by Rachel Meinke | Sep 6, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Economic Development, Freight, Transit, Transportation
The City of Oklahoma City has been awarded a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in the amount of $13,591,178 for the initial phase of renovating and converting the historic Santa Fe depot...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 26, 2013 | 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...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 5, 2013 | Regional News, Transit, Transportation
With ongoing discussions about streetcars and other fixed-guideway transit options in the region, it is important to note that streetcars are not new to Central Oklahoma. In the days before well-paved streets and near-ubiquitous automobile ownership, electric...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 3, 2013 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transit, Transportation
An online survey was launched in April to collect responses from citizens about their understanding and perception of Central Oklahoma’s air quality. After more than 500 responses, here are some takeaways from our non-scientific survey. The majority of respondents...
by Rachel Meinke | Jun 21, 2013 | Regional News, Transportation
It’s hard to grasp the enormous impact of recent storms in Central Oklahoma. However, GIS software and geographic data that ACOG has on hand as part of ongoing transportation planning efforts can help to quantify this destruction. Because it caused extreme damage in a...
