Downtown Oklahoma City was abuzz Dec. 14 when city officials debuted the city’s new streetcars courtesy of city taxpayers and the third Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS) initiative. Weighing 80,000 pounds and stretching 67 feet long, a shiny pink-and-red streetcar rolled out in slow motion like a Rolls-Royce at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Loud music […]
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Moving along
A heavy nail will be driven into the tracks that lead to modernity and a new chapter of Oklahoma history will be written with the launch of Oklahoma City’s streetcars Dec. 14. Weighing 80,000 pounds and stretching 67 feet long, each of Oklahoma City’s seven new streetcars is a sight to behold and possibly, Embark […]
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Fast track
After a decade of discussion around City Hall and among the public about building a modern streetcar system for Oklahoma City, downtown streets are showing all the signs that soon, the sleek colorful streetcars will glide through. In the downtown core and Midtown, pedestrians and drivers travel over rail tracks. In Bricktown, which will see […]
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MAPS 3 tax is anticipated to sunset with a $28.5 million surplus
The MAPS 3 tax is anticipated to sunset with a $28.5 million surplus.
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Chicken-Fried News: Fixed progress
OKC’s streetcar project is right on track; installation of the rails should start in November.
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Streetcar plans expand to include southern route
The expanded streetcar route adds $3 million to the price tag of the MAPS 3 Streetcar project.
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Streetcar project is well underway
Oklahoma City is set to receive its first streetcars in 2017, and OKC residents should be riding the rails in 2018.
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OKC metro forms regional transit authority
Cities in the metro have banded together and formed a regional transit authority, a step toward a future integrated commuter transit system.