by Rachel Meinke | Jul 30, 2014 | Air Quality, Transportation
Each year, ACOG requests project proposals under its CLEAN AIR Grants for Public Sector Fleets. The current solicitation makes available approximately $584,000 in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds for projects that demonstrate reductions in tailpipe...
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 | 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 | May 3, 2013 | Air Quality, Transportation
Demand for highway travel continues to grow as population increases, particularly in metropolitan areas. Construction of new highway capacity to accommodate this growth has not kept pace and congestion has continued to rise. Increasing traffic congestion threatens...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 29, 2013 | Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation
Oklahoma City is in the process of phasing in the next generation of traffic signals that allow protected and permissive left turns from dedicated left turn lanes. These new left turn traffic signals include a “flashing yellow arrow” which indicate to drivers that...
