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Thanks for keeping up with all the latest ACOG news.OKC Begins Phasing In Next Generation Traffic Signals
Oklahoma City is in the process of phasing in the next generation of traffic signals that allow protected and permissive left turns from dedicated left turn lanes. These new left turn traffic signals include a “flashing yellow arrow” which indicate to drivers that...
Monthly Free Fare Fridays Return to OKC’s METRO Transit
With an Earth Day kick-off on Monday, April 22nd, Oklahoma City’s METRO Transit will offer Free Fare Fridays once a month through September to help Oklahomans reduce their contribution to health-compromising ground-level ozone pollution. Beginning on Friday, May 17th,...
ACOG Awarded Designation as an Economic Development District
The U.S. Economic Development Administration, an agency in the United States Department of Commerce, announced this week that the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) has been designated an Economic Development District (EDD). Matthew Erskine, Deputy...
Spokies Offers Free 1-Month Membership in April
Oklahoma City’s bike share program, Spokies, is offering new users a free 1-month membership during the month of April to celebrate Earth Day. New users can visit the Spokies registration site to join and use the promo code “EARTH” to sign up and enjoy their free...
Keep Up to Date with Phase Two of the Regional Transit Dialogue
Launched last October, the second phase of the Regional Transit Dialogue (RTD) engages locally elected officials, private sector leaders and other stakeholders and members of the public to consider how and if regional transit will factor into Central Oklahoma’s...
Free Walkability Workshop on Thursday, April 4th
The City of Oklahoma City’s Office of Sustainability and the University of Oklahoma’s Institute for Quality Communities are co-hosting a free, open to the public walkability workshop on Thursday, April 4th, led by walkability expert Dan Burden, executive director of...
Waterlinks
Want to know more about the water infrastructure crisis? See this interactive infographic describing a poll by Xylem, Inc. on what people think about water: A nice discussion about water rates from StateImpact Oklahoma. There are more than 750 local water authorities...
Better Block OKC 2013
Oklahoma City's second annual Better Block project, presented by the Urban Land Institute Oklahoma District Council, will be held the weekend of May 4th at the Farmers Market District on SW 2nd and Klein Avenue. Described as “tactical urbanism”, Better Block OKC will...
Infographic: Driven Away – Who’s Driving Less and Using More Alternative Modes of Transportation?
Via GOOD and Column Five Media.
Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study Open Houses
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), has scheduled a series of 12 open houses for public comments through late March and early April as part of the Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study...
City of Norman Passes Phosphorus Ordinance
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...
OKC Bus Ridership Grew in 2012
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...
Patterson Named New Director of ODOT
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...
2013 Placemaking Conference Set for April 3rd
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...
Infographic: “How Bikes Can Save Us”
Central Oklahoma Air Quality 2012
In a year marked by record-shattering heat, raging grass fires and ongoing drought conditions, it’s no wonder the citizens of Central Oklahoma weren't breathing the healthiest air – but the news isn't all bad. From May to September, conditions in Central Oklahoma are...
COTIME Goes to Washington
COTIME, or the Central Oklahoma Traffic Incident Management Effort, was showcased in our nation’s capital January 14 at a national transportation conference. I was invited to speak at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. about the role...
ACOG Releases Transportation Projects Funding Report
A report reflecting federally funded projects in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area during federal fiscal year 2012 (Oct. 1, 2011 – Sept. 30, 2012) was recently completed by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG). Highway and transit projects were...