2013-2014 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding. TAP is a federal funding source in the MAP-21 legislation dedicated for bicycle and pedestrian...
Public Participation Plan: We Want to Hear From You
The Public Participation Plan (PPP) establishes guidelines for the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), Central Oklahoma’s metropolitan planning agency (MPO), to engage the public in regional decision-making and the federally funded transportation...
9-1-1 ACOG Hosts Certification Workshop
On August 19-21, 9-1-1 ACOG hosted an APCO Institute training course, certifying 13 emergency communication professionals as certified training officers. The APCO Institute is an organization that is overseen, managed and operated by industry experts with years of...
Dispatcher Celebrates 30 Years of Service
Carolyn Glover has accomplished something that a very small percentage of her peers in public safety communications have ever done, she has been “saving lives” of Norman residents for 30 years. Because of a variety of factors, including stress and shift work, it is...
9-1-1 ACOG Exceeds National Accuracy Standards
Each year 9-1-1 ACOG has its addressing and map data audited by an outside firm to determine the accuracy level of the data used to route 9-1-1 calls. In this audit, a comparison is done between individual records of every wireline phone in the ACOG region, the...
O’Connor Joins ACOG as Director of Transportation & Planning Services
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is pleased to announce Daniel J. O’Connor has been appointed Director of Transportation & Planning Services. O’Connor returns to his native Oklahoma City from Kansas City, where he served for the past five...
Local Governments Offered Free Trees Through Tree Bank Foundation
City and county government agencies are among those eligible to apply for free trees through the Tree Bank Foundation, an Edmond-based 501(c)3, for placement in public areas such as neighborhood entrances, trails, parks, main streets and more. Applications are due to...
Transportation Planning
As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Central Oklahoma, ACOG coordinates all regional transportation planning efforts within the metropolitan region. Known as the Oklahoma City Area Regional Transportation Study (OCARTS) area, the area...
9-1-1
The 9-1-1 Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (9-1-1 ACOG) is an intergovernmental entity formed in 1988 to implement, administer and coordinate the operation of the regional Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) emergency communication service in Central Oklahoma. Staff...
Committee Recommends Rail Transit Options for Central Oklahoma
Since 2009, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments’ (ACOG) Regional Transit Dialogue (RTD) has been exploring the feasibility of expanding regional public transportation in Central Oklahoma. Comprised of leaders from the public and private sectors, a...
Economic Development
ACOG Economic Development District In April 2013, ACOG was designated an official Economic Development District (EDD) by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The federal designation means that the organization will be responsible for maintaining and...
Water Resources
Water Resource Division Work Program ACOG's Water Resources Division helps local governments to maximize the use of ground and surface water resources. This includes planning, management, protection and research of potable water supplies. The Garber-Wellington...
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ACOG Extends CLEAN AIR Grants for Public Sector Fleets Call for Projects to August 29th
Each year, ACOG requests project proposals under its CLEAN AIR Grants for Public Sector Fleets. The current solicitation makes available approximately $584,000 in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds for projects that demonstrate reductions in tailpipe...
OWRB Plans in-Depth Study for Basin 51
Basin 51 is a “hot spot” in water resources terminology. This watershed basin includes the area between Yukon and Watonga and is in the crosshairs for water shortage. As part of the Comprehensive Water Plan passed in 2012, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board has begun...
ACOG Awards $2.5 Million for Bike-Ped Projects, Announces Second Round of Funding
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013-2014 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding. TAP is a federal funding source in the MAP-21 legislation dedicated for bicycle and pedestrian projects. ACOG was...
Earthquakes Discussed at Logan County Town Hall Meeting
Over five hundred citizens at a Town Hall meeting last week had a chance to talk to the experts concerning the earthquakes in their neighborhoods. Dr. Austin Holland from the Oklahoma Geological Survey and Tim Baker from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission both...