This policy currently forces the speed of buses — and potentially the streetcar and future BRT vehicles — to be dictated by automobile movement.
Jeff Bezdek
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Commentary: Building better streets the best way
So why would we even consider doing this wrong and reestablishing a physical barrier that bifurcates these burgeoning areas?
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Point: Streetcar route a beginning
The framework for Phase 1 of the streetcar system has now been approved. This initial route will connect civic treasures, institutions, major employers and new housing downtown, reinforcing the significant economic engine that drives sales tax revenue benefiting our entire city. In addition, we are in the process of acquiring the historic Santa Fe Depot […]
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Obama deserves the vote of Oklahomans
The difference between the two candidates couldn’t be more evident. On one side, there is President Obama’s track record of strong, stable leadership, delivering transformational policy. Then there’s Mitt Romney’s opaque platform on the other side, featuring vague policies and positions that shift like a weather vane in the Oklahoma wind. When Obama took office, […]
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MAPS streetcar steps forward
The “transit spine” accepted provides a key corridor for the MAPS 3 streetcar system, almost ensuring immediate ridership success while enabling the easy future expansion into the neighborhoods surrounding downtown. The Robinson (northbound), Broadway Avenue (southbound) rail corridor will immediately connect Bricktown to Midtown, while establishing the opportunity for easy future expansion into the Plaza […]
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A down payment on transportation
The MAPS 3 proposal provides a substantive, responsible first step toward a comprehensive regional transit system. If there is any one element in MAPS that is truly and defiantly “citizen initiated,” it is the MAPS transit proposal. Undoubtedly, for many years, grassroots activism has surrounded the desire for a workable local and commuter transit system. […]