by Rachel Meinke | Feb 25, 2014 | Transportation
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments has received funding to host a transportation management center (TMC) workshop for the Central Oklahoma region. As part of the Technology and Innovation Deployment Program funds allocated through MAP-21, ACOG has been...
by Rachel Meinke | Nov 12, 2013 | Transportation
The number one cause of roadway congestion in Central Oklahoma is traffic incidents. Oklahoma does not have an unusual number or crashes per capita, ranking 21st in number of fatal crashes per 100 million miles traveled, but the traffic delay caused by a crash...
by Rachel Meinke | Jan 31, 2013 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety, Transportation
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...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 3, 2012 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety, Transportation
Incident-related congestion contributes to 60% of all roadway congestion in the Central Oklahoma area. In an effort to promote safer roadways, we have joined with first responders and state transportation agencies to form a committee to address incident management in...