Transportation Oklahoma City

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1 transportation

1.1 highway
1.2 air
1.3 rail , bus
1.4 public transit
1.5 walkability





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.








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