News
Rod Lott
Five years ago, Metro Transit riders waiting for the bus may have been bombarded with questions from a fellow bench sitter. The inquiries weren't the ramblings of a madman, although it might have seemed that way to those being quizzed.
Wednesday 19 Jun
OKG Newsletter
Topic: transportation
Street fight
City leaders hope a recommended design for a downtown boulevard will quell opponents who favor other options.
News
Clifton Adcock
A firm hired to consider engineering options for a section of the future downtown boulevard is recommending that an overpass will solve possible traffic issues, despite protests by some who favor other alternatives.
Bumpy road
Opposition mounts against a plan to elevate a section of the future downtown boulevard.
News
Clifton Adcock
An Oklahoma City group is challenging a consultant-backed option for the future downtown boulevard. The Friends for a Better Boulevard group contends the proposal to elevate a planned roadway over Western Avenue would cut off a nearby area from the rest of downtown.
Sierra Club kudos
CFN
Gazette staff
It’s that time again. The yearly rankings are coming at you right and left. Best movies, best albums, best “Call Me Maybe” YouTube clip featuring dancing corgis.
Looking for options
City leaders emphasize that a proposed streetcar route is far from final, despite the preference of a MAPS 3 subcommittee.
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council is looking to consider alternatives to a proposed MAPS 3 streetcar route, despite its 2011 acceptance of a route recommendation from the MAPS 3 Modern Streetcar Subcommittee and the Citizens Advisory Board.
Streetcar vs. bus
A city councilman pushes back on the anticipated MAPS 3 streetcar amid concerns it will hurt the bus system.
News
Tim Farley
The anticipated return of streetcars to downtown Oklahoma City has sparked excitement and anticipation among many city leaders, but Ed Shadid isn’t one of them.
Not-so-easy rider
With a weak public transit system, city officials consider controversial changes to get it back on track.
News
Tim Farley
Improving public transportation in Oklahoma City isn’t going to be easy. In fact, it might create the kind of controversy no one wants.
Street smarts
City officials educate the public on plans and next steps for the MAPS 3 streetcar.
News
Tim Farley
Almost everything Oklahoma City residents wanted to know about streetcars but were afraid to ask was covered during a May 9 public forum at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library.
