by Rachel Meinke | Apr 16, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
On Thursday, May 1st and Friday, May 2nd, 5th grade students from three Oklahoma City Public Schools will learn about walkability and active transportation through the NeighborWalk Youth Walkability Program. Developed via a partnership among the City of Oklahoma City...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 31, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
For the second year in a row, downtown Oklahoma City’s bike share program, Spokies, will offer free membership throughout the month of April in celebration of Earth Day. New users can register via the Spokies website and use the promo code “EARTH2014” to enjoy a free...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 20, 2014 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
A stretch of NW 23rd Street – from Western Avenue to Robinson Avenue, to be exact – will be closed off to vehicular traffic but open for people on Sunday, March 30th, as part of Oklahoma City’s first-ever Open Streets event. From 12PM to 4PM, more than 40 businesses...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 11, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Regional News, Transit, Transportation
A report reflecting federally funded projects in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area during federal fiscal year 2013 (Oct. 1, 2012 – Sept. 30, 2013) was recently completed by ACOG. Highway and transit projects were funded and implemented in the region using federal...
by Rachel Meinke | Feb 26, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
As part of the development of the City of Oklahoma City’s new comprehensive plan, planOKC, six workshops will be held next week throughout Oklahoma City to gain input from the public. With a population of about 600,000 expected to grow by 50% over the next four...
by Rachel Meinke | Dec 10, 2013 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
The second Oklahoma Bike Summit will be held Friday, January 17th and Saturday, January 18th in Tulsa at the historic Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Billed as an event for “bicyclists, urban planners, transportation engineers, health professionals, architects,...
