by Rachel Meinke | Feb 13, 2014 | Economic Development, Regional News, Transportation
Last summer, after destructive May and June storms rolled across Central Oklahoma, the Community Safety Foundation – a foundation funded by CSAA Insurance Group, an AAA insurer – awarded a grant to Architecture for Humanity to help implement a regional disaster...
by Rachel Meinke | Dec 16, 2013 | Transit, Transportation
Over the past few months, this series has explored the quantitative reasons why public transportation benefits communities. We looked at the reduction in traffic volumes and daily miles driven, the economic development impacts from enhanced transit service, and the...
by Rachel Meinke | Nov 14, 2013 | Transportation
First developed in 2007, the Oklahoma City Area Regional Transportation Study Area (OCARTS) Regional Snow Routes system serves to assist in the regional coordination of ice and snow removal to increase safety for all citizens and travelers throughout Central Oklahoma....
by Rachel Meinke | Sep 11, 2013 | Transit, Transportation
Since the 1950s, the majority of Americans have traveled by private automobile. Access to cheap cars, cheap gasoline and a very extensive road network severely reduced public transportation systems in the US. However, public transportation is starting to make a...
by Rachel Meinke | Sep 10, 2013 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
Through the use of two new mapping services, ACOG has greatly enhanced its ability to provide dynamic maps and data to both member local governments and the public at large. ACOG serves as a clearinghouse of regional data and these new tools – GoMaps and ArcGIS Online...
