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Virtual Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting

Due to COVID-19 and the current social distancing guidelines, the Oklahoma Mobility team held a virtual Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting on May 20, 2020. The team provided an update on project goals, survey results, system research, and next steps. Attendees even had the chance to participate in a virtual icebreaker and shared how they’ve adapted their services during the pandemic. More than 100 participants tuned in through the Zoom platform.

You can view the slides that were presented at the meeting in the viewing window below.

Feb 6

Regional Meeting in Ponca City

On February 6, 2020, our sixth Regional Meeting was held in Ponca City at the City Central coworking space. Attendees represented various organizations inclu...

Jan 29

Site Visit with Cherokee Strip Transit

Cherokee Strip Transit serves a large multi-county area as well as several towns. We spoke with the agency in their cozy office building, complete with a fir...

Jan 28

Site Visit with Beaver Transit

Beaver Transit was started and continues to be run by Joyce Clark. She has been able to maximize resources in the small community and has two loyal part-time...

Jan 28

Site Visit in Guymon

Our team learned a lot from Martin and Nicole of The Ride and Rhonda of Guymon. They all wear many hats in the transit agency and the community. We were able...

Jan 21

Regional Meeting in OKC

Our fifth Regional Meeting was held at the ACOG office in Oklahoma. In addition to transit agencies like First Capital Trolley and EMBARK, representatives sp...

Jan 19

Site Visit with Enid Transit

Our team spoke with Mary Beth at Enid Transit, who told us how the City will be transitioning into a fixed-route system in the near future. After seeing the ...

Jan 16

Regional Meeting in Durant

Our fourth Regional Meeting was held at the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant. Participants discussed challenges they face in the delivery of public transi...

Dec 19, 2019

Regional Meeting in Lawton

On December 12, 2019, we held a Regional Meeting at Lawton City Hall. This was the second Regional Meeting of seven across the state of Oklahoma. We had a pr...

Dec 18, 2019

Regional Meeting in McAlester

Our very first Regional Meeting was held at the Grand Event Center in McAlester. Representatives from Little Dixie Transit, Bike Oklahoma, KATS, SORTS, and J...

Dec 13, 2019

Oklahoma Creates Office of Mobility and Public Transit

Oklahoma's new office of Mobility and Public Transit was highlighted in a recent article in Mass Transit Magazine. Read the article here.

Dec 11, 2019

Oklahoma Gets Serious About Transit Sooner Rather Than Later

A recent post on USA Streetsblogs heralds the State of Oklahoma's efforts to redesign and coordinate its transit system. Read the article here .