If there’s a war on cars in America, Oklahoma City is one of its toughest battlefields.
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BLOG: Streetcar organizers want to learn from Project 180
Mindful of complaints that Project 180 and other downtown construction has stirred over the past few years, members of the streetcar subcommittee say they want to learn from those mistakes.
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BLOG: Lessons for OKC in other transit elections across America
Several cities across the country faced transit-oriented elections last week, and the success and failure of some of those measures offers lessons for Oklahoma City.
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The new garage also demonstrates the importance of design, especially in Oklahoma City’s growing core.
The new garage also demonstrates the importance of design, especially in Oklahoma City’s growing core.
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BLOG: City asks for bids on streetcars
The OKC council voted to solicit bids on at least five streetcars for the planned downtown system.
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Oklahoma City might be more than a decade away from having a truly regional public transportation system, but it’s also already well down the road toward creating one.
Oklahoma City might be more than a decade away from having a truly regional public transportation system, but it’s also already well down the road toward creating one.
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Metro briefs
The proposed ordinance would allow residents to raise chickens on their property and set guidelines for square footage of captivity. Residents who want to raise chickens would be required to submit an application with the city, and their immediate neighbors would be notified and given the chance to object. Bus system ready to Embark on […]
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Take a ride
Streetcar ridership hit a peak in 1920, when 25.5 million trips were taken on the city’s three lines. That worked out to nearly 280 rides a year for every resident in the city. The streetcar lines vanished in 1947, but a half a century later, the city is looking to slowly rebuild a rail-based transit […]
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City’s bus system ready to Embark on new chapter
Starting April 28, METRO Transit, the department that oversees the city’s bus system, parking and ferry service, will change its name to Embark. The name change is part of a new marketing strategy, along with changes to enhance local bus service.“The changes we are making to the public transportation system in Oklahoma City are really […]
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Take a hike?
Mitchell, a regular rider on Metro Link, recently told the Oklahoma City Council that a plan to raise transit fares will hurt her and others who depend solely on daily bus service. Mitchell lives in northeast OKC and does not own a car, so she takes public transportation across town to her job at a […]