In fact, OKC fared near the bottom in a walkscore.com ranking poll. Brad Gregg So while there’s a whole lot of moving going on around here, the city’s accessibility for people who want to walk remains dismal. According to a recent article in Slate, those ratings directly correlate with political affiliation. Of the bottom four […]
transportation
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For the modest
The machines use advanced imaging technology (AIT), which shoots out a harmless electromagnetic wave that works to detect dangerous things like weapons and explosives. Pending no “anomaly,” the screen will give the OK for non-threatening passengers to make their way to the plane. This new technology introduces a PG version of the 3-D body scans […]
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Alternate route
The MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board voted Jan. 26 to recommend the City Council approve purchase of the Santa Fe Train Depot to serve as a convergence for several modes of transportation in the city, including car, rail, bicycle and possibly bus. The city already set aside $10 million of the $127 million in MAPS […]
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On the wrong track?
The indication that the loss of the Union terminal in Oklahoma City occurred as a result of its interference with the proposed Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway is seriously misleading. Purchase of OKC’s Union terminal for less than $2 million as a future rail hub was endorsed in a 1989 letter signed by Neal McCaleb, then […]
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On the wrong track?
The indication that the loss of the Union terminal in Oklahoma City occurred as a result of its interference with the proposed Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway is seriously misleading. Purchase of OKC’s Union terminal for less than $2 million as a future rail hub was endorsed in a 1989 letter signed by Neal McCaleb, then […]
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On the wrong track?
The indication that the loss of the Union terminal in Oklahoma City occurred as a result of its interference with the proposed Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway is seriously misleading. Purchase of OKC’s Union terminal for less than $2 million as a future rail hub was endorsed in a 1989 letter signed by Neal McCaleb, then […]
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Spurned station
The Union Station rail yard, 300 S.W. Seventh Street, Oklahoma City, was strategically located and virtually irreplaceable, an enormously valuable asset — purchased during the Bellmon administration to use as an ideal intermodal rail hub for regional rail transport. That was the situation before culprits destroyed the rail yard and removed the railroad tracks leading […]
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Spurned station
The Union Station rail yard, 300 S.W. Seventh Street, Oklahoma City, was strategically located and virtually irreplaceable, an enormously valuable asset — purchased during the Bellmon administration to use as an ideal intermodal rail hub for regional rail transport. That was the situation before culprits destroyed the rail yard and removed the railroad tracks leading […]
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Spurned station
The Union Station rail yard, 300 S.W. Seventh Street, Oklahoma City, was strategically located and virtually irreplaceable, an enormously valuable asset — purchased during the Bellmon administration to use as an ideal intermodal rail hub for regional rail transport. That was the situation before culprits destroyed the rail yard and removed the railroad tracks leading […]
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Questionable commemoration
The state Department of Transportation developed a series of 25 postcards featuring photos of important events or projects the department has been involved in, such as a barge navigating the Arkansas River; the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Turner Turnpike; Wiley Post standing in front of his airplane; and the Interstate 40 bridge collapse near Webbers […]