ACOG Awards $61,000 to Oklahoma City, CART, Norman, Yukon for Air Quality Awareness

The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Air Quality Awareness Grants. The Air Quality Awareness Grants make use of federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds dedicated to transportation projects that reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips and support cleaner air for the Central Oklahoma region.

Give Us Feedback on the Four-Year Transportation Improvement Program

The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments invites citizens throughout Central Oklahoma to review and comment on a preliminary version of the next Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).  The TIP identifies all federally funded surface transportation projects (transit, bicycle, highway, airport, etc.) expected to be carried out by city, county, state and local transportation agencies during federal fiscal years 2015-2018 in the Oklahoma City Area Regional Transportation Study (OCARTS) Area.  This region includes Oklahoma and Cleveland Counties and parts of Canadian, Grady, Logan and McClain Counties.

Public Meetings to Discuss CART’s Proposed Fare Changes

A series of proposed fare increases will be the subject of two public meetings to be held by the Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART), Norman’s public transportation system.

Monthly Free Fare Fridays Return to OKC’s METRO Transit

With an Earth Day kick-off on Monday, April 22^nd, Oklahoma City’s METRO Transit will offer Free Fare Fridays once a month through September to help Oklahomans reduce their contribution to health-compromising ground-level ozone pollution.

ACOG Releases Transportation Projects Funding Report

A report reflecting federally funded projects in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area during federal fiscal year 2012 (Oct. 1, 2011 – Sept. 30, 2012) was recently completed by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG).  Highway and transit projects were funded and implemented in the region using federal funds made available to the state and metropolitan area from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).