OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City

Incorporate schools and school bus routes into City transit routes.
Run smaller buses during non-peak hours and on less used routes.
Reconsider the painted ads on the exterior of buses. Some of the participants in the Update
process expressed the opinion that the painted buses do not add to a good image for the City.
Use CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles on bus routes, particularly during heavy congestion.
Apply for all possible Federal funds.
Identify and implement a source of local funds to use as leverage for Federal funds. Possible
sources include:
• Ear-marked tax.
• Hotel-motel room tax.
• Interest on the reserve account held by the airport trust for buses to Will Rogers
World Airport and or support from local hotels and motels.
Trolley Service
Even with frequent road widening, highways will not be able to keep up with the increasing volume
of traffic. However, with light rail all that needs to be done to meet increasing traffic levels is to add
additional trains, or equipment to haul more riders on one line. Light rail improvements and
increased transit ridership would reduce the congestion, noise, and air pollution problems which will
come with increased automobile traffic. As the population continues to grow over the next twenty
years, we will quickly begin to overwhelm the existing highway infrastructure.
Identify areas in need of mass transit. Integrate bus, trolley and light rail in planning for these
areas.
Give priority to light rail planning and development over road widening projects, such as the
Broadway Extension and I-35.
Consider establishing light rail service connecting downtown and the Will Rogers World
Airport/Reno-Meridian area. This service would give convention goers easy access to other
activities and shopping in the Downtown area.
Expand rail access to Union Station if and when Option D to the I-40 relocation plan is
implemented and save, to the maximum extent possible, existing rail access corridors and
facilities, so that they might be used in future light rail expansion or converted to pedestrian trail
crossings.
Trails, Walkways, and Bikeways
Pursue the implementation of the Trails Master Plan using local and TEA-21 funding.
Integrate and coordinate trails into the total transportation system with linkages to buses,
trolleys, and trains.
Keep trails safe by providing good lighting with regular police patrols.
Prepare and implement a bike routes plan.
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