by Rachel Meinke | Apr 28, 2014 | Transit, Transportation
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is nearing completion of a study on future transit opportunities for the Central Oklahoma region. The commuter corridors study, known as CentralOK!go, is the next step in the federal planning process for...
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 | Oct 4, 2013 | Transportation
Many cities throughout the country, including Oklahoma City, are in the process of starting new public transportation lines or enhancing their existing service. These investments can be daunting to taxpayers because they are such enormous sums of money. However,...
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 | Apr 16, 2013 | Economic Development, Regional News, Water
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...
