Infrastructure Oklahoma City

1 infrastructure

1.1 fire department
1.2 transportation

1.2.1 highway
1.2.2 air
1.2.3 rail , bus
1.2.4 public transit
1.2.5 walkability


1.3 health

infrastructure
fire department

oklahoma city protected oklahoma city fire department (okcfd), employs 1015 paid, professional firefighters. current chief of department g. keith bryant, department commanded 3 deputy chiefs, – along department chief – oversee operational services, prevention services, , support services bureaus. okcfd operates out of 37 fire stations throughout city in 6 battalions. okcfd operates fire apparatus fleet of 36 engines (including 30 paramedic engines), 13 ladders, 16 brush patrol units, 6 water tankers, 2 hazardous materials units, 1 technical rescue unit, 1 air supply unit, 6 arson investigation units, , 1 rehabilitation unit. each engine staffed driver, officer, , 1 2 firefighters, while each ladder company staffed driver, officer, , 1 firefighter. minimum staffing per shift 213 personnel. oklahoma city fire department responds on 70,000 emergency calls annually.

transportation

highway

skydance bridge crossing newly opened interstate 40 in oklahoma city

oklahoma city integral point on united states interstate network, 3 major interstate highways – interstate 35, interstate 40, , interstate 44 – bisecting city. interstate 240 connects interstate 40 , interstate 44 in south oklahoma city, while interstate 235 spurs interstate 44 in north-central oklahoma city downtown.

major state expressways through city include lake hefner parkway (sh-74), kilpatrick turnpike, airport road (sh-152), , broadway extension (us-77) continues i-235 connecting central oklahoma city edmond. lake hefner parkway runs through northwest oklahoma city, while airport road runs through southwest oklahoma city , leads rogers world airport. kilpatrick turnpike loops around north , west oklahoma city.

oklahoma city has several major national , state highways within city limits. shields boulevard (us-77) continues e.k. gaylord boulevard in downtown oklahoma city , runs south connecting i-35 near suburb of moore, oklahoma. northwest expressway (oklahoma state highway 3) runs north classen boulevard in north-central oklahoma city northwestern suburbs.

oklahoma city traversed following major expressways:

interstate 35
interstate 40
interstate 44
interstate 235 / broadway extension
interstate 240
sh-74 lake hefner parkway
sh-152 airport road
kilpatrick turnpike

air

oklahoma city served 2 primary airports, rogers world airport , smaller wiley post airport (incidentally, 2 honorees died in same plane crash in alaska) rogers world airport state s busiest commercial airport, on 3.6 million passengers annually. tinker air force base, in southeast oklahoma city, largest military air depot in nation; major maintenance , deployment facility navy , air force, , second largest military institution in state (after fort sill in lawton).

united airlines boeing 737 aircraft @ east concourse of rogers world airport


rail , bus

amtrak has railway station downtown, daily service fort worth , nation s rail network via heartland flyer. oklahoma city once crossroads of several interstate passenger railroads, service @ level has long since been discontinued. freight service provided bnsf , union pacific. greyhound , several other intercity bus companies serve oklahoma city @ union bus station in downtown.

public transit

embark (formerly metro transit) city s public transit company. main transfer terminal downtown @ nw 5th street , hudson avenue. embark maintains limited coverage of city s main street grid using hub-and-spoke system main terminal, making many journeys impractical due rather small number of bus routes offered , trips require transfer downtown. city has recognized transit major issue rapidly growing , urbanizing city , has initiated several studies in recent times improve upon existing bus system starting plan known fixed guideway study. study identified several potential commuter transit routes suburbs downtown okc feeder-line bus and/or rail routes throughout city.

riders prepare board amtrak heartland flyer

though oklahoma city has no light-rail or commuter rail service, city residents identified improved transit 1 of top priorities , fruits of fixed guideway , other studies city leaders desire incorporate urban rail transit region s future transportation plans. greater oklahoma city metropolitan transit plan identified fixed guideway study includes streetcar in downtown section fed enhanced city bus service , commuter rail suburbs including edmond, norman, , midwest city. there significant push commuter rail line connecting downtown okc eastern suburbs of del city, midwest city, , tinker air force base. in addition commuter rail, short heritage rail line run bricktown few blocks away amtrak station adventure district in northeast oklahoma city under reconstruction.

on december 2009, oklahoma city voters passed maps 3, $777 million (7-year 1-cent tax) initiative, include funding (appx $130m) estimated 5-to-6-mile (8.0 9.7 km) modern streetcar in downtown oklahoma city , establishment of transit hub. construction on oklahoma city streetcar has begun , scheduled begin service in 2018.

on september 10, 2013 federal government announced oklahoma city receive $13.8m grant department of transportation s tiger program. first ever grant oklahoma city rail-based initiative , thought of turning point city leaders have applied grants continuously denied. believed city use tiger grant along approximately $10m maps 3 transit budget revitalize city s amtrak station becoming intermodal transportation hub, taking on role of existing transit hub @ nw 5th/hudson ave.

walkability

a 2013 study walk score ranked oklahoma city forty-third walkable out of 50 largest u.s. cities.

health

ou physicians center

oklahoma city , surrounding metropolitan area home number of health care facilities , specialty hospitals. in oklahoma city s midtown district near downtown resides state s oldest , largest single site hospital, st. anthony hospital , physicians medical center.

ou medicine, academic medical institution on campus of university of oklahoma health sciences center, home ou medical center. ou medicine operates oklahoma s level-one trauma center @ ou medical center , state s level-one trauma center children @ children s hospital @ ou medicine, both of in oklahoma health center district. other medical facilities operated ou medicine include ou physicians , ou children s physicians, ou college of medicine, oklahoma cancer center , ou medical center edmond, latter in northern suburb of edmond.

integris baptist medical center

integris health owns several hospitals, including integris baptist medical center, integris cancer institute of oklahoma, , integris southwest medical center. integris health operates hospitals, rehabilitation centers, physician clinics, mental health facilities, independent living centers , home health agencies hroughout of oklahoma. integris baptist medical center named in u.s. news & world report s 2012 list of best hospitals. integris baptist medical center ranks high-performing in following categories: cardiology , heart surgery; diabetes , endocrinology; ear, nose , throat; gastroenterology; geriatrics; nephrology; orthopedics; pulmonology , urology.

the midwest regional medical center in suburb of midwest city; other major hospitals in city include oklahoma heart hospital , mercy health center. there 347 physicians every 100,000 people in city.

in american college of sports medicine s annual ranking of united states 50 populous metropolitan areas on basis of community health, oklahoma city took last place in 2010, falling 5 places 2009 rank of 45. acsm s report, published part of american fitness index program, cited, among other things, poor diet of residents, low levels of physical fitness, higher incidences of obesity, diabetes, , cardiovascular disease national average, low access recreational facilities swimming pools , baseball diamonds, paucity of parks , low investment city in development, high percentage of households below poverty level, , lack of state-mandated physical education curriculum contributing factors.